JVI Alumni Quotes

I am very glad that I had the opportunity to take part at the virtual course on Monetary Policy, as it was very interesting, informative and well organized. I believe that it was very useful for my current and future professional ambitions. Although it was organized in a virtual way, the course was exciting to follow and it had the right balance between the theoretical and practical parts. In addition, the lecturers were great, put a lot of effort to help us expand our knowledge, and triggered some very nice discussions and active participation by the participants, which is very important in order to understand the course material. Mr. Marko Josimovski, National Bank of North MacedoniaVirtual Course on Monetary Policy, June 22 – July 03, 2020

Online training was innovative and flexible format of engaging in active discussions and exchange of country-specific experiences with lecturers and participants. I benefited greatly from the Public Governance and Structural Reforms course because I gained practical guidance on macroeconomic and social policies, which not only shaped my analytical and leadership skills, but will also help me in my professional engagement in policy coordination. Gresa Baftiu, Senior Officer for Policy Coordination, Ministry of European Integration, Kosovo.

During the period of coronavirus pandemic, when face-to-face training is limited, online training about "Public Governance and Structural Reforms" organized by JVI was an excellent opportunity to get theoretical and practical knowledge about structural reforms in the public sector. The course covered almost all critical issues of public governance, including privatization, competitiveness, regulatory impact assessment, macroeconomic policy, digitalization and social security. It offered participants a unique opportunity to learn about all the policy instruments necessary to make an effective and transparent decision in the public sector, particularly during the emergency like this pandemic. Knowledge gained in this course will be useful at my work, especially to analyze the regulatory framework and structural reforms and assess their impact on business and society. Sergo Sanikidze, the Office of the Business Ombudsman, Georgia.

“Experience sharing and learning from other countries’ examples is very important and helpful in improving the quality of our statistics. With face-to-face learning, the JVI becomes not only an intermediary in this exchange of experience between peers, but at the same time brings with the IMF presenters to this hands-on experience also a strong theoretical and methodological component.” Ms. Veronica Chicu, National Bank of MoldovaIMF/STA course on Compilation of Balance of Payments Statistics. January 28 – February 8, 2019

“The course examined the issues that central banks face recently, macro-prudential stress tests, experience gained during the crisis and stress tests within the EU. It presented various econometric models used in the implementation of stress tests which is important for improving existing knowledge in this field. Lecturers were knowledgeable and dealt with issues related to creation, analysis and legal framework for maintaining the solvency stress tests.” Ms. Jelena Sarovic, National Bank of SerbiaOeNB course on Financial Stability and Supervisory Stress Testing for Banking Systems. January 14-17, 2019

“I liked meeting international peers at the EBRD training and being able to share ideas and practical experience with them. Well-structured content and experienced lecturers helped participants to interact and take away a good experience, especially noting the awareness of the evolving role of a chief financial officer as well as the leadership impact within an organization.” Mr. Krunoslav Šimatović, CroatiaEBRD Management Training for Chief Financial Officers

“The EBRD course gave me a better understanding of the current and potential risks, such as price variations, currency and interest rate, and how to mitigate them. Also, it enabled me to reconsider my leadership and communication styles in order to engage more with my working colleagues on common issues.” Ms. Elena Laura Ciubotaru, RomaniaEBRD Management Training for Chief Financial Officers