Ivan Bimbilovski holds a Ph.D. degree (S.J.D.) in Comparative Constitutional Law from the Central European University, Budapest, Hungary. He has been a Research Fellow of the Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany, the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.

Mr. Bimbilovski has been working as a consultant for various international organizations (e.g. Council of Europe, OSCE, NATO, World Bank, USAID and GIZ) as well as influential local think-tanks, such as the Center for Research and Policy Making and the Rating Agency. He is a certified mediator, registered with the Chamber of Mediators. He is also a lecturer at the National Academy of Judges and Public Prosecutors.

Mr. Bimbilovski has published several papers and handbooks (e.g. “Constitutional War Powers – A Perceptual Ambiguity in VII Acts,“ Lambert Academic Publishing; “Constitutional Policy in Macedonia,” New York University Law School; “The political economy of the judicial reforms,” Konrad Adenauer Stiftung; “The campaign financing under the new electoral code of the Republic of Macedonia – A call for Macedonian Buckley v. Valeо…and beyond,” Konrad Adenauer Stiftung; “The GPKT guide for cross-border traders,” East-West Institute; “Migrations in South-eastern Europe,” (co-author), Group 484; and “Introduction to law – part one,” (authorized lectures), Cetis.)

He has also participated in numerous international seminars and conferences. (e.g. European Integrations (Prague, Czech Republic); Cooperation between the government and the NGO sector (Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan); Elections (Krakow, Poland); Academic Writing (Warsaw, Poland); and Economy and Democracy (Dubrovnik, Croatia).

Ivan Bimbilovski has been a recipient of numerous scholarships and grants from various institutions, (e.g. the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Macedonia and the Open Society Institute.)