Nemanja Todorović Štiplija (

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: Немања Тодоровић Штиплија; sometimes abbreviated as N. T. Štiplija; born 15 October 1984) is a

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political scientist Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

heraldic Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, rank and pedigree. Armory, the best-known branc ...

and

social activist Activism consists of efforts to promote, impede, direct or intervene in social, political, economic or environmental reform with the desire to make Social change, changes in society toward a perceived common good. Forms of activism range from ...

. He is one of the founders of the

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and the

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, where he is also the editor-in-chief.

Early life

Nemanja Todorović Štiplija was born in

Vranje Vranje ( sr-Cyrl, Врање, ) is a city in Southern Serbia and the administrative center of the Pčinja District. According to the 2022 census, the city itself has a population of 55,214 while the city administrative area has 74,381 inhabitan ...

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, on 15 October 1984, where he finished his elementary schooling and went to local gymnasium, Bora Stanković. Originally, Štiplija is a family nickname based on a

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town,

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, from which his ancestors originate. Štiplija holds a bachelor's degree in Finances and Banking from the Belgrade Banking Academy (Institute of Economic Sciences) and a master's degree in European politics from the

Masaryk University Masaryk University (MU) (; ) is the second largest university in the Czech Republic, a member of the Compostela Group and the Utrecht Network. Founded in 1919 in Brno, it now consists of ten faculties and 35,115 students. It is named after To ...

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. After finishing his studies, he worked for several years in the

public relations Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing and disseminating information from an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) to the public in order to influence their perception. Pu ...

sector. He also worked with the government of the

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for two years, as an external adviser. From 2014 to 2015, he worked in

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Career

He founded the

with a group of enthusiasts on 9 May 2012. Two years later on 9 May 2014, the organization started the web portal

with Štiplija as its editor-in-chief. Its primary focus is the coverage of

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of the

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. In 2014, Vranje's OK Radio awarded him the title of "Best citizen of Vranje" () for his social activism. In May 2015, he became the external adviser to the International and Security Affairs Center (ISAC) Fund. The following year, he authored the publication ''European Parliament and Serbia: Role of European Parliament in European accession process of Serbia'' (). The publication was aimed at the Members of Parliament of the

Serbian Parliament The National Assembly ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Народна скупштина, Narodna skupština, ), fully the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia (), is the unicameral legislature of Serbia. The assembly is composed of 250 deputies who are ...

and their better understanding of the European Parliamentary working. Promotion of the book was held on 20 September 2016, in the

Serbian National Assembly The National Assembly ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Народна скупштина, Narodna skupština, ), fully the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia (), is the unicameral legislature of Serbia. The assembly is composed of 250 deputies who are ...

building, with speakers David McAlister and Maja Gojković. Štiplija was a columnist of the weekly newspaper and wrote about the local political and social life of Vranje. Currently, he is the periodical columnist of the Serbian daily newspaper, '' Danas''. He is also a member of the working group for Chapter 30 and 31 of the National Convention on the

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. Štiplija is also a heraldry artist. Together with Nikola Salatić and Dalibor Stanojković, Štiplija created Vranje's

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and flag.

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