Prof. Darko Nakov is full professor at the Chair of concrete and timber structures at the Faculty of Civil Engineering Skopje, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje. He is currently President of Macedonian Association of Structural Engineers (MASE), Chair of the Macedonian National group of IABSE, Vice Dean for finance, investments and development at FCE Skopje, Vice President of the Assembly and Coordinator of WG2 at TC40 (Eurocodes) at the Institute for standardization of Republic of North Macedonia and Secretary General of the Engineering Institution of Macedonia.