Kiril Manevski holds a PhD in agroecology from Aarhus University, Denmark, graduated environmental engineering from the University "Ss. Cyril and Methodius" in Skopje, North Macedonia, and MSc in Remote Sensing from the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Greece. He has been working as a researcher at Aarhus Universityfor the last decade, alongside the Institute of Earth Environment and the Center for Agricultural Resources Research at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, both at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Kiril' research interests focus on tightening water and nitrogen cycles across scales and numerical modelling of agroecosystems, as well as the added value of perenniality and terrestrial remote sensing analyses. He also coveys research and education capacity building in southern Asia and Africa, involving fruitful work with students at MSc and PhD level. He is also experienced in curricula design and MSc/PhD courses planning and implementation. Dr. Manevski currently holds an associate professorship at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a combo-position of researcher-senior science advisor at Aarhus University.