About the division

Built by engineers,
for engineers

Vita Nova Engineering was founded by Mario Blazevski — aerospace engineer, FIA licence holder, published researcher, and the person who built North Macedonia's first internationally competitive aerospace programmes from zero.

Mario Blazevski — Founder, Vita Nova Engineering
Mario Blazevski
// Founder · Aerospace Engineer
BSc Aerospace UAV Systems CFD · FEA FIA Licensed ICAO/EASA Warsaw UT Published

The engineer behind the division

Mario Blazevski is an Aerospace Engineering student at the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology (Semester 4/7) — with a track record of operational experience that most engineers accumulate over careers, not student years.

He has served as an Aviation Accident Investigator intern at the national Civil Aviation Accident & Incident Investigation Committee — conducting ICAO Annex 13 root-cause analyses and co-authoring safety recommendations submitted to the Civil Aviation Agency. In parallel, he worked as a Helicopter Safety Operations Engineer at the Helicopter Unit of the Ministry of Interior Affairs, ensuring ICAO/EASA airworthiness compliance for the national rotary-wing fleet, architecting SMS implementation plans, and coordinating flight crews, AMOs, and the Civil Aviation Authority.

He holds dual FIA International Technical Sporting Licences (EQF Level 8), an FIA Steward Licence (EQF Level 5), and a civil A1/A3 Drone Pilot Licence. As President of the Technical Commission at the Automobile Federation of North Macedonia (AMSM / FIA Member), he chairs the national body governing vehicle safety standards and motorsport compliance across all FIA-sanctioned events.

Pioneer of Macedonian aerospace

Mario founded AerTh Racing — North Macedonia's first internationally competing aerospace and motorsport team — and took it to the F1 in Schools World Finals twice (London 2022, Singapore 2023). He then launched the country's inaugural Formula Student programme at the University of St. Cyril and Methodius, and established North Macedonia's first university rocketry team.

He is a published researcher in computational aerodynamics and holds multiple national and international academic honours including 1st place at the 42nd International Young Physicist Tournament, six consecutive wins at the International Mathematical Kangaroo, and an EIT Food competitive grant for his Agri-Phly UAV precision agriculture project.

Key engineering projects

  • Agri-Phly UAV — precision agricultural UAV with ±0.2 pH measurement accuracy; won EIT Food competitive grant; introduced UAV agriculture to North Macedonia
  • GeoNova Autonomous Drone Logistics — LoRaWAN-based end-to-end autonomous delivery system with route optimisation
  • AI Fault Detection (UAV) — multi-class ML classifier with >90% accuracy for motor, ESC & sensor fault prediction
  • CFD Airfoil Analysis — OpenFOAM/SimScale 2D simulations; C_L, C_D, stall behaviour; validated vs. analytical models
  • Composite Wing Spar FEA — CFRP I-beam under distributed aero loading; weight-optimised for UAV airframes
  • IMU Kalman Filter — accelerometer + gyroscope fusion for real-time UAV attitude estimation; closed-loop stabilisation capable
FIA
Dual Int'l Technical Licences EQF L8
F1 in Schools World Finals London + SG
Pub.
IJERA aerodynamics research 2023
3+
Int'l competitions as Chief Scrutineer

Licences & certificates

All credentials are verifiable and available for download.

FIA University
FIA Regional Stewards
Training Programme
Issued by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Signed by FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Completed Geneva, Switzerland — December 6, 2024. EQF Level 5.
Download Certificate PDF ↗
Civil Aviation Agency · North Macedonia
EASA A1–A3 Drone
Pilot Licence
Equivalent to EASA Open Subcategory A1–A3. Issued by the Civil Aviation Agency of North Macedonia. Licence MKD-RP-7355422737MB. Valid until 2030.
Download Licence PDF ↗
KINSIV · Government of North Macedonia
Aviation Accident
Investigator — Intern
One-month internship at the Civil Aviation Accident and Incident Investigation Committee (KINSIV) of North Macedonia. ICAO Annex 13 investigation procedures, case documentation, crisis simulations, and field visits to MoI, M-NAV, CAA, and Skopje Airport. Signed by MSc. Marjan Prposki, President of KINSIV. July–August 2025.
Download Internship Report ↗
Ministry of Interior · North Macedonia
Helicopter Safety
Operations Engineer — Intern
Internship at the Helicopter Unit of the Ministry of Interior Affairs. Responsibilities covered ICAO/EASA airworthiness verification, SMS implementation planning, technical inspections, maintenance documentation, and coordination with flight crews, AMOs, and the Civil Aviation Authority. May–September 2025.
Report Available on Request
All licences & certifications
FIA Int'l Technical A — EQF L8 (×2) FIA Steward — EQF L5 EASA A1/A3 Drone Pilot Advanced MATLAB — Warsaw UT 2025 Control Systems Lab — Warsaw UT 2025 IJERA Publication — ISSN 2248-9622
// Publication
Analysis of Aerodynamic Characteristics of Racing Cars
Blazevski, M. · IJERA · ISSN 2248-9622 · Vol. 13, Issue 3 · March 2023 · pp. 70–76
Mario Blazevski with the President of North Macedonia
// Mario Blazevski with H.E. Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, President of North Macedonia

National recognition at the highest level

Mario's work pioneering aerospace engineering education and competition in North Macedonia has been recognised at the highest levels of government. His programmes — AerTh Racing, Formula Student Macedonia, and the national rocketry team — have received direct recognition from the President of North Macedonia.

Coverage has appeared across the Ministry of Education, Radio MOF, Slobodna Evropa, and Nezavisen Vesnik (2022–2024), establishing Vita Nova Engineering as the leading voice in Macedonian aerospace and technical development.

This was earned by building institutions where none existed — with no precedent, no existing infrastructure, and no support — and delivering results that competed on a global stage.

What we bring to
every engagement

The technical stack across simulation, design, embedded systems, and aviation regulatory domains.

// CFD & Aero
Aerodynamics & Fluid Dynamics
OpenFOAMSimScaleXFLR5MATLABSimulink
// FEA
Structural Analysis
ANSYSSolidWorksCFRPTopology Opt.
// CAD
Design & Manufacturing
Fusion 360SolidWorks3D PrintingCNC
// Embedded
Control & Autonomy
ArduinoESP32LoRaPIDLQRKalman
// Code
Software & ML
PythonC / C++MATLABscikit-learnFlask
// Reg.
Aviation & Motorsport Safety
ICAO Annex 13EASASMSFIA GT3A1/A3 UAS

Work with us on your
engineering challenge

Whether you need simulation work, regulatory guidance, or a full programme built from zero — we've done it before and we can do it for you.