Professor Armand KRASNIQI

Professor Armand Krasniqi since 2021 and present is the Rector of the University "Haxhi Zeka" Peja, Republic of Kosovo. He first served as a full professor at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Prishtina, where during the period 2010-2012 he also held the position of Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences at the Peja Campus. At the same time, he has been working as a professor in various universities in the Western Balkans region such as Northern Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. He completed his Doctoral Studies at the Faculty of Law of the University of Prishtina together with his post-graduate MSc studies in Law and BSc. in Law.

Regarding his professional work, he has successfully practiced the advocacy as well as served as a legal advisor to the Government of Kosovo in the period 2008-2010, and an expert in drafting the concept for the transformation of the public university under the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of Kosovo.

He is the author of nine texts: "International Commercial Arbitration Law", "Administration of Tourism and Hospitality Services", "Management Organizations and Destinations in Tourism", Business Law, "International Business Law", "Law of Business Contract", "Legal Ownership", "Public Administration of Tourist Agencies and Destinations in Kosovo - monograph", "Banking Law, Banking & E-banking".

Won several awards for his great contributions to thought and knowledge from the academic community of Kosovo for the institutional achievements and promotion of international cooperation in higher education through the Erasmus+ Program of the European Union which is a unique mechanism for transferring knowledge in students and academic staff with involvement in local and international development projects as well. He has successfully managed to transform “Haxhi Zeka” University by including in their curricula the teaching methods with applicable scientific research that guarantees quality in the educational process and provides opportunities for students to produce knowledge. He has also been evaluated by stakeholders, civil society, chambers of various industry sectors for his innovative initiatives in promoting the Dual Studies program that enables students to study and gain experience at the same time. Through these successful collaborative initiatives, he has managed to promote the contributing role in the society of Haxhi Zeka University, Peja, and simultaneously promoting the concept of lifelong learning in the youngest society of the new born state of Kosovo.

He is an editor, a member of scientific commissions and academic boards in several international scientific journals. His scientific work has been published in international scientific journals indexed in Scopus and WoS where it has been evaluated through citations with particular dominance in the legal, business, management and tourism spheres.

Academic Profile by:

Professor Assistant Filipos Ruxho, Sustainable Regional Development Scientific Journal

References

https://publons.com/researcher/2379787/profdr-armand-krasniqi/

https://unhz.eu/rectors-speech/

https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56005291400