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Luljeta Aliu Mulaj

Assistant Professor

Dr. Luljeta Aliu Mulaj holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, an EU-funded doctoral program in cooperation with the University Côte d’Azur (France), Johannes Kepler University of Linz (Austria), and the University of Chieti-Pescara (Italy). She has extensive academic and professional experience in higher education, quality assurance, teaching and training and institutional development. Dr. Aliu Mulaj has authored and co- authored numerous scientific publications, book chapters published by Springer and Routledge, and an academic monograph. As an accreditation and evaluation expert, she has assessed study programs at BA and MA levels in several European universities and contributed to policy and quality assurance reforms in Kosovo’s higher education sector and region. Her expertise spans curriculum design, institutional strategy, project management, international and regional cooperation. She has led and implemented higher education projects funded by the EU (TEMPUS, Erasmus+), UNDP, U.S. Embassy, Austrian Development Agency, and the Regional Challenge Fund (KfW). Dr. Aliu Mulaj is also a co-author of several higher education institutions strategies, policy reports, and thematic analyses in higher education and labor market alignment.

Work Experience

October 2025 - Present

Institution/Company Name: Public International Business College Mitrovica

Position: Assistant Professor

Location: Mitrovica, Kosovo

October 2020 - September, 2025

Institution/Company Name: College “Pjeter Budi”

Position: Vice-rector for Teaching, Research and Academic Development

Location: Prishtina, Kosovo

2016 - 2020

Institution/Company Name: University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”

Position: Teaching Assistant

Location: Prishtina, Kosovo

2017 - 2018

Institution/Company Name: United Nations Development Programme

Position: Local Expert for supporting University of Prishtina to establish first Scientific Journal and Scientific Conference

Location: Prishtina, Kosovo

July 2022 - July 2023

Institution/Company Name: European Student Union

Position: Evaluation and Accreditation of study programmes – Quality Assurance Student Experts Pool

Location: Brussels, Belgium

December 2020 - Present

Institution/Company Name: World University Service Kosova– WUS Kosova

Position: Higher Education Consultant

Location: Prishtina, Kosovo

2022 - 2022

Institution/Company Name: Western Balkan Fund & Germin

Position: Regional Research Fellow

Location: Prishtina, Kosovo

December 2014 - October, 2020

Institution/Company Name: World University Service Kosova– WUS Kosova

Position: Executive Director

Location: Prishtina, Kosovo

December 2010 - October, 2011

Institution/Company Name: World University Service Austria – WUS Austria

Position: Project and Finance Officer

Location: Prishtina, Kosovo

Education & Training

- 2024

Title: PhD in Economics

Institution: University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”

Location: Prishtina, Kosovo

- May, 2014

Title: MSc. in Management and Informatics

Institution: University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”

Location: Prishtina, Kosovo

- 2008

Title: BSc. in Management and Informatics

Institution: BSc. in Management and Informatics

Location: BSc. in Management and Informatics

Projects

Project Name: Increasing graduates capacities for smooth transfer to the labor market in the field of Customs and Freight forwarding industry

Project Name: Supporting public universities on implementing KAA’s standards and European Standards and Guidelines (ESG 2015) on development of institutional and study program self - evaluation reports

Project Name: “Empowering Universities to fulfill their responsibility for Quality Assurance”EUREQA

Project Name: “Encouraging the process of curriculum development based on learning outcomes and research guided teaching in the private higher education institutions of Kosova”, LO@HEI

Project Name: “EDI Plus - Empowerment of Kosovo minorities through Education, Dialogue and Involvement in decision-making processes”

Project Name: “Strategic Support on Strengthening the Quality Assurance Structures at the Private Higher Education Institutions in Albania” - QAinAL

Project Name: “Increasing the Financial Autonomy and accountability at public Higher education institutions in Kosova”

Project Name: Establishment of eLearning Centre at Faculty of Economics of University of Prishtina

Project Name: Supporting the Curriculum revision at the department of Agribusiness at Public University “Haxhi Zeka”

Project Name: ”Support to the Internationalization of Kosova Higher Education System through establishment of the Kosova Students’ Union”

Project Name: “Strategic support on establishment and development of sustainable structures on quality assurance, international relations and student support services at the newly founded Public University Haxhi Zeka in Kosova”

Project Name: “Strategic Support for the Development of Sustainable QA Structures at the Newly Public Founded University in Kosova, University of Prizren”

Project Name: “Boosting the employability of Kosovars' youth by addressing the labour market needs through the establishment of vocational education training programs for Dental Technicians and Dental Assistants”

Project Name: “Network for Post Graduate Masters in Cultural Heritage and Tourism Management in Balkan Countries”

Project Name: “Competence at the University Prishtina”

Project Name: PhD in Food Science & Technology & Creating Capacities for PhD Reform at the University of Pristina / Kosovo

Courses

Course Name: Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

Level: Bachelor

Course Name: Strategic Marketing

Level: Bachelor

Course Name: Entrepreneurship and Business Development

Level: Bachelor

Academic Annexes

Title of Publication: “R&D IMPACT IN THE CHANGES OF ECONOMIC STRUCTURE OF POPULATION”

Publication Site/Journal Name: Business: Theory and Practice

Type of Authorship: First Author

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Title of Publication: THE IMPACT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN ECONOMIC STRUCTURAL CHANGES EVIDENCE FROM DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES - MONOGRAPHY

Publication Site/Journal Name: ALB – shkenca Institute

Type of Authorship: First Author

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Title of Publication: EDUCATION ATTAINMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH – GENDER DISPARITIES PERSPECTIVE

Publication Site/Journal Name: Journal of Governance and Regulation

Type of Authorship: First Author

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Title of Publication: “ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC DEBT SUSTAINABILITY IN THE BALKAN MARKET”

Publication Site/Journal Name: Journal of Governance & Regulation

Type of Authorship: Corresponding Author

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Title of Publication: “REMITTANCES ARE THE MAIN INDICATORS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE WESTERN BALKANS”

Publication Site/Journal Name: Journal for the International and European Law,Economics and Market Integrations

Type of Authorship: Co-Author

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Title of Publication: “Improving ICTs (Mobile Phone and Internet) for Environmental Sustainability in the Western Balkan Countries”

Publication Site/Journal Name: Decoupling Economic Growth from Energy Use: Transition to the Low Carbon Economy, Energies

Type of Authorship: Co-Author

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Title of Publication: “Knowledge-Based Society: R&D Investments in New Economic Transformation”

Publication Site/Journal Name: Springer Nature, New Approaches to CSR, Sustainability and Accountability

Type of Authorship: First Author

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Title of Publication: “Factors Influencing the Continuance Intention to Use e-commerce: An Empirical Study”

Publication Site/Journal Name: Springer Nature, Accounting, Finance, Sustainability, 1 Governance & Fraud: Theory and Application

Type of Authorship: Corresponding Author

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Title of Publication: “Gender Inclusion In Higher Education And Unemployment Trends Over Decades In Kosovo”

Publication Site/Journal Name: Routledge, Taylor and Francis publication

Type of Authorship: First Author

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Title of Publication: “An empirical investigation of cloud computing adoption by students in Kosovo”

Publication Site/Journal Name: La Revue des Sciences de Gestion Direction et Gestion (La RSG)

Type of Authorship: Co-Author

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Title of Publication: “DECISION – MAKING IN THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION - COMPARISON OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN KOSOVO”

Publication Site/Journal Name: Lambert Academic Publishing

Type of Authorship: First Author

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Title of Publication: “DECISION – MAKING IN THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN KOSOVO - CASE OF “HAXHI ZEKA” UNIVERSITY”

Publication Site/Journal Name: Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies

Type of Authorship: Co-Author

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Title of Publication: “Does ICT Impacts` The Economic Transformation of Emerging Countries?”

Publication Site/Journal Name: Balkan Economic Review

Type of Authorship: First Author

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