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Ruzhdi Halili
Assistant Professor/Steering Council Member
Dr. Ruzhdi Halili is an Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Law in the Public Administration program at the Faculty of Social Sciences, IBCM, and a member of the IBCM Steering Committee.
Dr. Halili has provided consultancy expert services for public administration reforms, strategic planning, public policies, legal drafting, and monitoring and evaluation, among other areas. He has worked with international organizations such as the European Commission, OECD, GIZ, Council of Europe, SDC, DFID, Swedish SIDA, UNDP, ILO, and OSCE, as well as numerous non-governmental organizations in Kosovo.
His international experts consultancy services also extends to Albania (OSCE & Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Tirana), North Macedonia (OECD/SIGMA), Palestine Authority (OECD), and the Philippines (UNDP).
From February 2010 to December 2013, Dr. Halili served as the first Director of the Strategic Planning Office in the Prime Minister’s Office, where he pioneered Kosovo’s strategic planning system.
Between 2004 and 2006, he was among the first staff members of Kosovo’s EU integration structures, serving as Senior European Integration Officer and later as the acting Director of the Agency for European Integration in the Office of the Prime Minister. In these roles, he led the development of the first EU integration management, coordination, monitoring, and implementation structures in Kosovo starting in 2005.
Before that, he worked as a Legal Assistant/Advisor for the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), as a Legal Advisor in the Temporary Media Commissioner, contracted by OSCE, and as a Legal Assistant in the Norwegian Refugee Council.
Work Experience
Institution/Company Name: Public International Business College, Mitrovica
Position: Assistant Professor/Steering Council Member
Location: Mitrovica, Kosovo
Institution/Company Name: OECD/SIGMA
Position: External Expert(framework contract) for Western Balkans; EU Neighboring countries & MEDA countries
Location: Kosovo & region. OECD located in Paris France
Institution/Company Name: Council of Europe
Position: Strategy consultant (part time)
Location: Prishtina, Kosovo
Institution/Company Name: Swiss Cooperation Development
Position: Consultant in Strategy Planning
Location: Pristina, Kosovo
Institution/Company Name: Riinvest College
Position: Senior Lecturer
Location: Prishtina, Kosovo
Institution/Company Name: OECD
Position: Policy Development Consultant
Location: Hybrid: Ramallah, Palestine Territories, Kosovo
Institution/Company Name: GIZ
Position: Consultant
Location: Prishtina, Kosovo
Institution/Company Name: European Training Foundation (ETF)
Position: External Expert on the Education Finances
Location: European Training Foundation, Italy. Workplace: Kosovo
Institution/Company Name: EC project. Implemented by Eurecna, Prishtina
Position: Senior Non Key Expert (part time)
Location: Prishtina, Kosovo
Institution/Company Name: Council of Europe
Position: Strategic Planning Expert
Location: Prishtina, Kosovo
Institution/Company Name: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung & OSCE presence in Albania
Position: International strategy Expert
Location: Tirana and Prishtina
Institution/Company Name: UNDP
Position: International Consultant on Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Location: UNDP Office in Manila, Philippines, online assignment
Institution/Company Name: European Commission Implemented by DAI and Human Dynamics
Position: Non Key Senior Expert
Location: Prishtina, Kosovo
Institution/Company Name: European Commission project Implemented by WYG
Position: Non Key Senior Expert
Location: Prishtina, Kosovo
Institution/Company Name: European Commission Lattanzio Advisory Group. Particip gmbh. Prishtina
Position: Senior Public Administration Reform Consultant
Location: Prishtina, Kosovo
Institution/Company Name: OECD
Position: Consultant/Strategy Trainer
Location: North Macedonia/Skopje
Institution/Company Name: Swiss Development Cooperation/Helvetas
Position: Consultant
Location: Prishtina, Kosovo
Institution/Company Name: Strategic Planning Office/Prime Minister's Office
Position: Director
Location: Prishtina, Kosovo
Institution/Company Name: UK DFID
Position: Horizontal Reviews Coordinator
Location: Prishtina, Kosovo
Institution/Company Name: UK DFID
Position: Consultant/ Deputy Team Leader
Location: Prishtina, Kosovo
Institution/Company Name: Agency for European Integration, Office of Kosovo Prime Minister
Position: Acting Director
Location: Prishtina, Kosovo
Institution/Company Name: Office for European Integration, Office of Prime Minister
Position: Senior European Affairs Officer
Location: Prishtina, Kosovo
Institution/Company Name: Office of the Temporary Media Commissioner/OSCE
Position: Legal Advisor
Location: Prishtina, Kosovo
Institution/Company Name: United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Prishtina
Position: Legal Assistant/Legal Advisor
Location: Prishtina, Kosovo
Institution/Company Name: Legal Assistant
Position: Legal Assistant
Location: Mitrovica, Kosovo
Education & Training
Title: PhD in Public Administration
Institution: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences
Location: Ljublana. Slovenia,
Title: LLM
Institution: Utrecht University, Law Faculty
Location: Netherlands
Title: Law Faculty Graduate
Institution: University of Prishtina, Law Faculty
Location: Prishtina, Kosovo
Courses
Course Name: Public Finance Management
Level: Bachelor
Course Name: Public Budgeting
Level: Bachelor
Course Name: Public Policy Development
Level: Bachelor
Course Name: Administrative and Public Sector Legislation
Level: Bachelor
Course Name: Strategic Thinking and Management
Level: Bachelor
Course Name: Legal Systems
Level: Bachelor
Academic Annexes
Title of Publication: Public Consultation in Kosovo: Legal Framework, Methods, Tools, and their Application.
Publication Site/Journal Name: Croatian and Comparative Public Administration
Type of Authorship: First Author
View DocumentTitle of Publication: Organizational and Structural Approaches on Administrative Simplification, The Case of Kosovo
Publication Site/Journal Name: Administrative Sciences
Type of Authorship: First Author
View DocumentTitle of Publication: Administrative Burdens from the Service Users' Perspective
Publication Site/Journal Name: Journal of Comparative Politics
Type of Authorship: First Author
View DocumentTitle of Publication: Methodologies for Preparation of PAR Strategies, the case on Kosovo. In Regional Comparative Study on Methodologies
Publication Site/Journal Name: Regional School for Public Administration
Type of Authorship: Contributor
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