Odeta Barbullushi

• Teach postgraduate courses 'Regional Cooperation in Southeast Europe' and 'Political and Economic Transition in Southeast Europe after the end of the Cold War'
• Coordinate departmental activities such as seminars, academic and policy conferences, study tours with the students etc.
• Contribute to fostering partnerships of the College with governmental and non-governmental organizations.
• Mentor two MA theses on regional cooperation and Berlin Process.

• Reported to the Prime Minister on policy development at the EU level, in EU member states and in the Western Balkans.
• Steered the implementation of the agenda of regional cooperation in the framework of the Berlin Process/Common Regional Market Action Plan and other regional initiatives (including CEFTA, Transport Community, Energy Community etc.) both internally, and externally, with EU and regional partners.
• Organized regional activities and events, such as Leaders' Summits and Ministerial meetings, public forums, workshops etc.
• Led national delegations abroad and represented the PMO on issues related to regional cooperation.
• Spearheaded regional sub-initiatives in various policy areas, such as in the areas of research, mobility, human capital etc.
• Prepared the priorities of the Albanian Chairmanship of the Berlin Process (2023) and oversaw the organization of ministerial meetings and the Leaders' Summit.
• Prepared the priorities of the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Tirana in 2022 and oversaw the organization of the Summit.
• Prepared the Prime Minister's dossiers for participation in regional and EU Summits.

Managed policy agenda of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

• Shepherded implementation of foreign policy instructions of the Albanian government.
• Maintained relations with the EU delegation, EU member states in particular and EU institutions.
• Coordinated with other government branches and institutions on the implementation of foreign policy and EU integration agenda.
• Led preparations for Albania’s bid for the OSCE Chairmanship (2020).
• Managed day-to-day diplomatic activity of all political directories of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.

• Represented Albania in international, bilateral, regional and multilateral meetings and activities.
• Steered the implementation of the government's agenda of regional and EU policy.
• Coordinated with other governmental agencies/institutions on the preparation of priorities related to the EU and regional agenda.
• Led preparations for Albania’s chairmanship of SEECP (2015) and oversaw the organization of ministerial meetings during the Chairmanship.
• Led bilateral negotiations with Greece on behalf of the Albanian government during 2016-2017.
• Led the preparation of the Law on the Protection of National Minorities (2017).
• Assisted the Minister of Foreign Affairs in organizing various international events, public forums, conferences etc.

• Supervised the preparation of biannual and annual reports on research performance of the University.
• Supervised the research and methodology training of staff and doctoral students.
• Oversaw the preparation of research priorities of the department and faculties of the University.
• Maintained relations with government on issues related to research and public policy.
• Fostered international and regional partnerships with other universities and research institutions abroad.
• Led the first international accreditation process of the post-graduate programs of the University.
• Managed and coordinated the research activity of over 40 staff members and 10 departments.

• Prepared the first MA program on International Relations.
• Managed human resources and allocated the workload/teaching modules for staff of Department of Political Science and International Relations.
• Managed departmental affairs.
• Initiated and oversaw the organization of departmental activities, such as conferences, forums, workshops etc.
• Fostered international partnerships of the Department.
• Contributed to media and public outreach of the department.
• Oversaw students' welfare and academic progress.
• Taught post-graduate courses "Foreign Policy Analysis: Models, Actors, Processes' and 'Research Methods in Qualitative Research', and undergraduate courses 'Albanian Question and Albanian Foreign Policy in the 20th Century' and 'Foreign Policy Analysis".

• Taught undergraduate course ‘Political History of Central and Eastern Europe in XX Century’ and MA course ‘EU in a globalized world’.
• Kept office hours and oversaw students' academic progress.
• Participated in the department's academic and public activities.

• Prepared the monthly reports of the organization.
• Maintained relations with the media.
• Fostered partnerships with government and non-government organizations.

• Maintained relations with media on behalf the Albanian Youth Council (AYC).
• Represented AYC in regional and international meetings and events.
• Fostered partnerships with other youth and civil society organizations domestically as well as in the region and across Europe.
• Fostered partnerships with government and governmental agencies.
• Contributed to the preparation of project applications and project implementation.