Category: fellows-March-June

Chrysoula Kapartziani is a lawyer engaged in specialized legal issues regarding, energy, environment and AI. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology of Law from the School of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. She currently works as a researcher on the project “Genetically Modified Organisms: Regulatory&Socioeconomic Aspects” (http://gmosocialimpact.eu/), hosted by the Harokopio University, and funded by HFRI Greece. She also holds a M.Sc. degree from the Medical School of Athens in the field of «Environment and Health. Capacity building for decision making». She participates in a number of International & European conferences and workshops. Furthermore, she has a number of scientific article publications. She currently gives lectures in Methodology of Research & Bioethics, as well as in Environmental Sociology. She is also a storyteller and a co–founder, researcher and co-curator of the ‘dress and the Law’ research project (https://www.facebook.com/dressandlaw/). Research topic: Towards a green metaverse era. How can experiences during the covid -19 pandemic trigger law and environmental related transformations as well as green data input Host University: University of Lalaguna Research Advisor: Carlos Efrén Mora, Associate Professor (Department of Industrial Engineering, Area of Electrical Engineering)

Umran Y. Nalbantoglu finished her Ph.D. studies in Educational Science at the Ege University in Turkey. Her main areas of research are teachers’ curriculum use and adaptation, curriculum adaptation patterns, teacher professional development, teacher change, and learning analysis. Moreover, she has been focusing on designing blended and flipped teacher professional development programs. Having a published book chapter, and six national and international published academic works. Dr. Nalbantoglu still works as a freelance consultant for teachers’ professional development and she continues her academic studies in Germany. Research Topic: Understanding teachers’ curriculum use from a cross-cultural perspective during the pandemic: A Case Study in Spanish and Turkish Contexts Host University: University of La Laguna, Spain Research Advisor: Prof.  Carlos Efren Mora, University of La Laguna, Spain

Dr. Shazia Hasan is working as a professor and head department of Psychology, University of Central Punjab Lahore in Pakistan. She completed her PhD from Institute of Clinical Psychology, University of Karachi in 2002. She has vast experience of teaching, research, administration and clinical practice (Psycho diagnosis and Psychotherapy). She served Institute of Clinical psychology for five years, teaching and supervising at postgraduate level. She supervised PhD students during her service and worked as a consultant clinical psychologist. She worked at COMSATS university of Information Technology for four years before joining UCP. She was the first Head of the Department ‘Humanities’ at Lahore Campus and Chairperson of Humanities to represent CIIT overall. She has many national and international research publications. She presented her work at national and international conferences. Her major areas of research are clinical disorders (risk factors, symptoms and treatment) Research Topic: Psychological experiences during Covid 19 in world regions: Role of metacognition and coping styles Host University:  University of Catania Research Advisor /

Dr. Rashid is a finance & accounting professional having 12+ years of teaching, research, and industry experience with strong skills in credit analysis, bank lending, risk management, financial performance, and academic program management. He obtained his PhD in Finance & Banking from the Northern University of Malaysia – UUM (AASCB, AMBA, EFMD, EQUIS Accredited). Dr. Rashid is also a Certified Associate of Chartered Bankers Institute (ACIB), UK. Among other professional associations he belongs to research memberships of American Finance Association (AFA), American Economic Association (AEA) and British Association of Accounting & Finance (BAFA). Dr. Rashid has completed Post Graduate Certificate in International Higher Education & Academic Practices (PG Cert-HEAP) from Coventry University, UK as well as awarded Senior Fellow Member of Higher Education Academy, Advance HE (SFHEA), UK. Recently, Dr. Rashid has nominated for Visiting Faculty Development Exchange Program by The University of Wolverhampton, UK. He has awarded Senior Associateship of Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance (CIIF), Malaysia and Associate in Banking from Institute of Bankers Pakistan (IBP). Dr. Rashid is active in interdisciplinary research projects under The Research Council Oman (TRC) ranging from International Finance, Islamic Finance & Banking, Shariah Governance, SMEs and Entrepreneurial Financing, Corporate Governance, Firm’s Performance and T&L in Higher Education. He has published several articles in ESCI, Scopus indexed and peer reviewed renowned journals globally. Dr. Rashid has served in Pakistan, Qatar, Malaysia and Oman on various diversified industry and academic positions, such as Banking Management Associate, Regional Credit Documentation Officer, Senior Research Fellow Islamic Finance and Senior Lecturer. Currently, he is serving as faculty of Accounting & Finance and Academic Program Manager at Middle East College in Muscat, Oman a partnership campus of Coventry University UK. Research Topic: Covid-19 and Current Business Challenges in Middle East Region:     Pre & Post-Crisis Analysis  Host University: University of Catania Italy  Research Advisor: /

EDUCATION 2021 – MINHR search, “Mediterranea” University, Department of Law, Economics and Humanities,  International Post-Doctoral program  “New Technologies and Law”; 2003-2018 – Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Law, Civil Procedures, PhD, thesis “Third parties in civil procedures”; 2014 –   World Notariat University, UINL, 3rd edition, Rome, Italy; 1998 – 2003, TSU, Faculty of Law, Master Degree; 1998 – 2003, TSU, Faculty of Economics, Master Degree;   PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2022 Associate Professor, Caucasus University, Caucasus International University; 2020 Associate Professor, Alte University, Guram Tavartkiladze University; 2019 Assistant Professor, Georgian National University. 2013 –  Lawyer, Notary Chamber of Georgia; 2007-2013, JSC “TBC Bank”, Head of Credit Administration; 2005 –2007, Central Election Commission of Georgia, Principal Legal Specialist; 2002 – 2005, The Supreme Court of Georgia, Department of Common Courts, legal Specialist;   ADMISSIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS 2019 – Mediator, Edwards Mediation Academy (USA), Georgian association of mediators (Georgia); 2007 –  member of the Bar Association, Lawyer  in civil, criminal and children´s rights. Author of monographs: Comparative Civil Procedure,  Notary Law, Third parties in civil procedures. Articles: AI in Law, ADR, Defense of vulnerable persons, Surrogacy, Marriage contract etc. Research Topic – Social Role of Civil Procedure; Host University – University of Economics and Human Sciences (VIZJA), Warsaw, Poland; Research Advisor – Prof. Małgorzata Szwejkowska, Ph.D. from University of Economics and Human Sciences (VIZJA), Warsaw, Poland;

Katerina Toshevska-Trpchevska was born in Skopje in 1979. Since 2003 she has been employed at the Faculty of Economics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Macedonia. Since 2018 she has been elected as Associate Professor on Multilateral Trading System, International Trade Transactions and Multilateral Trade Regulation. Here main field of interests are different aspects of international trade, activities of the World Trade Organization and especially the field of trade facilitation. During her university career she has published more than fifty papers, participated in more than hundred domestic and international conferences, seminars and workshops and done four study visits abroad: at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg, Germany,  at Porto Accounting and Business School – ISCAP of the Instituto Politecnico do Porto in Porto, Portugal, at the George Washington University in Washington, USA; and at the Faculty of Economics on the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal. Research Topic:         International Trade in COVID-19 Pandemic Conditions Host University:         Saint Joseph University (USJ), Macao, China Research Advisor:     Dr. Weng Chi (Florence) Lei, Saint Joseph University (USJ), Macao, China

Dr. Jorge Cea Rodríguez holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Science and Humanities (with honors) from the Universidad de Santiago de Chile. He obtained a Master’s degree on Human Resource Management and the PhD in Work and Organizational Psychology (Cum Laude) at the University of Seville (Spain). Deputy Director of the Institute of Administration of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of the Universidad Austral of Chile. He has made postdoctoral stays at the University of Seville, Spain, at ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal, and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). The conflict between parties is inherent to the dynamics of organizations. A way to solve conflicts where negotiation has failed is to rely on the intervention of third parties. As researcher, he aims to understand the process of negotiation with third parties. He has developed research projects and scientific publications in matters of workplace mediation and conflict resolution. Research Topic: Workplace mediation and conflict resolution Host University: University of La Laguna, Spain Research Advisor: Dr. Manuel González de la Rosa, University of La Laguna, Spain

Dr. Eda A. Genc is a cultural professional and a researcher. Her academic research is interdisciplinary in nature and is centered around the production and consumption of culture, cross-cultural policy analysis, implications and challenges of sustainability in the creative sector, and practices of democratic cultural participation. She obtained her MA in Marketing Communications from the University of Westminster and her Ph.D. in Sociology from Manchester Metropolitan University. Research Topic: Rethinking Sustainable Cultural Production and Management in the Digital Age: The Case of Art Biennials Host University: University of Catania Research Advisor: NA

Florin is an assistant professor at the University for Business and Technology (UBT) in Prishtina, Kosovo. He currently teaches financial markets, research methodology, and public finance at UBT. Completed his master’s studies in the field of financial management at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. However, Ph.D. at Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic in valuation of publicly listed companies on Visegrád Stock Exchanges. His areas of interest are firm valuation, portfolio diversification, and stock price changes. Research Topic: Measuring market efficiency through valuation techniques: Evidence from Eastern European countries Host University: AMBIS University, Prague Czech Republic Research Advisor: /

Dr. Ehsaneh Nejad Mohammad Nameghi has a Ph.D. of Marketing Management from National University of Malaysia (UKM) 2013. She is an Assistant Professor in Faculty of management and economics in IAU (Science and Research Branch) IRAN. Her area of study is tourism marketing; services marketing; consumer behavior. She has published in several indexed journals such as Journal of air transport management (web of science); International journal of marketing studies (Proquest indexed); ، Journal of travel and tourism marketing (web of Science); Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences (web of science). She also contributes in research publications as reviewer; editorial board and executive manager. She is recognized as an excellent reviewer and academic mentor by web of science Publons website.  She has consulted several academic thesis as a supervisory committee as well as incorporating as referee in thesis defenses. She also has consulted organizations and companies from marketing perspective while has been an advisory board of research institutes; urban organizations and hospitality industry actors from tourism marketing perspective. Some of her academic achievements are as follows: Academic Success: “Top Student” of (BUESPA), Hungary, Interviewed by Bulletin of University (2001) “ Top Student Award”, First Degree, Al-Zahra University, (2004-2005) Member of (Brilliant Talents), First Degree, Al-Zahra University (2004) “ Top Student Award” , Master Level, IRIB University, ( 2009) “PhD Top student” (Receiving Dean list certificate for 2 semesters), (2010-2011) “ Top Iranian Youth” Award, Iranian  President Institution, (2011-2012) “Top Student Financial Award”, UKM, Malaysia (2012) Journals Contribution (As Reviewer; Editorial Board; Executive) Director) Editorial Board: International Journal of Marketing Studies (Canadian Center of Science and Education) Executive Manager: Entrepreneurship Knowledge Reviewer: Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting  (Verified by Publons) Reviewer: Urban Economics and planning (Verified by Publons) Reviewer: Journal of Business Management Reviewer: International Journal of Human Capital in Urban Management (Verified by Publons) Reviewer: Future Management Studies Reviewer: South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics Reviewer: Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports   Certificates:   TOEFL certificate from Netherland, (2002). Teacher Training Certificate (TTC), Cavendish College of London, (2004-2005). Spanish Language Certificate, Instituto Cervantes Nivel A2 Y B1 Tour Leading and Travel Agency Certificate from Iranian Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicraft Ministry (2016) Travel and Tourism Research Association certificate of workshop participation (Asia-Pacific Chapter) 2012 Certified in Peer Reviewer Course From Elsevier Group Research Topic Research on Tourism and Hospitality Discipline in Post Crisis Period  Host University University of La Laguna, Spain  Research Advisor Dr. Francisco Flores Muñoz, University of La Laguna, Spain

  Education uygynljnnkl 2021 Doctor of Science title in Literature with the dissertation “Elements of the poetics of short prose of the ’80s – the influence of the poetics of fairy tales“, from Tirana University.                                                       2012-2013     2011-2012     1995 – 1999   Doctoral studies in: “Literary Studies”, Literature Department, University of Tirana     SHPU at the Department of Literature, University of Tirana.     Higher studies(Bachelor and Master of Science) at the “Aleksandër Xhuvani” University in Elbasan,   Faculty of Humanities, branch: Albanian Language-Literature                  Title of qualification achieved         Master teacher, evaluation “Very good” for the subjects Albanian Language, Literature AML, 2021 Qualified teacher, evaluation “Very good”, for the subjects Albanian Language, Literature AML, 2011 Specialist teacher, evaluation “Very good”, for the subjects Albanian Language, Literature AML, 2006       PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS (Publications, references, articles)   2002 2002     2003     2003   2012     2012     2013       4-5  June 2014         16 December 2014       20 May 2017           20-21 December 2021     5 June 2021     24-25 June 2021       2 July 2021       May-August 2021       July-December 2021       5-6 November  2021 20212021                       Theoretical brochure, Albanian language 1, to help students of pedagogical high school, 2002.   Albanian Language 2, Theoretical material to help the 2nd grades of pedagogical and foreign language high schools, Silver Publishing House.   Language and reading methodology, theoretical-practical booklet for pedagogical high school students.   Graduates come to essays, publication to help graduates, collaborating with Basnik Rama, Ministry of Education and Science, Tirana 2012 ISBN 978-9928-04-083-1   Choreography and dance, the dimension of this art in human society, Prof. Ass.Artan F. Ibërshimi, language editor, Rama Graf 2012.   The libretto of contemporary dance “IDENTITY”, in collaboration with the Municipality of Elbasan.   Participant in the International Scientific Conference “Arbëresh Literature and Culture”, Jeronim de Rada on the 200th anniversary of his birth, “Aleksandër Xhuvani” University with the paper “Jeronim de Rada in the historiography of Albanian literature”.   Participant in the Scientific Conference “Return to De Rada’s poetry”, Jeronm de Rada on the 200th anniversary of his birth, University of History and Philology, University of Tirana and the National Library of Albania, Doctoral School “Literary Studies” with the paper “Jeronim de Rada in textbooks in Albania in the years 1961-1964.   Participant in the first national conference “Challenges of Pre-University Education and psycho-social services in school”, “Aleksandër Xhuvani” University, “Albanian Psychologists” association and Elbasan Regional Education Directorate with the presentation “School management and student achievements”.   Participation at the International Conference “Experience and Challenges in The Formation of Student’s Professional Competences Through Practice in School” with the paper: “Teaching practice of the teacher and school’s challenges”, “Aleksandër Xhuvani” University, Faculty of Education Science.   Participant in the V Conference of Archiving “Innovation of preservation of archival documents in ASHVE”, co-author with Dr. Florenca Stafa and MSC Ergyseda Shpataraku.   Participation on the International Conference “Globalisation and Integration in Contemporary Education”, “School placed psychological services”, “Aleksandêr Xhuvani” University, Elbasan.   “Long transition in Albania as a consequence of a communist heritage system ”, Florenca Stafa & Dhurata Lamçja, Academic Journal of business, Administration, Low and Social Sciences, IIPCCL publishing, Graz-Austria, Vol.7 No.2, July, 2021. ISSN 2410-3918, access online at www.iipccl.org   “Cultural Balkanism: Ivo Andriç and Niko Kazanzaqis Vis-À-Vis with Kadare”, European Journal of Science Education and Research, Volume 8, Issue 2, ISSN 2411-9563 (Print), ISSN 2312-8429 (Online), access online at https://econpapers.repec.org   “The poetry and Prose, as well as the impact of Communist Ideology in the Albanian Literature of ’80”, European Journal of Language and Literature Studies, Volume 7, Issue 2, ISSN 2411-9598 (Print), ISSN 2411-4103 ( online), access online at https://revistia.org   Korçë, Albania, participation on International Interdisciplinary Conference “Education and Culture in Contemporary Society”, Annual Conference of School Leadership (CSL_AADF), “Student self-assessment and its impact on learning outcomes”, Dhurata Lamçja & Klodiana Leka & Teuta Tana   Vlora, Albania, participation on Sixth International Conference on Linguistics, Teaching Practices, Translation and Cultural Horizons, “New Challenges to Linguistics, Teaching practices, Translation and Cultural Horizons”, “The impact of communism on literature and process of ’80”, Dhurata Lamçja & Ana Çano.                         Research Topic: The active learning on the research through writing development. Post- pandemic academic reality.  Host University: University of La Laguna, Spain Research Advisor /