Valbona Karakaçi (pedagoge)
VALBONA KARAKAÇI
Personal information:
Objective: Name and surname: Valbona Karakaçi
Birthday: February 9-th, 1976
Status: Single

Education:
1994 – 1998
University “Luigj Gurakuqi” in Shkodra-Albania
Faculty of Social Sciences in the Branch of Linguistic and Literature;

2000
Faculty of Foreign Languages in Tirana - Albania
Post-university exam “English Language”;

2001 – 2002
Master Degree in European Studies
Special field “Multiculturalism and Interculturality at EU”

Awards received:
1994 - Third Price at the Yearly National Literature Competition;
2002 - Best student of the first Albanian Master Degree in European Studies;
2003 - Winner of Fellowship of Local Power Support from SOROS.
Interests and activities:
Culture and Governance– a regular involvement at the social action and structures, board member of Creative City Programme (supported by Prohelvetia);
Journalism – author in a number of articles and programmes of the Albanian and foreign written and spoken mass;
Academic Research and Teaching – engaged at the academic structures of University level.
Work experience:

1995 - 1998
Journalist corresponded in various newspapers and Radio-TV editions;

1996 - 1997
Project Assistant in “Assistance Business Centre”
(USAID & Nebrasca.Lincoln University Project);

1998 - 1999
Interpreter Albanian – English of the Foreign State Agency Swiss Disaster Relief (SDR);

1999
Organiser and Translator of German Documentary Film
“Aufbruch und Abschied. Drei Frauen in einer albanischen Familie”
Bayerischer Rundfunk, München ;

1999-2001
Project Manager Assistant of the State Agency Swiss Development and Cooperation (SDC) Projects and after one year Head of SDC/SDR Sub-Office in Shkodra - Embassy of Switzerland;

2002
Consulter in Elaborating and Negotiating a Media Didactic Centre in Shkodra in Co-operation with various parts (Swiss and Austrian Co-operation and Ministry of Education);

Assistant Manager of Health Development Projects in Lezha, implemented by Swiss Caritas;

2003
Specialist at the Directorate of Development and Foreign Affairs of Shkodra Municipality;

2004-2007
Assistant Professor in Modern and Postmodern Literature at Philology University Studies and Introduction in Communication at Journalism and Communication Brunch-University Studies (ongoing at Shkodra University)

2005 - Local Programme Coordinator for UCODEP Programme in Shkodra (part time/reference attached)

2006-07 – Programme Officer and Deputy Programme Manager of Intercooperation for the Local Development and Decentralization Programme (part time/ongoing).
Training:
References
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Address:
L. Fahri Ramadani,
Rr. Bashkimi, Nr. 83, Shkoder, Albania
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1997Mass - media’s courses:
“Management and Operation of Electronic Media”
(Organised by Institute Of Media in Greece and Macedonia)
“Exchange of media experiences”-(Monte Negro/ELMAG TV
1998
“Youth for Peace in East and Central Europe”
(Albanian representatives, organised in Hungary in co with Austria)

Two courses for “NGO Management”
Organised by: “YLBER & REC” Association
“The Threshold Foundation
2002
Training in “Management and feasibility studding”
Organised by OXFAM

Training in “Women Leadership Programme” organized by Albanian
Partners Financed by USAID
2003
Training in “Economic Development” and “Economic standards”
Organised by “COMPAS” Netherlands Programme
2004-05
Set of training from ANTARK in Communication, Team and Work
In Group, Planning and Budgeting, Fund Raising, project Writing
supported by ProHelvetia

2005
Training in “Police for Culture”, Rumania
Swiss Development and Co-operation
Jonida Ajazaj, National Programme Officer, Phone. 0682026227
Prohelvetia – Swiss Cultural Programme,
Besim Petrela, National Programme Coordinator, Phone. 0682059466

Univeristy of Shkodra Luigj Gurakuqi
Prof. Dr. Mahir Hoti, Rector, Phone 0682052677