WeBER project is implemented by Think for Europe (TEN) members who come from 6 Western Balkans partner organisations. Find their position within the project and short bios below.
Milena Lazarević, Team Leader

Jovana Knežević, Project Manager

Miloš Đinđić, Lead Researcher

Marko Sošić, Researcher

In the first WeBER project, Marko contributed as a public finance management expert.

Julijana Karai
Researcher
Julijana Karai, Researcher

Julijana was a TEMPUS trainer for Continuing Education in European Affairs with the certificate from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium and junior researcher in the Regional IPA Project “Strengthening National Integrity Systems in the Western Balkans and Turkey and tracking developments of anti-corruption efforts”. She has been a project manager in the EU funded project “Civic Participation for Local Democracy”, under IPA Civil Society Facility and Media Programme 2014-2015 and a consultant in the UNDP Project “Developing innovative solutions for better access to local services”.
Alban Dafa, Researcher

Renata Bajrami, Researcher

Renata Bajrami is a Research Fellow at Group for Legal and Political Studies (GLPS), a policy think-tank based in Prishtina. Her primary area of research focuses on rule of law and the sector’s reform process in Kosovo. Presently, she holds the position of country researcher for Kosovo under the regional WeBER project.
Renata graduated in Law from the University of Prishtina, Faculty of Law, and was honored as a distinguished student of the Law School. She is currently pursuing her Master’s studies at the University of Prishtina. Renata was engaged as a Legal Officer in the private sector with a focus on Commercial Law. Renata served also as a Legal Advisor and Legal Associate in the private sector serving parallelly as a Legal Researcher at SENSE Cyber Research Center with a focus on Cyber Security and Data Protection for almost four years. Renata during the course of her studies was engaged in Kosovo Customs in the Sector of Representations, Sector for Advice and Procedures, and Reviewing Decisions Sector, as well as in the Ombudsperson Institution of Kosovo within the Children’s Rights Department providing here with the vast experience in the administrative procedures and state institutions interaction.
Renata has attended several courses, trainings, and clinics, including the clinic “UNHCR and the International Refugee Law” organized by UNHCR, the “Criminal Law Clinic” organized by USAID – Justice Matters Activity in Kosovo, training “Education on Justice” organized by Infinite Academy, also she attended a summer school on Transitional Justice organized by Humanitarian Law Center Kosovo, and other activities organized by other entities.
Renata is a proficient user of Albanian (native) and English language, and a basic user of the Turkish language.
Anesa Omeragić, Communication Coordinator


Vaska Ristovska
Project Officer
Vaska Ristovska, Project Officer

Iliada Korcari, Project Officer

Iliada Korçari is a researcher and project coordinator at the Institute for Democracy and Mediation, Tirana, where she focusses on governance, public administration reform and security. Her main research interests are nationalism, statebuilding and political theory. She has worked in the public administration cultural policy sector for several years; was engaged as a freelance researcher in different research projects and has been teaching seminars of Nationalism and Identity at the Political Sciences Department of the University of Tirana, from 2015 onwards. She has a double-major in Political Sciences and Public Relations and Communication and has graduated in Political Theory, MSc. and Russian and East European Studies, MSc., being a holder of many scholarships. She is a proficient user of Albanian (native) and English, researches in Italian, Spanish and French and is a basic user of German and Bulgarian.
Dragana Jaćimović, Project officer

Ina Shënplaku, Project officer

Ina Shënplaku holds a MSc degree in Public Law from the Faculty of Law, University of Tirana, and a BA degree in Law from the Faculty of Law, University of Tirana. She joined the IDM team in the role of the Project Officer. Ina has worked as an innovation and project expert at AIDA, contributing to and assisting the needs of Startups, Youth, and young entrepreneurs, several project proposals, and serving as administrative support. She has a keen interest in innovation, young entrepreneurship, and start-ups, and she has worked as a European junior expert on startups and SMEs.
Languages: Albanian (native); English (fluently); Italian (fluently); Chinese (basic).
Blina Zhubi, Project officer

Ms. Blina Zhubi is a Project Coordinator at GLPS. In general, her work focuses on coordinating activities and initiatives run by the organization. Currently, she is the country project officer of WeBER regional project for Kosovo.
Blina has a Bachelor’s degree in Banking and Finance and Master’s in Management from AAB College. During her Bachelor’s degree studies, Blina had the opportunity to participate in a summer school at Ljubljana University. During her Master’ studies she won a scholarship to study for a semester at Lodz University in Poland, where she focused on management and marketing. Blina has a diverse professional background, having gained experience in the banking sector, as well as in communication and digital marketing with local and international organizations. Also, she has an academic background in human design. In 2019, Blina was recognized for her contribution in the field of economics and was awarded the “New Economist “award from Central Bank of Kosovo.
Adela Kula, Project officer
Adela is a highly qualified professional with expertise in public administration, civil society, and academia. She holds a Level 3 Certificate in Learning and Development from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), UK, and the Institute of Public Administration, Ireland, with distinction. Adela has a Bachelor’s degree in Law and a Master of Science in Public Law from the University of Tirana, Albania, awarded with a Golden Medal.
She has extensive experience in the Public Administration of Albania, including roles in the Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Education and Sports, and Albanian School of Public Administration. She has demonstrated exceptional skills in managing diverse programs and projects and has a deep understanding of the country’s public sector landscape. Adela is a seasoned professional in the civil society sector, with a successful track record of project management, fundraising, and networking. In addition, she delivers expertise in areas such as rule of law, local government & decentralization, learning & development, monitoring, public consultation, and public legal education. She has conducted comprehensive research, legal analysis, and has been involved in drafting national-level policies, guidelines and legal articles.
Adela is an ‘Associate Member’ of the CIPD and member of the International Young Naturefriends. She represented Albania at Europeers meetings in Poland and Estonia and actively volunteers in her community. Additionally, she took the lead in translating the e-learning course “Defending Human Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”, a joint SALTO PI, UNESCO, and UNITAR project. Adela is fluent in English, proficient in Italian, and has a basic understanding of Spanish and Portugese.

Angel Mojsovski
Research Assistant
Angel Mojsovski, Research Assistant

Ana Đurnić, Research Assistant

Ana was also a member of the research team of the first WeBER project.
Haris Ćutahija, Research Assistant

Haris Ćutahija graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences at University of Sarajevo where he also gained MA degree in political science – European integration. He also holds professional qualification degree in political management from the New Bulgarian University. Has extensive experience in managing and working on various projects ranging from the European integration to youth activism and culture. He is columnist on several internet portals as well as a political analyst. He has joined the Foreign Policy Initiative BH team in March 2020 as a researcher.
Aurora Mullatahiri
Aurora studied Law at the University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”. Her work is mainly focused on project coordination for rule of law, human rights, environmental policies and their adoption with the Acquis legislation. She is currently engaged in WeBER 2.0 as a research assistant, as well as with monitoring the implementation of the National Plan for the Implementation of the Stabilization and Association Agreement for Kosovo.
Previously she was involved as an intern at the Basic Court of Prishtina, within the framework of the GLPS Internship Program funded by US State Department – Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). Before joining GLPS in October 2019, Aurora worked as a reporter for Regional Youth Cooperation, for Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), and prior to that she was working as a part time media officer for Kosovo Advocacy and Development Centre (KADC), focusing mainly on the implementation of Tobacco Control Law in Kosovo. She is a FES Political Academy alumni, and voluntarily engages in British Parliamentary formal debates as a judge and debater.
Milica Škorić, Research Assistant
Milica joined the CEP team in June 2021 as a junior researcher. She has many years of experience in the civil sector, as a project assistant, external associate, team leader, and activist. She worked on projects supported of USAID, SIDA, FOD, HBS, BFPE, BOS, and others. Milica is currently on PhD studies at the Faculty of Political Sciences (University of Belgrade), where she completed basic studies in politology and master studies in Public Administration, Local Self-Government, and Public Policies. During her studies, she was a teaching associate in the subject of Public government and an intern in the Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veterans, and Social Affairs in the sector for anti-discrimination policies and gender equality. Milica completed a number of trainings about social organization and digital marketing. She is also the author of several scientific papers in the field of civil service and public agencies. She speaks English.
Sava Mitrovic, Research Assistant
Stefan Radojcic, Project Assistant
Stefan joined the CEP team in January 2022 as a project assistant. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree at the Department of Political Science at the Faculty of Political Science in Belgrade. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Democracy and democratization at the same faculty. During his studies, he attended numerous workshops, seminars and training courses, and participated in conducting two public opinion polls. He is an alumnus of CRTA, Libek, and IFDT. He is the co-author of a study on the provision of public services during a pandemic. His fields of interest include political theory, qualitative and quantitative research of democracy, macroeconomics and pop culture of the 2000s. He speaks English and is currently learning German.