South-East European Research Centre (SEERC)

Mr. Delfin Pllana holds an MSc in International Relations from Corvinus University in Budapest, whereas he also expects graduation from the Executive MBA in General Management at the University of Sheffield, International Faculty. His BA was in Political Science with a Public Administration minor from the University of Prishtina, Kosovo and University of Passau, Germany. His PHD focuses on the implementation of economic&commercial diplomacy in the Western Balkans with a main focus in Kosovo and Albania, and work is carried out under supervision of Dr.Alexandra Prodromodiou and Dr.Mattew Bishop. Since 2009 he is part of the diplomatic service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo, with a diplomatic rank of Minister-Counselor, having been among the founders of the first diplomatic mission of the Republic of Kosovo in Hungary, where he served in the period 2010 to 2014 as Deputy Head of Mission. Since February 2016 he is serving as Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of the Republic of Kosovo in Sofia. Prior to joining the diplomatic service, Mr. Pllana had a career build up in the IGO, NGO and media sector working for over 10 years.