| Assistant lecturer German DepartmentFaculty of Foreign Languages University of Tirana Tirana, Albania Tel: +355 69 22 65 797 E-mail: iridina@gmail.com |
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Irida Vorpsi was a visiting scholar from Albania during the spring 2006 semester at The George Washington University. Her visit to the USA was sponsored by the Junior Faculty Development Program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Her mentor was Professor Joel Kuipers.
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Foreign Languages University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania
BSc German Studies ’02, Major in German Studies
Karl-Ruprecht University, Heidelberg, Germany
German Studies
Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
Political Science
TFAS, Georgetown University and CharlesUniversity, Prague, Czech Republic
American Institute on Political and Economic Systems
Summer school, Bamberg, Germany
Goethe
Eurocamp
Living in a Balkan without war, Leipzig, Germany
International Summer Seminar, Kotor, Serbia and Montenegro
“The European Union: 2005 and Beyond”
Seminar in Goethe Institute
PC in Teaching with a focus on Methodology, Munich, Germany
Summer School
Cultural Identities in Balkan and Europe, Budva, Serbia and Montenegro
ExperienceSince Sep 2004Tirana University, Tirana, Albania
German Department
Lector of Civilisation
– Prepared and taught Civilization course targeted to Tirana University undergraduate students
– Designed the syllabus, prepared lectures, class handouts and assignments, graded student papers and assignments, designed and graded an empirical exercise, lectured and facilitated discussions in class.
Since 2000NGO Institute of Research on Democracy and Development, Tirana, Albania
Project Director
In the process of formulation of Albania’s development strategy:
– Assisted in establishing, maintaining and convening formal broad consultative committees consisting of governmental officials, civil society representatives and academics.
– Facilitated regional consultations on human rights issues with communities, local governments and civil society.
– Conducted research and analysis of Albania’s European Integration priorities. March 2003to July 2003German Parliament, Tirana, Albania
Internship
– Detailed insights into the parliamentary system of government in the Federal Republic of Germany
– Spokesperson of the group of participants from Albania. . March 2004Peace Corps
Language Tester
– Conducted language proficiency interviews for five years (2004-2009)Since 2004
Goethe Institute, Tirana, Albania
Lector .
March –April 2003
Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Berlin, Germany
Training Certificate
Hanns Seidel Foundation, Brussels Office Konrad Adenauer Faundation, Eichholz, Germany
Research
– Albania: From isolation to the European Integration. Paper for IRERIE, Paris XIII. July 2004.
– The new Relationship within Europe and the Relationship between Europe and the USA. Paper for IRERIE June 2004.
Skills
– Languages: English( TOEFL 600 point) German (fluent), French (fluent), Italian(fluent), Spanish(basic), Albanian (native)
– Technical: MS Project, Photoshop, MS FrontPage, etc.
Achievements
Winner of a DAAD- Scholarship Program award