Ma.

Sala Berisha Shala

Geologist • Lecturer • Former Member of the Assembly of Kosovo

1. Current Positions & Responsibilities

Lecturer – AAB College (2023 – ongoing)

Arbitrator – Kosovo Chamber of Commerce

Director, Institute of Geosciences, Environment and Infrastructure (2021 – ongoing)

Founder and leader of the Institute focusing on scientific studies, environmental projects, and sustainable infrastructure development.

2. Academic Education

Master’s in Geosciences – Faculty of Geosciences, Mitrovica

Master’s in International Management – Globus College, Pristina

Graduated Geological Engineer – Faculty of Mining and Metallurgy, Mitrovica

Diploma – Training on Loss Control and Workplace Safety (MCI, EU, ICMM)

3. Professional and Academic Experience

Lecturer – Juridica College, Pristina (2014 – 2017)

Senior Geologist for Mineral Resources – Independent Commission for Mines and Minerals (2002 – 2005)

Mining Geologist – KEK and various mining sector projects (1999 – 2002)

Member of the Municipal Assembly – Drenas Municipal Assembly (2000 – 2002)

Teacher of mathematics and geology in secondary education

4. Political and Governmental Activity

Member of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo in the following legislatures: II (2004–2007), III (2007–2011), IV (2011–2014), V (2014–2017), VI (2017–2019)

Elected five consecutive times; contributed to policies on energy, mining, environment, and gender equality.

Signatory of the Declaration of Independence of Kosovo, on February 17, 2008.

Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Economy, Trade, Industry, Infrastructure and Regional Development

Initiator of the legal framework for the geo-mining sector:

– Law on Mines and Minerals

– Law on the Geological Service of Kosovo

– Law on Safety at Work in Mining Activities

Consultant for the World Bank on the treatment of KEK’s inherited pollution (2008)

5. International Participation & Networking

Climate Parliament (Brussels, Vienna, Toronto, Skopje)

PDAC – Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada – Mining Investment Conference

Forums on Women in Politics and Sustainable Development in Southeast Europe

6. Publications & Scientific Research

Trepça – Restructuring, Challenges and Perspective (2014)

Challenges and managerial effects in the restructuring phase of the Trepça complex (2012)

Trepça – Driver of Development in the Mining and Metallurgical Sector (2012)

Industrial Landfill – Source of Air Pollution in Mitrovica (2011)

Anti-Corruption – A Challenge for All (2007, Tirana)

Geosciences in Road Corridor Feasibility Studies (2006)

Examination of Crushed Stone Aggregate – Sand from Korretica Deposit (2006)

Exploitation of Sand and Gravel from Kosovo Rivers (2004)

Management of Leach Residues and Metallic Waste Emissions from Trepça in Mitrovica, Kosovo (2006)

Kosovo’s Coal and Its Perspective (2000)

7. Languages & Skills

Languages: Albanian (native), Croatian (B2), English (A2), French (A1–A2)

Technical Skills: Microsoft Office, geological analysis, scientific research, policy drafting, and public presentations