Dr. Arta Musollaj was born on September 16, 1992, in Peja. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Prishtina, majoring in Political Science (2011–2015), and in 2017 she completed her master’s studies in Applied Linguistics with TESOL at the University of Sheffield. In 2022, she completed her PhD in the field of Sociolinguistics at the same university, with her dissertation focused on attitudes towards minority languages in Kosovo (original title: Attitudes towards Minority Languages in Kosovo).
Her professional experience includes teaching engagements at the International Faculty CITY College of the University of Sheffield, as well as research through the South-East European Research Center (SEERC) and the University of Sheffield. In addition to teaching and academic research, she has also been involved in training youth, focusing on conflict transformation and peacebuilding. Currently, she works at AAB College as a lecturer and is also engaged as a project officer, responsible for the development, monitoring, and implementation of projects.
She speaks Albanian as her native language, is proficient in English, and has a good command of Greek. She also has skills in using programs such as SPSS Statistics, ArcMap, and AntConc.
Publications, Conferences, Seminars, Trainings:
Publications
Musollaj, Arta (2023). Attitudes towards Minority Languages in Kosovo. Doctoral dissertation, University of Sheffield.
Conferences
• Language attitudes in minority contexts – the case of Kosovo (14th Postgraduate Conference, Thessaloniki)
• Attitudes towards minority community languages in Kosovo (Language in Focus Conference, Dubrovnik)
Seminars
• The way you see my language: developing research on attitudes towards minority languages (University of Sheffield International Faculty CITY College, Thessaloniki)
Trainings
• Peace Academy (Youth Initiative for Human Rights, 2023)
• Cybersecurity (University of Sheffield, 2022)
• Personal Data Protection (University of Sheffield, 2022)
• Information Protection (University of Sheffield, 2022)
• Fraud and Corruption Prevention (University of Sheffield, 2021)
• Refugees between acceptance and restriction: Let’s not surrender to fear (Youth in Action, Thessaloniki, 2017)
