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Prof. asoc. Dr.

Shemsedin Vehapi

Shemsedin Vehapi was born on January 15, 1972, and is of Albanian nationality.

Professional Experience

From 2013 to 2023, Shemsedin Vehapi served as Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs at AAB College, Kosovo. In this senior administrative role, he was responsible for the evaluation, development, and implementation of academic programs, as well as drafting reports and recommendations to improve the quality of teaching and learning.

Earlier in his career, from 2003 to 2009, he worked as a Teaching Assistant at the University of Prishtina. His responsibilities included preparing and conducting exercises for different groups, designing and grading tests and exams, providing feedback and evaluations for student papers, and creating teaching materials to enhance the learning experience.

Since 2009, he has held the position of Professor of Teaching Methodology in Physical Education at AAB College and the University of Prishtina. In this role, he manages the classroom environment, plans and delivers lessons for different age groups and class levels, and prepares exams and assessments.

From 2005 to 2009, Shemsedin Vehapi served as Coordinator for Academic Development at the Faculty of Physical Education, University of Prishtina. In this role, he played a key role in supporting internal mechanisms for quality assurance within the faculty.

From 2009 to 2013, Vehapi was Director of the Quality Assurance Office at AAB College, Kosovo. In this leadership role, he formulated and oversaw the implementation of policies, strategies, and procedures for improving academic quality throughout the institution.

During the years 2018–2019, Shemsedin Vehapi was a member of the HERE (Higher Education Reform Expert) group in Kosovo, in collaboration with the European Office in Kosovo and the Ministry of Education. In this role, he provided expertise and advice on the development and improvement of policies and practices in higher education in Kosovo, promoting alignment with European standards and supporting academic excellence in the country’s educational institutions.

International Projects
  • “Harmonization of Sport Science Curricula in the Balkans with EU Perspective” (2009–2012) – Project No.: 144683-TEMPUS-2008-IT-JPCR
  • “Sport Professions: Education, Employment, Development in the Balkan Region” (2013–2016)

These projects contributed to the modernization and alignment of sport science education in the Western Balkans with European standards, while Vehapi’s involvement underscores his commitment to regional academic development and international cooperation.

Scientific Publications
  • Vehapi, S., Pireva, F., Gashi, B., Mikić, B., & Arnautović, A. (2014). Differences in body mass, body height and explosive, repetitive and static strength between 16-year-old males and females. Sport Science, 7(2). https://www.sportscience.ba/pdf/br14.pdf
  • Vehapi, S., Mikić, B., Pireva, F., Risteski, B., & Bašinac, I. (2014). Effects of motivating factors, self-esteem and valuing of school in physical education achievement. Sport Science, 7(1). http://www.sportscience.ba/pdf/br13.pdf
  • Pireva, F., Vehapi, S., Mikić, B., Pireva, A., Gashi, E., & Kelmendi, D. (2015). Differences in motoric and anthropometric space between 12‑year old boy basketball players and students. Sport Science, 8(2). Link
  • Morina, B., Hadžić, R., Vehapi, S., Elezi, A., Myrtaj, N., & Georgiev, G. (2015). Reliability of EUROFIT test battery with pupils from Kosovo and Montenegro. Sport Science, 8(2). Link
  • Bronikowski, M., Bronikowska, M., Laudańska‑Krzemińska, I., Kantanista, A., Morina, B., & Vehapi, S. (2015). PE teacher and classmate support in level of physical activity: The role of sex and BMI status in adolescents from Kosovo. BioMed Research International, 2015, Article ID 290349. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/290349
  • Vehapi, S., Bicen, A., & Uzunboylu, H. (2017). The analysis of research problems regarding physical education lecture. Ponte – International Journal of Science and Research, 73(5). Link
  • Bicen, A., Besim, S., & Vehapi, S. (2017). The analysis of perspectives of students who have physical education and game teaching related to lesson outcomes. Ensayos – Revista de la Facultad de Educación de Albacete, 32(2). Link
  • Kamberi, M., Hoxha, F., Shala, M., Shahini, M., & Vehapi, S. (2019). Anxiety predictors among college students in Kosovo. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 24(1). Link
  • Rexhepi, F., Vehapi, S., & Pireva, F., Gashi, B. (2018). Cinematic analysis of the kicking leg velocity and its position during performance of the Mawashi Geri technic on target. IIOAB Journal, 9(3). https://www.iioab.org/IIOABJ_9.S3_1-5.pdf
  • Shaqiri, D., Pireva, F., Vehapi, S., Myrtaj, N., Pireva, A., & Gashi, B. (2017). Differences between basketball players and 15‑year‑old students in some anthropometric features and motor skills. Sport Science, 10(1). http://www.sportscience.ba/pdf/br19.pdf
  • Rushiti, H., & Vehapi, S. (2009). Determination of some motoric abilities based on anthropometric characteristics of male students aged 17. Sport Ekspert – Journal of Applied Physical Education and Sport, 2. http://www.pdfiz.net/k-2933674.html
  • Vehapi, S., Rushiti, H., Salihu, H., & Gllareva, I. (2009). The impact of the anthropometric variables in the manifestation of motoric abilities on male students aged 17. Thesis Kosova, (1).
  • Vehapi, S., Salihu, H., Ahmeti, V., & Zeqiri‑Rexhepi, V. (2009). Reasons for violence in sport. Thesis Kosova, (2).
  • Sokoli, B., Pireva, F., & Vehapi, S. (2012). Efficiency of the ball passes in the final soccer match in the European Championship Euro 2008. Sport Mont – Scientific Journal, (25–27). Link
  • Pireva, A., Vehapi, S., & Pireva, F. (2013). Influence of relevant socio‑psychological factors in final success in the subject of physical education. Sportski Llogos – International Scientific Paper. Link
  • Zenuni, A., & Vehapi, S. (2013). Adaptive cognitive dimension and maladaptive behavioral dimension as motivating factors in school achievement. Thesis, (1).
  • Vehapi, S., Pireva, A., & Pireva, F. (2013). Differences between 12‑year‑old students in parameters of fat mass, explosive strength and speed. Sportski Logos – International Scientific Paper, 21. Link
  • Pireva, F., Pireva, A., & Vehapi, S. (2013). Factor structure and relations of flexibility dimension at 14‑year‑old male students. Sportski Logos – International Scientific Paper, 21. Link
  • Vehapi, S., & Zenuni, A. (2014). The effect of planning, time management, learning and tenacity on students’ school achievement. Philosophica – International Journal of Social and Human Sciences, 1(1–2), 1–276. Tetovo. ISSN 1875-8454
  • Halilaj, B., Gllareva, I., & Vehapi, S. (2014). Repetitive strength among students aged 14. Sport Mont – Journal for Sport, Physical Education and Health, (40–42). Link
  • Sopjani, I., Vehapi, S., Gorani, D., Imeri, M., Vitoja, S., & Tahiri, S. (2016). The relation between depressive symptoms and self-care in patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 in Kosovo. Medical Archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina), 70(6), 425–428. https://doi.org/10.5455/medarh.2016.70.425-428
  • Pireva, F., Vehapi, S., & Pireva, A. (2019). The influence of explosive leg strength on the realisation of specific tasks in basketball. Sport Science, 12(2). https://sportscience.ba/pdf/br24a.pdf
  • Vehapi, S., Pireva, F., & Mikić, B. (2019). Differences between 13‑year‑old boys and girls in the dimension of speed, explosive strength and some body volume parameters. Sport Science, 12(2). https://sportscience.ba/pdf/br24a.pdf
  • Rexhepi, F., Vehapi, S., Gashi, B., & Pireva, F. (2020). Alternative opportunities for conducting physical, sports and recreational activities in the conditions of the COVID‑19 pandemic [Thesis]. Prishtina. https://hrcak.srce.hr/clanak/364920
  • Vehapi, S., Asafova, E., Erdyneeva, K., Tyazhelnikov, A., Zhdanov, S., & Shaidullina, A. (2021). Comparative analysis of mobile learning trends of physical education teaching students: Republic of Kosovo and Russia example. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning, 16(19), 44–58. https://www.learntechlib.org/p/220039/
  • Vehapi, S., Zakirova, C. S., Masalimova, A. R., Khairullina, E. R., Slepneva, E. V., & Reznichenko, S. A. (2022). Investigation of the effects of university field courses on distance education. International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy, 12(2), 20–34. Link
  • Vehapi, S., & Bajrami, R. (2023). Kosovo students’ readiness for online learning during the COVID‑19 pandemic. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning, 18(18), 192–221. Link
  • Pireva, F., Vehapi, S., & Pireva, A. (2024). The impact of extracurricular physical activities on the development of motor skills and anthropometric characteristics in 12‑year school children. Sportske Nauke i Zdravlje, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.7251/SSH2402179P
Conference Presentations
  • Vehapi, S. (2013, Tetovo). Trend and orientation of researches in the field of physical culture in Kosovo, the last ten years [Invited speaker]. International Balkan Symposium in Sport Sciences.
  • Vehapi, S., Shala, Sh., & Pireva, F. (2013, Tetovo). Relations of maximal strength of arms, legs, and body with explosive, repetitive, and static strength among students of the Faculty of Sport Sciences in Prishtina. International Balkan Symposium in Sport Sciences (1st IBSSS).
  • Shala, Sh., & Vehapi, S. (2013, Tetovo). The relations between anthropometric dimensions and motor tests in prediction of motor variables with the system of anthropometric variables (men). International Balkan Symposium in Sport Sciences (1st IBSSS).
  • Vehapi, S. (2014, Tirana). The sport science higher education system in Kosovo. Tirana International Conference in Sports Science: Toward the Future.
  • Ferunaj, P., Rexhepi, F., & Vehapi, S. (2014, Ohrid). Biomechanical description of the clean and jerk style of an elite Albanian weightlifter. First International Scientific Conference.
  • Rexhepi, F., Ferunaj, P., & Vehapi, S. (2014, Barcelona). The velocity and trajectory of leg movement in judo during throwing techniques. 18th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science.
  • Morina, B., Vehapi, S., Halilaj, B., & Gllareva, I. (2014, Skopje). Which forms of leisure time activities do young people from Kosovo aged 13–16 participate in? 1st International Scientific Conference on Research in Physical Education, Sport, and Health.
  • Vehapi, S., & Zenuni, A. (2014, Tetova). The effect of planning, time management, learning, and tenacity on students’ school achievement. International Conference on Social and Human Sciences.
  • Frapwell, A., Tschan, H., Vehapi, S., Bajcinca, S., Turjaka, B., Krasniqi, S., & Berdynaj, R. (2014, Liverpool). The Kosovo Curriculum Framework and implementation: Values, beliefs, and education for transformational and sustainable change. TEESNET 7th Annual Conference, Liverpool Hope University.
  • Morina, B., Vehapi, S., & Koca, A. (2014, Montenegro). The impact of parental involvement in physical activity in the organization of leisure among children aged 13–16 years old in Kosovo. SportMont Conference on Physical Education and Health.
  • Halilaj, B., Gllareva, I., & Vehapi, S. (2014, Montenegro). Repetitive strength among students aged 14. 11th International Scientific Conference on the Transformation Process in Sport: “Sport Performance”.
  • Vehapi, S. (2017, Prishtina). Coordinator of conference. 7th World Conference on Educational Technology (WCETR 2017).
  • Vehapi, S. (2019, Tirana). Keynote speaker. 8th International Conference on Education (IC-ED-2019), Tirana International Conference Centre.
  • Zenuni, A., Pireva, F., & Vehapi, S. (2021, Prishtina). Effect of adaptive and impeding cognitions in academic achievement. International Conference in Sports Sciences.
  • Shkodra, M., Vehapi, S., & Myrtaj, N. (2021, Prishtina). The effect of training programs on functional parameters between two national volleyball teams. International Conference in Sports Sciences.
  • Pireva, F., Vehapi, S., Gashi, B., & Ajvazi, F. (2021, Prishtina). The impact of extracurricular physical activities on the development of motor skills. International Conference in Sports Sciences.
  • Myrtaj, N., Shkodra, M., & Vehapi, S. (2021, Prishtina). The relationship between students’ nutritional status and their physical activity levels. International Conference in Sports Sciences.
Art and Culture

From 2000 to 2010, he served as coach of the volleyball club “Universiteti AAB”, and during this period, he also held an additional role as physical conditioning coach of the Kosovo national volleyball team.

He was a member of the Professional Council of the Volleyball Federation of Kosovo from 2018 to 2022. Since 2020, he has been engaged as a lecturer and instructor at the Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation, where he is responsible for certifying fitness trainers.

Social Sciences - Academic staff
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