Academic Diaspora: Stockholm University Professor Isa Blumi Joins the University of Prishtina

At its meeting on March 4, 2026, the Senate of the University of Prishtina (UP) approved the affiliation of Professor Isa Blumi from Stockholm University.

Professor Blumi is a Professor of World History and Middle Eastern Studies within Stockholm University’s Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies.

His academic credentials include a PhD in History and Middle Eastern/Islamic Studies from New York University and a Master’s degree in Political Science and Historical Studies from The New School for Social Research in New York.

Prior to joining Stockholm University in 2015, Professor Blumi taught and conducted research at universities in Germany, Belgium, Turkey, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, Albania, and Kosovo.

He is the author of dozens of scholarly articles published in prestigious journals. Professor Blumi is fluent in English, French, Turkish, Ottoman Turkish, and Arabic, with working knowledge of Spanish and Italian, and a basic understanding of German and Dutch.

Professor Blumi is one of three scholars who joined UP through the Senate’s March 2026 session, under the university’s Regulation on Transfer, the "Brain Gain" Program, and Special Cases of Academic Staff Recruitment.

He joins a distinguished group of diaspora academics already affiliated with UP, including Professor Gëzim Visoka (Dublin City University), Dr. Dukagjin Blakaj (Ohio State University), Professor Driton Vllasaliu (King’s College London), Professor Besnik Pula (Virginia Tech), and Professor Zanfina Ademi-Delaney (Monash University, Australia).

The involvement of Professor Blumi and other diaspora scholars is expected to significantly enhance teaching, scientific research, and international collaboration, further raising the global profile of the University of Prishtina.