Etleva Blakaj is Vice-Rector for Cooperation with Industry, Practical Work and Commercial Activities at the University of Applied Sciences in Ferizaj, where she has worked as a lecturer since 2018. From 2023-2024, she also held the title of Co-ordinator for International Cooperation.

She completed her Bachelor’s Degree in 2001 in the Department of German Language and Literature, Faculty of Philology, at the University of Prishtina in Kosovo, and her Master’s Degree in 2016 at the same institution. She has been pursuing her Doctorate in the field of Linguistics at University of Prishtina since 2016.

From 2002-2007, she worked as a German language teacher for various institutions in Prishtina, Kosovo; including the Europäische Schule from 2002-2003, the Sami Frashëri Gymnasium from 2003-2005 and the American School of Kosova from 2005-2007.

From 2007-2008, she worked as a deputy of the Austrian Emissary for Education and Culture in Kosovo, in which she dealt with the implementation of various projects in the field of education. From 2008-2012, she continued her work at the Austrian Embassy in Kosovo, where she was employed as a translator and personal assistant to the Ambassador.

From 2012-2018, she was the head of the office of World University Service (WUS) Austria in Kosovo. During this period, she was the leader of the project “Higher KOS – Promotion of Higher Education and Science in Kosovo” and of the ALLED project “Harmonisation of Education with Labour Market Requirements”, as well as many TEMPUS projects.

She was a lecturer at the University of Mitrovica from 2016-2018, as well as at AAB College from 2017-2021.

In 2015, she was engaged as an expert by the National Qualifications Authority, where she evaluates German language programs offered by private foreign language schools. She has participated in several national and international conferences and has published papers in international journals.

She speaks English, German and Serbian as well as her native Albanian.