Cukaj is Vice-Rector for International Cooperation and Quality Development at the University of Applied Sciences in Ferizaj, where he has been a teacher since 2012.

He completed both his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees at the Department of Wood Industry, in the Faculty of Forestry Sciences, at the Agricultural University of Tirana. He is currently completing his Doctorate in the same department.

Before joining the University of Applied Sciences in Ferizaj, he worked in many other public institutions in Kosovo as well as in international organizations.

From 1999-2000, he worked as an assistant in the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR), in Peja, Kosovo.

From 2000-2010, he worked as a senior official and direct supervisor for election processes at the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), in Peja, Kosovo.

From 2011-2013, he was hired as an expert in the field of forestry as Chairman of the Board for Forest Management at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development in Kosovo.

In 2012, he led the office for international cooperation at Haxhi Zeka University in Peja, Kosovo.

From 2014-2018, he led and managed all activities and operations in his capacity of Manager at Post of Kosovo in Peja, Kosovo.

From 2018-2020, he was Secretary General in the Ministry of European Integration, in the Government of the Republic of Kosovo.

In 2021, he led the Agency for the Administration of Seized and Confiscated Assets, within the Ministry of Justice, in the Government of the Republic of Kosovo.

He has also held the position of Co-ordinator for Academic Development and Quality Assurance at University of Applied Sciences in Ferizaj between 2022-2024.

He has given many presentations at various international conferences. He has also published works in well-known international journals and contributed to important international organisations in the fields of forestry and wood industry, restoration of old wooden buildings, management, electoral processes and public administration.

He speaks English, German and Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS) as well as his native Albanian.