Hasanaj is an Associate Professor at the University of Applied Sciences in Ferizaj, a position he has held since 2023. He was previously an Assistant Professor and also held the position of Dean of the Faculty of Tourism and Environment. He has been at the university since 2019.

He completed his Bachelor’s Degree in the Department of Banking and Finance, Faculty of Economics, at the University of Prishtina. He completed his Master’s Degree Management and Finance and same university. In 2008, he completed his second Master’s Degree in Financial Markets and Banking, at the Institute of Banking Studies in collaboration with the University of Pisa, Italy. In 2017, he received his Doctorate in Tourism at the University St. Kliment Ohridski in Bitola, North Macedonia.

From 2001-2006, he worked for as a Project Manager for the Italian NGO, CELIM Milano, in Gjakova. From 2006-2015, he held the position of Legal Representative and Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Microfinance Institution, GOAL, in Gjakova, as well as the position of Director of the Finance Department at LESNA, in Prishtina, from 2008-2010.

From 2012-2017, he served as Managing Director at the Gjon N. Kazazi Centre for Education and Professional Counselling. From 2018-2019, he was Dean at Iliria College, Prishtina, and taught for many years the University of Prizren in the field of Economics.

He has been consulted as an external expert at the National Authority of Qualifications, with whom he continues to collaborate since August 2018. He has participated and presented in a series of international conferences, organised by various universities in Kosovo and the region. He has published a significant number of papers in local and international scientific journals. His numerous engagements in education, research and professional projects make him a well-known figure in the field of economics and tourism.

He speaks Italian and English as well as his native Albanian. He has a basic knowledge of German.