Petrit Selimi
Encyclopedia
Petrit Selimi is one of Kosovo
's civil society activists and media experts. Born in Prishtina, Selimi was quite young when in 1995 he co-founded "Postpessimists", the first network of youth NGOs in the former Yugoslavia. The organization later won Global Youth Peace and Tolerance Award.
After finishing studies in Norway, Selimi returned to participate in various civic initiatives, serving as a member of the Board of Directors of George Soros Foundation in Kosovo. He later helped found Balkan Children and Youth Foundation, serving for two terms as a member of the Board of Directors, alongside President Martti Ahtisaari
, CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour
and others.
Selimi was also one of the initial founders of the daily newspaper Express
, serving as the first CEO. In 2004 he founded and still owns Stripdepot, comics bookshop/cafe, situated in downtown Prishtina.
In 2008 Selimi won prestigious Chevening Scholarship
from British Council, continuing media studies at London School of Economics
.
Selimi worked as private public relations consultant in Kosovo, until June 2011, when he got appointed by the Prime Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaci as a Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Kosovo
.
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
's civil society activists and media experts. Born in Prishtina, Selimi was quite young when in 1995 he co-founded "Postpessimists", the first network of youth NGOs in the former Yugoslavia. The organization later won Global Youth Peace and Tolerance Award.
After finishing studies in Norway, Selimi returned to participate in various civic initiatives, serving as a member of the Board of Directors of George Soros Foundation in Kosovo. He later helped found Balkan Children and Youth Foundation, serving for two terms as a member of the Board of Directors, alongside President Martti Ahtisaari
Martti Ahtisaari
Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari is a Finnish politician, the tenth President of Finland , Nobel Peace Prize laureate and United Nations diplomat and mediator, noted for his international peace work....
, CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour
Christiane Amanpour
Christiane Amanpour, CBE is anchor of ABC News's This Week and formerly chief international correspondent at CNN, where she worked for 27 years. She is a Board Member at the IWMF .-Early years:...
and others.
Selimi was also one of the initial founders of the daily newspaper Express
Gazeta Express
Gazeta Express, is a Kosovo newspaper published in Pristina by MediaWorks, a new media company founded in 2005 by a group of senior editors and journalists with financing from IPKO, Kosovo's leading private telecommunications company...
, serving as the first CEO. In 2004 he founded and still owns Stripdepot, comics bookshop/cafe, situated in downtown Prishtina.
In 2008 Selimi won prestigious Chevening Scholarship
Chevening Scholarship
Chevening Scholarship is a prestigious and highly competitive scholarship scheme for international students who demonstrated leadership potential and a commitment to public service. The Chevening Scholarships are named after Chevening House in Kent, the official country residence of the Foreign...
from British Council, continuing media studies at London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
.
Selimi worked as private public relations consultant in Kosovo, until June 2011, when he got appointed by the Prime Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaci as a Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
.
External links
- Profile of Petrit Selimi in Time Magazine 2005
- Petrit Selimi's columns in Daily Express
- Article on Selimi in Dutch webzine
- Interview with Selimi in Balkan Insight magazine, published by BIRN
- Interview with Selimi in Express daily newspaper
- Home page of the comic's inspired cafe, founded by Petrit Selimi
- Blog page of Petrit Selimi, in Kosovotwopointzero, Kosovo's blog generator