Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo

The Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo (Albanian: Akademia e Shkencave dhe e Arteve e Kosovës, Latin: Academia Scientiarum et Artium Kosoviensis) is the national academy of Kosovo.^[a]

Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo

Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo in Pristina
Abbreviation	ASHAK
Formation	1975
Type	National Academy
Purpose	Science, Arts, Academics
Headquarters	Pristina, Kosovo
Location	Kosovo^[a]
Membership	24 regular and 11 associate members (2015^[update])
President	Mehmet Kraja
Main organ	Presidency of the Academy
Website	Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo

History & Organization

The Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo was founded on December 20, 1975, by decision of the Assembly of Kosovo.^[1] Its first president was Esad Mekuli, who is considered to be the father of modern Albanian poetry in Yugoslavia.^[2] The academy is organized in four divisions. Those include the division of linguistics and literature, the division of social sciences, the division of natural sciences and the division of arts.^[3]

Members

 

Old seat of the Academy

The academy has 24 regular and 11 associate members. The current president of the academy is Hivzi Islami, while the vice-president is Pajazit Nushi. Isuf Krasniqi is the general secretary of the academy. The heads of the divisions include Eqrem Basha, Jusuf Bajraktari, Fejzullah Krasniqi and Luan Mulliqi.^[4] Honorary members include personalities like Albanian-American Nobel prize winner Ferid Murad and Mother Teresa.

Annotations

1. ‹The template Kosovo-note is being considered for deletion.›  The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, Kosovo is formally recognised as a sovereign state by 101 UN member states (with another 13 states recognising it at some point but then withdrawing their recognition) and 92 states not recognizing it, while Serbia continues to claim it as a part of its own territory.

References

1. "Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo" (in Albanian). Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo. from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
2. Elsie, Robert (2004). Historical dictionary of Kosova. Scarecrow Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-8108-5309-6. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
3. . Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
4. "Presidency of the Kosova Academy of Sciences and Arts" (in Albanian). Kosova Academy of Sciences and Arts. from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2010.