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Justina Pula | |
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 Pula in 2011 | |
| President of the Kosova Academy of Sciences and Arts | |
| Assumed office 19 December 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Mehmet Kraja |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 (age 72–73) Pristina, Yugoslavia |
| Alma mater | University of Pristina University of Zagreb |
Justina Shiroka Pula (born 1953) is a Kosovan economist and academic who has been serving as the first woman President of the Kosova Academy of Sciences and Arts since 2025. She was one of the speculated candidates in the 2026 Kosovan presidential election, and previously served as Minister of Energy and Mining and member of the Assembly of Kosovo.
Early life
[edit]Pula was born in 1953 in Pristina, then Yugoslavia.[1][2] She graduated with a degree in economics from the University of Pristina in 1976, and graduated in the theory and politics of development economics in 1984 from the University of Zagreb.[2][1] In 1977, Pula obtained her PhD from the Faculty of Economics in Pristina with a thesis entitled Demographic Investments and Economic Development of Kosovo.[2]
Career
[edit]She began working at the Central Bank of Kosovo after graduating, and has been a lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Pristina since 1978.[1]
She has spent her professional career in financial and educational institutions, as well as leading various NGOs in the country.[1] Between 2008 and 2011 she served as Minister of Energy and Mining, and between 2011 and 2014 as a member of the Assembly of Kosovo.[1]
In 2016, Pula was elected a corresponding member of the Kosova Academy of Sciences and Arts and, since 2018, has served as secretary of the Social Sciences Section and a member of the board.[1] In 2020, she was elevated to full academic membership of the Academy. [1] On 19 December 2025, Pula was elected president of the Academy by the institution's assembly, becoming the first woman to hold the office.[1]
On 4 March 2026, media outlets reported that the PDK had proposed her as a potential candidate for the 2026 Kosovan presidential election. However, both Pula and PDK leadership denied the claims that same day.[3][4]
Works
[edit]- (2013). “Decision-Making Processes” (co-authored with B. Krasniqi), Pristina: Institute of Economic Research, “Globus” (201 pp.): ISBN 978-9951-582-06-3.
- (2007). “Linear Programming Transport Methods”, Pristina: University of Pristina (302 pp.): ISBN 9951-00-044-4 .
- (2006). “Management and Decision-Making” (co-authored with I. Kuka and Krasniqi, B.), Pristina: University of Pristina (399 pp.): ISBN 9951-00-057-6 .
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Justina Pula is elected president of the Kosovo Academy of Sciences and Arts, the first woman to head this institution". Reporteri. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Justina Shiroka-Pula elected president of the Kosovo Academy of Sciences and Arts". Koha Ditore. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- ↑ "Justina Pula, PDK's "proposal" for president". Koha Ditore. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- ↑ "Justina Pula: Asnjë anëtar i PDK-së nuk më ka kontaktuar – jam mirë në Akademi" [Justina Pula: No member of the PDK has contacted me – I’m fine at the Academy]. Gazeta Blic (in Albanian). 4 March 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- 1953 births
- Living people
- People from Pristina
- University of Pristina alumni
- Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb alumni
- Members of the Kosova Academy of Sciences and Arts
- Women's firsts
- Kosovan economists
- Kosovan women academics
- Women government ministers of Kosovo
- Government ministers of Kosovo
- 21st-century Kosovan women politicians
- 21st-century Kosovan politicians