
Mevludin Ibish
- Prof. Dr.
- International Balkan University
Prof.Dr. Mevludin IBISH is born in Skopje, North Macedonia. He has finished his bachelor degree in the Faculty of Law, department of Political Sciences at the University of St. Cyril and Methodius (2006), Skopje, Macedonia. He got his master degree in the University of Bologna, Faculty of Political Sciences (2009), Italy and he achieved his PhD degree in the Faculty of Law (2014), Novi Pazar University, Serbia.
He is a Full Professor at the International Balkan University, Skopje, North Macedonia. In the same University, he was the Vice Rector for Education, Academic Affairs and Institutions for more than three years between 2015-2016 and 2022-2024. He was a Professor at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University-Turkiye, department of Political Science and International Relations (2015-2020). He is also the founder of the Balkan Research Center within International Balkan University (2023).
His expertise of research and analyses are the Balkans, Turkiye, the region of Caucasus and the Middle East, given a special attention to new political and regional concepts, political history, political parties, society, religion and political systems.
He has written articles, reports and Op-Eds as well as has given interviews to several media on the Balkans, Turkiye, the Middle East and EU politics: with regard to their political developments, integration, democratization, civil-military relations and political culture.
He has participated in many regional and international conferences as well as panels referring to the Balkans and their relationship with Turkiye, Balkan politics and its development, International Relations and the Middle East, and the EU policies over the Balkans.
Mevludin IBISH is also involved in discussions and analyses that evolve in the international relations with special focus to the decline of liberalism and the reinforcement of realism and defensive realism, as well as observing the role of the International Organizations in the world political dynamics.
Professor Mevludin IBISH with his expertise is also engaged in the private sector and holds the position of the CEO Advisor in the regional company Dauti (2011). He is also a Board member at ALBIZ Foundation (2013) and he is a Co-founder of Solicy, a consultancy Agency (2022).
Mevludin IBISH speaks eight languages, lives in Skopje, North Macedonia; he is married and has three children.