Elona Karafili

Dr.

ELONA KARAFILI

Departament: 
Research Center in Architecture, Engineering and Design
Contact:
elona_karafili@universitetipolis.edu.al

ACADEMIC PROFILE

Dr. Elona Karafili is a qualified expert in urban finance and economics with a wide range of experience, including several leadership roles. Dr. Karafili has experience in project management, Horizon2020, Erasmus+ KA1 and Erasmus+ KA2. She has been a lecturer and researcher for 15 years at POLIS University. He was the head of the Internal Quality Assurance Unit and is currently the Vice Rector for Projects and Innovation at POLIS University.
Dr. Karafili has participated in many international projects as a project manager, has several publications in local and international scientific journals, and has participated in numerous national and international conferences. Her areas of interest and expertise are regional economic development, local and regional innovation systems, and business-academia collaboration.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Karafili, E. (2021) “Cluster Dynamics in Transition Economies – the case of Albania”, Springer, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69842-3

Karafili, E.; Bregasi, L. (2017); “Cluster Policies as an Instrument for Evolutionary Planning”, Urbanistica Dossier, Monographic Journal, INU – Istituto Nazionale di Urbanistica, ISBN 978-88-7603-174-8, pp 165-172

Nientied, P.; Karafili, E. (2016); “Towards a Pragmatic Perspective on Business Innovation in Western Balkan Countries: The Case of Albania”, International Journal of Business and Management, Canadian Center of Science and Education, DOI 10.5539/ijbm.v11n3p193

Karafili, E.; Marku, E. (2015) Identities of a Peri-Urban Habitat; The potential for agricultural cluster development in Tirana Book of Proceedings of AESOP 2015 Congress “Definite Space – Fuzzy Responsibility”, ISBN 978-80-01-05782-7, Prague, pp 1975 – 1985

Karafili, E.; Jojic S. (2015) “Place Branding: A logo and slogan design to brand Albania”, Forum A + P Journal, 15h Edition, ISSN 2227-7994, Tirana, pp 166 – 173