AGIM VINCA 1947

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: Agim

Surname: Vinca

Date of birth 22.5.1947

Place of birth Veleshta, Struga – Republic of Macedonia

Nationality Albanian

Adresa 1. Ulpiana E-31 3/4, Prishtina, Kosova
Address 2. “Karaorman”, Lamela C I/7, Struga

Telefoni +381 38 545-765 ( home)
Telephone +377 44 307-160 (mobile)
046 / 788-570 (Struge)

E-mail agimvinca@mailcity.com
agimvinca@gmail.com

Education Primary School (1954-1962), Veleshta

Secondary School – Gymnasium (1962-1966, Struga)

Faculty of Phylology – Albanian Language and Literature (1970)

Magjistratura / Magister of Arts (1974)

Specialization in University of Sorbona, Paris (1977-1978)

Doctor of Philological Sciences (Ph.D.) (1983)

Albanian – mother tongue Languages
Other Languages: French, Serbocroatian, Macedonian (fluent),  English (poor)

Working experience Profesor in secondary school “Braca Miladinovci”-Struga (1971-72)

Faculty of Philology, Prishtina–professor of Albanian Literature (from 1972)

On the academical year of 1998/99 taught in Faculty of Philology in Skopje, and
in May/June 2002 in University “Paris 8”, in Paris (France)

Publications

Author of 15 books – poetry, literary critics, essays and monographies.
Most important poetry books:

Feniksi, Bregu i mallit, Buzedrinas, Arna dhe endrra, Kohe e keqe per liriken etj. - permbledhje me poezi

Most important scientific books:

The structure of the development of modern albanian poetry (1945-1985) (1985, 1997),  Poetry hours (1990), The Albanian literary alternative (1995; 2005),  Course of literary theories (2001),  Pantheon of literary ideas (2002), Contemporary Albaian Literature, (coauthor, 2002, 2003), Fije te pakeputura (2004), Kenga e hapur. Antologji e komentuar (2005).

Member of League of Writers of Kosova; Association of Albanian Writers in Macedonia and Kosova PEN Center

Nominated for member of Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosova

Translated in English, French, German, Italian, Turkish, Arabic, Russian etc.


Positions held:

- Head of Department of Albanian Literature (1996-1998, and Head of
post-graduating studies, Department of Literature (1998-2002), Faculty
of Philology, University of Prishtina

- Vice-Minister of Education and Science in Interim Government of
Kosova (01 Aug 1999 – 31 Jan 2000)

- Co-Head of Department of Education and Science – Interim
Administration Council, UNMIK (01 Feb 2000 – 01 May 2000)

- Member of Board of International Poetic Festival “Struga Poetry Evenings”, 2003-2005

- Full time job at Faculty of Philology, University of Prishtina