About the Candidate
Baton serves as the Acting Dean at PECB University, as well as its Director of Academic Affairs. His extensive background in academia includes teaching both undergraduate and graduate level courses. He is further dedicated to enhancing higher education through his continuous improvement initiatives, mainly in quality assurance roles. With a unique combination of business consulting and economic research experience, he has authored various policy papers and overseen projects linked to education, economic growth and entrepreneurship. Baton has earned two Master’s degrees from Uppsala University and ICN Business School in International Management & Business Studies, plus a professional Master’s degree from the University of Bologna. Additionally he is a certified ISO 9001 Implementer and Auditor.
Education
Joint Degree with 1st Degree Master from University of Bologna
Joint Degree with Master of Science in International Management from ICN Business School
Experience
• Managing and overseeing study programs, ensuring compliance with institutional, state, and federal policies and regulations
• Leading the Institutional and Program Accreditation, advising the Board on accreditation requirements and ensuring that the institution meets those requirements
• Leading the design, development, and maintenance of the study programs
• Overseeing the operating units of the institution, including the registrar, human resources, finances, marketing, library, course development / eLearning, and information technology
• Developing and implementing systems and processes to establish and maintain records for the institution
• Overseeing the Student Affairs, enrollment office, and graduating office
• Planning and implementing faculty training & development activities and events
• Leading the eLearning transition process from synchronous live lectures to a hybrid synchronous/asynchronous course delivery model
• Updating competency-based rotation goals and objectives, and distributing them to the board, administrative staff, and Faculty
• Leading the development and implementation of policies and procedures in order to ensure efficient operations of university programs and adopting to institutional change and regulatory requirements
• Overseeing the Academic Partnership program as well as Inter-Institutional Partnership efforts
• Overseeing the implementation of the integrated SIS platform
• Participating as a non-voting member and reporting to the Steering Committee and the Board of Directors
• Managed and oversaw study programs, ensuring compliance with institutional, state, and federal policies and regulations
• Led the Institutional and Program Accreditation, advising the Board on accreditation requirements and ensuring that the institution meets those requirements
• Led the design, development, and maintenance of the study programs
• Developed and implemented systems and processes to establish and maintain records for the institution
• Oversaw the Student Affairs, enrollment office, and graduating office
• Planned and implemented faculty training & development activities and events
• Led the development and implementation of policies and procedures in order to ensure efficient operations of university programs and adopting to institutional change and regulatory requirements
• Directly oversaw the Academic Partnership program as well as Inter-Institutional Partnership efforts
• Participated as a non-voting member and reported to the Steering Committee
• Lectured mandatory online course ‘Leadership and Organizational Behavior’ and ‘Project Management’
• Developed/updated the syllabus, course materials, and course-related handouts
• Evaluated, recorded, and documented student academic progress via assignments, course deliverables, and examinations
• Supervised student MBA theses upon request
• Participated in thesis and/or complaint committees upon request, as a committee member or chair
• Project coordinator in Policy Research activities subsidized by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in Kosovo:
o PROJECT 1: Market Research on the effectiveness of Professional Education in preparing the youth for the labor market
o PROJECT 2: Raising awareness regarding OECD’s PISA Test in Kosovo – as the newest participant country in this standardized testing scheme
• Planned the project activities, managed the project team, and implemented the project
• Reported to the Ministry regarding the project results
• Held course seminars for undergraduate-level courses: “Principles of Marketing” and “Business Ethics”
• Developed course materials and course-related handouts
• Evaluated, recorded, and documented student academic progress via assignments and course deliverables
• Assisted the Course Supervisor in examining, proctoring, and evaluating students
• Lectured and held course seminars for undergraduate & graduate-level courses: “International Business”, “Transnational Corporations and the Global Economic Environment”, “Principles of Microeconomics”, and “Principles of Macroeconomics”
• Developed/updated the syllabus, course materials, and course-related handouts
• Evaluated, recorded, and documented student academic progress via assignments, course deliverables, and examinations
• Supervised student Bachelor theses upon request
• Led the Institutional and Program Accreditation, advising the Board on accreditation requirements and ensuring that the institution meets those requirements
• Coordinated accreditation milestones with the Accreditation and Licensure bodies and reported on behalf of the institution
• Applied the educational standards stipulated by the Bologna Process, the European Education Area, and ENQA to the teaching process and study programs offered by the institution
• Acted as an internal auditor/business process improvement officer for the institution
• Led the development and implementation of policies and procedures in order to ensure efficient operations of university programs and adopting to institutional change and regulatory requirements
• Lectured and held course seminars for undergraduate & graduate-level courses: “International Business” and “Business Ethics”
• Developed/updated the syllabus, course materials, and course-related handouts
• Evaluated, recorded, and documented student academic progress via assignments, course deliverables, and examinations
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