Month: May 2021

Partin Pruthi is a legal expert specializing in Finance, Information Technology, and Data Protection. He serves on the Board of ILG as the Treasurer, and is committed to ensuring long-term sustainability of the School.
He also currently serves as the Head of the Legal Department at TEB in Kosovo. In this capacity, he leads the bank’s legal operations and also represents TEB in the Legal Committee of the Kosovo Banking Association, where he holds the position of Chairman.
His professional focus encompasses finance, corporate governance, compliance, cybersecurity, AI, and blockchains, areas in which he has provided counsel to numerous startups and established companies in Kosovo to mitigate legal risks and streamline operations. Additionally, Partin contributes to the development of legal infrastructure in Kosovo through his involvement in various committees and initiatives aimed at advancing the banking sector’s legal framework.

Paddy Siyanga Knudsen is a Development Economist with over 20 years of professional experience in development cooperation and public policy. She lived in Kosovo, with two children in ILG for 3 years until 2023. She serves on various professional boards including school board in Kosovo and Germany (IB schools). Paddy has lived and worked in Zambia, Tanzania, China, Malaysia, Kosovo and now in Germany.

Marc Abrioux Born in France, educated in that country, in the UK and in Canada, Marc Abrioux considers himself to be fully bilingual . Having started to teach the IB Diploma a few years after its introduction, he has occupied several positions in national and international schools, including that of Head of two IB World Schools. Since his retirement, in addition to contributing to the development of IB programmes as an examiner, author, workshop leader and team leader for IB authorization and evaluation visits, Dr Abrioux has served as a consultant to numerous schools across the world.