The region's language desk, since 2004.
Trankos Consulting is a Kosovo-based language services firm with over two decades of continuous operation from Prishtina, serving institutional, corporate and international-project clients across the Western Balkans.
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Founded in 2004 and operating continuously from Prishtina, Trankos serves institutional, international and corporate clients across the Western Balkans for over two decades.
The firm provides translation, interpreting, multilingual event support, and conference equipment deployment, with established teams covering Albanian, English, Serbian, Macedonian, Bosnian, Turkish, and other regional languages. As the authorised RWS Trados reseller for Kosovo and Albania, Trankos has supplied, installed, and trained users at Kosovo's ministries, courts, the OSCE Mission, and the US Embassy in Kosovo.
Its founder served as Head of Translation and Training within the GTZ/GIZ Support to the Office of the Prime Minister project, founded the Professional Association of Translators 'Poligloti' (ATIP/SHPIP), Kosovo, and has led language and technology projects for the Council of Europe, GIZ, OSCE, the EU Office in Kosovo, the World Bank, and TAIEX.
Where it counts.
Two decades of institutional and EU-funded project work.
Office of the Prime Minister, GTZ/GIZ
As Head of the Translation and Training Component within the GTZ/GIZ Support to the Office of the Prime Minister of Kosovo project (EuropeAid/113827/D/SV/KOS, 2003-2004), Afrim Hyseni managed a EUR 700,000 fund to establish a professional translation unit in the Office of the Prime Minister, recruitment, training, procedures, and the first feasibility study on CAT tool deployment in Kosovo's public sector.
Legal translators & the 'Poligloti' association
As EU Translation Expert on the Support to Legal Translators, Interpreters and Legal Linguists in Kosovo project (EuropeAid/128983/D/SER/XK, 2010-2012), he led training curriculum development, the design of Kosovo's translator certification system, and founded the Professional Association of Translators 'Poligloti' (ATIP/SHPIP), serving as its founding President.
Academic cooperation, AAB College
Trankos maintains a formal cooperation agreement (MoU) with the Faculty of Foreign Languages at AAB College, a partner institution for professional internships, study visits, and translation-technology training, and facilitated the deployment of Trados Studio there to align curricula with European labour market requirements.
Credited in publication.
Roles are preserved exactly as credited in each publication.
Kosovo-Serbia by 2027: Four Most Likely Scenarios
New Social Initiative, 2022.
Witness Protection in the Republic of Kosovo
Centre for Research, Documentation and Publication (CRDP), 2015.
New Apple of Discord: SOC in the Dialogue on Normalization
Kosovo Foundation for Open Society (KFOS), 2024.
Women's Property Inheritance Rights in Kosovo
Kosovar Gender Studies Center / Women's Network.
Credentials & Selected Experience
Real, verifiable credentials and public record, not testimonials.
Credentials
Authorised RWS Trados Reseller
Authorised RWS Trados reseller for Kosovo and Albania. Supplies, implements, and supports Trados Studio and Trados GroupShare; delivers training and workflow consulting.
AI-Assisted Translation Review
Supports AI-assisted translation: review, validation, and quality assurance of AI-generated content.
Academic Cooperation
Cooperation Agreement with AAB College
Cooperation agreement between Trankos and the Faculty of Foreign Languages, AAB College.
Hosted an AAB College Study Visit
Hosted an AAB study visit at Trankos.
External Stakeholder, AAB College English Language BA
Named as an external stakeholder for AAB College's English Language BA (Kosovo Accreditation Agency document).
Guest Lecture, University of Prishtina
Guest lecture at the University of Prishtina, Faculty of Philology, on International Translation Day.
International Translation Day Conference
Co-organiser and participant at the International Translation Day conference (AAB and University of Prishtina; the Kosovo Language Commissioner attended).
Speaking & Thought Leadership
From Natural Language Processing to Large Language Models: Redefining Translation in the Age of AI
Presented at the 2025 AI conference (AAB, Book of Abstracts, May 2025).
D4D "Tuesday Salon" Moderator
Moderated a D4D Tuesday Salon on the use of official languages in Kosovo.
Translation Credits
Kosovo-Serbia by 2027
Translator, New Social Initiative.
Kosovo Women's Network Publications
Translator, multiple publications.
Witness Protection in the Republic of Kosovo
Translator, RECOM.
OSFWB Publication
Translator, Open Society Foundations Western Balkans.
Equipment
Danish DIS Conference System
7+1 interpretation channels, up to 100 delegate seats, six ISO 17651-2 compliant portable booths. Deployable across Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia, and Montenegro.
Put the region's desk on your side.
Long-standing clients include the Council of Europe, GIZ, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, the EU Office in Kosovo, the World Bank, and TAIEX.