Blerim Berisha
Research assistant
Member of the working group Human Geography with a focus on economic geography
Blerim Berisha has been pursuing his doctorate at the Institute of Geography at the University of Osnabrück in the ECORISK Graduate College since October 2024. In his dissertation, he examines how farmers perceive systemic risks and how this affects their decisions when choosing and applying agricultural practices.
During his bachelor's and master's studies at Georg August University of Göttingen, Blerim Berisha worked as a tutor in both economic geography and empirical teaching research. As a student assistant in the ENLIGHT exchange project, he gained his first experience of interdisciplinary and international cooperation in science and became part of international networks such as the German-Baltic Youth Exchange Network.
As part of his master's thesis, which combined economic and development geography approaches, he examined the role of remittances as an income and survival strategy in rural regions of the Western Balkans.
As part of his master's thesis, which combined economic and development geography approaches, he examined the role of remittances as an income and survival strategy in rural regions of the Western Balkans.
In addition to his research, Blerim Berisha is a passionate and committed science communicator. He is convinced that scientific findings should not gather dust in laboratories or journals, but should actively feed into social discourse to enable informed decisions and a better understanding of our world. Using creative and entertaining approaches, he has already successfully presented the ECORISK Research Training Group and his own research at FameLab and Science Slams, inspiring people to take an interest in the topic.
