About Trankos Consulting
Trankos Consulting is a Kosovo-based language services firm established in 2004, with over two decades of continuous operation serving institutional, corporate, and international-project clients across the Western Balkans.
As Key International Expert on GTZ/GIZ and EU-funded language projects, authorised RWS Trados reseller for Kosovo and Albania, named external stakeholder in Kosovo state accreditation processes, founding president of the Professional Association of Translators 'Poligloti' (ATIP/SHPIP), Kosovo (est. with EU support; served approx. 2013–2016; association remains active), and provider of conference interpreting equipment to the region's leading international organisations, Trankos brings a depth of institutional experience and owned infrastructure that few regional firms can match.
Long-standing clients include the Council of Europe, GIZ, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, the EU Office in Kosovo, the World Bank, and TAIEX.
The firm
Trankos Consulting is a Kosovo-based language services firm founded in 2004 and operating continuously from Prishtina, serving 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.
The firm maintains a formal academic cooperation agreement with AAB College, is recognised as an external industry stakeholder by the Kosovo Accreditation Agency, and contributes to regional translation-technology research, most recently through the 2025 presentation "From Natural Language Processing to Large Language Models: Redefining Translation in the Age of AI."
RWS Trados credentials
Authorised RWS Trados reseller for Kosovo and Albania.
Certifications: Trados Studio 2022, Level 1; SDL Trados Studio 2019 for Project Managers; SDL Trados Studio 2019 for Translators, Advanced; SDL Post Editing Certification.
Sources RWS partner page · Certification record
Selected experience
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, covering recruitment, training, procedures, and the first feasibility study on CAT tool deployment in Kosovo's public sector.
Legal translators and the 'Poligloti' association
As EU Translation Expert on the SOFRECO-implemented 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), Kosovo, serving as its founding President (approx. 2013–2016; association remains active under current president Bruno Neziraj).
Academic cooperation, AAB College
Trankos Consulting maintains a formal cooperation agreement (MoU) with the Faculty of Foreign Languages at AAB College, signed by Afrim Hyseni, establishing Trankos as a partner institution for professional internships, study visits, and translation-technology training. As the authorised RWS Trados reseller, Trankos facilitated the deployment of Trados Studio at AAB College to align university curricula with European labor market requirements.
Sources Cooperation agreement · Study visit · Trados at AAB
International Translation Day
Trankos Consulting co-organised the International Translation Day conference alongside AAB College and the Faculty of Philology at the University of Prishtina. Afrim Hyseni presented industry perspectives on technological competencies for translators, alongside the Office of the Language Commissioner and faculty leadership.
Sources AAB College · University of Prishtina, Faculty of Philology
Kosovo Accreditation Agency
Trankos Consulting is named as an external industry stakeholder in the official Kosovo Accreditation Agency evaluation report for the AAB College English Language Bachelor of Arts programme (published at akreditimi.rks-gov.net).
Sources Evaluation report (PDF)
Certified translations
Trankos maintains active membership with the KJC-certified linguist network and works with certified translators and interpreters whenever officially certified translations are required.
Selected Translation and Editorial Credits
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.
Contact
Contact Trankos Consulting for translation, interpreting, multilingual event support, conference equipment, or language-project enquiries in Kosovo and the Western Balkans, by phone, email, WhatsApp, or the quote form below.