In Residence
Current Courses
Cybersecurity and Privacy Law
Vigjilenca Abazi is tenured Assistant Professor of European Law at Maastricht University, The Netherlands.
Previously, Dr. Abazi was a resident Fellow at Yale Law School – Information Project Society (2019), Emile Nöel Fellow at NYU School of Law (2018), and Fulbright Scholar at Columbia Law School (2014). She holds PhD and LLM degrees from University of Amsterdam and LLM degree from Yale Law School.
In 2020, The Royals Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences named Dr Abazi the recipient of its Early Career Award for her innovative scientific contribution and policy impact. In 2018, Dr Abazi was awarded the prestigious VENI research grant by the Dutch Research Council, granted to ‘outstanding researchers who display a striking talent for scientific research’.
Dr Abazi’s work includes five (co)authored books and over 30 scientific peer-reviewed publications in leading international journals. Upon invitation, she has given over 40 lectures and talks at universities worldwide including at Harvard Law School, Oxford University, European University Institute, University of Tokyo, FGV Brazil, Sciences Po Paris.
On issues of privacy, cybersecurity, and whistleblowing, her legal advise was sought by the United Nations, Council of Europe, and various European institutions. She co-drafted the model European law on whistleblower protection and is an honorary appointee at the Government Accountability Project in Washington D.C.