Isa Memishi is a professor in the Department of Oriental Studies at the Faculty of Philology, University of Prishtina. He has extensive experience in academic leadership, having served as Head of Department for more than a decade and as Vice-Dean of the Faculty for four years.

Beyond his work at the University of Prishtina, Prof. Dr. Memishi has held academic appointments at several universities across the region. From 2008 to 2013, he was a lecturer at Trakya University in Edirne, Turkey. Between 2014 and 2017, he taught in the Department of Oriental Languages at the Faculty of Philosophy, State University of Tetovo, while from 2017 to 2020, he lectured at the Faculty of Islamic Studies in Prishtina. These appointments have contributed to strengthening inter-university collaboration and advancing Arabic and Oriental studies across the region.

Among his most significant scholarly achievements is the Arabic–Albanian Dictionary, a two-volume work containing more than 110,000 lexical entries, published in 2011 and 2014. Both editions have sold out. For approximately a decade, the dictionary has also been accessible online through www.arabisht-shqip.com. Plans are underway to develop dedicated iOS and Android applications, subject to securing the necessary financial support.

He is the author of Modern Standard Arabic Grammar (2025) and has translated numerous classical and contemporary works of Arabic literature into Albanian. His translations include Kalila wa Dimna by Ibn al-Muqaffa, The Shell by Mustafa Khalifa, Minor Detail by Adania Shibli, The House of Palms by Tarek El-Tayeb, Only Five Minutes: Nine Years in Syrian Prisons by Hiba al-Dabbagh, and the fourth volume of Sahih al-Bukhari.

His scholarly research focuses primarily on Oriental studies, with particular emphasis on Arabic language and literature, translation theory and practice, Arabic–Albanian lexicography, Arabic grammar, and cultural relations between the Arab and Albanian worlds. Through his research and translations, he seeks to advance Arabic studies and strengthen intercultural dialogue.

Prof. Dr. Memishi has published numerous scholarly articles in international academic journals and participated in scientific conferences in Kosovo and abroad. His contributions have received significant recognition, including the Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding (2017), awarded for his contribution to Arabic lexicography through the Arabic–Albanian Dictionary. In 2019, he received the Pjetër Bogdani Award for Best Translated Work, presented by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports of the Republic of Kosovo, for his Albanian translation of Mustafa Khalifa's novel The Shell.

His work is guided by a commitment to building bridges between Arab and Albanian cultures through high-quality literary translation, Oriental studies, and a deeper mutual understanding of their respective cultural traditions.

He continues to devote his scholarly and creative efforts to translating Arabic literature into Albanian.