Michael Acosta graduated from his Master’s program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His focus is education in post-conflict settings. Currently, he is a Fulbright Education Specialist where he researches the integration of Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptian students in Kosovo higher education institutions. In addition, he collaborates with Roma Versitas Kosovo to support them in research, monitoring, and evaluation.
Previous to Kosovo, he worked in many international settings. His work related competencies include training, monitoring/evaluation, curriculum development, and research. In his free time, he enjoys learning new languages, traveling, and he is constantly reading the news.