Genti Kruja is a professor of Sociology of Religion, Intercultural and Interfaith Communication and Interreligious Dialogue at Beder University.

Prof. Kruja holds the administrative position of the Secretary General of the Albania Inter-Religious Council and Vice President of ENIB “Religions for Peace” Europe centered in Berlin. He is participant in “The Study of the United States Institutes (SUSIs) for Religious Pluralism in America” at Seattle University, Washington, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and he is member of Particip GmBH (EEAS), “Global Exchange on Religion in Society” (GERIS) in European Union.

He is also expert of freedom of religion or believe at OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).

Prof. Kruja has participated and contributed to many conferences on Sociology, Education, Freedom of Religion, Interfaith Dialogue, Radicalism and Violent Extremism. He is author of many research articles and book chapters published by leading publishing houses and journals with impact factory as well as author of the book “Albanians Facing the Challenges of Interfaith Understanding”.