Igballe Miftari-Fetishi, PhD, is an Associate professor of English and Linguistics at International Balkan University, Skopje, North Macedonia. She received her MA and PhD in English Language Teaching (ELT) from the South East European University (SEEU), Tetovo, North Macedonia. Her work experience includes 18 years of teaching ELT to university students, research and published papers, chapters in edited books, and a published book. She is currently Dean of the Faculty of Education at International Balkan University. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Education and Philology and a member of the self-evaluation and ethical committees at IBU. Her research interests include contemporary teaching, teacher professional development, language and assessment, planning and instruction, as well as second language acquisition. She is the author of two books: "Defining Reading Comprehension From a Different Perspective: A Case Study With Higher Institutions in North Macedonia" (2022) and "An Integrated Approach to Academic Reading" (2025).