During 1-3rd of March, the 17th Generation of School for Political Studies held its first Module State and Society: Identity, Governance and Political Order. The lecturers of the Seminar were: Fatmir Sejdiu, Fisnik Korenica, Ermal Hasimja, Blerim Shala, Anton Vukpalaj, Blendi Ceka, Ramadan Ilazi and Besnik Tahiri.

Delegation of Kosovar MPs - represented by Ms. Sala Berisha Shala and Ms. Hykmete Bajrami, and Prishtina Institute for Political Studies - represented by Ms. Leonora Kryeziu attended the 3rd SEE Parliamentary Forum on Energy Efficiency and Climate organized by GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe - Energy Efficiency. This meeting was held in Brussels on 19 February, simultaneously with the Energy Community Parliamentary Plenum.

From 3 to 5 December, the delegation of MPs of the Republic of Kosovo, made of Ms. Sala Berisha Shala, Mr. Liburn Aliu and Mrs. Mimoza Kusari were welcomed in Montenegro, where they held meetings; with MPs from the Parliament of Montenegro, headed by Mr. Genc Nimanbegu and Mr. Predrag Sekulić, as well as with the Director of the Energy Efficiency Directorate in the Government of Montenegro, Mr. Marko Radulović.
 

PIPS participated in the 2nd South-East Europe Parliamentary Forum on Energy Efficiency and Climate, held on 27 November in Skopje, organized by GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe - Energy Efficiency. MPs and representatives of civil society from 6 countries of the region participated in the Forum.

In the final of World Forum for Democracy, participants from Prishtina School for Political Studies were certified by the Council of Europe, upon successfully completing the program.

On 26th of October Pristina Institute for Political Studies published "The Annual Review of Kosovo’s Foreign Affairs", which is drafted for the first time by Prishtina Institute for Political Studies. The annual report drafted by PIPS discusses all important aspects of Kosovo’s foreign policy and state recognition, including bilateral and multilateral recognition, EU integration and normalization of relations with Serbia in 2018.