EUROPEAN PROJECTS
Avancimi i të Diplomuarve dhe zhvillimi i kapaciteteve universitare në Shqipëri/ GRADUA
Projekti do të mbështesë universitetet shqiptare duke krijuar një model të përputhjes së kërkesës me ofertën, bazuar në databazën e të diplomuarve nëpërmjet: mbledhjes së të dhënave për performancën e diplomuar; lehtësimin e bashkëpunimit midis IAL-ve dhe biznesit; lehtësimi i vendosjes së të diplomuarve në tregun e punës. Informacioni aktual në Shqipëri në fakt është mjaft i shpërndarë për një monitorim të vazhdueshëm dhe efektiv mbi sistemin e trajnimit, tregun e punës dhe lidhjen midis tyre, dhe për të parashikuar kërkesat e aftësive të nevojave të tregut të punës. Projekti do të mbështesë kështu universitetet shqiptare duke krijuar një model të përputhjes së kërkesës së integruar të kërkesës bazuar në bazën e të dhënave të të diplomuarve (në modelin e zhvilluar në Itali) përmes:
i) grumbullimin dhe analizimin e të dhënave për performancën e diplomuar dhe universitetet, lëshimin e dokumentacionit të besueshëm, të vazhdueshëm dhe të azhurnuar për vlerësimin e sistemit të arsimit të lartë në mbështetje të procesit të reformës në vazhdim;
ii) lehtësimin e bashkëpunimit ndërmjet institucioneve të arsimit të lartë dhe botës së biznesit (shërbimet online të bazuara në TI janë zhvilluar dhe vënë në dispozicion të të diplomuarve, stafit dhe firmave universitare);
iii) lehtësimin e vendosjes së të diplomuarve në tregun e punës
Partneri kryesor: Universiteti Bujqësor i Tiranës (AUT-UBT)
Partnerët:
Universiteti i Tiranës (UT)
Universiteti i Arteve Tiranë (UART)
Universiteti Politeknik i Tiranës (PUT)
Universiteti i Mjekësisë, Tiranë (UMT)
Universiteti Europian i Tiranës (UET)
Universiteti Polis (U_POLIS)
Universiteti Katolik “Zonja e Këshillit të Mirë” (UniKZKM)
Albanian University (AU)
Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna (UNIBO)
Università degli Studi di Siena (UNISI)
University of Barcelona (UB)
University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL)
Dhoma e Tregtisë dhe Industrisë, Tiranë (CCIT)
Consorzio Interuniversitario AlmaLaurea (AL)
Ministria e Arsimit, Rinisë dhe Sporteve (MARS)
Associated partners: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP
Website i Projektit: graduaproject.com
Person kontakti:
Dr. Ketrina Çabiri Mijo
[email protected]
IT Governance for Albanian Universities/ ITG4AU
Objektivi i përgjithshëm i projektit është të rrisë kapacitetet e qeverisjes në IAL në Shqipëri dhe të kontribuojë në bashkëpunimin midis BE-së dhe vendeve partnere. Disa nga aktivitetet e planifikuara përfshijnë kryerjen e trajnimit në ITG për punonjësit e universitetit duke përfshirë akademikë dhe punëtorë të tjerë; të kryejë trajnime në ITG për industrinë shqiptare; të ndërtojë një kornizë ITG të përshtatur për 4 universitete shqiptare.
Ky projekt synon të mbledhë një grup hulumtuesish nga katër universitete me një përvojë të gjerë në zhvillimin dhe vendosjen e modeleve kornizë të ITG (ITG) (përfshirë ITG4U dhe dFogIT) nga 3 vende të ndryshme (SPA, GER dhe NOR) për të zhvilluar, përshtatur dhe testuar një kornizë e re ITG që do të zbatohet në IAL në Shqipëri. Rezultatet e pritshme të këtij projekti përfshijnë një model të qeverisjes më të mirë për IT në IAL në Shqipëri, si dhe një modernizim të përgjithshëm të proceseve të qeverisjes për IAL-të dhe një kontribut i bashkëpunimit midis BE-së dhe Shqipërisë. Objektivat specifike të projektit janë:
1. Kryen module të specializuara të trajnimit për ndërtimin e modeleve të ITG në universitetet shqiptare 2.ITG është treguar si një lehtësues për të prodhuar ROI më të lartë të ndërmarrjeve, që vijnë nga zhvillimi i mëtejshëm i aseteve IT. Këto trajnime do të rezultojnë në një lidhje më të madhe midis universiteteve moldave dhe palëve të interesuara ekonomike dhe sociale 3. Hartimi i kornizave të ITG-ve, të përshtatura për secilin institucion, për pjesëmarrësit e projektit 4. Ndërtimi i aftësive dhe mjeteve për të siguruar qëndrueshmërinë e projektit IT qeveritar përtej 5.Vendos zinxhirin e vlerës së IT në IAL dhe Treguesit kryesorë të Performace (KPI).
Partner kryesor: Universiteti de les Illes Balears (UIB) Spanjë;
Partnerët:
Universiteti de Almería (UAL) Spanjë
SRH Hochschule Berlin (SRH) Gjermani
Østfold University College (Hiof) Norvegji
Universiteti Politeknik i Tiranës, Shqipëri
Universiteti Aleksandër Moisiu (UAMD) Durrës, Shqipëri
Universiteti Europiani Tiranës (UET) Shqipëri
Universiteti i Tiranës (UT) Shqipëri
Website i Projektit: itg4au.eu
Person kontakti:
Dr. Ketrina Çabiri Mijo
Integrating and validating practical entrepreneurship skills in engineering and ICT studies – REBUS
Erasmus+ Key Action 2 on Capacity Building in Higher Education
The present project aims at developing, testing, validating and mainstreaming holistic and needs driven open learning modules to promote entrepreneurship competences of graduates of ICT, engineering and other technical studies from the Western Balkans and Russia at the interface of academic education and learning in practice business contexts.
The project direct outputs include prepared different forms of modular, practice-oriented entrepreneurship training, a validation system comprising a suite of entrepreneurship-related competences descriptions and its connection to formal validation and accreditation systems (ECTS) and certification systems (EUROPASS), extensions of existing curricula of bachelor, master and doctoral studies to foster innovation and entrepreneurship, student clubs focused to entrepreneurship activities, organized competitions in preparing best business plan, accompanied with mentoring, training, business simulations, workshops, conferences and real projects to assist development of students’ innovative ideas.
The project partners are: Mechanical Engineering Faculty University of Sarajevo, FBiH / UNSA; dieBerater / dB; University FH JoanneumGesellschaft M.B.H / FH JOANNEUM; Blended learning institutions’ cooperative – blinceG; University of Duisburg Essen / UDE; University of Palermo / UNIPA; Mechanical Engineering Faculty University of East Sarajevo, RS / UES; European University of Tirana / UET; University of Elbasan “Aleksander Xhuvani” / UEAXH; Universum College Prishtinë / UC; “KadriZeka” University in Gjilan / KZUG; Mechanical Engineering Faculty University of Montenegro, Podgorica / UOM; Volga State University of Technology / Volga Tech; Siberian State University of Telecommunications and Informatics / SIBSUTIS
For more on Erasmus+http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/index_en.htm
For Erasmus+ in Albania http://erasmusplus.al/
Project Manager in UET
Dr. Ketrina Çabiri Mijo
[email protected]
Financial management, Accounting and Controlling curricula development for capacity building of public administration / FINAC
Erasmus+ Key Action 2 on Capacity Building in Higher Education
For the second year since the Erasmus+ Programme was launched in 2014, the European University of Tirana has succeeded in the Key Action 2 Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education. European Commission has awarded to UET a new project starting 15th October 2016. The new project central focus is on curricula development for financial management, accounting and controlling for capacity building of public administration in Serbia and Albania. The project is led by the University of Belgrade.
The central aim of “Financial management, accounting and controlling for capacity building of public administration” (FINAC), is to contribute to the higher quality of budgeting, money management, finance management, accounting and control, in the Albanian and Serbian public administration. The project specific objectives are: (i) to design and develop three new master degree programmes in Serbia and two new master degree programmes in Albania in the field of financial management, accounting and controlling for capacity building of public administration in Albania and Serbia; (ii) to provide trainings at university centers/institutes for public administration employees in Serbia and Albania; (ii) Modernization of one master degree programee in the field of public financial management in Serbia.
The project will contribute to better controlling procedure and higher level of transparency of finance and accounting in public administration which is in line with the National priorities, and principles of the EU accession of regional countries.
The project partners are: University of Belgrade, European University of Tirana, University of Kragujevac, State University of Novi Pazar, Singidunum University, Ministry of Public Adminsitration and Local Self Government, Belgrade, Centre for Educational Policies, University of Shkodra Luigj Gurakuqi, University of Split, Marconi University, Masaryk University, Faculty of Economics at Matej Bel University.
For more visit the project webpage: www.finac.org.rs
For more on Erasmus+ http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/index_en.htm
For Erasmus+ in Albania http://erasmusplus.al/
FINAC Newsletter No. 2
FINAC Newsletter No. 3
FINAC Newsletter No. 4
FINAC Newsletter No. 5
FINAC Newsletter No. 6
Project Manager in UET
Dr. Blerjana Bino
[email protected]
Erasmus + Curriculum Development for European Master in Political Science (EUROPS)
Erasmus + KA2 for Capacity Building in Higher Education
Erasmus + is a European Union (EU) program that financially supports a range of activities in the fields of Education, Training, Youth and Sports for the period 2014-2020. Erasmus + builds on the experience and success of previous EU education programs (Tempus, Erasmus Mundus, Alfa, Edulink etc) and supports international exchanges of students, academic and administrative staff, the circulation of best practices among educational institutions and strengthening the links between education and the labor market. The program is prepared by the European Commission and implemented by the Executive Agency for Education, Media and Culture (EACEA) in Brussels, National Agencies (NA) set up in each Program Country and Erasmus National Offices in Partner Countries such as Albania.
The Erasmus + project: “The development of the European Master in Political Science (Europs) curriculum” led by the University of Salzburg – Department of Political Science and Sociology, aims to develop a MA degree in Political Science accredited by all partners included in the project. The project lasts for two years beginning October 2015 and the European University of Tirana plays the role of leader of the work package 10 – Dissemination.
EuroPS has built a joint master degree in Political Science between the European Union and Western Balkans universities. The project consortium has launched a call for applications for students for the academic year 2017-2018. The program is already known as PoSIG, the Joint Master in Political Science – Integration and Governance. PoSIG offers the opportunity for Albanian students to add value to their studies with a master of European standards, which prepares them for the future challenges of the labor market and Europeanization of the country.
Accreditation of the Joint PoSIG masterclass was successfully carried out at the European level by the Austrian Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation. Thus PoSIG provides a study program that combines the best experiences of partners from the European Union and the Western Balkans and according to European higher education standards.
Fisha e Projektit (Kliko Këtu)
For more: www.euro-ps.org
For more regarding Erasmus +: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/index_en.htm
Erasmus + Office in Albania: http://erasmusplus.al/
Project Manager at UET
Dr. Blerjana Bino
[email protected]
“Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein”.
Erasmus+ Project: QAinAL – “Capacity Building for Strengthening the Quality Assurance Structures at the Private Higher Education Institutions in Albania”
Erasmus+ Key Action 2 on Capacity Building in Higher Education
Erasmus+ is a programme of the European Union (EU) which supports financially various activities in the fields of education, training, youth and sport for the period 2014-2020. The programme is based on previous EU programs (Tempus, Erasmus Mundus, Alfa, Edulink etc.) and provides opportunities for student and staff mobility, best practices between the higher education institutions and strengthens the relationship between education and labor market. The programme has been prepared from the European Commission and is being implemented from the Executive Agency for Education, Media and Culture (EACEA) in Brussels, National Agencies (NA) establish in each program country and National Erasmus Offices in partner countries such as Albania.
The Erasmus+ Project: QAinAL – “Capacity Building for Strengthening the Quality Assurance Structures at the Private Higher Education Institutions in Albania”
The objective of this project is to establish and support quality assurance processes and mechanisms to ensure effective management and enhance teaching and learning at the private higher education institutions in Albania. The Project aims to support the higher education institutions in Albania to achieve the priorities of the two key documents: “Increasing the impact of EU Development: an Agenda for Change” and “European Higher Education in the World”. The kick off meeting of the project was held from 29th February to 2nd of March.
Project fiche (Click Here)
For more on Erasmus+ http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/index_en.htm
For Erasmus+ in Albania http://erasmusplus.al/
Project Fact sheet (Click Here)
Project Coordinator in UET
Dr. Blerjana Bino
[email protected]
Dr. Fatri Morina
[email protected]
“Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein”.
The Tempus Project CONSUS ‘Connecting Science-Society Collaborations for Sustainability Innovations’, led by the Karl-Franzens-University of Graz, Austria, aims to strengthen the linkage and cooperation between scientific research and practice and to promote joint achievements and innovative methods through development workshops and seminars that initiate sustainable development. UET in cooperation with partners in Albania and Kosovo makes an analysis of current collaborations and expertise. The project aims to: Establish a science-society network for sustainable development; Enable experienced actors and those who apply innovative ideas for the first time to exchange information, enhance impact, and develop sustainability. In addition, the development of innovative teaching materials for HEIs aims to enable pedagogues and researchers to apply innovative teaching methods and materials, including the stakeholders, to strengthen science and society cooperation. Project Fiche (Click here) Project Manager UET E-mail: [email protected] For more information regarding the project visit its official website http://consus.allafine.com/ The Tempus project ENCHASE ‘Enhancing Albanian system of quality assurance in higher education: Application of Process-Based Methodology and Outcomes (ENCHASE)’ aims to further develop the internal quality assurance system at Albanian universities through reinforcement of a national quality assurance framework in accordance with European standards in higher education. The project aims to develop the capacity of academic, administrative and student staff to ensure the internal quality assurance of the university. The project is led by the Koblenz-Landau University in Germany and focuses specifically on the top system in Albania including key institutions of higher education and the Public Accreditation Agency for Higher Education. The project includes a series of activities for analyzing the current situation of internal quality assurance at the university as well as ways of harmonizing with European quality assurance standards as well as training for academic staff and students in this regard. Project’s Fiche Project Coordinator in UET For more please visit the project’s website http://enchase.org In the framework of the Tempus Project No. 544302-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-DE-TEMPUS-SMGR on Enhancing Albanian system of quality assurance in higher education: Application of the process and outcome based methodology, UET opens an invitation to tender for the supply contract for equipment as detailed in the tender dossier. The invitation to tend can be found here. The Tempus Project ‘Putting Human Rights at the Heart of Higher Education (Heart)’ is primarily intended to support the establishment and further development of multi-disciplinary education programs that focus on the area of human rights and citizenship for university and postgraduate level in the Western Balkans. This project includes a consortium of 11 universities from Albania, Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Germany, Sweden, Ireland and the United Kingdom. The University of Roehampton in Great Britain is the lead institution in this project, while the European University of Tirana as a partner is collaborating with the UET Center for the implementation of this project. The European University of Tirana and the UET Center contribute to the project with the expertise of a highly qualified staff in the field of human rights and education in Albania as well as logistical services. With an international reputation in the field of human rights and education, the University of Roehampton offers opportunities for promoting scientific research in the field of human rights, exchange of knowledge and expertise and development of higher education in Western Balkan countries through the support and strengthening of inter-university cooperation within the project. Fisha e Projektit (kliko këtu) Drejtues projekti në UET Blerjana Bino Për më shumë informacion vizitoni faqen zyrtare të projektit: http://www.humanrightsteaching.org/ Rezultatet e Projektit HEART: Connecting Science-Society Collaborations for Sustainability Innovations
Ketrina ÇabiriEnhancing Albanian system of quality assurance in higher education: Application of the process and outcome based methodology.
Dokt. Blerjana Bino
Email: [email protected]Putting Human Rights at the Heart of Higher Education in the Western Balkans.
E-mail: [email protected]
1. Praktikat më të mira për të drejtat e njeriut në arsimin e lartë: Përmbledhje Anglisht
2. HEART Praktikat më të mira në Shqip
3. Zhvillimi i kurseve për të drejtat e njeriut – UET
ERASMUS MUNDUS – SIGMA AGILE
Eramus Mundus është programi i Komisionit Europian për bashkëpunimin dhe lëvizshmërinë në fushën e arsimit të lartë i cili synon të rrisë cilësinë e arsimit të lartë në Europë dhe të promovojë dialogun dhe mirëkuptimin midis njerëzve dhe kulturave përmes bashkëpunimit me vendet partnere të Bashkimit Europian. Për më tepër Erasmus Mundus është konceptuar si përforcues i kapaciteteve njerëzore dhe bashkëpunimit ndërkombëtar për universitetet përmes shkëmbimit dhe lëvizshmërisë së studentëve dhe stafit.
Programi Eramus Mundus 2009-2013 përfshin tre aksione kryesore:
Aksioni 1: Programe të përbashkëta Erasmus Mundus për mastera dhe doktoratura përmes bursave për pjesëmarrje në këto programe;
Aksioni 2: Partneritete Eramus Mundus midis insitucioneve të arsimit të lartë Europiane dhe vendeve të treta, ende jo anëtarë të BE-së, përmes bursave për lëvizshmërinë e studentëve, stafit akademik dhe administrative;
Aksioni 3: Promovimi i hapësirës europiane të arsimit të lartë përmes qendrave të ekselencës në nivel botëror.
Për informacione të përgjithshme rreth programit Erasmus Mundus vizitoni
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/programme/about_erasmus_mundus_en.php
Universiteti Europian i Tiranës është pjesë një projektit Eramus Mundus të Aksionit 2, Sigma Agile, të drejtuar nga Universiteti i Varshavës në Poloni dhe në bashkëpunim me universitete si: Universiteti Humbolt-it, Gjermani; Universiteti i Twente-s, Hollandë; Universiteti i Milano-s, Itali; Universiteti i Salzburg-ut, Austri etj. si edhe me universitetet vendase dhe në rajon duke përfshirë Universitetin Luigj Gurakuqi, Shkodër; Universiteti Ismail Qemali, Vlorë; Universiteti i Malit të Zi; Universiteti i Sarajevës, BiH; Universiteti i Novi Sad-it, Serbi, etj.
Projekti Eramus Mundus A2 SIGMA AGILE, ‘Aftësimi kritik për inovacionin, rritjen e qendrueshme, lëvizshmërinë dhe punësimin në mjedisin multikulturor të Ballkaninit Perëndimor’, ofron rreth 150 bursa të plota studimi për studentë, kërkues, staf akademik dhe administrativ nga vendet e Ballkanit Perëndimor për të vizituar një nga universitetet partnere në projekt në Bashkimin Europian. Gjithashtu, ky projekt u mundëson studentëve, kërkuesve, stafit akademik dhe administrativ të universiteteve partnere në Bashkimin Europian të vizitojnë universitetet partnere në Ballkanin Perëndimor në fusha të caktuara studimi. Ky projekt financohet nga Komisioni Europian.
Procedurat e aplikimit, kushtet e pranimit, dokumentat e kërkuara dhe informacione të tjera për Projektin Eramus Mundus A2 SIGMA AGILE mund t’i gjeni në faqen zyrtare të tij në:
Fisha e projektit (kliko këtu)
Sigma Agile – Instructions to Apply (kliko këtu)
Sigma Agile – Presentation (kliko këtu)
Drejtues Projekti UET
Dr. Blerjana Bino
Email: [email protected]
COST – Bashkëpunimi Europian në Shkencë dhe Teknologji
COST është struktura më e gjatë europiane që mbështet bashkëpunimin ndër-kombëtar midis kërkuesve, inxhinierëve dhe studiuesve në të gjithë Evropën. Është një mjet unik për ta që së bashku të zhvillojnë idetë e tyre dhe iniciativat e reja në të gjitha fushat e shkencës dhe teknologjisë, duke përfshirë shkencat shoqërore dhe shkencat humane, përmes rrjetëzimit pan-evropian të aktiviteteve kërkimore të financuara nga fondet kombëtare. COST ka për qëllim që të mundësojë zhvillime të shpejta shkencore që çojnë në koncepte dhe produkte të reja. Në këtë mënyrë kontribuon në forcimin e kapaciteteve kërkimore dhe novatore të Evropës.
Organi qeverisës i COST-it, Komiteti i Zyrtarëve të Lartë (OSHC), ka pranuar njëzëri kërkesën e Shqipërisë për anëtarësim të plotë në COSTt. Vendi ynë tani është anëtari i 37 i COST-it.
OSHC-ja mori vendimin në mbledhjen e vet të 203-të në Reykjavik, Islandë, më 25-26 Prill 2018. Shqipëria përmbush të gjitha kërkesat për t’u bërë një anëtar i plotë i COST-it. Institucionet shqiptare kanë marrë pjesë në të paktën dy programe të njëpasnjëshme të BE-së dhe në të paktën 5% të veprimeve të COST-it.
Komuniteti shqiptar i kërkimit aktualisht është duke marrë pjesë në rreth 10% të veprimeve të drejtuara nga COST. Kërkuesit e UET kanë qënë gjithnjë pjesë aktive e skemës dhe aktualisht janë të për fshirë në 7 veprime të COST, duke kontribuar kështu në përfaqësimin kombëtar të Shqipërisë në program.
Që nga viti 2015, kërkuesit e UET marrin pjesë në aksione të ndryshme COST:
Dr. Besarta Vladi participates in COST Action 16121
Cost Action CA16121
Title: “From Sharing to Caring: Examining Socio-Technical Aspects of the Collaborative Economy”
Chair: Dr Gabriela AVRAM, University of Limerick, Ireland
The terms “Sharing Economy” or “Collaborative Economy” have been commonly used in recent years to refer to a proliferation of initiatives, business models and forms of work. The main objective of this action is to develop a European network of actors (including scholars, practitioners, communities and policy makers) focusing on the development of collaborative economy models and platforms and on social and technological implications of the collaborative economy through a practice-focused approach.
The specific aims of the proposal are:
(i) To develop a deeper understanding of the collaborative economy phenomenon in all its aspects;
(ii) To discuss and critique elements of the current discourse on the collaborative economy;
(iii) To formulate a European research agenda for the socio-technical aspects of the collaborative economy;
(iv) To articulate a European research perspective on the collaborative economy, based on EU values of social innovation. The Action will produce online resources including publications offering a comprehensive view of the current European collaborative economy and socio-technical and policy recommendations for the future.
Contact: [email protected]
For COST Action CA16121 visit: http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/ca/CA16121
Dr Blerjana Bino participates in COST Action IS1308
ISCH COST Action IS1308
Title: “Populist Political Communication in Europe: Comprehending the Challenge of Mediated Political Populism for Democratic Politics”
Chair of the Action: Prof Toril AALBERG, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
This Action brings together researchers to investigate populist political communication and its impact on democratic political life across Europe. This is necessary not only in light of recent populist backlashes in many democracies against governments and political and economic developments, but also in respect to changes in national media and communication systems. In order to comprehend this poorly understood aspect of contemporary political communication this Action will examine three interconnected but distinct aspects of populist political communication: First, populist political communicators and their strategies. Second, the media and populist discourses and frames. Third, citizen’s engagement with populist political messages and the effect of these messages.
This Action will provide a thorough critical review of existing knowledge, much improved research co-ordination, widen co-operation between scholars, bridge gaps in existing knowledge and strengthen dialogue with various societal stakeholders, benefiting media organizations, NGOs and policy actors as well as the wider scientific community.
Contact: [email protected]
For COST Action IS1308 visit: https://www.ntnu.edu/populistcommunication/populist-political-communication-in-europe
Dr Blerjana Bino participates in COST Action CA15207
Title: “Professionalization and Social Impact of European Political Science”
Action Chair: Prof. Giliberto Capano, University of Bologna
ProSEPS – The main aim and objective of PROSEPS is to develop an innovative assessment of the state and the perspectives of Political Science in Europe. At first, the Action will focus on developing a common framework for the understanding of the professionalization of Political Science, discussing and promoting a set of measurements regarding the academic centrality and the effectiveness of the work of political scientists. Moreover, a comparative framework for assessing the social impact of “knowledge” of Political Science will be assessed and tested, in order to understand whether, and in what way, Political Science is employed at national level, and thus to understand the opportunities that political scientists currently seem to have to improve the impact of their work, and to contribute to the real process of policy making.
The Action is intended to serve as a vehicle for the development of an in-depth, innovative assessment of the state of European Political Science, from both a professional and an applied perspective. Accordingly, the following goals ought to be pursued:
a) a reflection on the recent evolution (at least the past 20 years) of the academic subject of Political Science;
b) a broad report on two specific aspects of the professionalization of the subject: the notion of mobility within and across national borders and that of internationalization.
c) a broad analysis of the social impact of Political Science within policy-making processes at both national and supranational levels.
Contact: [email protected]
For COST Action CA15207 visit: http://proseps.sns.it/
Prof. Asoc. Dr. Erika Melonashi participates in COST Action 15221
CA COST Action CA15221
Chair of the Action: Dr. Alison FARRELL, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Ireland
Title: “Advancing effective institutional models towards cohesive teaching, learning, research and writing development”
This Action addresses the challenge of creating synergy among the increasingly more specialised and centralised supports for four key higher education activities – research, writing, teaching and learning – which frequently fail to capitalise on their shared territories and common ground. In many institutions, central support for these four areas continues to grow, repeatedly in a reactive rather than strategic manner, in the form of sometimes overlapping programmes or activities, centres, institutes and other units.
This Action addresses the dearth of professional conversations and research around the shared territory of support for, and development of, these four areas. Such dialogue and research, across units and institutions, will illuminate intersections and contribute to institutional transformation based on complementary, coherent and integrated provision.
This Action will address the identified challenge by:
-classifying, as ‘frontier taxonomies’, the common ground in terms of shared purposes, processes, knowledge, values and skills among centralized institutional supports for research, writing, teaching and learning in order to capitalise on their synergies;
-offering the most advantageous models and practices for supporting these four areas that are mindful of the availability of new technologies and assessments and that prompt a reworking of current institutional supports which will be valuable and far-reaching.
Contact: [email protected]
For COST Action 15221: http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/ca/CA15221
Prof. Asoc. Dr. Erika Melonashi participates in COST Action CA16207
CA COST Action CA16207
Chair of the action: Dr. Naomi Fineberg, University of Hertfordshire, UK
Title: “European Network for Problematic Usage of the Internet (PUI)”
The aim of this Cost Action is to bring together a multidisciplinary and geographically diverse group of experts and opinion leaders under one European-led Network, to leverage the existing funded research into a more coherent programme to advance the understanding of PUI from a bio-psycho-social perspective, clarify the brain-based undergirdings and develop effective interventions. The Action will deliver a platform to advance brain-based research into PUI and drive forward the development of clinical tools and treatment-targets, therapeutic interventions, biomarkers to enable early detection of PUI in at-risk subjects before symptoms, early intervention strategies to prevent progression, chronicity and the development of costly co-morbidities such as anxiety and depression.
Contact: [email protected]
For COST Action CA16207 visit: http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/ca/CA16207
Ketrina Çabiri Mijo participates in COST Action 15137
COST Action CA 15137
Chair of the Action: Ioana Galleron,University Grenoble Alpes, France
Title: “European Network for Research Evaluation in the Social Sciences and the Humanities”
“European Network for Research Evaluation in the Social Sciences and the Humanities” is a COST Action, starting in April 2016 and ending in April 2020. Proposed by a group of some 20 researchers from 16 countries, it currently brings together more than 125 participants from 36 countries.
ENRESSH aims to propose clear best practices in the field of SSH research evaluation. The Action brings together numerous experts, such as researchers in evaluation studies, policy makers and members of evaluation units, as well as researchers from SSH disciplines. Its approach is based on the comparison and the cross fertilisation of strands of work dedicated to SSH research evaluation, currently under development in different parts of Europe, seeking to avoid unnecessary duplication and to upscale results.
The challenge of the action is to enable the Social Sciences and Humanities to better demonstrate their true place in academia and the society. To do so, the Action proposes to bring together different strands of works consecrated to SSH research evaluation, currently under development in different parts of Europe, in order to gain momentum, to exchange best practices and results, and to avoid unnecessary duplication. Its main aims, deeply interrelated are:
– to improve evaluation procedures in order to take into account the diversity and research;
– to make a robust case for the ways in which the SSH add value to the society;
– to help SSH scholars better their research agenda and overcome fragmentation.
Contact: [email protected]
For COST Action 15137 visit: http://enressh.eu/
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Konstantinos Giakoumis and Dr. Irena Myzeqari participate in COST Action CA16213
COST Action CA16213
Title: “New Exploratory Phase in Research on East European Cultures of Dissent”
Action Chair Dr Maciej Maryl, Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Resistance and dissent in former socialist Europe 1945-1989 constitutes a remarkable chapter of Europe’s recent past, which not only informs in a decisive way the identities of post-socialist societies, but has also reshaped the continent as a whole and still provides an important reference for contemporary social movements worldwide.
The proposers of this Action believe that, after a period of growth and consolidation, this field of study and the respective domain of cultural heritage have stalled and fell short of its true significance.
The main aim of the Action is to trigger the next discovery phase of this legacy through forging a new, reflexive approach and providing a platform for incubating networked, transnational, multidisciplinary and technology-conscious research with creative dissemination capacities.
The Action will create a valuable interface for communication between three communities of practice: researchers and archivists, art and cultural heritage curators and IT experts with humanities and social sciences expertise in order for future research to be technologically advanced and better disseminated.
Contact: [email protected]
For COST Action CA16213 visit: http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/ca/CA16213
Programi Jean Monnet është pjesë e Programit ‘Lifelong Learning’ të Bashkimit Europian.
Një nga objektivat kryesorë të Programit Jean Monnet është promovimi i mësimdhënies dhe kërkimit shkencor mbi Integrimin Europian brenda disiplinave të ndryshme. Kjo arrihet nëpërmjet krijimit të :
– Jean Monnet Chairs;
– Qendrave të Ekselencës;
– Moduleve mësimore Jean Monnet.
Për më tepër, Programi Jean Monnet mbështet edhe aktivitetet e përbashkëta akademike të studiuesve dhe profesorëve të integrimit europian. Objektiv tjetër i rëndësishëm është financimi i institucioneve europiane si dhe asosacione akademike europiane.
Për herë të parë Programi Jean Monnet aplikohet në Shqipëri nëpërmjet themelimit të Jean Monnet Chair pranë Universitetit Europian të Tiranës. Në këtë kuadër, Komisioni Europian ka akorduar për Prof. Asoc. Dr. Nevila Xhindi titullin Jean Monnet Chair.
Qëllimi i Jean Monnet Chair është të zhvillojë njohuri dhe ekspertizë teorike dhe praktike në fushën e BE-së dhe zhvillimit rajonal për studentët, akademikët, shoqërinë civile, zyrtarët në qeverisjen lokale, me qëllim performancën dhe përfitimin nga fondet strukturore të alokuara nga Bashkimi Europian.
Fisha e Projektit (kliko këtu).
Anëtarët kyç të stafit Jean Monnet Chair janë:
Prof. Dr. Adrian Civici;
Dr. Erjona Canaj;
Dr. Blerjana Bino;
Ketrina Çabiri, Doktorante
Për më shumë informacion mbi Programin Jean Monnet, ju lutem vizitoni: http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/doc88_en.htm
Për më shumë informacion mbi Programin Jean Monnet Chair , ju lutem vizitoni: http://ec.europa.eu/education/jean-monnet/chairs_en.htm
Master në Inovacionet Europiane për një Menaxhim të Qëndrueshëm të Territoreve Shqiptare, zonave rurale dhe bujqësisë: Instrumentet, politikat, strategjitë / SmartAL
Qëllimi kryesor i projektit është që të adresojë nevojat e reja të tregut të punës të identifikuara nga politikat publike të reja dhe të ardhshme në Shqipëri.
Objektivat specifikë që ky projekt kërkon të realizojë nëpërmjet janë:
1. Fuqizimi i lidhjeve midis universiteteve dhe institucioneve ofruese të punës në nivel qendror dhe lokal 2. Përmirësimi i njohurive teorike dhe praktike të studentëve master në administrimin e territorit, politikave bujqësore, zhvillimit rural dhe inovacionin, si dhe aftësive të tyre në negociata dhe pjesëmarrje në proceset vendimarrëse 3. Dizenjimi i 9 moduleve të përbashkëta mësimore specifike për të plotësuar hapësirën midis ofertës ekzistuese dhe nevojave të tregut të punës 4.Ofrimi i mjeteve dhe metodologjive inovative për stafin mësimor shqiptar 5.Përmirësimi i përputhjes së kërkesave akademike me nevojat profesionale gjatë periudhës së intersheep 6.Konsolidimi i bashkëpunimit midis IAL-ve shqiptare dhe krijimi i sinergjive dhe komplementaritetit ndërmjet programeve të studimit që ofrojnë për audiencën e tyre 7. Krijimi i një rrjeti hulumtuesish afatgjatë të kërkuesve të BE-së dhe Shqipërisë për këto tema. 8. Bashkëpunimi për ngritjen e kapaciteteve dhe rinovimin e gjeneratave të stafit të Universitetit Shqiptar
Partner kryesor: Insituti Agronomon Méditerranéen de Montpellier-CIHEAM
Partnerët:
UNIVERSITETI FAN S NOLI KORÇË-UNKO
UNIVERSITÄT HOHENHEIM – UHOH
Universiteti Bujqësor i Tiranës-UBT
Universiteti Europian i Tiranës-UET
PANTEION UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCES – UPSPS
European Alliance on Agricultural Knowledge for Development – AGRINATURA
Website i Projektit: smartal.uet.edu.al
SmartAL Modules
Module 1, Description Fiches (click here)
Module 2, Description Fiches (click here)
Module 3, Description Fiches (click here)
Module 4, Description Fiches (click here)
Module 5, Description Fiches (click here)
Module 6, Description Fiches (click here)
Module 7, Description Fiches (click here)
Module 8, Description Fiches (click here)
Module 10, Description Fiches (click here)
Person kontakti:
Dr. Ketrina Çabiri Mijo
[email protected]
E- Viva aims at the creation of a blended learning approach to facilitate and validate competence developments related to service orientation in rather informal learning contexts in higher education institutes and workplace learning contexts. It will contribute to evidencing those competences that are of fundamental importance in the service economy and that are acquired to a large extent in non-formalized learning contexts. With its approach to combine Higher education and professional practice, e-VIVA will contribute to an improved transparency of the acquired competences in a transnational comparative approach. Nevertheless, it will provide learning and validation opportunities in highly contextualized and individualized learning settings. With this it will also open new learning pathways and eventually also lead to a better matching of learning contents and individual learning styles (preferences).
This project is led by European University of Tirana and it has a budget of approximately 1 million euros.
Project Partners:
- European University of Tirana – Shqipëri
- die Berater® Unternehmensberatung GmbH / dB – Austri
- Blended learning institutions’ cooperative / blinc eG – Gjermani
- University of Duisburg Essen – Gjermani
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa – Portugali
- Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje – Maqedoni
- Mother Teresa University – Maqedoni
- University of Elbasan “Aleksander Xhuvani” – Shqipëri
- University of Sarajevo – Bosnje dhe Hercegovinë
- University Sarajevo School of Science and Technology- Bosnje dhe Hercegovinë
- University of Donja Gorica – Mali i Zi
- University of Montenegro – Mali i Zi
- Universum College – Kosovë
- University “Kadri Zeka” Gjilan – Kosovë
- University of Novi Sad – Serbi
- University of Niš – Serbi
Contact Person:
Dr. Ketrina Cabiri
Email: [email protected]
Erasmus+ Project: MSc in Sustainable Food Production Systems / STEPS
Leader: Agriculture University of Tirana
Partner no.2 – European University of Tirana
Duration: 2018 – 2021
The aim of STEPS project is to implement a modern MSc programme on “Sustainable food production systems” complaint to the Bologna convention. The overall objective is to provide the background and support the design of the STEPS programme in order to meet labor market and society’s needs and expectations.
The main objectives of this project are:
- Development of a new MSc programme in Sustainable Food Production Systems (STEPS) Harmonization of the STEPS structure and courses design with the Bologna convention.
- Professional development of scientific staff of Western Balkans HEIs through the transfer of knowledge and experience of EU partners.
- Development of modernized curricula and delivery of knowledge through the utilization of ICT-based tools and modern teaching/learning environments.
- Development of ICT Centres.
- Development of laboratories of “Food Quality Control” and “Food Production Systems Management”.
- Delivery of advanced knowledge of food productions systems, by highlighting the sustainability aspects of food engineering and management.
- Development of bonds and networks among HEIs and stakeholders.
The project partners in this consortium are:
- Agricultural University of Tirana (AUT), Albania [Coordinator]
- Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CULS), Czech Republic
- Universitatea de Stiinte Agronomice si Medicina Veterinara din Bucuresti (USAMVB), Romania
- Technologiko Ekpedeftiko Idrima Stereas Elladas (TEISTE), Greece
- Research Innovation and Development Lab Private Company – ReadLab P.C. (ReadLab), Greece
- European University of Tirana (UET), Albania
- Universiteti “Haxhi Zeka” në Pejë (UHZ), Kosovo
- Universum College (UC), Kosovo
- University of Bihać (UNBI), Bosnia & Herzegovina
- University of Sarajevo (UNSA), Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Ministry of education, science, culture and sport of Una-Sana Canton (MESCS USK), Bosnia and Herzegovina
This project is financed by the Erasmus+ Program of the European Union.
Contact Person:
Blerjana Bino
Email: [email protected]
Virtual Albanian European Universities Exchange – VALEU-X, 2020-2022
Rapid advancements in ICT impose significant change in almost all aspects of our life. Networked technologies offer opportunities to reshape human interaction, and create new possibilities in key sectors including health, business and education. The VALEU-X project wants to add a significant value to the teaching process in Albania by empowering academic staff with contemporary teaching competencies. A comprehensive capacity building Programme will be implemented to facilitate intensive know-how transfer among the consortium members to address the problems of outdated instructor-centered frontal teaching methods, limited physical academic mobility, and ineffective use of ICT in formal higher education in Albania.
The overall objective of VALEU-X is to improve quality of teaching in Albanian Higher Education Institutions by introducing innovative collaborative tools and methodologies and fostering academic international exchange.
Specific objectives for VALEU-X are:
- Qualification of academic staff at Albanian Higher Education Institutions on modern pedagogical and didactical methodologies for innovative virtual teaching and learning settings;
- Support Albanian Higher Education Institutions in adopting and implementing effective ICT-based internationalization at home activities and integrate Albanian HEIs in a global network for Virtual Mobility;
- Open up higher education in Albania to integrate disadvantaged groups including women, rural areas inhabitants, and refugees in inclusive virtual classroom settings.
The website of the project: https://valeu-x.eu/
Partners in the project:
1. Technische Universität Dresden (TUD) – Germany
2. International School for Social and Business Studies (ISSBS) – Slovenia
3. Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED) -Italy
4. European Universit of Tirana (UET)
5. Turgut Ozal Education SHA (EPOKA)
6. University Fan S. Noli (UNIKO)
7. Aleksandër Moisiu Universtiy of Durrës (UAMD)
8. “Luigi Gurakugi” University of Shkodra (UNISHK)
9. University of Elbasan ” Aleksander Xhuvani” (UEAXH)
Contact Person
‘Accelerating Western Balkans University Modernization by Incorporating Virtual Technologies – VTech@WBUni’, 2019 – 2022
Traditional teaching methods are losing their effectiveness and intelligent methods are becoming more and more important to increase teaching effectiveness. The aim for using 3D animation techniques, virtual reality (VR) and logic video gaming, is to increase the degree of understanding in basic concepts of the main courses in technical study programs. This project overall objective is at introducing for the first time at Western Balkan universities the concept of virtual technologies as a tool for accelerating university modernisation, while contributing on developing knowledge-driven society. By incorporating Virtual Technologies in academic culture of universities this project aims at increasing the quality and level of efficiency in teaching and knowledge retention through interactive learning methods, thus contributing on skills enhancement and further building of digital society at WB countries. In the mid and long term, the project will enhance effectiveness of the higher education system in knowledge retention and application. The project direct beneficiaries are universities, schools, teachers, students, regional industries and businesses.
The project is comprised of the following specific objectives:
- Capacity building of academic staff to incorporate Virtual Technologies in teaching;
- Develop teaching methodologies availing of technology and/or ICTtools;
- Equip students with competencies to use/access tools, software andplatforms;
- Increase interaction between teachers andstudents;
- Increasethe level of understanding and reduce the grasping time and the effort that students need to learn information by using 3D concepts instead of 2D ones;
- Offera better delivery of basic knowledge even for complex issues, higher learning efficiency and better learning experience by AR/VR techniques;
- Establish Virtual Technology HUB for developing teaching materials for basic learning courses and serve as a HUB for otherHEIs;
- Foster cooperation between academy and industry by organizing open days, joint product developments, thesis supervisionetc.;
- Develop capacities for future joint research and innovative ideas with the support of VirtualTechnologies.
Partners in the project:
- Aleksander Moisiu Univeresity
- European University of Tirana
- Polis University
- Epoka University
- University of Prishtina
- University for Business and Technology
- Mother Teresa University
- South East European University
- University of Tartu
- Lodz University of Technology
- University of Ljubljana
Contact person: Dr. Ketrina Çabiri Mijo
Project Site: https://vtech-project.eu/
Developing Research and Innovation Capacities in Albania and Kosovo – DRIVE
The general objective of this project is to contribute in the development of the research and innovation capacities of HEIs in Albania and Kosovo by enhancing their institutional capabilities, staff skills and networking.
Specifically, the project intends to:
- Enhance the teachers’ capacities and their methodologies so that they effectively equip the students (graduate level and beyond) with the skills to conduct independent research.
- Enhance the mentors’ capacities to effectively guide the students in their research activity.
- Enhance the research capacities of the academic and managerial staff through study visits and tailored trainings.
- Strengthen the managerial capacities for research activities and innovation in institutional level by setting or strengthening dedicated research and innovation support structures (RISS).
- Promote research excellence and innovation by developing a network that eases the interdisciplinarity and cooperation among local and international actors.
These objectives have been designed to directly address the needs identified in the proposal, namely:
- The need to improve the HEIs capacities for research and innovation.
- The need to foster the links and cooperation among the actors in the innovation ecosystem.
Respectively the first need corresponds to the specific objectives 1-4 which consist in developing the capacities for research of the target groups within the higher education institutions, whereas the specific objective 5 corresponds to the identified need to strengthen the cooperation among the higher education institutions as such with other entities such as businesses and local and international partners.
The objectives also serve as a basis to identify the target groups that require capacity building actions. Therefore, the set of activities that contribute to capacity development such as trainings, study visits, new structures, development of guidelines, etc. are grouped into work-packages that focus respectively on the identified target groups within the institution. While in response to the second need, a network among researchers, institutions and other actors will be established at country and regional level.
Not only the careful alignment among the project objectives, target groups and project activities, but also the direct access the implementing HEIs have on their staff and the dedicated time and resources they are allocating to the project, make for a high feasibility of the project objectives.
1. POLIS University
2. European University of Tirana
3. Polytechnic University of Tirana
4. University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”
5. University of Gjakova “Fehmi Agani”
6. Universum College
7. Hamburg University of Technology, Germany
8. Politecnico di Milano, Italy
9. Aalborg University, Denmark
Contact Person
Kebjana Haka
Invitation to tender “Drive” Project
UET Center open the invitation to tender for: Developing a website dedicated to the project activities.
You can find tender documents:
1) ToR WebSite (click here)
2) WorkPlan Methodology Expert (click here)
3) Financial offer (click here)
Erasmus + CBHE Project “M.Sc. Course in STEAM Education – STEAMedu”
Ref. No. 618996-EPP-1-2020-1-BA-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP
15 Janar 2021 – 14 Janar 2024
STEAMedu aims at the creation of a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) M.Sc. program for HEIs in three Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo) which entails a structure composed of two main courses:
- Core courses
- Orientation courses
Furthermore, the main purpose of such an initiative is the combination and integration of traditional learning techniques with new approaches such as lifelong learning, in-depth knowledge and skills-based on-school education, ToT, and in-company learning.
In addition, course design shall be based on the TPACK methodology, which incorporates three main interdependent components of knowledge acquisition and skills development: Content Knowledge (CK), Technological Knowledge (TK), and Pedagogical Knowledge (PK).
Project Partners
P1. University of Mostar [SUM] – Bosnia and Herzegovina;
P2. “Džemal Bijedić” University of Mostar [UNMO] – Bosnia and Herzegovina;
P3. University of Sarajevo [UNSA] – Bosnia and Herzegovina;
P4. University of Bihać-it [UNBI] – Bosnia and Herzegovina;
P5. Universitety of Tirana [UT] – Albania;
P6. European University of Tirana [UET] – Albania;
P7. “Ismail Qemali” University of Vlorë [UV] – Albania;
P8. “Luigj Gurakuqi” University of Shkodër [UNISHK] – Albania;
P9. “Fan S. Noli” University of Korçë [UNIKO] – Albania;
P10. “Hasan Prishtina” University of Pristina [UPHP] – Kosovo;
P11. “Kadri Zeka” Public University [UKZ] – Kosovo;
P12. International College for Business and Technology [UBT] – Kosovo;
P13. “Universum” College [UC] – Kosovo;
P14. Hellenic Open University [HOU] – Greece;
P15. University of Cyprus [UCY] – Cyprus;
P16. Metropolitan College S.A. [AMC] – Greece;
P17. Center for Social Innovation [CSI] – Cyprus;
P18. Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Canton Una-Sana [MESCS USC] – Bosnia and Herzegovina;
P19. Skybridge [SBP] – Greece.
Contact Person:
Dr. Ketrina Çabiri Mijo
Email: [email protected]
Project “University to Society Innomediaries in Albania
Co-production of knowledge and research that matters” / U-SIA (University in the service of Society in Albania: Joint production of knowledge and research that matters “/ U-SIA) with number reference 618997-EPP-1-2020-1-AL-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP, is funded by the European Community through the ERASMUS + Capacity Building of High Education Project” program.
The project aims to promote cooperation and the effective and sustainable role of the university for society in Albania, with an impact on the development and process of European Integration of the country. This project aims to significantly improve the perception and quality of scientific research at the university level, in all countries where partners operate, making scientific research and the contribution of young scientists as useful as possible for society, industry and economic development of the country. This is a national priority for Albania and especially for the development of the Higher Education sector within society in general.
The Mediterranean University of Albania is the project leader in cooperation with 11 other partners, who have active roles in the implementation of this project such as the University “Luigj Gurakuqi” Shkodra, the University “Gulielmo Marconi” in Rome, the University “Aleksander Moisiu” Durres, University of Belgrade, Vocational College of Tirana, Tirana Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Center for Comparative and International Studies, Center for Science and Innovation Development, National Agency for Science, Research and Innovation, and the German University Accreditation Agency.
‘Data Literacy at the interface of higher education and business – DATALIT’
co-funded by Erasmus + Knowledge of Alliances
Nowadays data literacy is widely considered a critical skill to have in the 21st century. It can be defined as the ability to read, work with, analyze, and argue with data, in order to derive meaningful information and knowledge. Employees with data literacy skills have become highly valuable in today’s economy and labor market: more than ever before, employers demand some degree of data literacy from all employees, regardless of the professional role. Since data are used in a multitude of domains, data literacy is today an essential skill also for professionals like journalists, policy makers, etc. It is also a powerful enabler of civic engagement, as it empowers individuals and communities to keep governments transparent and accountable, tackle local issues, and navigate their own data ecosystems.
The project DATALIT aims at:
- offering to university students across different Faculties, the opportunity to reach a suitable level of data knowledge that they can use and apply appropriately and diversely throughout their personal and professional lives,
- Narrowing the gap between business and academia and putting EU enterprises in direct contact with potential future employees or business partners properly trained to exploit data effectively
To meet this challenge, DATALIT will develop and pilot an approach based on a long- term partnership of academia, business and educational partners. After an in-depth research phase, aimed at identifying best practices and experiences of data literacy inclusion in EU higher education and to better understand the needs and expectations of the target groups (students, HE professionals, employers), the partners will define a common understanding of data literacy as competence and design a syllabus to orient the creation of data courses. In parallel, the partners will develop a digital learning environment to integrate the class- based courses and a sound validation and certification system connected to the EQF, ECTS and EUROPASS systems. The outputs developed will be piloted by the Universities involved and by students that will have the opportunity to apply their data skills through internship experiences in EU enterprises.
Project website: https://datalit.pa.itd.cnr.it/en/
Contact Person:
Dr. Agim Kasaj
Partners in the project:
1. CNR, Italy
2. Evodevo, Italy
3. Dataninja, Italy
4. Smart Revolution, Italy
5. Q21, Germany
6. Blinc, Germany
7. UDE, Germany
8. VU, Lithuania
9. LPK, Lithuania
10. UNL, Portugal
11. Inova, Portugal
12. Novi Sad, Serbia
13. PanonIT, Serbia
14. UET, Albania
Threads crossing the warp – CROSSWARP
The main objective of the project is a process of apprenticeship and collaboration on the traditional art of weaving. The project develops itself in depth (education, inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities, production) and in breadth (dissemination, creation of educational and productive points in five European countries and an open to everyone, digital platform with educational material). It connects the past with the future by attempting to revive a traditional art in the modern world and to design social cooperative enterprises that will create jobs for people with intellectual disabilities and other vulnerable groups of people from the typical population. A second aim is to provide the material and the expertise to people who wish to lead training weaving workshops.
More specifically the project aims to:
- To ensure the maintenance of weaving workshops in vocational training centers and set up new ones.
- The development of manuals for (a) the trainers and (b) the trainees with intellectual disabilities.
- Improve the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities by giving the chance to local communities to attend in inclusive weaving seminars.
- Create job positions related to the field of weaving.
The project aims to contribute to the revival of traditional Weaving Art, an art that is in danger of being forgotten, as the weaving process has been mechanized, the hand loom has been replaced by the weaving machine. The revival of the hand-held loom thus, has a wider reference to intangible cultural heritage. At the same time, it has a great educational value due to its potential for the development of fine and thin motor skills, attention, concentration and psychosocial development, especially for people with mental disabilities.
The methodology of the project is based on the balance between the theoretical and the practical training as well as the management of traditional techniques in modern times. Since weaving by its nature requires synergies of different specialties (qualities), which complement each other, the project will attempt to be developed through the principles of collaboration through craft. Finally, it will be governed by the principles of inclusion, giving space to the coexistence of different groups of the population (general population, disabled people, elderly people, immigrants from countries with tradition in the subject, etc.).
In terms of impact, the CROSSWARP project aims to strengthen the creation of loom workshops in the Vocational Training Centers in the participating countries at first (across Europe thereafter) by offering integrated training tools. As far as longer-term benefits are concerned, the project will highlight training in weaving as a field for the development of social cooperative enterprises in the context of the promotion of KALO, which can ensure employment for people from vulnerable social groups.
Partners in the project:
- Harokopio University of Athens (Greece)
- Astra National Museum, Sibiu (Romania)
- European University of Tirana (Albania)
- VTC MARGARITA (Greece)
- Theotokos Foundation (Greece)
- COGAMI Proxectos (Spain)
- Fundação AFID Diferença (Portugal)
Contact Point: Dr. Ketrina Çabiri Mijo
Bottom-up Sport Partnership (BSPORT+)
B-SPORT+ is a blueprint to engage and activate persons with disabilities (PwD) and to assist them adopting healthy habits through a Lifelong Sporting System starting at early age and continuing in their active life (workplace, professional activity, etc.). Accordingly, B-SPORTS+ project focuses on developing actionable and deployable mechanisms, for improving the engagement and activation of PwD in healthier lifestyles, and on creating new cooperation settings and synergies and supporting existing ones, across key organisations and existing networks.
B-SPORTS+ brings together leading bodies from an enlarged sphere of audiences and groups, including sport, physical activity, science and research, businesses, the civil society, education and training, government bodies, in a remarkable partnership of expertise to implement the project, which incorporates the following focus points:
- activating actors in new roles promoting cross-sectoral cooperation, for instance with the schooling sphere, and giving impetus to EU initiatives such as the Teachers’ Resource Pack, and with businesses (workplace settings, health clubs partnerships);
- building cross-sectoral and sectoral capacity to equip resident facilitators, the “Healthy Lifestyle Facilitator” (HL-Coach), and deployable “Healthy Lifestyle Multipliers” (HL-Multi) with a PwD-oriented Capacity Building Programme “POWER SPORT+” which generates both HEPA activation/engagement, and individual empowerment;
- creating the user-driven digital social and Open Educational Resources (OER) platform “SPORT+LIFE” to support the individuals and organisations engaged in B-SPORT+ collaborative developments;
- liaising with science and technology, linking with Knowledge and Innovation Communities to generate innovative strategies to raise awareness on the benefit of healthy lifestyles;
- examining PwD specific needs related to assistive technologies to tackle obstacles in accessing HEPA;
- addressing the policy life cycle within a HEPA Policy Lab to assess impact in real environments;
- realizing local events during the European Week of Sport and other similar events several times a year;
- generating an actionable and deployable knowledge basis enhancing the dialogue across health and sport network through research and comparative studies, benchmarking good practices and gathering data on people’s attitudes and habits;
- contributing to data mining on healthy lifestyle indicators (interventions and actions, innovation) and to up-to-date country factsheets on health-enhancing physical activity (heap), and creating basis for a “HEPA Monitor”;
- contributing to the digital transformation of the sport and health sector with a specific focus on blockchain digital records and monetization towards funding innovation and B-SPORT+LIFE ecosystem;
B-SPORT+ generates simple and practical mechanisms with a systemic approach supported by recognized organisations, taking actions considering local contexts, creating environments and an on-site and online ecosystem (SPORT+LIFE) with the inclusive participation of PwD, to provide a large series of minor changes across key actors engaged with PwD.
Project Partners:
- INTRAS Foundation, Spain
- İstanbul Avrupa Araştırmaları Derneği, Turkey
- OZARA storitveno in invalidsko podjetje d.o.o., Slovenia
- STICHTING WONCA Europe, Netherlands
- Asociacion de Psicologia Evolutiva y Educativa de la Infancia, Spain
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden
- Topcoach s.r.o., Slovakia
- Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy
- TRENDHUIS, Belgium
- European University of Tirana, Albania
Contact Person: Ornela Vladi
NATIONAL / REGIONAL PROJECTS
Programi i Promovimit të Kërkimit Rajonal (RRPP) synon të promovojë dhe përforcojë kërkimin në fushën e shkencave sociale në Ballkanin Perëndimor në mënyrë të tillë që të kontribuojë drejt zhvillimit të politikave në rajon. RRPP-ja synon të mbështesë kërkuesit e rinj shkencor në fushën e shkencave sociale përmes granteve kërkimore, trajnimeve metodologjike e tematike si dhe mundësive të shkëmbimeve dhe rrjetëzimeve rajonale e ndërkombëtare. RRPP-ja koordinohet nga Instituti Ndërfakultativ për Europën Lindore dhe Qendrore në Universitetin e Fribourg-ut në Zvicër dhe financohet nga Agjencia Sviceriane për Zhvillim dhe Bashkëpunim, Departamenti Federal i Punëve të Jashtme, Zvicër. Kërkimi shkencor është dimensioni qendror i këtij programi, i cili synon që deri në vitin 2013 të ketë realizuar disa projekte kërkimore rajonale cilësore në fusha që lidhen me proceset e tranzicionit në rajonin e Ballkanit Perëndimor. Fusha e përbashkët kërkimore është: “Ndryshimi politik, social dhe ekonomik në Ballkanin Perëndimor”. Në këtë kuadër, fushat kërkimore për thirrjet e vitit 2012 përfshijnë: (i) ndryshimi social dhe ekonomik dhe sfidat e (reja) të pabarazive shoqërore; dhe (ii) shteti, rrjetëzimi dhe informaliteti. RRPP-ja ka financuar dhe mbështetur disa projekte kërkimore në rajon, ka organizuar konferenca dhe takime shkencore, ka publikuar rezultatet e projekteve, artikuj shkencor dhe studime të tjera, duke kontribuar kështu në nxitjen dhe përmirësimin e kërkimit shkencor në fushën e shkencave sociale dhe në procesin e zhvillimit të politikave në rajon.
Për më tepër informacion në lidhje me RRPP-në ju lutem referojuni: http://www.rrpp-westernbalkans.net/en.html
Projekti RRPP i UET (kliko këtu)
“Fëmijët e rrugës në Shqipëri, Bosnie Hercegovinë, Maqedoni dhe Kosovë: Hapësira dhe identitete në përpjekjen për mbijetesë”.
Qëllimi kryesor i këtij projekti kërkimor është që të analizojë mënyrat sesi fëmijët e rrugës i bëjnë rezistencë skajimit të shumëfishtë dhe përjashtimit nga ideologjia dhe ligjërimi dominues në shoqëri duke ndërtuar hapësira në zonat urbane brenda së cilave ata zhvillojne identitetet e tyre dhe strategji për të kontestuar skajimin dhe perceptimet negative të të tjerëve.
COORP – OFFLINE & ONLINE PLATFORM FOR RESEARCH
The innovative COORP platform was introduced at the Canadian Institute of Technology on June 8th. The Canadian Institute of Technology and the European University of Tirana have initiated the establishment of COORP – a platflorm online and offline for research. This initiative was supported by PERFORM, a project funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. The meeting was chaired by Blerjana Bino, UET and Fabjan Lashi, CIT who discussed with the participants on the development of this platform.
The overall objective of the project is to assist in the networking and integration of the Albanian academic community with the international community of scientific researchers and to efficiently respond to calls for research grants. COORP has two dimensions, offline for capacity development and the online dimension.
The initiative comes in light of the new reform in the field of higher education in Albania. Many academics welcomed this innovative platform, as we are a step towards the dampening of the classical division between public and private universities in Albania. Partners from public universities are: Faculty of Economics-University of Tirana, Aleksander Moisiu University – Durrës, Aleksander Xhuvani University – Elbasan; Fan S. Noli University – Korça; Luigj Gurakuqi University – Shkodra. Partners from private universities are: CIT, UET, EPOKA, Polis University, SHLUJ Marin Barleti, Luarasi University, New York University of Tirana. In addition, participants were also representatives from think tanks and research centers in Albania.
For more visit COORP website: http://coorp.al/
For more on the PERFORM visit http://www.perform.network/en/about-perform/
For more please visit: http://www.mapo.al/2016/06/nje-platforme-e-re-bashkepunuese-per-kerkimin-shkencor/1
http://www.mapo.al/2017/11/kerkuesit-shqiptare-njihen-me-metodat-kerkimore-inovative/
Fondi i Visegradit për Studimet Universitare (VUSG) është një program mbështetje financiare për universitetet me qëllim që të zhvillojnë dhe promovojnë module akademike ose programe studimore të cilat merren në mënyrë specifike me fenomene të katër vendeve të Visegradit: Çekia, Hungaria, Polonia dhe Sllovakia. Çdo universitet në botë mund të aplikojë për këtë fond për sa kohë që synon të zhvillojë module apo programe studimore që lidhen me eksperiencat dhe mësimet e nxjerra nga vendet e Visegradit, si psh sa i takon proceseve të integrimit.
Për më shumë lidhur me Fondin e Visegradit për Studimet Universitare, referojuni http://visegradfund.org/grants/vusg/
Projekti Visegrad i UET (Klikoni këtu)
“Politikat e BE-së: Eksperiencat e mësuara nga vendet e Visegrad”.
Nëpërmjet këtij projekti synohet të transferohen njohuritë, praktikat më të mira dhe sfidat e integrimit Europian nga vendet Visegrad (Hungari dhe Poloni) drejt vendeve aspirante për marjen e statusit të vendit kandidat në BE (si Shqipëria) nëpërmjet zhvillimit të kurseve akademike të përbashkëta, duke formuar gjithashtu një konsortium me Jean Monnet Chair mes lektorëve të përfshirë në projekt.
Programi – Politikat e BE-Shtetet e Visegrad
Viti Akademik 2015 – 2016
- Prof.Dr.Habil Janusz Ruszkowski (Jean Monnet Chair) – Universiteti Szczecin, Poloni
Vendet e Visegradit në Qeverisjen shumë Nivelëshe të Bashkimit Europian
Procesi i Europianizimit në Vendet e Visegradit.
- Profesor i Shkencave Politike, Andras Bozoki- Universiteti i Europës Qëndrore, Hungari
Tipologjitë e regjimeve dhe demokracia iliberale në Europën Qëndrore dhe Lindore. Zgjerimi dhe demokratizimi : Bashkimi Europian dhe Europa Qëndrore në 20 vitet e fundit
Viti Akademik 2014 – 2015
- Prof.Dr.Habil Janusz Ruszkowski (Jean Monnet Chair) – Universiteti Szczecin, Poloni
Vendet e Visegradit në Qeverisjen shumë Nivelëshe të Bashkimit Europian
Procesi i Europianizimit në Vendet e Visegradit.
Prof. Peter Balazs Jean Monnet Ad Personum – CEU, Hungary
Experiences of the V4 and Hungary in the process of EU Enlargement with a special regard to the Western Balkans (The Impact of Enlargements on Institutions; Conflicting Role Perceptions; EU legitimacy revisited)
Academic year 2014 – 2015
Teaching Recourse 1
Teaching Recourse 2
Teaching Recourse 3
V4’s and Hungary’s perspective in the future of the EU governance (State Building Strategies and EU Membership_13 (1); State Building Strategies and EU Membership_13; Enlargement conditionality; The European Policy Process)
Academic year 2014 – 2015
European Social Survey (ESS)
ESS is an academically driven cross-national survey that has been conducted across Europe since its establishment in 2001. Every two years, face-to-face interviews are conducted with newly selected, cross-sectional-samples.
The survey measures the attitudes, beliefs and behavior patterns of diverse populations in more than thirty nations. In the framework of its internationalization strategy, the European University of Tirana aims at bringing closer to the academic environment in Albania the most important and valuable European best practices such as the ESS, which contributes to increase the performance and impact of social science research to socio-economic and political reforms in Albania.
European Social Survey (HSE) is strongly supported by interviews that collect data. Without skilled interviewers and research professionals like HSE cannot be successful. The HSE collects information on people’s attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors in many European countries. This research takes place every two years to measure longevity or change in time. The Trends Covered in the ESS Questionnaire include participation in society, religious and political beliefs, and – specifically for the 9th rounding – the time of doing things in life, as well as the themes of justice and interdependence. This broad HSE theme can be seen as a strong point that allows you to adapt the presentation you make to the interviewees by mentioning different topics that you think may be of interest. Also, since most of the questions are about people’s attitudes, it is not necessary for respondents to read documents or browse data and so on. There are no correct or wrong answers to the questions asked at the HSE.
ESS in Albania is supported by Perform, a project of Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (#SDC), implemented by Helvetas & Université de Fribourg – Universität Freiburg.
ESS round 9 in Albania is implemented by UET in cooperation with Instituti i Statistikave (#INSTAT), Albania & Mr. Alban Nelaj, National Coordinator.
Contact Person
Dr. Ketrina Cabiri Mijo
Email: [email protected]
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE – FOR MUNICIPAL COUNCILS
The project tackles the need to increase the effectiveness of the newly elected municipal council at municipal level. The new law on Territory Reform, adopted in 2015, brings in important changes as well as critical challenges. Among them, strengthening the role of municipal councils as monitory entities to help municipality to perform better vis-à-vis their mandate as well as establishing sustainable ties among elected people and citizens to whom they serve, stand out at the core of new functions and competencies.
The enactment of the Territorial and Administrative Reform (TAR), which reduced the number of LGUs from 373 to 61, provides the opportunity to enhance the technical and administrative capacity of local governments while also increasing their size and complexity. A vital aspect of this process will be to develop effective decentralization policies that enable Albania’s 61 municipalities to adequately perform their responsibilities and better serve their citizens.
This project is financed by Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation (HSI) Albania – Bashki te Forta Programme (BtF)
Contact Person:
Kebjana Haka
Email: [email protected]
Pilot In-Company Mentors’ Training for Mentors in Vlora / Skills for Jobs
Skills for Jobs is a project of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) that is implemented by Swisscontact as part of the Economic Development Domain of the Swiss Cooperation Strategy for Albania (2014-2017). The project facilitates the development of quality Vocational Education and Training (VET) offers by supporting VET providers in offering labour market integration facilities with string networks with employers and including dual approaches and new ways of learning. Currently S4J partner providers have established collaboration with more than 300 businesses offering apprenticeship. While there is a list of criteria to be fulfilled by the hosting business, no official assessment of the In-Company Trainer is performed. Furthermore, an urgent need for developing mentoring skills of the In-Company Trainers has risen during interviews with all stakeholders. The In-Company Trainer qualification program enables the companies to carry out professional training programs and to raise the service quality of the companies. The aim of this collaboration between Swisscontact and UET was to pilot the training course program for 15 in-company trainers in Vlora region through an intensive 4-week training program.
For further information please visit: https://www.swisscontact.org/nc/en/country/albania/projects/projects-albania/project/-/show/skills-for-jobs.html
Project Coordinator / UET
Ornela Vladi
The quality of teaching has been raised as one of the most important issues in Albania, especially during the last few years when the number of private universities has increased. It is difficult to find the solution to this matter through reforms. Two of the biggest problems are related to the lack of transparency in student evaluations and the low quality of teaching / textual modules. The CleanScore project will address these two issues.
CleanScore is a special project, not only because of its ambitious goals, but also because of the nature of its development. CleanScore aims to establish a new way of evaluating and reporting for each exam that students conducts, as well as the use of new textbooks for specific subjects. CleanScore is a digital evaluation center aimed at transparency in student evaluation as well as improving the quality of teaching by replacing current texts with up-to-date versions of international publications.
This project is funded by AADF, a non-profit corporation governed by the Board of Trustees, which operates entirely in Albania. The mission of the foundation is to facilitate the development of a stable private sector economy and the creation of a democratic society in Albania. It also aims to contribute to the stability of South East Europe.
Project Fiche
| UET Clean Score | |
| Project Title | Clean Score |
| Donor | Albanian-American Development Foundation |
| Program | Unit of Projects for Research and Development |
| Lead Institution | Ministry of Education and Sports |
| Role of UET | Project Partner |
| Project Coordinator UET | Dr. Clirim Duro |
| Working Group UET | 1. Adrian Civici2. Perparim Fuga 3. Luljeta Minxhozi 4. Elvin Meka 5. Selami Xhepa 6. Oltjana Zoto 7. Indrit Baholli 8. Drita Kruja 9. Ermira Qosja 10. Arbi Agalliu 11. Eniel Ninka 12. Besart Kadia |
| External Staff | —- |
| Partners | Ministry of Education and SportsUniversity of Tirana |
| Project Objective | This project aims to develop a unit that will stop corruption in evaluating students, will improve teaching and will increase performance as well as reduce the length of testing. Another objective of this project is related to the mitigation of distractions during the testing period, which will reduce the mistakes made during this process. |
| Project Activities | Purchasing texts, translating and printing texts, editing, building a testing room, computer software creation, security camera control, and maintenance of the database. |
| Results | Reduction of distortions during the evaluation process.Improvement of the quality of teaching through a better material. Improvement of the efficiency of faculties |
| Duration | 2016-2018 |
| Dissemination | https://www.facebook.com/The_AADF-1475706035995480/?fref=ts http://www.mapo.al/2016/06/tekste-te-reja-shkollore-dhe-korrigjim-dixhital-i-provimeve/1 |
Project Coordinator UET
Dr. Ketrina Cabiri (Mijo)
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Available Programs
- MTCNA – MikroTik Certified Network Associate (view outline)
MikroTik Academy
In the academic year 2018/2019, UET opens the Mikrotik Academy, which allows the students of the UET to attend courses focused on vocational training in the field of computer networks built on the MikroTik platform. The MikroTik Academy Certification Students have the opportunity to attend MTCNA. The student of the Academy gains access to professional study materials approved by MikroTik. Courses are conducted by certified instructors and Mr. Dritan Vreshta is our Academy Trainer approved by Mikrotik with certification no. ACTR1115. After passing the final certified exam successful graduates receive an internationally recognized certificate in the field of computer networks. The MikroTik Academy program is successfully established at educational institutions around the world. You can find their list at www.mikrotik.com.
The Tempus Project CONSUS ‘Connecting Science-Society Collaborations for Sustainability Innovations’, led by the Karl-Franzens-University of Graz, Austria, aims to strengthen the linkage and cooperation between scientific research and practice and to promote joint achievements and innovative methods through development workshops and seminars that initiate sustainable development. UET in cooperation with partners in Albania and Kosovo makes an analysis of current collaborations and expertise. The project aims to: Establish a science-society network for sustainable development; Enable experienced actors and those who apply innovative ideas for the first time to exchange information, enhance impact, and develop sustainability. In addition, the development of innovative teaching materials for HEIs aims to enable pedagogues and researchers to apply innovative teaching methods and materials, including the stakeholders, to strengthen science and society cooperation. Project Fiche (Click here) Project Manager UET E-mail: [email protected] For more information regarding the project visit its official website http://consus.allafine.com/ The Tempus project ENCHASE ‘Enhancing Albanian system of quality assurance in higher education: Application of Process-Based Methodology and Outcomes (ENCHASE)’ aims to further develop the internal quality assurance system at Albanian universities through reinforcement of a national quality assurance framework in accordance with European standards in higher education. The project aims to develop the capacity of academic, administrative and student staff to ensure the internal quality assurance of the university. The project is led by the Koblenz-Landau University in Germany and focuses specifically on the top system in Albania including key institutions of higher education and the Public Accreditation Agency for Higher Education. The project includes a series of activities for analyzing the current situation of internal quality assurance at the university as well as ways of harmonizing with European quality assurance standards as well as training for academic staff and students in this regard. Project’s Fiche Project Coordinator in UET For more please visit the project’s website http://enchase.org In the framework of the Tempus Project No. 544302-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-DE-TEMPUS-SMGR on Enhancing Albanian system of quality assurance in higher education: Application of the process and outcome based methodology, UET opens an invitation to tender for the supply contract for equipment as detailed in the tender dossier. The invitation to tend can be found here. The Tempus Project ‘Putting Human Rights at the Heart of Higher Education (Heart)’ is primarily intended to support the establishment and further development of multi-disciplinary education programs that focus on the area of human rights and citizenship for university and postgraduate level in the Western Balkans. This project includes a consortium of 11 universities from Albania, Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Germany, Sweden, Ireland and the United Kingdom. The University of Roehampton in Great Britain is the lead institution in this project, while the European University of Tirana as a partner is collaborating with the UET Center for the implementation of this project. The European University of Tirana and the UET Center contribute to the project with the expertise of a highly qualified staff in the field of human rights and education in Albania as well as logistical services. With an international reputation in the field of human rights and education, the University of Roehampton offers opportunities for promoting scientific research in the field of human rights, exchange of knowledge and expertise and development of higher education in Western Balkan countries through the support and strengthening of inter-university cooperation within the project. Fisha e Projektit (kliko këtu) Drejtues projekti në UET Blerjana Bino Për më shumë informacion vizitoni faqen zyrtare të projektit: http://www.humanrightsteaching.org/ Rezultatet e Projektit HEART: Connecting Science-Society Collaborations for Sustainability Innovations
Ketrina ÇabiriEnhancing Albanian system of quality assurance in higher education: Application of the process and outcome based methodology.
Dokt. Blerjana Bino
Email: [email protected]Putting Human Rights at the Heart of Higher Education in the Western Balkans.
E-mail: [email protected]
1. Praktikat më të mira për të drejtat e njeriut në arsimin e lartë: Përmbledhje Anglisht
2. HEART Praktikat më të mira në Shqip
3. Zhvillimi i kurseve për të drejtat e njeriut – UET
ERASMUS MUNDUS – SIGMA AGILE
Eramus Mundus është programi i Komisionit Europian për bashkëpunimin dhe lëvizshmërinë në fushën e arsimit të lartë i cili synon të rrisë cilësinë e arsimit të lartë në Europë dhe të promovojë dialogun dhe mirëkuptimin midis njerëzve dhe kulturave përmes bashkëpunimit me vendet partnere të Bashkimit Europian. Për më tepër Erasmus Mundus është konceptuar si përforcues i kapaciteteve njerëzore dhe bashkëpunimit ndërkombëtar për universitetet përmes shkëmbimit dhe lëvizshmërisë së studentëve dhe stafit.
Programi Eramus Mundus 2009-2013 përfshin tre aksione kryesore:
Aksioni 1: Programe të përbashkëta Erasmus Mundus për mastera dhe doktoratura përmes bursave për pjesëmarrje në këto programe;
Aksioni 2: Partneritete Eramus Mundus midis insitucioneve të arsimit të lartë Europiane dhe vendeve të treta, ende jo anëtarë të BE-së, përmes bursave për lëvizshmërinë e studentëve, stafit akademik dhe administrative;
Aksioni 3: Promovimi i hapësirës europiane të arsimit të lartë përmes qendrave të ekselencës në nivel botëror.
Për informacione të përgjithshme rreth programit Erasmus Mundus vizitoni
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/programme/about_erasmus_mundus_en.php
Universiteti Europian i Tiranës është pjesë një projektit Eramus Mundus të Aksionit 2, Sigma Agile, të drejtuar nga Universiteti i Varshavës në Poloni dhe në bashkëpunim me universitete si: Universiteti Humbolt-it, Gjermani; Universiteti i Twente-s, Hollandë; Universiteti i Milano-s, Itali; Universiteti i Salzburg-ut, Austri etj. si edhe me universitetet vendase dhe në rajon duke përfshirë Universitetin Luigj Gurakuqi, Shkodër; Universiteti Ismail Qemali, Vlorë; Universiteti i Malit të Zi; Universiteti i Sarajevës, BiH; Universiteti i Novi Sad-it, Serbi, etj.
Projekti Eramus Mundus A2 SIGMA AGILE, ‘Aftësimi kritik për inovacionin, rritjen e qendrueshme, lëvizshmërinë dhe punësimin në mjedisin multikulturor të Ballkaninit Perëndimor’, ofron rreth 150 bursa të plota studimi për studentë, kërkues, staf akademik dhe administrativ nga vendet e Ballkanit Perëndimor për të vizituar një nga universitetet partnere në projekt në Bashkimin Europian. Gjithashtu, ky projekt u mundëson studentëve, kërkuesve, stafit akademik dhe administrativ të universiteteve partnere në Bashkimin Europian të vizitojnë universitetet partnere në Ballkanin Perëndimor në fusha të caktuara studimi. Ky projekt financohet nga Komisioni Europian.
Procedurat e aplikimit, kushtet e pranimit, dokumentat e kërkuara dhe informacione të tjera për Projektin Eramus Mundus A2 SIGMA AGILE mund t’i gjeni në faqen zyrtare të tij në:
Fisha e projektit (kliko këtu)
Sigma Agile – Instructions to Apply (kliko këtu)
Sigma Agile – Presentation (kliko këtu)
Drejtues Projekti UET
Dr. Blerjana Bino
Email: [email protected]
COST – Bashkëpunimi Europian në Shkencë dhe Teknologji
COST është struktura më e gjatë europiane që mbështet bashkëpunimin ndër-kombëtar midis kërkuesve, inxhinierëve dhe studiuesve në të gjithë Evropën. Është një mjet unik për ta që së bashku të zhvillojnë idetë e tyre dhe iniciativat e reja në të gjitha fushat e shkencës dhe teknologjisë, duke përfshirë shkencat shoqërore dhe shkencat humane, përmes rrjetëzimit pan-evropian të aktiviteteve kërkimore të financuara nga fondet kombëtare. COST ka për qëllim që të mundësojë zhvillime të shpejta shkencore që çojnë në koncepte dhe produkte të reja. Në këtë mënyrë kontribuon në forcimin e kapaciteteve kërkimore dhe novatore të Evropës.
Organi qeverisës i COST-it, Komiteti i Zyrtarëve të Lartë (OSHC), ka pranuar njëzëri kërkesën e Shqipërisë për anëtarësim të plotë në COSTt. Vendi ynë tani është anëtari i 37 i COST-it.
OSHC-ja mori vendimin në mbledhjen e vet të 203-të në Reykjavik, Islandë, më 25-26 Prill 2018. Shqipëria përmbush të gjitha kërkesat për t’u bërë një anëtar i plotë i COST-it. Institucionet shqiptare kanë marrë pjesë në të paktën dy programe të njëpasnjëshme të BE-së dhe në të paktën 5% të veprimeve të COST-it.
Komuniteti shqiptar i kërkimit aktualisht është duke marrë pjesë në rreth 10% të veprimeve të drejtuara nga COST. Kërkuesit e UET kanë qënë gjithnjë pjesë aktive e skemës dhe aktualisht janë të për fshirë në 7 veprime të COST, duke kontribuar kështu në përfaqësimin kombëtar të Shqipërisë në program.
Që nga viti 2015, kërkuesit e UET marrin pjesë në aksione të ndryshme COST:
Dr. Besarta Vladi participates in COST Action 16121
Cost Action CA16121
Title: “From Sharing to Caring: Examining Socio-Technical Aspects of the Collaborative Economy”
Chair: Dr Gabriela AVRAM, University of Limerick, Ireland
The terms “Sharing Economy” or “Collaborative Economy” have been commonly used in recent years to refer to a proliferation of initiatives, business models and forms of work. The main objective of this action is to develop a European network of actors (including scholars, practitioners, communities and policy makers) focusing on the development of collaborative economy models and platforms and on social and technological implications of the collaborative economy through a practice-focused approach.
The specific aims of the proposal are:
(i) To develop a deeper understanding of the collaborative economy phenomenon in all its aspects;
(ii) To discuss and critique elements of the current discourse on the collaborative economy;
(iii) To formulate a European research agenda for the socio-technical aspects of the collaborative economy;
(iv) To articulate a European research perspective on the collaborative economy, based on EU values of social innovation. The Action will produce online resources including publications offering a comprehensive view of the current European collaborative economy and socio-technical and policy recommendations for the future.
Contact: [email protected]
For COST Action CA16121 visit: http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/ca/CA16121
Dr Blerjana Bino participates in COST Action IS1308
ISCH COST Action IS1308
Title: “Populist Political Communication in Europe: Comprehending the Challenge of Mediated Political Populism for Democratic Politics”
Chair of the Action: Prof Toril AALBERG, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
This Action brings together researchers to investigate populist political communication and its impact on democratic political life across Europe. This is necessary not only in light of recent populist backlashes in many democracies against governments and political and economic developments, but also in respect to changes in national media and communication systems. In order to comprehend this poorly understood aspect of contemporary political communication this Action will examine three interconnected but distinct aspects of populist political communication: First, populist political communicators and their strategies. Second, the media and populist discourses and frames. Third, citizen’s engagement with populist political messages and the effect of these messages.
This Action will provide a thorough critical review of existing knowledge, much improved research co-ordination, widen co-operation between scholars, bridge gaps in existing knowledge and strengthen dialogue with various societal stakeholders, benefiting media organizations, NGOs and policy actors as well as the wider scientific community.
Contact: [email protected]
For COST Action IS1308 visit: https://www.ntnu.edu/populistcommunication/populist-political-communication-in-europe
Dr Blerjana Bino participates in COST Action CA15207
Title: “Professionalization and Social Impact of European Political Science”
Action Chair: Prof. Giliberto Capano, University of Bologna
ProSEPS – The main aim and objective of PROSEPS is to develop an innovative assessment of the state and the perspectives of Political Science in Europe. At first, the Action will focus on developing a common framework for the understanding of the professionalization of Political Science, discussing and promoting a set of measurements regarding the academic centrality and the effectiveness of the work of political scientists. Moreover, a comparative framework for assessing the social impact of “knowledge” of Political Science will be assessed and tested, in order to understand whether, and in what way, Political Science is employed at national level, and thus to understand the opportunities that political scientists currently seem to have to improve the impact of their work, and to contribute to the real process of policy making.
The Action is intended to serve as a vehicle for the development of an in-depth, innovative assessment of the state of European Political Science, from both a professional and an applied perspective. Accordingly, the following goals ought to be pursued:
a) a reflection on the recent evolution (at least the past 20 years) of the academic subject of Political Science;
b) a broad report on two specific aspects of the professionalization of the subject: the notion of mobility within and across national borders and that of internationalization.
c) a broad analysis of the social impact of Political Science within policy-making processes at both national and supranational levels.
Contact: [email protected]
For COST Action CA15207 visit: http://proseps.sns.it/
Prof. Asoc. Dr. Erika Melonashi participates in COST Action 15221
CA COST Action CA15221
Chair of the Action: Dr. Alison FARRELL, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Ireland
Title: “Advancing effective institutional models towards cohesive teaching, learning, research and writing development”
This Action addresses the challenge of creating synergy among the increasingly more specialised and centralised supports for four key higher education activities – research, writing, teaching and learning – which frequently fail to capitalise on their shared territories and common ground. In many institutions, central support for these four areas continues to grow, repeatedly in a reactive rather than strategic manner, in the form of sometimes overlapping programmes or activities, centres, institutes and other units.
This Action addresses the dearth of professional conversations and research around the shared territory of support for, and development of, these four areas. Such dialogue and research, across units and institutions, will illuminate intersections and contribute to institutional transformation based on complementary, coherent and integrated provision.
This Action will address the identified challenge by:
-classifying, as ‘frontier taxonomies’, the common ground in terms of shared purposes, processes, knowledge, values and skills among centralized institutional supports for research, writing, teaching and learning in order to capitalise on their synergies;
-offering the most advantageous models and practices for supporting these four areas that are mindful of the availability of new technologies and assessments and that prompt a reworking of current institutional supports which will be valuable and far-reaching.
Contact: [email protected]
For COST Action 15221: http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/ca/CA15221
Prof. Asoc. Dr. Erika Melonashi participates in COST Action CA16207
CA COST Action CA16207
Chair of the action: Dr. Naomi Fineberg, University of Hertfordshire, UK
Title: “European Network for Problematic Usage of the Internet (PUI)”
The aim of this Cost Action is to bring together a multidisciplinary and geographically diverse group of experts and opinion leaders under one European-led Network, to leverage the existing funded research into a more coherent programme to advance the understanding of PUI from a bio-psycho-social perspective, clarify the brain-based undergirdings and develop effective interventions. The Action will deliver a platform to advance brain-based research into PUI and drive forward the development of clinical tools and treatment-targets, therapeutic interventions, biomarkers to enable early detection of PUI in at-risk subjects before symptoms, early intervention strategies to prevent progression, chronicity and the development of costly co-morbidities such as anxiety and depression.
Contact: [email protected]
For COST Action CA16207 visit: http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/ca/CA16207
Ketrina Çabiri Mijo participates in COST Action 15137
COST Action CA 15137
Chair of the Action: Ioana Galleron,University Grenoble Alpes, France
Title: “European Network for Research Evaluation in the Social Sciences and the Humanities”
“European Network for Research Evaluation in the Social Sciences and the Humanities” is a COST Action, starting in April 2016 and ending in April 2020. Proposed by a group of some 20 researchers from 16 countries, it currently brings together more than 125 participants from 36 countries.
ENRESSH aims to propose clear best practices in the field of SSH research evaluation. The Action brings together numerous experts, such as researchers in evaluation studies, policy makers and members of evaluation units, as well as researchers from SSH disciplines. Its approach is based on the comparison and the cross fertilisation of strands of work dedicated to SSH research evaluation, currently under development in different parts of Europe, seeking to avoid unnecessary duplication and to upscale results.
The challenge of the action is to enable the Social Sciences and Humanities to better demonstrate their true place in academia and the society. To do so, the Action proposes to bring together different strands of works consecrated to SSH research evaluation, currently under development in different parts of Europe, in order to gain momentum, to exchange best practices and results, and to avoid unnecessary duplication. Its main aims, deeply interrelated are:
– to improve evaluation procedures in order to take into account the diversity and research;
– to make a robust case for the ways in which the SSH add value to the society;
– to help SSH scholars better their research agenda and overcome fragmentation.
Contact: [email protected]
For COST Action 15137 visit: http://enressh.eu/
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Konstantinos Giakoumis and Dr. Irena Myzeqari participate in COST Action CA16213
COST Action CA16213
Title: “New Exploratory Phase in Research on East European Cultures of Dissent”
Action Chair Dr Maciej Maryl, Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Resistance and dissent in former socialist Europe 1945-1989 constitutes a remarkable chapter of Europe’s recent past, which not only informs in a decisive way the identities of post-socialist societies, but has also reshaped the continent as a whole and still provides an important reference for contemporary social movements worldwide.
The proposers of this Action believe that, after a period of growth and consolidation, this field of study and the respective domain of cultural heritage have stalled and fell short of its true significance.
The main aim of the Action is to trigger the next discovery phase of this legacy through forging a new, reflexive approach and providing a platform for incubating networked, transnational, multidisciplinary and technology-conscious research with creative dissemination capacities.
The Action will create a valuable interface for communication between three communities of practice: researchers and archivists, art and cultural heritage curators and IT experts with humanities and social sciences expertise in order for future research to be technologically advanced and better disseminated.
Contact: [email protected]
For COST Action CA16213 visit: http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/ca/CA16213
Programi Jean Monnet është pjesë e Programit ‘Lifelong Learning’ të Bashkimit Europian.
Një nga objektivat kryesorë të Programit Jean Monnet është promovimi i mësimdhënies dhe kërkimit shkencor mbi Integrimin Europian brenda disiplinave të ndryshme. Kjo arrihet nëpërmjet krijimit të :
– Jean Monnet Chairs;
– Qendrave të Ekselencës;
– Moduleve mësimore Jean Monnet.
Për më tepër, Programi Jean Monnet mbështet edhe aktivitetet e përbashkëta akademike të studiuesve dhe profesorëve të integrimit europian. Objektiv tjetër i rëndësishëm është financimi i institucioneve europiane si dhe asosacione akademike europiane.
Për herë të parë Programi Jean Monnet aplikohet në Shqipëri nëpërmjet themelimit të Jean Monnet Chair pranë Universitetit Europian të Tiranës. Në këtë kuadër, Komisioni Europian ka akorduar për Prof. Asoc. Dr. Nevila Xhindi titullin Jean Monnet Chair.
Qëllimi i Jean Monnet Chair është të zhvillojë njohuri dhe ekspertizë teorike dhe praktike në fushën e BE-së dhe zhvillimit rajonal për studentët, akademikët, shoqërinë civile, zyrtarët në qeverisjen lokale, me qëllim performancën dhe përfitimin nga fondet strukturore të alokuara nga Bashkimi Europian.
Fisha e Projektit (kliko këtu).
Anëtarët kyç të stafit Jean Monnet Chair janë:
Prof. Dr. Adrian Civici;
Dr. Erjona Canaj;
Dr. Blerjana Bino;
Ketrina Çabiri, Doktorante
Për më shumë informacion mbi Programin Jean Monnet, ju lutem vizitoni: http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/doc88_en.htm
Për më shumë informacion mbi Programin Jean Monnet Chair , ju lutem vizitoni: http://ec.europa.eu/education/jean-monnet/chairs_en.htm
MIGRATUP
Territorial and Urban Potentials Connected to Migration and Refugee Flows
The scope of the project is to contribute in raising knowledge on the territorial impact of migration and refugee flows in the Adriatic-Ionian and Danube macro-regions in order to take these aspects into account in the framework of the EUSAIR and EUSDR strategy and the ETC programmes.
This project is the first one specifically devoted to the analysis of the implications for territorial cohesion deriving from the refugee “crisis” that peaked in 2015. The area investigated by this project, the Adriatic-Ionian and Danube macro-regions, provide a comprehensive geographical scope to analyse and assess the impacts of migration and refugee flows, since it includes altogether countries of arrival, transit and destination of these flows. The geographies encompassed by the project include also the countries traversed by the “Balkan Route”, what became known as the main gateway to Europe for hundred thousand migrants and asylum seekers – and the path along which some of the most dramatic events took place.
The main outcome is a comprehensive overview of the recent migration and refugee flows in the Adriatic-Ionian and Danube macro-regions from a qualitative and quantitative point of view looking at the main driving forces affecting the geographical distribution of the migrants. In addition, the territorial impacts of migration are investigated seeking to explain how migration affect the current socioeconomic challenges and possibly provide opportunities as well. The policy recommendations are focused on how different territories can overcome challenges of unpredictable and large scale inflows, manage integration and enhance the potentials in their endeavors to cope with the current migration and refugee inflows within their strategic policy and development objectives.
Project’s partners: University of Bologna (lead partner); European University of Tirana (Western Balkans’ case study); Institute for Central-Eastern and Balkan Europe; University of Thessaly, and Central European Initiative.
For more information see: https://www.espon.eu/migration
UET Team leader
Eda Gemi, PhD