EUROPEAN PROJECTS
Advancement of Graduates and development of university capacities in Albania / GRADUA
The project will support Albanian universities by creating a supply-demand matching model, based on the graduate database through: data collection on graduate performance; facilitating cooperation between HEIs and business; facilitating the placement of graduates in the labor market. The current information in Albania is in fact widely disseminated for a continuous and effective monitoring of the training system, the labor market and the relationship between them, and to anticipate the skills requirements of the labor market needs. The project will thus support Albanian universities by creating a model of integrated demand matching based on the graduate database (in the model developed in Italy) through:
i) collecting and analyzing data on graduate performance and universities, issuing reliable, continuous and up-to-date documentation for the evaluation of the higher education system in support of the ongoing reform process;
ii) facilitating cooperation between higher education institutions and the business world (online IT-based services have been developed and made available to university graduates, staff and firms);
iii) facilitating the placement of graduates in the labor market
Lead partner: Agricultural University of Tirana (AUT-UBT)
Partners:
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: graduaproject.com
Contact person:
PhD. Ketrina Çabiri Mijo
[email protected]
IT Governance for Albanian Universities/ ITG4AU
The overall objective of the project is to increase the governance capacity of HEIs in Albania and to contribute to the cooperation between the EU and partner countries. Some of the planned activities include conducting ITG training for university staff including academics and other staff; conduct ITG training for Albanian industry; to build an ITG framework adapted for 4 Albanian universities.
This project aims to bring together a group of researchers from four universities with extensive experience in developing and deploying ITG (ITG) framework models (including ITG4U and dFogIT) from 3 different countries (SPA, GER and NOR) to develop, adapted and tested a new ITG framework to be implemented in HEIs in Albania. The expected results of this project include a model of better governance for IT in HEIs in Albania, as well as a general modernization of governance processes for HEIs and a contribution of cooperation between the EU and Albania. The specific objectives of the project are:
1. Performs specialized training modules for building ITG models in Albanian universities
2. ITG has been shown to be a facilitator to produce higher ROI of enterprises, coming from the further development of IT assets. These trainings will result in a greater link between Moldovan universities and economic and social stakeholders.
3. Develop ITG frameworks tailored to each institution for project participants.
4. Build skills and tools for ensure the sustainability of the government IT project beyond
5. Establish the IT value chain in HEIs and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Lead Partner: University de les Illes Balears (UIB) Spain;
Partners:
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: itg4au.eu
Contact person:
PhD. 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
PhD. 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/
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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
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“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 is the European Commission's program for cooperation and mobility in the field of higher education which aims to increase the quality of higher education in Europe and to promote dialogue and understanding between peoples and cultures through cooperation with the partner countries of the European Union. Furthermore Erasmus Mundus is conceived as a reinforcer of human capacity and international cooperation for universities through exchange and mobility of students and staff.
Programi Eramus Mundus 2009-2013 përfshin tre aksione kryesore:
Action 1: Joint Erasmus Mundus Masters and Doctoral Programs through scholarships to participate in these programs;
Action 2 Erasmus Mundus Partnerships between European higher education institutions and third countries, not yet members of the EU, through scholarships for student mobility, academic and administrative staff;
Action 3: Promoting the European Higher Education Area through Centers of Excellence worldwide.
For general information about the Erasmus Mundus program visit
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/programme/about_erasmus_mundus_en.php
The European University of Tirana is part of an Eramus Mundus Action 2 project, Sigma Agile, run by the University of Warsaw in Poland and in collaboration with universities such as: Humboldt University, Germany; Twente University, The Netherlands; University of Milan, Italy; University of Salzburg, Austria, etc. as well as with local and regional universities including Luigj Gurakuqi University, Shkodra; Ismail Qemali University, Vlora; University of Montenegro; University of Sarajevo, BiH; University of Novi Sad, Serbia, etc.
The Eramus Mundus A2 SIGMA AGILE project, 'Critical Enabling for Innovation, Sustainable Growth, Mobility and Employment in the Multicultural Environment of the Western Balkans', offers around 150 full scholarships for students, researchers, academic and administrative staff from the Western Balkans to visit one of the partner universities in the project in the European Union. This project also enables students, researchers, academic and administrative staff of partner universities in the European Union to visit partner universities in the Western Balkans in specific fields of study. This project is funded by the European Commission.
Application procedures, admission conditions, required documents and other information for the Eramus Mundus A2 SIGMA AGILE Project can be found on its official website at:
Sigma Agile – Instructions to Apply (click here)
Sigma Agile – Presentation (click here)
UET Project Leader
Dr. Blerjana Bino
Email: [email protected]
COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology
COST is the longest-running European structure supporting cross-national collaboration between researchers, engineers and researchers across Europe. It is a unique tool for them to jointly develop their ideas and new initiatives in all fields of science and technology, including social sciences and humanities, through the pan-European networking of nationally funded research activities. COST aims to enable rapid scientific developments leading to new concepts and products. In this way it contributes to strengthening Europe 's research and innovation capacity.
The governing body of COST, the Committee of Senior Officials (CSOs), has unanimously accepted Albania's application for full membership in COST. Our country is now the 37th member of COST.
The CSO made the decision at its 203rd meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland, on April 25-26, 2018. Albania meets all the requirements to become a full member of COST. Albanian institutions have participated in at least two consecutive EU programs and in at least 5% of COST operations.
The Albanian research community is currently participating in about 10% of COST-led operations. UET researchers have always been an active part of the scheme and are currently to be deleted in 7 COST actions, thus contributing to Albania's national representation in the program.
Since 2015, UET researchers participate in various COST actions:
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
The Jean Monnet Program is part of the European Union 'Lifelong Learning' Program.
One of the main objectives of the Jean Monnet Program is to promote teaching and research on European Integration within the various disciplines. This is achieved through the creation of:
- Jean Monnet Chairs;
- Centers of Excellence;
- Jean Monnet Learning Modules.
Furthermore, the Jean Monnet Program also supports joint academic activities of researchers and professors of European integration. Another important objective is the financing of European institutions as well as European academic associations.
For the first time, the Jean Monnet Program is applied in Albania through the establishment of the Jean Monnet Chair at the European University of Tirana. In this context, the European Commission has awarded for Prof. Assoc. Dr. Nevila Xhindi the title Jean Monnet Chair.
The aim of the Jean Monnet Chair is to develop theoretical and practical knowledge and expertise in the field of EU and regional development for students, academics, civil society, local government officials, in order to perform and benefit from the structural funds allocated by the European Union.
Key staff members Jean Monnet Chair are:
Prof. Dr. Adrian Civici;
Dr. Erjona Canaj;
Dr. Blerjana Bino;
Ketrina Çabiri, PhD student
For more information on the Jean Monnet Program, please visit: http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/doc88_en.htm
For more information on the Jean Monnet Chair Program, please visit: http://ec.europa.eu/education/jean-monnet/chairs_en.htm
Master in European Innovations for a Sustainable Management of Albanian Territories, Rural Areas and Agriculture: Instruments, Policies, Strategies / SmartAL
The main goal of the project is to address the new labor market needs identified by new and future public policies in Albania.
The specific objectives that this project seeks to achieve through are:
1. Strengthening links between universities and job-providing institutions at central and local levels
2. Improving the theoretical and practical knowledge of master students in territorial administration, agricultural policy, rural development and innovation, as well as their skills in negotiation and participation in decision-making processes
3. Designing 9 common specific teaching modules to fill the gap between the existing offer and the needs of the labor market
4.Providing innovative tools and methodologies for the Albanian teaching staff
5.Improving the compliance of academic requirements with professional needs during the internship period
6. Consolidation of cooperation between Albanian HEIs and the creation of synergies and complementarity between the study programs they offer to their audience
7. Establish a network of long-term researchers of EU and Albanian researchers on these topics.
8. Cooperation for capacity building and renewal of generations of staff of the Albanian University
Main partner: Agronomic Institute Méditerranéen de Montpellier-CIHEAM
Partners:
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: smartal.uet.edu.al
SmartAL Modules
Module 1, Description Fiches (click here)
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Module 3, Description Fiches (click here)
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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)
Contact person:
PhD. 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: PhD. 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:
PhD. 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: PhD. 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
The Regional Research Promotion Program (RRPP) aims to promote and strengthen social science research in the Western Balkans in such a way as to contribute to policy development in the region. RRPP aims to support young researchers in the field of social sciences through research grants, methodological and thematic trainings as well as regional and international exchanges and networking opportunities. The RRPP is coordinated by the Interfaculty Institute for Eastern and Central Europe at the University of Friborg in Switzerland and is funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland. Scientific research is the central dimension of this program, which aims to have by 2013 implemented several quality regional research projects in areas related to the transition processes in the Western Balkans region. The common research area is: "Political, social and economic change in the Western Balkans". In this context, research areas for 2012 calls include: (i) social and economic change and (new) challenges of social inequality; and (ii) state, networking and informality. RRPP has funded and supported several research projects in the region, organized scientific conferences and meetings, published the results of projects, scientific articles and other studies, thus contributing to the promotion and improvement of scientific research in the field of social sciences and policy development process in the region.
For more information about RRPP please refer to: http://www.rrpp-westernbalkans.net/en.html
"Street children in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Kosovo: Space and identities in the struggle for survival."
The main purpose of this research project is to analyze the ways in which street children resist multiple extremes and exclusion from the dominant ideology and discourse in society by building spaces in urban areas within which they develop their identities and strategies to challenge extremism. and negative perceptions of others.
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/
The Visegrad Fund for University Studies (VUSG) is a financial support program for universities designed to develop and promote academic modules or study programs that deal specifically with phenomena in four Visegrad countries: the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. Any university in the world can apply for this fund as long as it intends to develop modules or study programs related to the experiences and lessons learned from the Visegrad countries, such as in terms of integration processes.
For more on the Visegrad Fund for University Studies, refer http://visegradfund.org/grants/vusg/
UET Visegrad Project (Click here)
"EU Policies: Experiences Learned from the Visegrad Countries".
This project aims to transfer knowledge, best practices and challenges of European integration from Visegrad countries (Hungary and Poland) to countries aspiring to obtain EU candidate status (such as Albania) through the development of joint academic courses, also formed a consortium with Jean Monnet Chair among the lecturers involved in the project.
Program - EU Policies - Visegrad States
Academic Year 2015 - 2016
- Prof.Dr.Habil Janusz Ruszkowski (Jean Monnet Chair) – Universiteti Szczecin, Poloni
Visegrad countries in the Multilevel Governance of the European Union
The process of Europeanization in the Visegrad Countries.
- Professor of Political Science, Andras Bozoki - Central European University, Hungary
Typologies of regimes and illiberal democracy in Central and Eastern Europe. Enlargement and democratization: The European Union and Central Europe in the last 20 years
Academic Year 2014 - 2015
- Prof.Dr.Habil Janusz Ruszkowski (Jean Monnet Chair) – Universiteti Szczecin, Poloni
Visegrad countries in the Multilevel Governance of the European Union
The process of Europeanization in the Visegrad Countries.
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 is the European Commission's program for cooperation and mobility in the field of higher education which aims to increase the quality of higher education in Europe and to promote dialogue and understanding between peoples and cultures through cooperation with the partner countries of the European Union. Furthermore Erasmus Mundus is conceived as a reinforcer of human capacity and international cooperation for universities through exchange and mobility of students and staff.
Programi Eramus Mundus 2009-2013 përfshin tre aksione kryesore:
Action 1: Joint Erasmus Mundus Masters and Doctoral Programs through scholarships to participate in these programs;
Action 2 Erasmus Mundus Partnerships between European higher education institutions and third countries, not yet members of the EU, through scholarships for student mobility, academic and administrative staff;
Action 3: Promoting the European Higher Education Area through Centers of Excellence worldwide.
For general information about the Erasmus Mundus program visit
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/programme/about_erasmus_mundus_en.php
The European University of Tirana is part of an Eramus Mundus Action 2 project, Sigma Agile, run by the University of Warsaw in Poland and in collaboration with universities such as: Humboldt University, Germany; Twente University, The Netherlands; University of Milan, Italy; University of Salzburg, Austria, etc. as well as with local and regional universities including Luigj Gurakuqi University, Shkodra; Ismail Qemali University, Vlora; University of Montenegro; University of Sarajevo, BiH; University of Novi Sad, Serbia, etc.
The Eramus Mundus A2 SIGMA AGILE project, 'Critical Enabling for Innovation, Sustainable Growth, Mobility and Employment in the Multicultural Environment of the Western Balkans', offers around 150 full scholarships for students, researchers, academic and administrative staff from the Western Balkans to visit one of the partner universities in the project in the European Union. This project also enables students, researchers, academic and administrative staff of partner universities in the European Union to visit partner universities in the Western Balkans in specific fields of study. This project is funded by the European Commission.
Application procedures, admission conditions, required documents and other information for the Eramus Mundus A2 SIGMA AGILE Project can be found on its official website at:
Sigma Agile – Instructions to Apply (click here)
Sigma Agile – Presentation (click here)
UET Project Leader
Dr. Blerjana Bino
Email: [email protected]
COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology
COST is the longest-running European structure supporting cross-national collaboration between researchers, engineers and researchers across Europe. It is a unique tool for them to jointly develop their ideas and new initiatives in all fields of science and technology, including social sciences and humanities, through the pan-European networking of nationally funded research activities. COST aims to enable rapid scientific developments leading to new concepts and products. In this way it contributes to strengthening Europe 's research and innovation capacity.
The governing body of COST, the Committee of Senior Officials (CSOs), has unanimously accepted Albania's application for full membership in COST. Our country is now the 37th member of COST.
The CSO made the decision at its 203rd meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland, on April 25-26, 2018. Albania meets all the requirements to become a full member of COST. Albanian institutions have participated in at least two consecutive EU programs and in at least 5% of COST operations.
The Albanian research community is currently participating in about 10% of COST-led operations. UET researchers have always been an active part of the scheme and are currently to be deleted in 7 COST actions, thus contributing to Albania's national representation in the program.
Since 2015, UET researchers participate in various COST actions:
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
The Jean Monnet Program is part of the European Union 'Lifelong Learning' Program.
One of the main objectives of the Jean Monnet Program is to promote teaching and research on European Integration within the various disciplines. This is achieved through the creation of:
- Jean Monnet Chairs;
- Centers of Excellence;
- Jean Monnet Learning Modules.
Furthermore, the Jean Monnet Program also supports joint academic activities of researchers and professors of European integration. Another important objective is the financing of European institutions as well as European academic associations.
For the first time, the Jean Monnet Program is applied in Albania through the establishment of the Jean Monnet Chair at the European University of Tirana. In this context, the European Commission has awarded for Prof. Assoc. Dr. Nevila Xhindi the title Jean Monnet Chair.
The aim of the Jean Monnet Chair is to develop theoretical and practical knowledge and expertise in the field of EU and regional development for students, academics, civil society, local government officials, in order to perform and benefit from the structural funds allocated by the European Union.
Key staff members Jean Monnet Chair are:
Prof. Dr. Adrian Civici;
Dr. Erjona Canaj;
Dr. Blerjana Bino;
Ketrina Çabiri, PhD student
For more information on the Jean Monnet Program, please visit: http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/doc88_en.htm
For more information on the Jean Monnet Chair Program, please visit: 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