Joined For Sustainability

The 1FUTURE project aims to to improve regional capacities in implementing Green Deal goals within higher education system. The 1Future project builds up on the needs and the ambition to lead climate action in HEIs in the WB Region. Within the project, HEIs of the region will serve as the gear that connects different stakeholders for building climate resilient communities.

Erasmus + Program

The Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE) action supports international cooperation projects based on multilateral partnerships between organisations active in the field of higher education. It will support a successful green and sustainable global economic recovery in the third countries not associated to the Erasmus+ programme, linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement.

Leading Partner

The University of Tirana is the largest university in the country. It consists of six faculties and two institutes and offers 174 programs in all three cycles of study, with 779 full-time academic staff and approximately 28,550 students. Thanks to its tradition, high level of qualification, training and certification, the University of Tirana remains the most sought after university in Albania.

Empowering Future Engineers: 1FUTURE Climate Action Sessions on Circular Economy at Polytechnic University of Tirana

Posted on June 4, 2025

As part of the 1FUTURE project under WP4, two impactful teaching sessions on climate action were hosted at the Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Polytechnic University of Tirana. From May 28–29, 2025, students from the Environmental Engineering Department had the privilege to learn from an esteemed professor at the University of Novi Sad, Serbia.

Prof. Mirjana Laban delivered an insightful presentation on the topic “Circular Economy in Buildings.” These sessions aimed to equip Bachelor’s and Master’s students with essential knowledge about circular economy principles and their application in the built environment.