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.

PUT-TAILOR MADE SHORT INTENSIVE COURSE (TMSIC)

Posted on November 25, 2025

The Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Tirana, through its Knowledge Hubs for Climate and Sustainability (KHCS) unit, successfully concluded a Tailor-Made Short Intensive Course (TMSIC) entitled “Sustainable Development, Circular Economy, and Risk Resilience in the Built Environment.”, from 17 to 20 November 2025.

Organized as a key activity under the 1FUTURE Erasmus+ Project, this TMSIC served as a dynamic platform for knowledge exchange between academia and professionals from business and public sector. It fostered in-depth discussions on real-world challenges and explored practical, forward-looking solutions for creating a more sustainable future.

The programme of the course was delivered by a distinguished group of experts from the NGOs, Institute for Nature Conservation in Albania (INCA) and the Environmental and Territorial Management Institute (ETMI), the invited professor from IUAV University (Italy), and the professors from the Department of Environmental Engineering.

The course was focused on the following topics: Foundations of Sustainability and Circular Economy, Energy Efficiency and Building Design, Safety and Resilience in Construction, Urban Planning, Integrated Risk Framework, Social Resilience and Disaster Risk, Climate Change & Sectoral Impacts, and on-site study visits. The participants were mainly students from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, business representatives and professionals from different sectors of public institutions.

This intensive course underscored a shared commitment to advancing sustainability education and capacity building.

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