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.

Coaching Visit from IUAV at UPT

Posted on February 23, 2026

he Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Tirana, had the pleasure to welcome from 17-21 of November 2025, an expert from IUAV University for a coaching visit. The purpose of the coaching and monitoring visit was to assess the current status, performance, and strategic development of the Knowledge Hub for Climate and Sustainability (KHCS), in line with the objectives of the 1FUTURE project. The visit aimed to strengthen collaboration, support teaching activities, review the organizational and operational functioning of the Hub, and jointly explore avenues for future cooperation and sustainability.

The visit was combined in the following dimensions:

Pedagogical contribution, through teaching activities within the Tailor-Made Short Intensive Course (TMSIC), including a lecture on Cities as Living Systems: Understanding and Re-shaping Urban Metabolism.

Coaching, through dialogue with KHCS staff, researchers, and students to understand achievements, needs, and potential improvements.

Monitoring, by evaluating facilities, resources, institutional structure, partnerships, and implementation challenges as described in the KHCS status presentation

Strategic collaboration, through meetings with academic staff, administrative personnel, NGOs, and other stakeholders, as well as site visits relevant to sustainability and safety in construction.

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