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.

Engagement Activity hosted by CCIT

Posted on July 5, 2024

As part of the “Engagement” project, the Tirana Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized on June 28, 2024 a workshop with the main focus on identifying and dealing with the challenges that hinder effective entrepreneurship-education engagement in Albania.

A dynamic and fruitful activity that brought together representatives of the business community, representatives of the Ministry of Economy, Culture and Innovation, representatives of the Ministry of Education, Albanian, Montenegrin and Italian companies that demonstrated their experience in this field, students, etc.

Discussions focused on issues such as:

  • Strengthening of development units and extension at the regional level, in order to promote cooperation between the private sector and educational institutions;
  • Provision of professional practice opportunities for students near enterprises;
  • The development of initiatives that promote the inclusiveness of professional education, as an imperative need.

The participants gave their impressions and comments on the topics addressed, as well as raised recommendations and proposals for improving the curricula that are applied in professional education and their interrelationship with the labor market. In order to prepare skilled professionals for the labor market, the application of dual education is an initiative that should be supported. A system that creates a qualified workforce that meets today’s business needs.

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