TIRANA, Feb 7 /ATA/ Prime Minister Edi Rama, who is in Italy on an official visit, held a meeting on Monday with the Minister of University and Research Maria Cristina Messa and the rectors of universities of Rome and the Lazio region to step up cooperation between the two countries in the field of university studies, to increase exchanges between academic staff and enable dual degree programs.
Agreements on dual degrees between the University of Tuscia in Italy and the Albanian universities: University of Tirana, Polytechnic University of Tirana, Agricultural University, Mediterranean University, were signed on the sidelines of this meeting.
Agreements pertain to the field of Environmental Biology in Bachelor degree with the University of Tirana; Forestry and Environment with TAU; Mechanical Engineering with TPU at master level and Marketing with MUA
The agreements stipulate that students in these programs spend one year studying in Albania and one year in Italy. In the end, students will receive dual degrees.
The signing ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Edi Rama, Minister of Education and Sports, Evis Kushi, prof. Stefanno Ubertini, rector of the University of Tuscia and head of the regional committee for the coordination of the Universities in Lazio, etc.
In his remarks, Prime Minister Rama stressed that “we are here today with all of you to continue our efforts to create synergies, establish new collaborations with the Italian university system and open new doors for cooperation in the name of a future for which we are responsible to make as safe as possible. ”
“It is important to explore all the space to further internationalize our universities, to give Albanian youths, but also other young people in our region and why not Italian youths the opportunity to study in Albania and access study programs that are comparable to those of Italy in quality ,” said Rama.
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