Matteo Mandalà is known for his contribution as a philologist and publisher of Albanian writings and works in several literary periods.

Broad-minded intellectual and scholar with original contributions in several fields of national knowledge; prominent representative of the Albanian scientific thought in today’s academic-university world, Matteo Mandalà has maintained strong ties with Albania and the Academy of Sciences.

Albanologist arbëresh acad. Matteo Mandalà has been an honorary member of the Academy of Sciences for many years and this year he was elected an external member.

Prof. dr. Matteo Mandalà, for almost 28 years is the head of the albanology section at the University of Palermo (Università degli Studi di Palermo).

He is an original and scientific Albanian author in today’s academic-university world; professor, lecturer of albanology at the University of Palermo and head of its unit; also in the Italian Universities of Calabria, Bari, Lecce, Pisa, Messina; as well as at the University of Tirana, Tetova and most Albanian universities./p.s./