Education Minister Mirela Kumbaro congratulated the university’s academic staff, researchers, students and wider community, crediting their work in strengthening academic quality, research and internationalisation.

Six other Albanian universities have been given “Reporter” status in the ranking, Kumbaro said, describing this as a step towards their inclusion in international university rankings.

“This result is a reason to recognise the work that has been done, but also an incentive to continue strengthening quality, research and internationalisation across Albania’s universities,” Kumbaro said.

The University of Tirana is placed in the 2,001+ band in the 2027 rankings, which cover universities from 118 countries and territories worldwide.

The university said the ranking reflected years of work to strengthen research, academic capacity, institutional development and international cooperation.

It said that process had included expanding internationally and nationally funded projects, with the university acting as both coordinator and partner in programmes including Horizon Europe, Erasmus+ KA2 and INTERREG.

The projects have expanded opportunities for research, innovation, academic mobility and international cooperation, the university said.

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University Rector Artan Hoxha on Tuesday hosted ASHAK President Justina Shiroka-Pula for formal talks focused on enhancing collaboration through a potential memorandum of understanding, joint research projects and shared scientific and cultural activities.

The two sides also discussed coordinating joint publications and increasing the involvement of academics and early-career researchers in public lectures and scholarly exchanges.

Officials said the University of Tirana has already established multiple bilateral agreements with higher education institutions in Kosovo, reflecting what they described as close and longstanding academic cooperation between the two countries.

Headquartered in Prishtina, the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo is the country’s highest scientific and artistic institution. It was established by a decision of the Kosovo Assembly on Dec. 20, 1975.

The meeting was described as a step toward further consolidating pan-Albanian academic cooperation and promoting science and the arts across the Albanian-speaking region.

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In a post on the social media, State Minister Spiropali said that she and the two university professors discussed ideas and projects aimed at strengthening cooperation between the University of Tirana, the Free University of Brussels and the Assembly of Albania to enhance transparency.

“Jean-Michel de Waele, a dear and long-time friend of Albania’s academic world, a prominent voice of the Free University of Brussels and Prof. Mark Marku, the head of the Journalism department at the public University of Tirana, presented ideas and projects aimed at a tripartite cooperation between the two universities and the Assembly of Albania or even the Albanian government to enhance transparency between them and the citizens, narrow the distances between people and institutions based on contemporary European experiences,” Spiropali said in her post.

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The images were displayed as part of events to celebrate the International Day for Monuments and Archaeological Sites.

Every year on April 18, people celebrate World Heritage Day, also known as the International Day for Monuments and Sites.

This day is dedicated to promoting the importance of cultural heritage and raising awareness about the need to preserve historical sites and monuments across the globe, approved by UNESCO’s 22^nd General Conference in 1983.

World Heritage Day encourages us to celebrate all the world’s cultures, and to bring awareness to important cultural monuments and sites, and to espouse the importance of preserving the world’s cultures.

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