Academy of Sciences of Albania

Akademia e Shkencave e Shqipërisë

Abbreviation| ASH / ASA (English)
Formation| 10 October 1972
(53 years ago) (1972-10-10)
Type| National academy
Purpose| Science
Headquarters| Tirana, Albania
Coordinates| {{WikidataCoord}} – missing coordinate data

Membership

| Academicians (Full members, Associated members, Honorary members, Emeritus members, Correspondent members)

President

| Skënder Gjinushi

Main organ

| Presidency of the Academy
Website| akad.gov.al

The Academy of Sciences of Albania (Albanian: Akademia e Shkencave e Shqipërisë), founded in 1972, is the most important scientific institution in Albania.[1] In the 1980s, several research institutes began at the University of Tirana were transferred to the Academy's jurisdiction.[2] The institution includes the most distinguished scientists, also called "academics", that are involved in research centers and other organisations inside and outside Albania. As of 2009[update], the Academy had 23 regular members,[3] 10 associated members,[4] one permanent member,[5] and 26 honor members.[6]

The Academy was among several dozen of the world's scientific academies which endorsed through signature the Summit Statement emerging from the New Delhi Population Summit of 1994.[7]

The Academy is housed in a former palace of King Zog.

## Contents

* 1 Organization
* 1.1 Institutions and Centres
* 1.2 Temporary Research Units
* 2 Notable current and past members
* 2.1 Regular members
* 2.2 Emeriti members
* 2.3 Associate members
* 2.4 Honorary members
* 2.5 Notable past members
* 3 Former notable presidents
* 4 Periodicals
* 5 Notes and references
* 6 External links

## Organization

In 2023, the Academy of Albanological Studies was integrated into the Academy of Sciences,[8] while the latter was reorganized.

### Institutions and Centres

* Institute of Archeology
* Institute of History
* Institute of Linguistics and Literature
* Institute of Anthropology
* Centre for Art Studies
* Centre for Encyclopedic and Albanological Publications

### Temporary Research Units

* Biotechnology and Genetics
* Geophysics
* Water Resources
* Geosciences and Geoengineering
* Artificial Intelligence
* NanoAlb
* Energy
* National Institute of Physics
* National Institute of Mathematics
* Research and Study Unit for the Arbëresh, Arvanites, and Arbënesh
* Scientific Research Center for Biotechnology and Genetics

The Academy of Sciences of Albania has the country's largest academic library. Founded in 1975 starting with 10,000 volumes, it included 812,000 volumes by 1986.[9]

In 2008, funding for most research functions of the academy was withdrawn, those research functions subsequently transferred to universities and research centers.[10] Four research institutes which were separated from the Academy joined to form the Centre of Albanological Studies.[10][11]

## Notable current and past members

### Regular members

* Skënder Gjinushi[12]
* Albert Doja
* Fatos Kongoli[3][12]
* Beqir Meta[3][12]
* Vasil Tole[3][12]
* Kosta Barjaba
* Aurela Anastasi
* Floresha Dado
* Nazim Gruda
* Anesti Kondili
* Efigjeni Kongjika
* Arben Merkoçi
* Petraq Petro
* Bashim Resuli
* Xhevahir Spahiu
* Jani Vangjeli
* Floran Vila
* Marenglen Verli[4]
* Anila Paparisto

### Emeriti members

* Muzafer Korkuti
* Rexhep Mejdani
* Bardhyl Golemi

### Associate members

* Arian Durrësi
* Shaban Sinani

### Honorary members

* Idriz Ajeti[6]
* Ali Aliu (deceased)[6]
* Francesco Altimari[6]
* Jean Aubouin[6]
* Alain Ducellier[6]
* Bernd Jürgen Fischer[6]
* Victor Friedman[6]
* Eric P. Hamp[6]
* Mark Krasniqi (deceased)[6]
* Mateja Matevski (deceased)[6]
* Andrea Pieroni[6]
* Rexhep Qosja[6]
* Luan Starova[6]
* Răzvan Theodorescu[6]

### Notable past members

* Eqrem Çabej
* Shaban Demiraj[5]
* Mentor Përmeti
* Jorgo Bulo[3]

## Former notable presidents

* Aleks Buda
* Shaban Demiraj

## Periodicals

* Studia Albanica, ISSN 0585-5047.
* AJNTS \- Albanian Journal of Natural and Technical Sciences, ISSN 2074-0867.

## Notes and references

1. ↑ Salzman, Michael, ed (2003). The World of Learning 2004 (Directory). London: Taylor & Francis (Europa). pp. 42. ISBN 9781857431827. OCLC 59288367.
2. ↑ Misja, Vladimir; Teta, Arqile; Kallulli, Adriatik (1986). Vollmann, W.. ed. ﻿Higher Education in Albania﻿ (Report). Monographs on Higher Education. Bucharest: UNESCO-CEPES. p. 33. https://archive.org/stream/HigherEducationInAlbania1986/higher education in albania 1986#page/n27/search/Academy+of+Sciences+of+Albania. Retrieved August 21, 2018. "The institutes in question include the Institute of History, the Institute of Linguistics and Literature, the Institute of Folk Culture, the Institute of Nuclear Physics, the Centre for Computer Mathematics, the Seismological Station, and the Hydraulic Research Laboratory."
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Anëtarë të rregullt" (in sq). Academy of Sciences of Albania. http://www.akad.edu.al/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&Itemid=88. [self-published source]
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Anëtarë të Asociuar" (in sq). Academy of Sciences of Albania. http://www.akad.edu.al/index.php?option=com_content&view;=article&id;=52&Itemid;=89. [self-published source]
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Anëtarë të përhershëm" (in sq). Academy of Sciences of Albania. http://www.akad.edu.al/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70&Itemid=57. [self-published source]
6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 "anetare nderi" (in sq). Academy of Sciences of Albania. http://www.akad.edu.al/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=60. [self-published source]
7. ↑ Graham-Smith, Sir Francis, ed (1993). Population -- the complex reality: A report of the Population Summit of the world's scientific academies. Boulder, Colorado: North American Press (Fulcrum Publishing). pp. 377-384. ISBN 0-85403-484-6. OCLC 905776096. https://archive.org/details/populationcomple00popu/page/377.
8. ↑ "Riorganizimi i ASA, Akademia e Shkencave: Status i ri si pjesë elitare e kërkimit shkencor" (in sq). Lexo.al. https://lexo.al/2023/05/riorganizimi-i-asa-akademia-e-shkencave-status-i-ri-si-pjese-elitare-e-kerkimit-shkencor/.
9. ↑ Wedgeworth, Robert, ed (1993). "Albania". World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services (3rd ed.). Chicago: American Library Association. pp. 40-42. ISBN 9780838906095. OCLC 300362088. https://books.google.com/books?id=HSFu99FCJwQC&q=academy+of+sciences+of+albania&pg=PA41.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Elsie, Robert, ed (2010). "Center for Albanological Studies". Historical Dictionary of Albania. Historical Dictionaries of Europe (2nd ed.). Plymouth, United Kingdom: Scarecrow Press. p. 78. No. 75. ISBN 978-0-8108-7380-3. OCLC 700441787. https://archive.org/stream/RobertEliseHistoricalDictionaryOfAlbania2NdEdition.pdf/Robert Elise - Historical Dictionary of Albania 2-nd edition.pdf#page/n151/search/Academy+of+Sciences+of+Albania. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
11. ↑ Marenglen Verli (December 28, 2014), Histori për botimin e historisë, Gazeta Shqiptare, pp. 16, OCLC 777718670
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "ANËTARË TË RREGULLT" (in sq). 2018. http://www.akad.gov.al/ash/asambleja/anetar-asamblese/anetar-rregullt.

## External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20100213110354/http://www.akad.edu.al/

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