University of Tirana

Universiteti i Tiranës

University of Tirana coat of arms

Type| Public
Established| 3 June 1957[1]
Rector| Prof. Dr. Mynyr Koni[2]

Academic staff

| 900+
Students| 35,000
Location|

Tirana

Albania

Campus| Urban decentralized. (new suburban, centralized campus is under construction)
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Affiliations| Balkan Universities Network
Erasmus Mundus
UNSHP
UNICA
EUA
AUF
UNIMED
CMU
BSUN
ASECU
IUC.
Partners: University of Bamberg Germany
University of Nebraska-Lincoln United States[3]
Website| www.unitir.edu.al

The University of Tirana (Albanian: Universiteti i Tiranës) is a public university and the largest in Albania. It was established in 1957 as the State University of Tirana through merging of five existing institutes of higher education, the most important of which was the Institute of Sciences, founded in 1947.

The main building was planned by Italian architect, Gherardo Bosio at the beginning of 1940. It is situated at the Mother Teresa Square, south of the city center of Tirana.

The primary language of instruction is Albanian, but there are a number of faculties of foreign languages which are carried out in English, French, Greek, Italian, Spanish, German, Chinese and other languages.

The University of Tirana was founded in 1957 as the State University of Tirana (Albanian: Universiteti Shtetëror i Tiranës), through the merging of five existing institutes of higher education, the most important of which was the Institute of Sciences, founded in 1947. Immediately after the death of Enver Hoxha in 1985, the university was renamed the Enver Hoxha University of Tirana (Albanian: Universiteti i Tiranës Enver Hoxha) until 1992.

## Contents

* 1 Academics and size
* 2 Faculties and departments
* 3 Notable professors and alumni
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Academics and size

The university is the largest and highest ranking university in Albania.[4] It includes eight colleges, 50 academic departments, and 41 study programs or majors. Most programs are offered in Tirana; a few smaller affiliated campuses are located in other Albanian cities, including Saranda in the southern part of the country and Kukës in the north. It offers three-year Bachelor, one- or two-year Master, and three- to five-year doctorate degree programs, in accordance with the Bologna system.

The current campus is urban and decentralized. A new large and centralized campus has been planned in the southeast periphery of Tirana.[5] Students dorms are grouped in a separate location called Student City (Qyteti Studenti) in southeast Tirana.[6]

UT is the biggest university in Albania, and among the biggest in Europe with 35 000 students. In 2013 the college accepted 95 new Ph.D. students. These are students in possession of bachelor's degrees.

## Faculties and departments

* Faculty of Social Sciences
* Philosophy
* Sociology
* Psychology and Pedagogy
* Social Work and Social Policy
* Political Sciencies
* Faculty of Natural Sciences
* Mathematics
* Physics
* Chemistry
* Biology
* Informatics
* Pharmacology
* Faculty of History and Philology
* History
* Geography
* Albanian Linguistics
* Albanian Literature
* Journalism
* Archaeology
* Faculty of Law
* Faculty of Economic Sciences
* Business Informatics
* Finance-Accounting
* Economics
* Business Administration
* Marketing, Tourism
* Faculty of Foreign Languages
* English
* French
* Greek
* Italian
* Spanish
* German
* Turkish
* Russian
* Balkan Languages
* Chinese
* Department of Physical Education

## Notable professors and alumni

* Sali Berisha
* Odhise Grillo
* Nexhmije Hoxha
* Ardian Klosi
* Harilla Papajorgji
* Pandeli Majko
* Fatos Nano
* Ismail Kadare
* Jakup Mato
* Laura Mersini-Houghton
* Dhori Kule
* Shefki Hysa

## See also

* List of universities in Albania
* Quality Assurance Agency of Higher Education
* KS Studenti
* Balkan Universities Network
* Black Sea Universities Network

## References

1. ↑ Arsimi në Shqipëri 1945-1990
2. ↑ "Error: no `|title=` specified when using {{Cite web}}". http://www.unitir.edu.al/index.php/sq/rreth-nesh/organizimi/rektori.Error:+no+`|title=`+specified when+using+{{[[Template:Cite+web|Cite+web]]}}&rft.atitle=&rft_id=http://www.unitir.edu.al/index.php/sq/rreth-nesh/organizimi/rektori&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikibooks.org:Organization:University_of_Tirana">
3. ↑ Administrator. "Partnerët - Universiteti i Tiranes". http://www.unitir.edu.al/rektorati/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63&Itemid=82. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
4. ↑ "Ranking Web of World Universities". http://www.webometrics.info/rank_by_country.asp?country=al&zoom_highlight=university+of+tirana.
5. ↑ Planned campus picture gallery at UT's webpage[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
6. ↑ "Pagesa online - www.abonime.com". http://www.qytetistudenti.al. Retrieved 14 May 2015.

## External links

* University of Tirana (in Albanian)
* Polytechnic University of Tirana (in Albanian)
* Student City (Qyteti Studenti) (in Albanian)
* University of Tirana news (in Albanian)
* University of Tirana news

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