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Overview of Higher Education in Albania

Albania has a population of 2.9 million people with Tirana as its capital. Agriculture, industry, and services make up its economy. There are 39 universities in Albania, 15 of which are public and 24 private. Higher education institutions include universities, university colleges, and academies that offer bachelor's, master's and PhD programs. Albania has approximately 165,000 students and participates in the Bologna Process for standardizing its higher education system. Mobility programs like Erasmus+ help foster international exchange between Albania and other European countries.

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Overview of Higher Education in Albania

Albania has a population of 2.9 million people with Tirana as its capital. Agriculture, industry, and services make up its economy. There are 39 universities in Albania, 15 of which are public and 24 private. Higher education institutions include universities, university colleges, and academies that offer bachelor's, master's and PhD programs. Albania has approximately 165,000 students and participates in the Bologna Process for standardizing its higher education system. Mobility programs like Erasmus+ help foster international exchange between Albania and other European countries.

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FACTSHEET

Albania
Tirana General information
• Number of inhabitants: 2,9 million / Capital: Tirana
• Important economic sectors: Agriculture employs 41% of the population;
the industrial sector includes textiles, oil and gas, mining, and cement,
among many other products; the service sector is the fastest growing
sector, with tourism representing 8.4% of the GDP
• Approximate costs of living for students €400-€500

About Higher Education


• There are 39 universities in Albania, of which 15 are public and 24 are private
Useful links
• HEIs in Albania can be Universities (which operate in the area of education,
Albania Eramus+ Office ­scientific research, creative and professional activities), University Colleges
[Link] (which provide higher education, knowledge, scientific and innovation develop­
ment as well as professional programmes. Such institutions offer study pro-
Albania Eramus+ Office
grammes in the first and/or second study cycle and programmes with a profes-
e-mail address
sional character.), Academia (operate in the area of profiled higher education,­
albania@[Link]
scientific research, creative and professional activities. It consists of at least
Overview of the Higher one faculty) and Higher Vocational Colleges (higher education institution with
Education System: professional orientation that prepares professionals with practical skills).
[Link] • First cycle studies are offered in Universities, University Colleges and Academia
sites/eacea-site/files/ • There are approximately 165.000 students in Albania
countryfiche_albania_2017.pdf • Albania is a member of the Bologna process since 2003
• 1st cycle (Bachelor degree) - 3 years, comprises between 180 ECTS
2nd cycle (Master degree) - 1 or 2 years, comprises between 60 and 120 ECTS
3rd cycle (PhD) – 3 to 5 years
• The semesters in Albania usually last 15 weeks; the first starts in October
Other facts: and the second in March
• Unemployment rate: 14.7% • Employability is considered a parameter for the assessment of performance in
(2016) the new Law on Higher Education. Since then, cooperation between HEIs and
• Currency: Lek enterprises has started to develop and internships are becoming more common.
• Official language: Albanian • International mobility in Albania is targeting mainly outgoing students and
incoming and outgoing professors. Some programmes which are offered in foreign
languages, mostly in Italian and English, attract a few foreign students as well.
• Higher education institutions in Albania have been participating in many
Erasmus Mundus projects. The most active HEIs involved in Erasmus Mundus
action 2 partnerships are the University of Tirana, Agricultural University of
Tirana, Polytechnic University of Tirana, University “Aleksander Moisiu” of Durres,
University “Aleksander Xhuvani” of Elbasan, University “Fan Noli” of Korça,
University “Luigj Gurakuqi” of Shkodra, University “Eqerem Çabej” of Gjirokastra,
University “Ismail Qemali” of Gjirokastra and European University of Tirana.
• In the past three years, more than 2500 mobilities have taken place
between Albania and Erasmus+ programme countries, of which more than
1800 were outgoing from Albania and about 700 were incoming to Albania.
31 of these mobilities were to or from the Netherlands.
• Within Erasmus+ KA107, Albania collaborates most with Italy, Spain,
Germany, Romania and Poland.

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