European University of Tirana
DUALKO Project — Institutional Overview & Team Profile
About the University
European University of Tirana (UET) is a leading university and research centre in Albania, established in full compliance with the criteria of the Bologna Charter, offering study programmes in three cycles: bachelor; master and PhD. UET engages in high quality teaching and research as well as exchange programmes and capacity building projects with local and international partners in the following disciplines: social sciences, humanities, environmental sciences, complex systems, information technology and engineering, agricultural sciences and health sciences.
UET is particularly interested in the link between study programmes, research and labour market as well as the community. As such, UET has established the Labour Market Boards for each department which are composed of highly qualified professionals from the public sector, business and various relevant CSOs working to promote common interests.
UET has a pool of highly qualified researchers, lecturers and project managers and it works closely with a well-established network of higher education institutions, businesses, research institutes and other stakeholders. UET pays particular importance to its strategic communication, visibility of actions, dissemination of information, knowledge-sharing and exchange of experiences and know-how.
UET Mission
UET engages in high-quality teaching and research as well as exchange programs and capacity building projects and joint initiatives with local and international partners in the following major disciplines: law, social sciences, political sciences, and economy and information technology.
UET has a pool of highly qualified lecturers, researchers, scholars, and project managers. It encourages a culture of knowledge-sharing, openness, and horizontal linkages between HEIs, CSOs, research centers, private sector, governmental organizations, and relevant stakeholders. UET maintains its commitment to impact the society at large in Albania and seeks to make a regional contribution too. To do so, UET pays particular importance to its strategic communication, visibility of actions, and dissemination of information.
Role in DUALKO
UET has a substantial implementation role and is the Lead Beneficiary of WP5 – Dissemination and Exploitation. It is responsible for coordinating the project’s dissemination and exploitation strategy, visual identity, website, social-media presence, dissemination products, interim and final dissemination reports and final conferences.
UET also has important responsibilities beyond dissemination. It co-leads several activities relating to the development of the DHE toolkit and e-learning platform, development of Albanian-specific Dual Higher Education models, cooperation with companies, and the organisation of the Albanian DHE conference and discussion forum.
Project Team
Kebjana Haka
Kebjana Haka is Project Manager of the Office for Project Development and Partnership at the European University of Tirana. She has received a master’s degree in Governance and Public Administration from the Albanian University in Albania and she earned a Bachelor of Philosophy-Sociology in Social Sciences from the University of Tirana.
Since 2013, she has been involved in the management of several projects related to regional cooperation, the European Union, and good governance issues. Ms. Haka has extensive working experience in project cycle management with a focus on developing, monitoring, evaluation, assessment of institutional performance indicators as well as in assisting local governance units and local communities.
For over five years, Haka has held the position of senior expert on IPA CBC and Transnational Cooperation Programs at the Ministry of European Integration in Albania. Subsequently, she was appointed Project Manager of Technical Assistance projects in the Ministry of European Integration, financed by the European Union. Ms. Haka is also the Executive Director of Center for Education and Democracy, as from 2019.
Elda Doda (Papa), MA
Elda Doda is Director of the Standards and Quality Assurance Unit at the European University of Tirana (UET), where she has worked since 2006. She has extensive experience in higher education quality assurance, education policy and legislation, curriculum design and development, internal quality review, and EU education programmes.
Since 2010, she has coordinated curriculum development processes at UET, supporting academic departments in the design, review, and improvement of study programmes and ensuring their alignment with national legislation, institutional regulations, and quality assurance requirements.
She holds an MA in International Relations and European Studies from Central European University in Budapest and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Tirana.
Dr. Agim Kasaj
Dr. Agim Kasaj is Director of ICT Solutions and a lecturer at UET. He has extensive experience in ICT systems, digitalisation, learning management systems, information technology management and public-sector digital transformation.