European University of Tirana

European University of Tirana
Universiteti Europian i Tiranës
Motto	Maiora Premunt
Motto in English	Gjëra të mëdha na presin
Type	Private
Established	September 20, 2006
Rector	Prof. Dr. Drita Kruja
Students	25,000
Undergraduates	7,500
Postgraduates	7,500
Doctoral students	750
Location	Tirana, Albania
Campus	Urban (three buildings)
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Website	uet.edu.al

41°19′18″N 19°48′9″E / 41.32167°N 19.80250°E / 41.32167; 19.80250 The European University of Tirana (Albanian: Universiteti Europian I Tiranës, UET) is an accredited private university in Tirana, Albania. It was established in 2006 by four PhD students (at the time): Adri Nurellari, Blendi Kajsiu, Ermal Hasimja, and Henri Çili, in collaboration with business manager Laert Duraj and journalist Robert Rakipllari.^[3]

UET was licensed by the Albanian Ministry of Education & Sciences on 20 September 2006 following the decision of the Council of Ministers Nr. 636/2006 and is fully accredited by the Quality Assurance Agency of Higher Education.^[4]

Academics

The European University of Tirana (UET) awards Bachelor Degrees which usually take 3 years to be completed. It also offers Professional Masters, which last 1-1.5 years, and Scientific Masters, which last for 2 years.^[5] In 2011, the University acquired the right to award Doctorate Degrees in Social, Economic and Judicial Sciences.^[6]

Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, ranked UET as the 7th top Higher Education Institution in the nation.^[7]

Organisation

Undergraduate

UET has three Faculties:

Faculty of Law:

Department of General Law

Faculty of Social Sciences and Communication:

Department of Political Science
Department of International Relations
Department of Public Relations
Department of Design
Department of Sociology & Social Anthropology
Department of Psychology

Faculty of Economics and Information Technology:

Department of Finance Banking
Department of Business Management
Department of Information Economics (Business Management)
Department of Information Economics (Finance Banking)

Professional Master

The European University of Tirana offers about 24 Professional Masters and Master of Science programs in these fields of study: Economics, Finance, Corporate Governance, Management, Marketing, Information Economics, Public Law, International Law, Business Law, Private Law, Communication Sciences, Political Sciences, International Relations, Sociology & Social Anthropology, Psychology and Science Education. Currently there are 7 new programs of study in the process of being licensed.

Faculty of Law

Justice

Faculty of Economics and Information Technology

Finance
Corporate Governing
Marketing
Business Management
Applied Informatics

Faculty of Social Sciences and Education

Public Relations
Political Sciences
International Relations - Diplomacy
Teaching
School Psychology

Science Master

The European University of Tirana offers about 24 Professional Master’s and Master of Science programs in these fields of study: Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing, Information Economics, Public Law, International Law, Business Law, Private Law, Science Communication, Political Sciences, International Relations, Sociology & Social Anthropology, Psychology and Science Education. Currently there are 7 new programs of study in the process of being licensed.

Faculty of Law

Private and Business Law
Criminal Law
Public and International Law

Faculty of Economics and Information Technology

Finance Banking
Business Administration
Economic Informatics

Faculty of Social Sciences and Education

Communication – Public Relations
Political Sciences
International Relations
Sociology – Social Anthropology
Psychology
Education Sciences

International Collaboration

The European University of Tirana encourages international cooperation and the transfer of lecturers and students between partner institutions. It also has study abroad programs for one semester or one academic year with partner Universities, including Aston University, in Birmingham, UK. The two Universities intend to further their cooperation by offering joint Doctorates in the near future.^{[citation needed]} UET has also signed cooperation agreements with Panthéon-Assas University, France; the University of Bari, Italy; Bar-Ilan University, Israel; the University of Montenegro, Montenegro; South East European University, Macedonia; the University of Marseille, France; and the University of Santiago, Chile.^{[citation needed]}

In May 2010 EUT became a member of the Interuniversity Centre for Research and Cooperation with Eastern and South Eastern Europe (CIRCEOS), in Bari, Italy.^[8]