28.05.2021. CIP UNZE: VISIT TO THE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA

The multi-day working visit to universities in Albania continued at one of the largest Albanian universities: the Polytechnic University of Tirana. The hosts at the Polytechnic University of Tirana (PUT-www.upt.al) were Prof. Dr. Genci Sharko, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and former Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Prof. Dr. Andoqan Londo. Prof. Londo expressed his great pleasure to see the UNZE delegation again after several years, because Prof. Londo was one of the leaders of the RESI project in which CIP and MF UNZE participated. Prof. Sharko presented EF PUT laboratories as well as the project priorities of this department at the Polytechnic University. In particular, the field of mechatronics, which is common to students and staff of mechanical and electrical engineering, was discussed, and it was pointed out that it should be one of the first priorities of the future cooperation of the MoF. Prof. Londo particularly expressed interest in the development of dual studies in the field of energy efficiency, which was the beginning of cooperation with the Ministry of Finance and CIP UNZE. Prof. Petković presented the Zenica-Doboj canton and its economic potential as a prerequisite for the development of dual studies of technical faculties of UNZE, and preliminarily agreed with Prof. Londa to exchange potential project ideas. He explained the concept of the DUALSCI project – Capacity building for the implementation of dual education in the higher education sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Erasmus+ program) as well as the results of UNZE so far. He agreed to exchange project data as well as to propose potential projects and to contact persons at the MF UNZE for cooperation in concrete project ideas.