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BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA by: Prof. Velesin PE ÇULI

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA by: Prof. Velesin PE ÇULI April 2006. INTRODUCTION:. Anybody who might be interested about higher education history in Albania ought to refer to the Agricultural University of Tirana (AUT).

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BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA by: Prof. Velesin PE ÇULI

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  1. BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA by: Prof. Velesin PEÇULI April 2006

  2. INTRODUCTION: Anybody who might be interested about higher education history in Albania ought to refer to the Agricultural University of Tirana (AUT). • AUT is the unique center of agricultural higher education and the first higher education center (offering a 5-year education) ever in Albania. • AUT was founded in November 1951, and given the name “Higher State Agricultural Institute”. • In 1991, it was named “Agricultural University of Tirana”. • During a troublesome periodfull of tragic events that culminated with its total destruction (March 1997), AUT affirmed itself like a vigorous higher education institution, like a unique center for graduate education and training, research and agricultural training and extension. • Quantitative and qualitative progress of AUT has been conditioned by political and social economic developments during the second half of the last century up to date.

  3. From this point of view, 54-years of AUT life can be divided into several periods: • 1951-1990 is the period of establishment, construction and consolidation of AUT university campus, located in Kodër Kamëz (7 km far from center of Tirana) under the conditions of isolated and centralized economic development of Albania. By the end of ‘90s, AUT consisted of 4 faculties (Agronomy, Agrarian Economics, Forestry Engineering and Veterinary Medicine) counting about 6 thousand students and 480 academic and supporting staff. • 1991-1997 is the period of energetic, Western European developments of AUT conditioned by the democratic movement of December 1990. AUT has been assisted by two big projects: SARA(USA ), and GTZ (German Government ) and also a considerable number of TEMPUS and other bilateral projects. • March of 1997 represents a tragic moment in the history of AUT. Due to yet non clarified reasons, AUT was totally destroyed turning back to point “zero”. • The period 1997-1999 can be considered as the period of AUT physical reconstructing and survival • 2000-2005 is the period of physical modernization, and university passed from emergency to the academic, conceptual and institutional reformation stage.

  4. S E N A T E CHANCELOR OFFICE FOR CURRICULA DEVELOPMENT & INSTITUCIONAL EVALUATION RECTOR OFFICE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH & COOPERATION JURIDICAL OFFICE VICE/RECTOR OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS UNIVERSITY SERVICES STUDENTS & STUDY OFFICE DIDACTIC & EXPERIMENTAL UNIT F A C U L T Y FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE FACULTY OF FORESTRY SCIENCES FACULTY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE INTER-FACULTY DEPARTMENT ACTUALING ORGANIZATIVE STRUCTURE OF AUT

  5. After Bologna Declaration (1999), the European universities embarked on academic restructuring known as “Bologna process”. • Since 2001, AUT voluntarily and experimentally became part of the academic restructuring European projects for South-East Europe. • Actually, AUT consists of 13 departments:7 departments offering 10 diplomas belong to the Faculty of Agriculture • 2 departments offering 2 diplomas belong to the Faculty of Forestry Sciences • 3 departments offering 1 diploma belong to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Interfaculty Department. • During a 5-year period student enrollment increased 3 fold, thereby amounting up to 5200 students.

  6. 800 700 600 00-01 500 400 01,-02 300 02,-03 200 03,-04 100 0 Dep. Agronom Dep. Zootech Wood Processing Veterinary Medicine Economics & Agrarian Policy Dep. Tek. Agrifood Dep. Hortik. & Plant.protec Forest Husbandry and Exploitation Dep. Agrienvironment&Ecology Farm Management & Agribusiness 3 years system

  7. Total number of students 2003-2004 401 734 179 242 173 111 707 300 265 278 229 Farm Management & Agribusiness Dep. Economics & Agrarian Policy Dep. Agriculture Dep. Agri-food Processing Technology Horti. & Plant Protection Dep. Zootechnic Dep. Forest Husbandry and Exploitation 3 years system Dep. Agri-environment&Ecology Dep. Wood Industry Veterinary Medicine

  8. Farm Management & Agribusiness Economics & Agrarian Policy Agronomy Horti. & Plant Protection Animal Science & Livestock Business Aquaculture & Fishery Management Agri-food Processing Technology Vineyard-Enology Agro-environment & Ecology FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE INTER-FACULTY DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF FORESTRY SCIENCES Forest Husbandry and Exploitation Wood Processing FACULTY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE Veterinary Medicine MULTIPLICITY OF STUDY FIELDS Undergraduate Study Actually, Agricultural University of Tirana offers 13 both study and diploma fields. They include current and future development priorities of Albanian agriculture. AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA STUDY AREAS During the period 2000-2005, AUT has initiated five new study fields: Animal Science & Management of Livestock Business, Aquaculture & Fishery Management, Agro-environment & Ecology, Agricultural Products Processing & Conservation Technology, Vineyard -Enology.

  9. GRADUATE AND POST GRADUATE STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY

  10. AUT succeeded to embrace the philosophy, methodology and technology of Bologna model implementation through participation contacts and cooperation with the following higher education institutions throughout Europe and USA : • University of Prishtina, KOSOVA; • University of Hohenheim-Stuttgart, • Humboldt University, Berlin, Professional High School, Eberswalde, GERMANY; • University of Tuscia, Viterbo, University of Tor’Vergata, Rome, University of Bari, University of Florence, University of Pisa, University of Perugia, University of Bologna, ITALY; • Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, University of Georgia, University of Oklahoma, Cornell University, USA; • University of Nancy,FRANCE; • Norwegian University of Life Sciences, NORWAY; • Aristotle University of Thessalonica, University of Patras, GREECE; • University “SS. Cyrill i Methodius” Skopje, University “St. Kliment Ohridski” Bitola, MACEDONIA; • Agricultural University of Plovdiv, BULGARIA • University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest, ROMANIA

  11. Refurbishing of all academic facilities, reconstruction of all lecture halls and particularly of modern facilities such as: • Pedrollo, • Behar Male, • Arben Petto lecture halls, etc., • considerable improvement of electricity and water supply, establishment of information and communication network, restructuring of outdoor sites, establishment of Experimental Didactic Unit (EDU), Botanical garden, etc., bear witness of AUT growth as to undertake advanced reformation in order to become an integral part of the European higher education system.

  12. From the point of view of “Bologna process”, special attention is attributed to the scientific research even though this component is far from our goals. • Scientific research is being implemented through national projects: • Programs : • “Agriculture and Food” • “Biotechnology and Biologic Diversity”, • Projects undertaken by Environment National Agency; • Bilateral projects with Greece and Italy; • DAAD projects, • NATO projects, TEMPUS: • JEP projects and Individual Mobility Grants, • World Bank projects • Projects for research and development financed by the Albanian Government with a special budget since the year 2004.

  13. National Center for Training in Agriculture (NCTA) NCTA Board Conceptual Management Executive Management AUT MAFCP AAC AFU Executive Direc.of NCTA Part time Technical staff Administrative staff Full time Training courses Projects MAFCP – Ministry of Agriculture,Food and Consumer Protection AAC – Albanian Council of Agribussines AFU – Albanian Farmers Union

  14. Taking into account the efforts made so far, and obligations taken by the Albanian Government with signing of Bologna Chart (September 2003), AUT embarks actually on a new phase of its future development-conceptualization and implementation of Bologna model according to the scheme 3+2+3 (Bachelor + Master + Doctorate) calling for a time span 2005-2013.

  15. During the last 5 years, AUT has greatly changed with regard to the introduction of new diploma both in undergraduate and graduate studies • Actually, AUT offers 13 Undergaduate diplomas and 9 Graduate diplomas (some of them with international suport) • Up to date analysis and evaluations show that AUT has made big efforts to be in full coherence with current developments wich are taking place in Albanian agriculture.

  16. DIPLOMA OFFERED BU AUT FARM MANAGEM. & AGRIBUSSIN. ECONOMY & AGRARIAN POLICY AGRARIAN ECONOMIST PLANT PRODUCTION HORTICULTURE & PLANT PROTECTION AGRARIAN ENGINEER ANIMAL SCIENCE & LIVESTOCK BUSINESS AQUACULTURE & FISHERY MANAGEMENT FOOD- TECHNOLOGIST AGRIC. .PRODUCTS PROCESSING & CONSERVATION VINEYARD-ENOLOGY Environm. ENGINEE FACULTY OF VETERINAY MEDICINE VETERINARY DOCTOR FACULTY OF FORESTRY SCIENCES FORESTRY ENGINEER WOOD PROCESSING ENGINEER ENGINER

  17. AGRARIAN ECONOMY SCIENCES Agribussines Enterprise Management Economy&Agrarian Policies AGRONOMIC SCIENCES Crop Genetic Improvement&Seed Seadling Production Horticulture A U T ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCES GRADUATE STUDY (MASTER) Tech.Modelling & Ec.of Livestock FORESTRY SCIENCES Forest Ecological Management Wood Technology VETERINARY MEDICINE SCIENCES Veterinary Medicine Agriculture Management & Europian Studies

  18. VISION AND MISSION OF AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA(2001-2005) • VISION: • Agricultural University of Tirana aims at : • Becominga modern center for undergraduate and graduate studies • Scientific research and training • To prepare the specialist in the field of agriculture and food. • Becoming a referring point for the rural and agriculture development by directly contributing to the European integration of the country.

  19. MISSION • The mission of the Agricultural University of Tirana is : • To realize the professional training of the specialists in the field of agriculture and food • To promote the respective faculties and the academic staff in various forms that impact facing the challenges of time such as : • forecasting of food resources • sustainable development of agriculture • protection and regeneration of resources • rational use of productive resources • provision of ecologically clean products • food safety, etc • through active participation of students and all academic staff in more advanced education, research and training programs in agriculture.

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