Welcome to AU University

Albanian University History

Albanian University is a private, independent and secular institution of the Higher Education!

  • April 2004

    AU was licensed by the Ministry of Education and Science, the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania.

  • Academic Year 2004-2005

    Opened doors with its first Dentistry program attending ~100 students, and held the First Dental Conference UFO Dental.

  • Expansion of Degrees

    Offered degrees in Pharmacy, Architecture, Law, and Political Science with student body reaching 600.

  • UFO Press Publishing

    Completed translation of Dentistry literature from Boston’s Tufts University, published by UFO Press.

  • Eight Fields of Study

    Expanded to Dentistry, Pharmacy, Architecture, Finance-Banking, Legal Studies, Political Studies, Psychology, Communication Sciences (~2000 students).

  • April 2007

    Launched UFO Education Television (now UTV News) alongside UFO Press.

  • First Generation Graduation

    Graduated 94 Dental Practitioners and 26 Politicians out of 3,100 enrolled students.

  • Honorary Title

    Awarded "Professor of Honor" to Dr. Erhard Busek.

  • Master's Degree Programs

    Launched second-level Master’s programs under "On the Qualification of Public Administration", reaching 4,600 total students.

  • Doctor Honoris Causa

    Awarded title to Mr. Gordon Richard England.

  • Accreditation

    All Bachelor and Integrated Pharmacy programs passed accreditation evaluation by the Public Accreditation Agency of Higher Education.

  • Rebranding to AU

    Renamed from U.F.O University to "Albanian University", representing 7,100 students.

  • 2011 International Partnership

    Signed cooperation agreement with University of Palermo (Prof. Roberto Lagalla & Prof. Dr. Paul Congo).

  • 3rd Cycle Dentistry Specialties

    Opened long-term specialties across 8 directions in Dentistry and launched the scientific journal "Optime".

  • 10th Anniversary & Doctorates

    Celebrated 10th anniversary of educational activity; opened 3rd cycle Doctoral programs in Law, Economics, Psychology, Political Science, Pharmacy, and Architecture.

  • Program Licensures & Expansion

    Licensed 5 new 1st/2nd cycle programs and 3 doctoral programs; accredited 10 Bachelor programs across Berat and Tirana branches.

  • University of L'Aquila Agreement

    Signed collaboration agreement with University of L'Aquila for staff/student exchanges and joint research.

  • Global Academic Partnerships

    Signed cooperation agreements with Corvinus University of Budapest, University of Padova, Faculty of Dentistry in Bucharest, and Sigmund Freud University in Vienna.

  • Projects Office & QAA Accreditation

    Established the Office of Projects and Scientific Development (Erasmus+, Jean Monnet); accredited 29 Bachelor/Master programs and received institutional accreditation via Decision No. 90 (20.10.2017) in cooperation with QAA UK.

  • Curriculum Reorganization (Law 80/2015)

    Reorganized Professional Master programs from 90 to 60 ECTS in compliance with Albanian higher education law.

  • New Master Programs

    Launched Master programs in "Manual Therapy", "Energy Systems", and "Interior Design".

  • January 24, 2020

    Received periodic institutional re-accreditation (Decision No. 1); launched 2-year "High Dental Laboratory" program and integrated M.Sc. in "Law".

  • European Research Expansion

    Consolidated status as leading private university in Albania; expanded European mobility/research projects (Erasmus+, CEEPUS, Horizon 2020, Mevlana).

  • July 22, 2022

    Approved joint integrated M.Sc. in "Odontoiatria e Protesi Dentaria" with University of Ferrara (Order No. 444); reorganized Oral Surgery specialisation to 3 years / 180 ECTS.

  • 41 Active Study Programs

    Counted 41 active programs (15 Bachelor, 12 Professional Master, 7 M.Sc., 4 Integrated, 2 Specialisation, 1 Professional); welcomed 20 foreign students for Ferrara joint degree.