Albanian University History
Albanian University is a private, independent and secular institution of the Higher Education!
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April 2004
AU was licensed by the Ministry of Education and Science, the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania.
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Academic Year 2004-2005
Opened doors with its first Dentistry program attending ~100 students, and held the First Dental Conference UFO Dental.
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Expansion of Degrees
Offered degrees in Pharmacy, Architecture, Law, and Political Science with student body reaching 600.
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UFO Press Publishing
Completed translation of Dentistry literature from Boston’s Tufts University, published by UFO Press.
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Eight Fields of Study
Expanded to Dentistry, Pharmacy, Architecture, Finance-Banking, Legal Studies, Political Studies, Psychology, Communication Sciences (~2000 students).
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April 2007
Launched UFO Education Television (now UTV News) alongside UFO Press.
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First Generation Graduation
Graduated 94 Dental Practitioners and 26 Politicians out of 3,100 enrolled students.
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Honorary Title
Awarded "Professor of Honor" to Dr. Erhard Busek.
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Master's Degree Programs
Launched second-level Master’s programs under "On the Qualification of Public Administration", reaching 4,600 total students.
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Doctor Honoris Causa
Awarded title to Mr. Gordon Richard England.
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Accreditation
All Bachelor and Integrated Pharmacy programs passed accreditation evaluation by the Public Accreditation Agency of Higher Education.
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Rebranding to AU
Renamed from U.F.O University to "Albanian University", representing 7,100 students.
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2011 International Partnership
Signed cooperation agreement with University of Palermo (Prof. Roberto Lagalla & Prof. Dr. Paul Congo).
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3rd Cycle Dentistry Specialties
Opened long-term specialties across 8 directions in Dentistry and launched the scientific journal "Optime".
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10th Anniversary & Doctorates
Celebrated 10th anniversary of educational activity; opened 3rd cycle Doctoral programs in Law, Economics, Psychology, Political Science, Pharmacy, and Architecture.
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Program Licensures & Expansion
Licensed 5 new 1st/2nd cycle programs and 3 doctoral programs; accredited 10 Bachelor programs across Berat and Tirana branches.
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University of L'Aquila Agreement
Signed collaboration agreement with University of L'Aquila for staff/student exchanges and joint research.
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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.
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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.
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Curriculum Reorganization (Law 80/2015)
Reorganized Professional Master programs from 90 to 60 ECTS in compliance with Albanian higher education law.
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New Master Programs
Launched Master programs in "Manual Therapy", "Energy Systems", and "Interior Design".
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January 24, 2020
Received periodic institutional re-accreditation (Decision No. 1); launched 2-year "High Dental Laboratory" program and integrated M.Sc. in "Law".
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European Research Expansion
Consolidated status as leading private university in Albania; expanded European mobility/research projects (Erasmus+, CEEPUS, Horizon 2020, Mevlana).
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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.
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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.
