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IETT part of the scientific conference “Balkans between European Integration and Regional Cooperation”

The Institute of Education, Heritage and Tourism participated in the scientific conference of Balkanology, the fourth edition, with the main topic: “The Balkans between European integration and regional cooperation”. The Director of IETT, Prof. Ass. Dr. Ramiz Zekaj referred in this meeting with the topic: “Interreligious Relations in the Balkans and Multiculturalism in the EU”. The event was organized by the Skopje-based Institute for Spiritual and Cultural Heritage of Albanians. ITSHKSH through this scientific conference aimed to highlight the human aspects of rapprochement...

IETT participated in the conference “Crafts and trade in the Presevo valley and in Albanian areas”

The Institute of Education, Heritage and Tourism presented the scientific paper: “Socio-cultural effects of handicrafts in Presevo and the surrounding area” represented by the director of IETT, Prof. Dr. Ramiz Zekaj. This activity was organized by the Association for Heritage and Cultural Creativity of the Presevo Valley on October 23-24, 2021 in Presevo, which was attended by participants from all Albanian territories, Albania, Kosovo, Northern Macedonia, Montenegro, Valley. of Presevo, diaspora, etc. The Presevo Valley and the Albanian lands have a rich...

International Conference on “Teaching social sciences and humanities at Balkan madrasas”

On September 25-26, 2021 in Korça, was held the International Conference on “Teaching social sciences and humanities at Balkan madrasas”, which aimed to shed light on the inclusion of social sciences and humanities and their current status in the curricula of madrasas in Balkans. Participants came from various scientific fields and disciplines, scientific research institutions, public and private, institutions of Islamic religious communities, professors from Albania, Kosova, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Macedonia and Montenegro. This conference was organized under the coordination of...

“Lifelong Learning in the Digital Age” as a strategy to ensure social integration and personal development

On October 3-4, 2020, the International Conference on “Lifelong Learning in the Digital Age” held in Vlora, aimed to promote lifelong learning and exploit the potential of digital technologies. Participants came from various scientific fields and disciplines, research institutions, state and private, education providers, institutions of Islamic religious communities, community leaders, teachers and preachers from Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, USA, Northern Macedonia, Montenegro and Presevo. This conference was organized by AIITC and IIIT under the coordination of the Institute of Education,...

Interpret Europe successfully concluded a four-day International E-conference

“𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙮, 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 ” – Lisa Brochou, Associate Director of the USA’s National Association for Interpretation (NAI), held a hugely inspiring keynote speech at the last day of IE conference. Lisa’s keynote address, ‘𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁’, showed how those of us living and working in heritage communities might find inspiration to rebuild more sustainable operations in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moderated by Valya Stergioti, IE’s Training Coordinator the final day...

Eco-Tourism in Albania, part of the International Conference of “Interpret Europe”

The second day of the conference, presented by Peter Seccombe, England brought to the participants very interesting lectures on culture, world heritage, tourism, museums, architecture, etc. The keynote address was given by Dirk Gotzmann, Director of CIVILSCAPE, Germany. The presentation focused on the Council of Europe Convention on Landscape or otherwise known as the Florence Convention. Gotzmann reminded us that landscape is inextricably linked to personal perception that encompasses all our senses. Among the presentations of the second day, we would single...

Interpret Europe International Conference on the Importance of Heritage Care

Interpret Europe opened the international conference on “Fostering Heritage Communities”. This is the first time that such a four-day event is held online by IE for more than 150 participants from 35 countries. The Institute of Education, Heritage and Tourism, IETT as a member of Interpret Europe since 2019, closely followed all the first day sessions. The conference opened with a welcome speech by Mr. Thorsten Ludwig, IE Organizing Director since 2015 and the Director of the UNESCO Office in Brussels,...

IETT participates in the international conference in Bahrain

“Inspiring Economy in Times of Crisis” was the first international scientific conference organized by the Inspiration Economy Society (IES) from 3rd to 6th of February 2020 in collaboration with the International Inspiration Economy Project (IIEP). Participant in this conference was also the Executive Director of IETT Prof. Ass. Dr. Ramiz Zekaj, who presented the topic: “The role of philanthropy and volunteer work in bringing change and impact on Albanian society”, which contained a summary of the history of charity in Albania. Prof....