“A special promotion, of a special book and author” – with these words, Prof. began his assessment. Ass. Dr. Ramiz Zekaj, Director of IETT. Organized by IETT, on December 10, 2021 was held the promotion of the book “It is a place called song” by Najwan Darwish. In this event, Amb. Besnik Mustafaj, diplomat, lecturer, translator and well-known writer, Mr. Najwan Darwish, author of the book and well-known poet from Palestine, Prof. As. Dr. Viola Isufaj, Professor of Contemporary Literature at...
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,...
“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...
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 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,...
In the premises of IETT at the International Tourism Fair – 10th Edition, Prof. Dr. Ramiz Zekaj welcomed the Ambassador of Albania accredited in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Mr. Sami Shiba. In the visit that the highest Albanian official held at the IETT stand in this fair, praised the participation of Albania, for the third year in a row, in this world-class event in the field of tourism. Such a participation comes in the context of the revival of Albanian tourism, which...
Canadian Institute of Technology (CIT) organized a two-day trip to Prizren and Brezovica in Kosovo on 4th of February 2020. Students had the opportunity to get acquainted with the cultural heritage and the historical center of the old city of Prizren. They also had fun at the ski center in Brezovica, taking advantage of all the potential that this place offers for winter sports. The Institute of Education, Heritage and Tourism (IETT) supported this student activity, considering that such trips aim discovering...
