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Partnership agreement between IETT and Balkan Pearls Tour Operator

The Institute of Education, Heritage and Tourism (IETT) and the Balkan Pearls Tour Operator signed a “Partnership Agreement”, with the aim of cooperating in the tourism sector and beyond, nationally and internationally. This agreement was signed by Prof. Ass. Dr. Ramiz Zekaj, Executive Director of IETT and Mrs. Vilma Meta, Administrator and Balkan Pearls Tour Operator. Some of the services that IETT will offer in cooperation with Balkan Pearls Tour Operator are: – Trainings and courses for travel agents. – Internship for students in...

Cooperation Agreement between IETT and CIT

The Institute of Education, Heritage and Tourism (IETT) and the Canadian Institute of Technology (CIT) signed on 23.10.2020, a “Cooperation Agreement”, aimed at promoting bilateral cooperation at national and international level in education and not only, in order to achieve the paths of success in different sectors, in the service of stakeholders, collaborators, students, the respective staffs of both institutions. Present at this meeting were Prof. Dr. Valter Shtylla, Chairman of the Board of IETT and Mrs. Anisa Hykaj, IETT Coordinator...

IETT participated in the trip organized by the INNOVIMENTOR project

Regional Center for Development and Cooperation – RCDC, the Albanian partner of the INNOViMENTOR Project organized a trip with various representatives of the media and institutions specializing in travel and tourism. The focus of this organization was to visit 10 tourist places in the territory of Tirana such as: National Historical Museum, Clock Tower, Pedestrian Street, National Park, Petrela, Shëngjergji waterfall, etc. Participants showed interest in getting to know these places, sites, monuments and facilities specially selected for this trip. The program was...

“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,...

The “Certified Interpretive Guide”, CIG training was concluded successfully

The “Certified Interpretive Guide” training, CIG brought for the first time in Albania by the Institute of Education, Heritage and Tourism in collaboration with Interpret Europe IE, was successfully completed after 5 intensive days and a program which for 40 hours provided a comprehensive and diverse package of tools to turn any phenomenon into an experience and passive audiences into active ones. This internationally recognized training is created for everyone in the field of tourism, cultural heritage, museology, interpretation but not...

The 5-day training “Certified Interpretative Guide”, CIG for the first time in Albania,

The Institute of Education, Heritage and Tourism, IETT, in collaboration with Interpret Europe, held today the first day of the 5-day training, Interpretive Guides Training, CIG. The meeting started with the greeting speech from the IETT coordinator, Mrs. Anisa Hykaj, who welcomed the participants and made a short presentation of the lecturer, Valya Stergioti, training coordinator of Interpret Europe, with more than 20 years of professional experience and assistant lecturer Max Dubravko Fijacko, certified Interpretation trainer and coordinator of culinary heritage. The...

Training for English language teachers on effective strategies for using humor in teaching

The Department of Foreign Languages, as part of the IETT Institute, with the vision of setting contemporary standards in the teaching of foreign languages ​​professionally, conducted the second professional training for teachers, in English, on the topic: Effective strategies in the use of humor during teaching. The open lecture, this time broadcast Live on the Zoom platform, marked a considerable number of viewers. The training started with a short presentation of the topic, in order to promote innovative western methods and...

The first business English lesson takes place: The Power of Brand

The Department of Foreign Languages, as part of the IETT institute, with the vision of setting contemporary standards in professional foreign language teaching, held the first demonstration class of Business English with the theme: The Power of Brand. The open lecture, in addition to the physical participants, was also broadcast Live on the social network Facebook and the Zoom platform, marking a considerable number of views. The explanation began with a brief overview of the importance of knowing Business English given that...

Weekends Summer Camp

Durrës, 03-05 July 2020 The Department of Education at IETT dedicated this organization to the children, who for months due to the pandemic situation could not enjoy their games. “Weekends Summer Camp 2020” was an innovation that was offered for ages 8-12, amid the fresh air of the hills of Durres, which was positive and welcomed by the participants. The activities were varied during the three days where the English teaching sessions were beautifully combined with various games which highlighted the language,...

Online Workshop on “Reviving Cultural Heritage”

20.05.2020 The Institute of Education, Heritage and Tourism, IETT in cooperation with the University “Fan S. Noli” and the Museum of Medieval Art, Korça organized an online workshop on “Cultural Heritage and its revitalization” with three sessions. The meeting opened with a greeting from Dr. Alma Zhilla, Lecturer at the University of Korça, to be followed by a presentation by Mrs. Anisa Hykaj, Heritage and Tourism Coordinator at IETT. Mrs. Hykaj spoke about the vision of the Institute, its objectives, participation in national...