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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...

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...

IETT participated in the webinar of the “World Tourism Organization” – UNWTO

UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations with a focus on promoting, sustainable development, bringing innovation, investment and digital tourism transformations as one of the most important sectors of the world economy. Striving for a safe return is the challenge that tourism around the world is going through. Given the situation created by COVID-19 and the impact it has had on people, businesses and countries around the world, UNWTO in collaboration with the WHO...

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,...

The Ambassador of Albania in Saudi Arabia visits the stand of the IETT, at the International Tourism Fair in Jeddah.

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...