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...
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...
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...
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 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...
On February 26, 2020 officially started the International Tourism Fair, the 10th edition on the premises of the Hilton Hotel, in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. At the opening ceremony, the representative of the governor of the Mecca region and the governor of the district of Jeddah, Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Jaloui greeted the participants and welcomed the attendees. The organizers of the fair praised the efforts of the participants in renewing the objectives and ideas of this fair, which...