Fan Noli University
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The Fan Noli University is a university of studies based in Korçë
Korçë
Korçë is a city in southeastern Albania and the capital of the Korçë District. It has a population of around 105,000 people , making it the sixth largest city in Albania...

, Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

. It is composed of the following schools:
  • Agricultural school (started in 1971)
  • Teaching school (started in 1992)
  • Business school (started in 1992)
  • Nursing school (started in 1994)
  • Tourism school (based in Pogradec
    Pogradec
    Pogradec is a city in southeastern Albania, situated on the shores of Ohrid lake. It is the capital of the District of Pogradec, in the County of Korçë, located at 40.87°N and 20.70°E with a population of around 30,000 . The total area of the district is 725 km². Pogradec alone occupies about...

     and started in 2009)


The Universitety was created as the Higher Institute of Agriculture of Korçë which had started in 1971. On January 7, 1992 two other schools were opened: the Teaching School and the Business School. In 1994 the University was given the name of the Albanian founder of the Albanian Orthodox Church
Albanian Orthodox Church
The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania is one of the newest autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches. It declared its autocephaly in 1922, and gained recognition from the Patriarch of Constantinople in 1937....

 and former Prime Minister of Albania, Fan S. Noli
Fan S. Noli
Theofan Stilian Noli, better known as Fan Noli was an Albanian-American writer, scholar, diplomat, politician, historian, orator, and founder of the Albanian Orthodox Church, who served as prime minister and regent of Albania in 1924.Fan Noli is venerated in Albania as a champion of literature,...

”. That same year was started the Nursing School. In 2009 in Pogradec was opened the School of Tourism.

The Fan Noli University has approximatively 4,000 students and 94 full time professors (out of whom over 60% have PhD degrees), and 115 instructors.

The studies of the University are organized full time and part time and have two cycles as per the Bologna Declaration. In the academic year 2009–2010 there are 18 curriculums followed.

The university offers master programs within the Teaching school and the Agricultural school. and is member in the Balkan Universities Network
Balkan Universities Network
The Balkan Universities Network or BUN in its present form was created after the end of the SFR Yugoslavia, the founding of new universities, and the implementation of the Bologna Process in Balkan Universities...

.

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