Kristal University is an 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...

n privately owned University

University

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. It has been established in 2005 with decision no. 761 of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania and licensed by the Ministry

Ministry (government department)

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 of Education and Science.

Kristal University has four campus

Campus

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es – Tirana

Tirana

Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...

, Korça

Korča

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, Fier

Fier

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 and Kukes – and has six faculties with 19 programs of study. Academic programs are based on the Bologna Declaration

Bologna declaration

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 and are divided into electives and mandatory subjects according to the 3+2 and 5-year (integrated) systems.

The staff of Kristal University includes many of the most well-known academics of the country, who hold high academic titles and have published many scientific works.

Campuses

The Tirana campus is located in a fast developing area about 3 km away from the center of Tirana. Study and research areas are built with high standards and the campus offers many facilities and services, such as a library

Library

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, restaurant

Restaurant

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, free transportation, accommodation, etc.

The Fier campus is located in the center of the city. There are two faculties present at the Fier campus: Faculty of Political Sciences and Faculty of Business Administration

Bachelor of Business Administration

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. Students attending this campus come from Vlora, Lushnja, Fier and other regions.

The Korça campus is located just outside the city. The campus has two faculties: Faculty of Law

Law

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 and the Faculty of Nursing

Nursing

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. Students who attend this campus come from Korça, Pogradec

Pogradec

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, Erseka

Erseka

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, Çorovoda, Skrapari, Përmeti, Gjirokastra and other regions.

Academic programs

Kristal University offers 19 programs of study and the possibility to earn a First-Level Diploma (DNP), Second-Level Diploma (DND) and Second-Level Integrated Diploma (DIND) in six faculties.

The Faculty of Pharmacy

Pharmacy

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 and Dentistry

Dentistry

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 offers programs of study (DIND) in Pharmacy and Dentistry.

The Faculty of Electronics

Electronics

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 offers programs of study (DNP) in Electronics, Computer Sciences

Computer Sciences

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 and Information Technology

Information technology

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The Faculty of Nursing offers programs of study (DNP) in Nursing.

The Faculty of Business Administration offers programs of study (DNP) in Business Administration and Finance

Finance

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The Faculty of Political Sciences offers programs of study (DNP) in Communication Sciences

Communication Sciences

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, International Relations

International relations

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, Public Administration

Public administration

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, Psychology

Psychology

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 and Sociology

Sociology

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The Faculty of Law offers programs of study (DNP) and (DND) in Law.

Rectorate and Deans

Prof. Dr. Marenglen Spiro is the Rector

Rector

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 of Kristal University. He has a long and distinguished academic career, including former Rector of the University of Tirana

University of Tirana

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Dr. Enver Mustafaj is the Dean

Dean (education)

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of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Dentistry.

Prof. Dr. Luan Karçanaj is the Dean of the Faculty of Electronics.

Assoc. Prof. Andrea Gudha is the Dean of the Faculty of Nursing.

Dr. Skënder Kërçuku is the Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration and the Faculty of Political Sciences.

Dr. Arben Lloja is the Dean of the Faculty of Law.

Accreditation

Kristal University has received accreditation from the Ministry of Education and Science for the First-Level Diploma (DNP) in Law and the Second-Level Integrated Diploma (DIND) in Pharmacy.

Kristal University is presently awaiting decisions from the Albanian Public Agency for the Accreditation of Higher Education on the accreditation of its other faculties and is in the process of application for international accreditation from prestigious international accreditation agencies.