International Week in Tirana
The first edition of the International week in Europe will be organized from May 21st, 2026 to May 27th, 2026 in the Albania.
Students were involved in attending lectures and seminar and two visits to institutions will be organized during the visit in Tirana.
The final evaluation will be based on a multiple choice test (30 multiple choices in 45 minutes). The minimum sufficient grade was 18.
The course can be recognized as an extra-activity of 3 ECTS but the minimum frequency requirement is 90% of attendance.
Hosting institution
EPOKA University is a leading private international higher education institution in Tirana, Albania, established in 2007. It offers Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD programs with a focus on high-quality instruction and research, ranking among the top universities in Albania. The campus provides a multicultural environment with international staff and students.
Accomodation and services
All participants will have the opportunity to stay in an hotel (3 star) for the full lenght of the international week in Europe. Lunch and dinner will be offered by the hosting institution.
Flight ticket and visa cost are not covered by the University. There will be a shuttle service from the airport to the hotel and from the hotel to the airport if the students will follow the instructions about the flight arrival time and departure time. The cost of the trip outside Tirana will be fully paid by the hosting university.
Program
| May 21st, 2026 |
Flight from Rome to Tirana Shuttle pick-up from the airport Hotel check-in Networking dinner |
| May 22nd, 2026 |
Breakfast Shuttle to Epoka Orientation session at EPOKA & Introduction to the program Elda Dollija - EPOKA - Department of Business Administration Gentijan Skara - EPOKA - Department of Law Session 01: Tokenization of financial services Gianluca Mattarocci - Tor Vergata University - Department of Management and Law Lunch Session 02: Initial coin offering investment strategies Kriselda Gura - EPOKA - Department of Banking and Finance Session 03: The tokenization from a comparative law perspective Massimo Papa - Tor Vergata University - Department of Law Shuttle to Tirana Bitcoin Pizza Day - Tirana |
| May 23rd, 2026 |
Outbound Visit: Breakfast Shuttle to Saranda Hotel check-in Lunch Visit to Butrinto Visit to Lekursi castle Free time |
| May 24th, 2026 |
Outbound Visit: Breakfast Hotel check-out Visit to Blue Eye Lunch Visit to Gjirocastra castle and city Shuttle to Tirana Free time |
| May 25th, 2026 |
Breakfast Shuttle to Epoka Session 04: Tokenization and practical legal cases Ester Duro - Tor Vergata University - Department of Law Session 05: Crypto communities and business development Dorian Kane - Albania’s AI & Web3 Dev Community Session 06: A journey of blockchain based technology Elvis Shera - Financiarisht Final test Shuttle to Tirana Dinner |
| May 26th, 2026 |
Breakfast Visit to the Central Bank of Albania Session 07 - Central banking in Albania and digital currencies Altin Tanku - Director of the Research Department of Central Bank of Albania Visit to the Ministry of Economics and Innovation Session 08 - EU integration process for Albania Olta Manjani - Deputy Minister of Economics and Innovation Award ceremony Lunch Free time |
| May 27th, 2026 |
Flight from Tirana to Rome |
