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 18.30 - Shuttle pick-up from the airport 19.30 - Hotel check-in 20.00 - Dinner |
| May 22nd, 2026 |
07.00-08.00 - Breakfast 08.00 - Shuttle to Epoka 09.15-09.30 - Registration 09.30-10.00 - Welcome to EPOKA, Orientation session & Introduction to the program Dr. Armando Demaj - Head of International Relations Office Dr. Alba Kruja, Dean of Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences Prof. Dr. Isa Erbas, Dean of Faculty of Law and Social Sciences Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gentjan Skara - Head of the Department of Law and Social Sciences Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nargiza Alymkulova, Head of the Department of Business Administration Dr. Elda Dollija - Lecturer, Department of Business Administration 10.00-11.00 - Visit at cultural day exhibition 11.00-12.30 - Session 01: Tokenization of financial services Gianluca Mattarocci - Tor Vergata University - Department of Management and Law 12.30-13.30 - Lunch 13.30-14.30 - Session 02: Initial coin offering investment strategies Kriselda Gura - EPOKA - Department of Banking and Finance 14.30-15.00 - Coffee break 15.00-16.00 - Session 03: The tokenization from a comparative law perspective Massimo Papa - Tor Vergata University - Department of Law 17.00 - Shuttle to Tirana 19.00 - 21.30 - Bitcoin Pizza Day - Tirana |
| May 23rd, 2026 |
Outbound Visit: 07.00-07.30 - Breakfast 07.30-7.45 - Hotel check out 07.45 - Shuttle to Gjirokastra 12.30-14.00 - Lunch at Gjirokastra 14.00-16.00 - Visit to the Castle and city tour 16.30 - Shuttle to Saranda 17.30 - Hotel check-in Free time 19.30 - Dinner |
| May 24th, 2026 |
Outbound Visit: 08.00-08.45 - Breakfast 08.45 - Hotel check-out 09.00 - Shuttle to Butrinti 09.30-12.00 - Butrinti guided tour 12.00 - Shuttle to Saranda 12.30-14.00 - Lunch 14.00 - Shuttle to Blue Eye 14.30-16.30 Visit to Blue Eye 16.30 - Shuttle ot Tirana 20.00 - Hotel check in 20.30 - Dinner |
| May 25th, 2026 |
07.00-08.00 - Breakfast 08.30 - Shuttle to Epoka 09.45-10.00 - Registration 10.00-11.00 - Session 04: Tokenization and practical legal cases Ester Duro - Tor Vergata University - Department of Law 11.00-12.30 - Session 05: Crypto communities and business development Dorian Kane - Albania’s AI & Web3 Dev Community 12.30-13.30 - Lunch 13.30-15.00 - Session 06: A journey of blockchain based technology Elvis Shera - Financiarisht 15.00-15.30 - Coffee Break 15.30-16.30 - Final test 16.30 - Shuttle to Tirana Free time |
| May 26th, 2026 |
07.30-08.30 - Breakfast 08.30 - Walk to the Central Bank 09.00-10.00 - Visit to the Central Bank of Albania 10.00-11.00 - Session 07 - Central banking in Albania and digital currencies Altin Tanku - Director of the Research Department of Central Bank of Albania 11.30-12.30 - Visit to the Ministry of Economics and Innovation 12.30-13.30 - Session 08 - EU integration process for Albania Olta Manjani - Deputy Minister of Economics and Innovation 13.30-14.00 - Award ceremony 14.30-16.30 - Lunch 16.00-20.00 - Free time 20.00-21.30 - Dinner |
| May 27th, 2026 |
08.00-09.00 - Breakfast 10.30 - Check out from the hotel 11.00 - Shuttle to the airport Flight from Tirana to Rome |
