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Agriculture and Food Research Infrastructure

DATA ABOUT RESPONDENT

Full name
Ms Bizena Bijo
Name of your institution
Agricultural University of Tirana
Institutions’s country
Albania
Institution’s address
Universiteti Bujqesor i Tiranes, Koder-Kamez, Tirana, Albania
Are you responsible on behalf of the institution
Yes
Your position in the institution
  • Other: Vice-rector
Your telephone number
+355-47200353
Your email address
bizenabijo@yahoo.it
Institution's website address
http://www.ubt.edu.al/

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE OR IMPORTANT RESEARCH EQUIPMENT

Research infrastrcture website
http://www.ubt.edu.al/
Organisation / institution type of RI
  • University/Higher education

Main scientificdomain: Life sciences

Category: Agronomy & Plant breeding centres

Other scientific and technological domains served by RI
  • Life Sciences
RI type
  • Single-sited
  • Other: regional
Short description

Agricultural University of Tirana has been carrying out activities in the field of agricultural and food research for more than 55 years. It is a governmental, non-profit research institution, supported mostly by public partnership, of, as stated, regional importance. The mission of AUT is to realize the professional training of the specialists in the field of agriculture and food.

OPERATION AND UPGRADE OF RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE AND OR IMPORTANT RESEARCH EQUIPMENT

Years in operation
  • More than 25 years
Comment on cooperation
In order to establish and strengthen collaboration with centres of excellence or laboratories, joint research projects with Western European Universities are mentioned as possible ways of realization. Also, need for additional assistance in establishing partnerships with potential regional and EU partners has been indicated. The cooperation is being carried out in the fields of research and education. Main cooperation partners are Germany, Italy, France, Greece, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244/1999), FYR of Macedonia, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bilateral agreements are signed with Italy, Germany and France, and it is planned to enhance cooperation with the region and with EU countries in the period to come. There is no clearly defined strategic approach or policy to attract researchers from EU member states or from other countries. No specific example of a success story is described, however, there are 25 ongoing projects in accordance with respective agreements, and overall experiences in international cooperation are positive.

STAFF, INTERNAL USERS AND EXTERNAL USERS

FINANCE

Main sources of funding for setting up RI or important equipment
  • National public funding
  • Multinational/international public funding
Main sources of funding for operational costs
  • National public funding
  • Multinational/international public funding

SCIENTIFIC IMPACT

RESEARCH SERVICES PROVIDED TO USERS AND RESEARCHERS

Research services provided to users and researchers
Its research infrastructure is open towards external users, which is enabled through bilateral agreements and participation in EU programmes. There are no differences in access policy for different groups (e.g. researchers from EU Member states, researchers from other Western Balkan Countries, researchers from industrialized countries such as US, Canada, Japan and researchers from other countries). Also, there are no specific requirements or limitations for researchers from WBC and third countries when scientific collaboration (short and long term) is concerned. Foreign lecturers and researchers have access to the institution.

Entry created by Elke Dall on February 17, 2010
Modified on October 23, 2012