About Us

After twelve years of study, the decision you are making today to get enrolled at University College “Canadian Institute of Technology” will be a life-changing one. Here at CIT you will find the highest academic standards and a perfect learning environment. You are going to study at the heart of a dynamic city, like Tirana. Join us, you will love CIT.

Studying in English

CIT teaches in English only, which provides additional benefits without extra costs by improving your English language skills, increasing employment opportunities and giving you access to an international career.

Canadian Curricula

CIT provides programs based on Canadian Curricula and the teaching process is based on the best international educational practices, which empowers graduates with creative, daring, entrepreneurial, inventive skills and love for knowledge.

In the Heart of Tirana

CIT is located in one of the most important areas of Tirana within a walking distance from the main City Square and other cultural, recreational and historical places as well as governing institutions. Such a location will come in handy while you are preparing yourself for an exciting career.

Study Programs

CIT provides Bachelor and Master Degrees. Programs are taught based on Bologna System (3+2).

Flexible Learning Path

CIT offers a flexible learning path for master studies taking into consideration the changing needs of education and the most recent market developments as well. As such, master students will be able to work and study at the same time.

International and Internationally Educated Academic Staff

CIT employs highly qualified faculty members, combining foreign and Albanian citizens with an international educational background and professional experience. To serve this purpose, CIT takes a personal approach to education. Therefore, professors and students act as a team in pursuit of continuous and advanced knowledge. CIT also offers the advantages of a small university atmosphere combined with in-depth research-oriented teaching approach.

University College Canadian Institute of Technology (CIT) also known as Kolegji Universitar “Instituti Kanadez i Teknologjisë” (KU “IKT”), is owned by C.I.T. ltd., which has education as its primary activity in Albania.

The establishment of CIT in Albania was originally based on a Memorandum of Understanding with EduNova Consortium, an experienced Canadian Consortium of Colleges providing education at secondary and university level. To better serve this purpose, partnership forms of cooperation with Canadian institutions operating in research, scientific and educational areas are in progress. In October 2012, a comprehensive cooperation agreement was signed between CIT and Globe University, USA, to be materialized with academic and student exchange programs as well as students’ transfer and mutual recognition of programs.

CIT delivers its teaching programs in English and its curricula meet the requirements and standards of higher education in Europe and North America. Furthermore, teaching at CIT is delivered in convenient premises and by highly qualified domestic academic staff with teaching experience abroad as well as international academic staff, who have experience in the development and implementation of Business and Technology.

CIT premises are at Zayed Center, which is located at the heart of the Albanian Capital city, Tirana. The Center has sufficient and convenient premises for students and academic and administrative staff alike. CIT has a total surface of 2700 square meters.

CIT premises provide the required capacities for students and they consist of the following: 1 Conference Room; 7 lecturing halls/classrooms; 6 labs (4 computer labs; 1 Physics and 1 Chemistry lab); study rooms; offices for both academic and administrative staff; parking area; cafeteria and a fitness room.

Classrooms are equipped with all the necessary, contemporary and professional devices such as computer, overhead projector etc.

Studying conditions are complemented by the library, which provides access to a large book collection selected for each study program at CIT. Library sources, the online network of libraries like McGraw-Hill as well as registrations in various periodical scientific journals are placed at the disposal of CIT students every day of the week. CIT library offers also a wide range of titles, selected in accordance to the study programs offered by the institution.

CIT library has also a capacity for 30 students, 6 computers and over 3000 English titles.

The private academic institution “Canadian Institute of Technology” (CIT) was established in 2011. Its philosophy aims to provide potential students with the necessary and competitive skills demanded by the Albanian and Balkan region as well as the European and North-American labor markets.

Offering the curricula in the English language makes it possible for CIT to use the latest teaching methodologies with updated academic materials and to open larger horizons for graduates in the Balkan region and beyond.

“Canadian Institute of Technology” is organized in two faculties:

• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Economy

Faculty of Engineering is composed of these units:

• Department of Software Engineering
• Department of Industrial Engineering
• Scientific Research Unit “CIRD Engineering”

Faculty of Economy is composed of these units:

• Department of Business Administration
• Department of Business Administration and Information Technology
• Scientific Research Unit “CIRD Economy”

“CIT” has participated in international activities and has organized 10 international conferences during 2011-2018:

• On 23-24 March, 2012 in collaboration with La Sapienza University, CIT organised conducted an international conference, “2nd International Conference on Human and Social Sciences ICHSS 2012”;
• On 16 November, 2012, CIT organised an international conference, “Technological Albania on the Hundredth Anniversary of Independence”;
• On 19-20 April, 2013 CIT organised an international conference, “International Conference on Sustainable Development” in collaboration with the European Centre of Sustainable Development;
• On 2-4 May, 2013, CIT organised an international conference, “Nation, Nationality, Nationhood: What is in a name?”;
• On 14 June, 2013, CIT, in collaboration with Microsoft, organized a conference, “Excel-based Decision Support Systems for Enterprise Management and Optimization”;
• On March 2014, CIT, in collaboration with Tirana Forum for Economic Freedom, organized “A po rikthehet etatizmi? (Is Etatism Back?)”;
• On 24-25 April, 2015, CIT, in collaboration with UET, organized an international conference, “Financing Development – credit to Economy and Diversification of Financing Sources for Business Development”.
• On 26-28 November 2015, “Conference on Educational Technology” – CIT in collaboration with ASSE, 3rd International Conferenceon British and American Studies.
• On 15-16 October 2016, “1st International Conference on European Integration, ICEI′16” a collaboration between CIT and Universiteti Pavaresia, Vlorë.
• On 6th of May 2017, “Conference in Computing, Information Technology and Business Applications” (ICCITBA), collaboration between Public University Aleksander Moisiu, Durres and CIT.
• On 25th of May 2019, “VII International Conference, The Faces of Prosperity’’, held at Powislanski University in Kwidzyn (Poland) in cooperation with Canadian Institute of Technology (CIT).

The Canadian Institute of Technology is an accredited Institution, which has successfully gone through a rigorous institutional and programmatic accreditation process. As such, your diploma will be recognized both in Albania and beyond.

In addition to the existing study programs, Canadian Institute of Technology is happy to announce that it is offering two new programs at both Bachelor and Master level starting from October 2017.

The purpose of the new program of “Computer Engineering and Information Technology” is to prepare knowledgeable and skillful graduates specialized in designing and developing of computer and information systems where the software interacts with the hardware.

Through this program, students will develop appropriate skills and will be provided with in-depth knowledge of engineering concepts relating to hardware, digital hardware design and embedded computation as well as software and information systems. Application areas include communication, automation and robotics, power and energy, health care, business, security, entertainment, to name a few. By their choice of elective courses, students may focus on the following broad domain such as multimedia-design, big data and cyber security.

Likewise, the Faculty of Economy at Canadian Institute of Technology is offering now a degree in Finance and Accounting at both Bachelor and Master level. The degrees are conceived to prepare knowledgeable and skillful professionals aiming at launching a career in areas of investment analysis and banking, accounting, auditing, consulting and financial management.

Furthermore, CIT aims to prepare its students with the spirit of responsibility and initiatives, thus educating productive, responsible and skillful citizens. To serve this purpose, CIT students have already created six clubs: Robotics, Sports club, Business start-ups, Multimedia club, and Books, Movies and Charity Club. We strongly believe that we must listen to students’ voice and fully engage them as active partners in order to achieve the very best outcomes.

Research is also a very important component of CIT. The institution publishes a quarterly scientific review and organizes two international conferences annually. Recently, we have established an engineering and chemistry laboratory to promote research and support academia with updated equipment. Both students and professors are using it for different experiments in the chemistry field and other related areas of research.

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Prof. Dr. Gezim Karapici
Rector

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CIT By Law

Academic Senate

• Prof. Gëzim Karapici (Rector)
• Prof. Aleksandër Biberaj (Dean – Faculty of Engineering)
• Assoc.Prof. Vaso Qano (Dean – Faculty of Economy)
• Assoc.Prof. Artur Jaupaj (Lecturer)
• Dr. Altin Kulli (Lecturer)
• Dr. Edmira Cakrani (Head of CIRD Department)
• Dr. Elton Domnori (Head of Software Engineering Department)
• Dr. Afrim Alimeti (Lecturer)
• Kristi Ziu (Student)
• Laura Neli (Student)
• Anxhela Murati (Student)

Board of Administration

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ramiz Zekaj (Chairman)
• Prof. Dr. Llukan Puka (Deputy Chairman)
• Prof. Dr. Shkëlqim Cani (Member)
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Merita Xhumari (Member)
• Prof. Dr. Andonaq Lamani (Member)

Board of Administration

• Ilir Cekiri (Administrator)
• Ilir Cekiri (Faculty of Economy Administrator)
• Argjend Tota (Faculty of Engineering Administrator)

Organizational Chart

CIT Quality Assurance Unit was first established in the academic year 2012-2013 by means of decision no. 16 dated 22.05.2013 of the Academic Senate. QAU has also been reorganized several times in order to better reflect the changes of the academic and institutional structures.

CIT Quality Assurance Unit is responsible for evaluating and reporting on the quality of education at institutional level, thus establishing success measures, implementing best practices and making recommendations for academic improvements.

Quality Assurance Unit is responsible for maintaining a high level of quality teaching, research, and services to students, staff, and community at large, by suggesting and reviewing CIT policies.

QAU further develops appropriate qualitative and quantitative measures to better assess both academic and other services based on local, regional and international best practices including standards set by ENQA and other international accreditation boards.

Members of the CIT QAU

PhD. Bledar Komina (Head)

Prof.as. Artur Jaupaj (Member)

PhD. Afrim Alimeti (Member)

MSc. Saimir Mansaku (Member)

Kristi Ziu (Student representative)

Some of QAU competencies:

Developing policies and procedures with regard to internal quality assurance, which are approved by Academic Senate.
Assessing periodically the results of teaching and scientific research activities in the main units in accordance with standards.
Conducting investigative studies to evaluate the efficiency of programs of study and students’ employment opportunities.
At the end of each semester, before the exams, internal quality assurance unit organizes students’ survey through questionnaire on the quality of teaching for each subject of study programs.



QAU Handbook

CIT Facilities

Situated in the heart of Tirana, the University College Canadian Institute of Technology offers modern, technologically advanced, comfortable facilities for seminars, meetings, and conferences and others which include:

Conference Room (Available for governmental and non-governmental meetings related to education)
Fast Food/Restaurant/Cafeteria
Library (please refer to Facilities section for more info)
IT and Computing (please refer to Facilities section for more info)
Fitness Room (Available without any charge for all students and staff)
Please contact Front Desk for more information at:

Phone: +355 42 22 97 78

Mobile: +355 67 40 42 042

Email: info@cit.edu.al