CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
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CIT E-NEWSLETTER
OCTOBER 2022
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University College “Canadian Institute of Technology” is a private academic institution established in 2011. The licensing decision was issued by the Albanian Prime Minister and Minister of Education and Science on 10 November 2011. Canadian Institute of Technology is an accredited University College which operates in the heart of Tirana – Albania.
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OPENING CEREMONY | ICITTB 2022
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We hosted the 1st day of the International Conference (ICITTB). The opening ceremony started with a welcome speech from our Rector, Prof. Dr. Sokol Abazi and followed by the keynote speakers. This ceremony was graced by the presence of many personalities as well, including:
• Prof. Dr. Rexhep Mejdani, Former President of Albania;
• Mr. Eduard Shalsi, the Chairman of Economy and Finance Committee;
• Will Bartlett, Researcher at London School of Economy;
• Prof. Dr. Merita Xhumari, the Chairwoman of CIT Board of Administration;
• Mr. Kushtrim Shala, the ICT Co-founder;
• Mr. Skender Durmishi, the Ambassador of Kosovo in Tirana.
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SPECIAL SESSION FROM LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS | ICITTB 2022
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On the 2nd day of ICITTB 2022, we hosted a special session about “THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR TEACHING CODING IN COMPULSORY EDUCATION”.
During this session we had the pleasure to listen to the speech of Prof. Will Bartlett and PhD. Dorina Rapti and the work of Prof. Dr. Merita Xhumari, Prof. Dr. Ivana Prica, Prof. Adriana Gashi.
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING | ICITTB 2022
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During the International Conference we had the opportunity to meet with other university representatives and explore the possibility of forming agreements with them.
Canadian Institute of Technology is proud to have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Universiteti Novi Pazar in Serbia and Ajeenkya D Y Patil University in India.
These agreements were signed considering our common interest in promoting mutual understanding and in developing academic and educational cooperation in the area of teaching and research.
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DIGITALIZATION AND ECONOMY IN WESTERN BALKANS – PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES | ICITTB 2022
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Today we hosted a round table with businesses about the challenges and perspectives of digitalization and economy in Western Balkans.
The activity was moderated by Assoc. Prof. Fabian Zhilla, a CIT Lecturer and consultant for security issues in various EU projects.
Part of the discussion were well-known experts in the field, CIT staff as well as business personalities
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WELCOME CEREMONY OF THE NEW ACADEMIC YEAR 2022 – 2023
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On the occasion of the beginning of the new academic year, as it marked the beginning of another education journey, we organized a welcome ceremony for freshmen students.
As the first steps of the academic and personal experience at the university, the students have to adjust themselves to the new atmosphere, both physically and emotionally. So, the purpose of this ceremony was to enhance unity and good relationships among the new students.
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CIT HUB INOVATION CENTER | DEMO DAY – STARTUP CHALLENGE
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STARTUP training has come to an end, and today we organized a competition about the best generated idea.
We had the pleasure of welcoming special guests, including Ms. Dafina Peci-NYC; Ms. Jonida Kellezi-EASYPAY; Mr. Ermir Avdaj-Entrepreneur; Mr. Elvis Bregu-Vodafone Albania; Mr. Ilir Cekiri-UBA Bank; and Mr. Andi Gjokutaj-Oficina HUB.
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An Approach to the Evaluation of the Overall Performance with Efficiency Measurements by Means of an Efficiency Evaluation Chain Using DEA and Fuzzy DEA | Mathematics and Statistics Journal
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Our Professors, Dr. Blerta Nazarko, the Vice Dean of the Engineering Faculty and Dr. Ditila Ekmekciu, Lecturer of the Faculty of Economy, have published in the Mathematics and Statistics Journal- USA, the paper titled “An Approach to the Evaluation of the Overall
Performance with Efficiency Measurements by Means of an Efficiency Evaluation Chain Using DEA and Fuzzy DEA” which is indexed by Scopus.
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SEMI-ANNUAL CRJ EDITORAL BOARD MEETING
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TCRJ Editorial Board members held a meeting on Friday, October 21st in preparation for the CIT Review November Issue 2022 publication.
The meeting was chaired by Prof. Assoc. Vaso Qano, on behalf of the Journal’s Editor-in-Chief.
Scientific advice was provided, and conclusions were drawn on milestones, events, and recent developments that CRJ can build on.
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ERASMUS+ COLLABORATION VISIT Nysa, Poland
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In the framework of our Erasmus+ collaboration Prof. Dr. Sokol Abazi, was invited to attend the Inauguration of the new academic year 2022/23 at the University of Applied Sciences in Poland.
During his visit, Prof. Dr. Abazi held several meetings with personalities from the University of Nysa, where they discussed new cooperation plans between our universities. Part of the discussions include the joint organisation of Summer Schools,
the exchange of Academic staff in the field of IT – Image Processing and Cyber Security. He had the opportunity to visit research centres and laboratories as well.
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