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Epoka University

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Established
  
2007

Administrative staff
  
25

Phone
  
+355 4 222 2077

Number of students
  
1,400

Academic staff
  
85

Undergraduates
  
1100

Rector
  
Güngör Turan

Colors
  
White, Blue

Epoka University

Motto
  
The New Era of Education / Epoka e Re e Arsimimit

Type
  
Private university. Study levels offered: Bachelor, Master, PhD

Address
  
Autostrada Tiranë-Rinas, km. 12, 1000, Albania

Similar
  
University of Tirana, Polytechnic University of Tirana, Bedër University, University of New York Tirana, European University of Tirana

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Epoka University (EU) is a private non-profit university founded in 2007 in Tirana, Albania. The university received accreditation by the Albanian Agency for Accreditation of Higher Education in 2011. It offers Bachelor, Master of Science, Professional Master and PhD degrees. There are six PhD programs that are administered solely by Epoka staff in: Architecture, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Economics, Political Science and International Relations and Business Administration. It offers a joint degree with Leeds Metropolitan University.

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At the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, EU holds the first place among universities in Albania.

The university identifies itself as secular; independent sources assert that it is part of the Gülen movement, which has been active in Albania since 1992 and owns/operates a number of schools (including Epoka) through the Turgut Özal Education Company.

Epoka is an authorised IELTS registration Centre for the British Council in Albania. The university is a signatory of Magna Charta Universitatum and a member of the UNESCO based worldwide association of International Association of Universities.

Epoka University has two faculties, the Faculty of Architecture and Engineering and the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, eight academic departments, and two research centers:

  • Architecture
  • Banking and Finance
  • Business and Management|Administration
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Electronics and Digital Communication Engineering
  • Economics
  • Business Informatics
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Center of European Studies
  • Earthquake and Construction Technologies Research Center
  • Epoka University has 1400 students, including 330 graduate students. It attracts students from Albania, Turkey, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Macedonia.

    The language of instruction at Epoka University is English. The study programs are compatible with the Bologna system. The Rinas campus is located 12 km (30 minutes) from the city center, near the Tirana International Airport.

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    References

    Epoka University Wikipedia


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