Type Public Administrative staff 64 Address E 852, Tirana, Albania Founded 1966 Academic staff 386 | Established 1966 Students About 1,200 Phone +355 4 222 5488 Color , | |
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Endowment Financed by the Government of Albania Rector Prof. Prof. Kastriot Çaushi Notable alumni Edi Rama, Nik Xhelilaj, Pirro Çako, Bleona, Benet Kaci Similar Polytechnic University of Tirana, Luigj Gurakuqi University, Agricultural University of Tirana, Fan Noli University, Aleksandër Moisiu University Profiles | ||
Albanian University of Arts (formerly known as the Academy of Arts) is the main institution that offers higher education in the arts in Albania.
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History
Founded in 1966 as the High Institute of Arts, it merged three artistic institutions: the Tirana State Conservatory, the Higher School of Fine Arts, and the High School for Actors “Aleksander Moisiu”. The Academy of Arts was able to take advantage of the Russian tradition in classical music and ballet due to the fact that Albania and Russia had close relationships during communism. The school still maintains ties with the Russian School of Ballet and Classical Music. In 1991, the High Institute of Arts was promoted to university level and renamed Academy of Arts. On October 12, 2009, the President of the Republic of Albania, Bamir Topi awarded the Academy of Arts the "Grand Master Order".
Academics
The Academy of Arts has three faculties:
The artists trained in the institution have become well known in dance, music, theater, film, and television in Albania and abroad. The teaching staff and associates of the Art Academy are musicologists, instrument players, painters, sculptors, theatre, film, and television directors, actors, stage designers, and choreographers.
Directors/Rectors
From its creation until 1991 the High Institute of Arts was led by a Director. From 1997 to the present, it is directed by a Rector.
Notable alumni
Florian Sadushi
Trivia
On December 15, 2011, to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Academy of Arts, the Albanian Post issued a new postal stamp dedicated to this event. The stamp was introduced during a ceremony at the Main Hall of the University of Arts by the Head of the Philately Department of the Albanian Posts and the Rector Prof. Petrit Malaj.