UET Centre, Tirana, Albania

The overall programmatic strategy of the UET Centre is to establish itself as a leading multi-disiplinary research centre in Albania that combines research, policy development and advocacy in order to contribute to the democratization and progress of the Albanian society.
UET Centre intends to contribute towards the progress and democratization of the Albanian society through policy-oriented research projects, capacity building initiatives and joint projects in the following areas: social and economic policy, education policy, environmental policy, sustainable development, human rights, information technology, social innovation and entrepreneurship with a particular focus on good governance and democracy.
UET Centre’s programmatic strategy includes the following areas of activity:

(i) conducting scientific research within the framework of good governance and democracy that can be linked with policy development;
(ii) providing consultations, papers, policy proposals, draft-law or other reforms and strategies to the government by conducting research and providing expertise;
(iii) informing community groups as well as interested groups about policy debates and the policy making process through the provision of resources, information and analysis;
(iv) publishing and dissemination of research findings in order to promote policy debate in the public sphere;
(v) strengthening local communities, young people and marginalized groups’ capacities for learning, accessing information and decision-making;
(vi) organization of trainings, seminars, summer schools, studies and educational courses for young people in the disciplines of economics, politics, volunteering, law, education, communication and participation;
(vii) award of fellowships, grants, donations to young scholars that conduct research in the above mentioned policy areas and facilitate the publication of policy-papers, scientific research, academic articles and books.