Albanian universities visited UNIMED in Rome for the staff observation visit

On 19-21 September 2022, members from Albanian universities travelled to Rome for a staff observation visit organised by the VALEU-X project.

The observation visit targeted Albanian staff members participating in the VALEU-X project. Participants were the staff members of the Albanian partner university; the winning group of students who participated in the International VCL and up to 2 participants per European partner university. The total number of effective incoming participants was 30, of which 26 from the Albanian partner universities and 4 from the EU partner universities. All partners were represented at the event.

The observation visit provided participants with information about the functioning and activities of the UNIMED network, with a specific focus on internationalisation and internationalisation at home of higher education. It was also an occasion for the partners to reflect on IaH at institutional and national level in Albania. The visit revolved around these objectives:

• learn about digital transformation and learning innovation initiatives implemented by some of the UNIMED members and partners;
• share participants’ experiences on VCL;
• reflect on long term strategies for IaH in Albanian universities