Prof.Assoc. Dr. Ligor Nikolla graduated from the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Tirana, receiving the title "Mathematician", to then pursue advanced master studies at "Pierre and Marie Curie University", Paris 6 in France in 1984. -1985. Also in France he completed his doctoral studies at "Joseph Fourier University", Grenoble I, in the subject of Mathematics.
Professor Nikolla started his academic career in 1991 at the Polytechnic University of Tirana, in the Department of Mathematics and Informatics. Later on, he was awarded as the Head of Department of Distance Learning, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Education in 2008-2009; Head of Department of Mathematical Engineering in the years 2009-2014, Dean of the Faculty of Mathematical Engineering and Physical Engineering at UPT in the years 2014-2021 and before 2021 held the position of Dean of Computer Science and IT at the Metropolitan University of Tirana.
He is the author and co-author of more than twelve academic textbooks in the field of mathematical engineering, electrical engineering, applied mathematics, mathematical analysis, etc. His areas of interest also include numerical filters, wave methods and Schrodinger operators. Moreover, he is fluent in French, English, Italian, Macedonian and Russian.