Why Metropolitan?
WHY UNIVERSITY METROPOLITAN TIIRANA
University focused on Engineering, Architecture and Economics
With three faculties, namely the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, the Faculty of Computer Science and IT and the Faculty of Economics, Metropolitan Tirana University strives to prepare young professionals who are not only required by the market but also serve strategic interests in economic development and social media.
PhD. Program in Artificial Intelligence
The unique PhD program in Albania in Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Systems aims to contribute to the Artificial Intelligence practical use in different areas such as: medicine, energy, robotics, finance, economy, education, defense, transport and many others. UMT’s internal lecturers and several foreign lecturers and scientific researchers at the most prestigious universities in France and America are engaged in this scientific project. This study program, which has already started with the first three doctorates, is offered to students who have graduated in the relevant fields at the Master of Science level and are part of the internal staff of UMT as Assistant Professors and as such do not pay any registration fees in UMT or in foreign partner universities.
Academic Excellence
Scholarships up to 100%
University Metropolitan Tirana University supports excellence. High-school graduates as well as national and international Olympiad winners can benefit from excellence scholarships that are valid for the entire course of study.
Exchange opportunities with partner universities
Thanks to more than 40 European partner universities, University Metropolitan Tirana’s students can spend one or two academic semesters abroad, within the Erasmus+ program. UMT cooperates with prestigious universities in France, Spain, Latvia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Italy, Bulgaria and Romania.
Cooperation with national and international companies
University Metropolitan Tirana values relations with national and international companies as crucial in the process of training students for the labor market. In this context, a special importance is given to the internships organized in companies, starting from the bachelor’s level and continuing within the three years of the master’s degree. More and more opportunities are being offered to enterprises to participate in adding value and completing the training of students with their methods and technologies as well as the certifications in the labor market.
Contemporary laboratories
Special attention is given to the coordination of theoretical and practical knowledge at Metropolitan TiranaUniversity, where students of each program have the opportunity to be trained in 11 laboratories complete with all necessary technological equipment.Particularly students of Civil Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Economics Informatics develop many practical courses in their respective laboratories.
Active student life
Over 90 activities organized by Student Clubs in collaboration with the academic and administrative staff of Metropolitan Tirana University give color to student life beyond lectures, creating a dynamic and social environment.
Metropolitan Incubator
The first and only incubator created within a university that develops the most innovative business ideas. The Metropolitan Incubator offers its support to students who want to become part of the entrepreneurial world, with 85% of the ideas presented being incubated, 71% of them creating a prototype and 28% of the ideas that have created the prototype being marketed.
Students bag
University Metropolitan Tirana ensures that all students have the equipment and information necessary for the successful development of the academic process. At the time of enrollment, students are provided with a Student Handbag which includes a CD with didactic lessons, access to online tutorials and web-mail, a Student Card, a Student Guide and Regulations.
Social responsibility
The focus of University Metropolitan Tirana is the organization of social and cultural activities in support of sectors of strategic importance and marginalized groups. UMT also offers coverage of study costs up to 100% through social scholarships.