Winners of the Third Creative Youth English Essay Contest announced
The Department of English Language and Literature in Bedër University in collaboration with the British Council in Albania organized the awards ceremony for the Third Creative Youth English Essay Contest (YCEEC).
After 3 successful editions of this platform, the contest confirms its objective of promoting youth reading, expressing and creativity again by evaluating the perfection of the phrase and imagination development.
In his welcoming speech the Head of the Department of English Language and Literature Dr. Mahmut Terci admitted that the current students are the prospective politicians. By promoting their organizational skills and by sharing their experiences with one another, they show their potential in and abroad the country every day.
The topic of this edition was: “One of the basic human rights is to reach up-to-date information any time they need. Still, such necessity arises somewhat excessively in today`s world resulting in adverse effects of irrelevant, redundant and low-value information also known as Information Pollution, which might have a negative effect on our daily activities and manifest itself in broad and various formats.”
Thus, the pupils: Joana LAME, Pegi KOÇI and Fiona MANJA won the first, second and third prices respectively and were awarded with an iPad each. Whereas, other participants were awarded with certificates of participation.
The Fourth Student Conference in Law “Law and Society”
Student Club “Bedër Law Academy” for the fourth year organized the Student Conference “Law and Society”.
The Chairman of the Parliamentary Group regarding Health and Social Affairs, Mrs. Albana Vokshi, welcomed the proceedings of this conference. In her address, Ms. Vokshi praised the initiative of the youths in the organization of such a scientific event in collegiate level. According to Mrs. Vokshi, in order to maintain the balance in society it is indispensable not only drafting good laws, but their implementation by responsible individuals as well.
The conference assembled students from several universities in our country, such as: “Luigi Gurakuqi” in Shkodër, University of Tirana, European University of Tirana etc.
27 young researchers presented their topics in front of a jury consisting of professors and specialists in the field of Bedër. The student Albi Ccela was awarded the first prize, while the master student Ilmi Leka was awarded the second prize. Sonila Rrahmani, Ornela Bego and Bora Kola respectively won the third prizes.
This is the first collegiate forum in Albania where students present and discuss regarding the current developments, trends and concerns, the practical challenges being encountered and the solutions adopted in law and society.
Scientific Symposium on thesis: “The Creation and Man as its Custodian”
The Department of Islamic Sciences, Bedër University in collaboration with Catholic Theological Institute in Interdiocesaan Seminary in Shkodër and Orthodox Theology Academy in Durrës organized the scientific symposium “The Creation and Man as its Custodian”.
The Dean of Orthodox Theology Academy, His Eminence Nikolla Hyka, the rector of Bedër University Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Gjana, the Director of Catholic Theological Institute Father Mario Imperatori, and the Bishop of Albanian Orthodox Church of America in Boston, His Eminence Ilia welcomed the proceedings of this activity.
Mr. Veton Tulla, lecturer in the Department of Islamic Sciences in Bedër University, preceded the activity with his references after the greeting speech of those aforementioned. He referred to the topic “The Creation Is the Main Argument for the Existence of God”, Mr. Lorenzo Rosseti, lecturer in the Catholic Theological Institute, to the topic “The Care of the Nature for a Real Progress”, and Natan Hoppe, lecturer in Orthodox Theology Academy to the topic “The Creation, Communion with God”.
Prof. Dr. Ayhan Tekineş, the Dean of the Faculty of Human Sciences in Bedër University, Dr. Genti Kruja, lecturer in the Department of Islamic Sciences and Director of Culture and Interreligious Dialogue in MCA, Dr. Atakan Derelioğlu, the Head of the Department of Islamic Sciences in Bedër University, and lecturers and students from the three theological schools participated in the activity as well.
Following the referrals, the attending students from the 3 institutions directed different questions to the referrers that contributed to the interactivity of the symposium.
This organization comes as a result of an academic collaboration between the higher education institutions of theology in the form of seminars and open lectures with the students of each school and, recently, the symposium “Freedom of religion and interfaith dialogue in Albania” organized by three major theological institutions that took part in Bedër University.
Mrs. Milena Harito invited to a conversation with communication students
The Minister of Innovation and Public Administration, Mrs. Milena Harito, participated in an open lecture with the students of the Department of Communication Sciences. They discussed concerning the new legal framework for the regulation of online media.
The Rector of Bedër University, Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Gjana and the Head of the Department of Communication Sciences, Dr. Ramadan Çipuri participated in the activity among the numerous students and professors.
During the discussion with the students, Mrs. Harito discussed about different legal aspects about online media such as the changes on public behaviour and transaction in web media and web portals that follow this law, identification of every online service, automatic filtering of specific contents, acknowledgment of the Albanian language by Google for its advertising platforms, provision of Albanian portals with additional incomes etc. Being ascertained that the Albanian speaking portals have expanded considerably the last 3-4 years, this is done in order to further strengthening them altogether.
“As regards to e-commerce, it is not a new invention we are doing. It is a European directive that exists in Western countries, and that is, at the same time, under a constant evolution. We are enabling the approximation of the developments of this directive even in Albania.”- said Mrs. Harito.
The activity proceeded with numerous questions by the attendants that were interested about the various aspects regarding the developments that will follow this law in terms of online informing.
The Department of Education Sciences in Bedër University organized the 3rd International Workshop in educational sciences “Developmental Perspectives of Curricula in Teacher Training Programs and the Role of Higher Education”.
Deans and lecturers of Educational and Social Sciences Faculties, experts and various contributors in the field of planning and the development of preschool and primary education from different universities in country attended the workshop.
The workshop was held in a round table where the participating panelists discussed and presented the respective works regarding different perspectives on the reforming of teacher training curricula. Also, the experts of education and the policymaker representatives attending the activity discussed about various topics such as new approaches in the field, the preparation of the students in accordance with demands in the labor market and the function that higher education institutions, both public and private ones, might play in this reforming process.
The activity proceeded with the recommendations to other opportunities as an ongoing for the discussions in regard to these problematics in Albanian education.
“Bedër Law Academy” Club of Law Department in Bedër University organized for the fifth consecutive year the Moot Court with bachelor program students.
The case of this year was concerning the criminal offense provided by article 283 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Albania "Manufacturing and selling narcotics" committed in accomplice.
During the court session improvised by students, prosecution body made the submissions highlighting the relevant written evidence and call of the witnesses who further clarified the circumstances of the event.
Meanwhile the defense acclaimed the innocence of the defendants relying on the written evidence as well as medical expertise.
Social Tolerance Coalition was launched in a ceremony organized in the premises of the Multifunctional Centre "TEN" in Tirana.
This initiative is part of a global initiative against extremism in university level (P2P Project: Challenging Extremism Initiative) that the White House and US State Department in cooperation with “EdVenture Partners” organize. A team of students of Higher Education Institution “Hëna e Plotë”(Bedër) represent Albania in this global initiative. They have organized a campaign under the slogan "Bridges to Tolerance" (Bridges to Tolerance).
130 secondary school students from Tirana, members of school senates, attended the ceremony. The activity opened with the presentation of the project P2P: Challenging Extremism Initiative.
The coordinator of the project, Dr. Erlis Çela focused on the objectives of the initiative undertaken by the team of students of Bedër. He mentioned that Bedër participates for the second time in the "P2P: Challenging Extremism" and that the slogan aims to promote the values of tolerance and understanding. According to Mr. Çela "Social Tolerance Coalition" is designed as a voluntary commitment that aims to bring together young Albanians to present and to promote exactly these values.
The team of Bedër University students that participate in the project P2P: Challenging Extremism Initiative attended a meeting with the Minister of Education and Sports Mrs. Lindita Nikolla.
Dr. Erlis Çela, the coordinator of this project, and the students acquainted the Minister Nikolla with the scope of the project and the initiative that the team of Bedër University students has undertaken in the framework of this project. They gave to Mrs. Nikolla an outline of the goal and the plan of the activities that this group has done within the context of the initiative. The students represented Mrs. Nikolla with the aim of organizing the week of tolerance that is organized within the “social tolerance coalition” and that includes students and youths from the secondary school within the country.
Mrs. Nikolla congratulated the participating students for this worldwide initiative and expressed her support about the project. She encouraged them to successfully accomplish this stage of the project and wished them good luck in being elected for the final phase in Washington.