EPOKA University

EPOKA University is an international private higher education institution located on a smart campus between the international connections and trading crossroads of Durres Port and Rinas Airport in Tirana, the capital of Albania. The University commenced academic activities during the 2007-2008 academic year.

EPOKA University comprises three faculties: the Faculty of Architecture and Engineering, composed of the Department of Architecture, the Department of Civil Engineering and the Department of Computer Engineering; the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, composed of the Department of Banking and Finance, the Department of Business Administration and the Department of Economics; the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences composed of the Department of Law, the Department of Political Science and International Relations and the Center for European Studies. 

Currently, EPOKA  University offers education in Bachelor’s and Master’s, with 11 Bachelor, 11 Master of Science, 3 Professional Master and 2 Integrated Second Cycle study programs. The language of instruction in all study programs is English, except for the Bachelor in Banking and Finance study program, which is offered in Albanian and English language as well.  

EPOKA University fully complies with the requirements of the Bologna Process, adoption of both the ECTS credits system,  the American credit-hour system, as well as the provision of the diploma supplement for all of its graduates. 

In 2021, EPOKA University successfully completed the third institutional accreditation process under the authority of the Albanian Agency for Quality Assurance in  Higher Education.

The mission of EPOKA University is to be an innovative and influential teaching and research institution, serving to fundamental human values through the production, dissemination and development of knowledge at an international level as well as to contribute to the improvement of the life quality of society based on national and regional needs. In this context, EPOKA University aims at raising well-prepared, productive and competent individuals with a research-oriented spirit, who possess professional ethics and social sensitiveness and are also open towards national and international challenges. 

The vision of EPOKA University is to be a leading university in our country in the areas of education, research and development as well as service to society. 

EPOKA University possesses a highly qualified full-time academic staff, 22% of whom are foreign (September 2023).

EPOKA University has four research centers: the Center for European Studies, the Center of Research and Design in Applied Sciences, the Yunus Center for Social Business and Sustainability and the Continuous Education Center.

“Internationalization” represents a strategic objective of EPOKA University. In this context, EPOKA University is one of the most active universities in Albania to conduct student and staff exchange programs with foreign universities.

Among our distinguished partners are the American Chamber of Commerce in Albania, Albania Investment Council, American-Albanian Business Association, Tirana Municipality, British Council Albania, Yunus Centre, Dhaka and others.  

EPOKA University Library offers different access to its students through its Digital Library with regard to all the program studies offered by EPOKA. At the same time, the library is subscribed to several electronic resources such as Science Direct, JSTOR, IOPscience, OECD-Library, and Cambridge Journals Online. 

In addition, the EPOKA University campus provides venues with comfortable physical and IT infrastructure, which offer high-quality services and facilities to students, staff, and other stakeholders.

At the same time, EPOKA University boasts an excellent employability rate of approximately 90% for its graduates, who are employed in the local and international labor markets.