The cooperation agreement between State Authority for Geospatial Information (ASIG), represented by the General Director Ms. Vlima Tomço and the University of Tirana (UT) represented by the Rector Mr. Artan Hoxha was signed today at the premises of the Tirana Rectorate.
This agreement consists of several key points such as:
• Identification, promotion, support and cooperation in projects of common interest, in the field of geoinformation, technology, promotion and marketing of products.
• Cooperation for the application and implementation of joint national and international scientific projects, joint organization of conferences, symposiums, congresses, seminars, etc.
• Promotion, support and implementation of joint activities in the field of education, training, scientific research and the provision of professional and teaching practices.
In her speech, the Director General, Ms. Tomço, emphasized that this partnership is the result of a year-long work together with the Department of Geography, which also brought the right moment to strengthen and develop this cooperation. She assessed this agreement as an opportunity for all UT students, not only for those of the Faculty of History and Philology but also including the Faculty of Economics, that of Natural Sciences, etc.
Ms. Tomço emphasized scientific research and open lectures for students, emphasizing that this is also a good opportunity for the organization she leads, to further expand the horizons of cooperation, after the previous ones with the State Cadastre Agency, the University of Pristina, and AIC, ASPA and other institutions.
For his part, Rector Hoxha assessed this agreement as a good opportunity to benefit from the expertise and opportunities, thus enabling the activities of the UT to benefit the developments of society. He also emphasized that these are good opportunities for the university itself to offer expertise to other parties, in order to increase finances, as is also provided for in the Law on Higher Education.