University of Elbasan, Aleksandër Xhuvani

Key Highlights

• ASCAL lists the institution as an active public university.
• Institutional accreditation is published as valid through 26 November 2026.
• The university was founded in 1991 and traces its teacher-training heritage to institutions established in 1971 and 1909.
• Academic activity spans five principal faculty areas.

Student Life & Environment

The university’s student area provides access to notices, an electronic management system, contacts, library information, activities, employment information, and career and alumni services. Its public materials also identify a Lifelong Learning Centre and an internal quality-assurance unit. These are practical institutional services, although the available pages do not provide enough current detail to compare opening hours, staffing levels, or eligibility. Career support is comparatively well documented. The responsible directorate says it helps students prepare job-search materials such as CVs and motivation letters, offers career guidance based on interests and professional skills, publicizes workshops, advises graduating first-cycle students about second-cycle study, and maintains contact with graduates and employers. An alumni form is used to record graduate education and employment information. International mobility is available through Erasmus+, with separate university contact routes for outgoing and incoming students. University activity reporting also references internships, laboratories, an amphitheatre, the university library, conferences, sports-related projects, and other academic or cultural events. However, no sufficiently current official source was found establishing university-operated residence halls, guaranteed housing, meal plans, student-club counts, or specific sports facilities. Students who need accommodation should ask the university directly rather than assuming campus housing is available.

Location & Surroundings

The university’s official address is Rruga Ismail Zyma, Elbasan, Albania 3000. Elbasan is the administrative and urban setting identified in the university’s own contact material, so students should expect a city-based Albanian university experience rather than a secluded residential campus. The institution’s legal seat is its rectorate at the same address. The location is particularly relevant to the university’s identity: its institutional history is tied to Elbasan’s longstanding role in Albanian teacher education, beginning with the city’s Normal School in 1909. Academic buildings and services referenced by the university include the central building, laboratories, an amphitheatre, and a university library, but the official material reviewed does not establish that every faculty or service occupies a single contiguous campus. Applicants planning a visit should confirm the building for their faculty and program through the university before travelling. Published contact details include the main address and telephone number, while faculty-specific notices and the student portal are likely to be more useful for schedules. Reliable current official information about commuting, parking, accessibility across all buildings, and university housing was not located.

Costs & Career Outcomes

The university is public, but tuition is not necessarily free. Fees vary by cycle, program, and whether the student is pursuing a first or additional program. No complete official 2026–2027 tuition schedule was located, so prospective students should request the applicable annual amount directly from the university and should not rely on older fee decisions as current prices. The database record contains no tuition, housing, or room-and-board figures, and none are supplied here. For 2025–2026, official university notices documented financial support mechanisms for eligible students. Students in first programs at professional, bachelor’s, and integrated levels could apply for scholarships and/or annual tuition exemptions under specified national categories. A separate procedure allowed eligible first-program Master of Science and professional-master’s students to apply for reductions in annual tuition. These notices apply to 2025–2026 and do not establish the rules or deadlines for 2026–2027. Career preparation is supported through the university’s Career Counseling and Alumni function. Its published responsibilities include job-search preparation, career guidance, employability workshops, information about further study, and maintaining links with graduates and employment data. These services are useful, but the reviewed sources do not provide verified graduate employment rates, salaries, named leading employers, or placement guarantees. Students comparing value should therefore combine the exact current tuition quote with program accreditation, teaching language, required placements, and likely living costs in Elbasan.