Fan S. Noli University

Key Highlights

• Public, active university recognized by Albania’s national quality-assurance agency
• Institutional accreditation is recorded through 26 January 2027
• Established as a university in 1992 from an agricultural institute founded in 1971
• Organized into four faculties in Korçë

Student Life & Environment

Student support is spread across faculty and central university services rather than presented as a single residential-campus package. The university provides physical faculty libraries, a scientific library at the rectorate, a library at the Education and Philology Centre of Excellence, and access to ProQuest and an online library. The Natural and Human Sciences facilities include teaching laboratories for biology, chemistry, physics, computing, nursing, anatomy and physiology, surgery, and obstetrics and gynecology. Nursing facilities are located near Korçë Regional Hospital, where the university says students undertake teaching practice. International mobility is one of the clearer extracurricular opportunities. Fan S. Noli University holds an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education for 2021–2027 and publishes exchange calls, partner information, course catalogues, and a welcome guide for mobility participants. Calls issued in 2026 included opportunities for study during the 2026–2027 academic year, although eligibility, language requirements, funding, and deadlines vary by host institution. A Career and Alumni Centre offers career-planning activities such as training, forums, projects, seminars, and information meetings. A student council and student-card system are also documented. Current, dependable details on clubs, dining, guaranteed housing, housing prices, or accessibility arrangements were not found, so students who need accommodation or disability support should obtain written information directly from the university before committing.

Location & Surroundings

The university is located in Korçë in southeastern Albania, with its rectorate address on Shëtitorja Rilindasit. Official contact pages provide separate contacts for all four faculties, indicating that teaching and administration are distributed among faculty facilities rather than confined to one building. The Natural and Human Sciences faculty operates in two buildings, and its nursing building is near Korçë Regional Hospital, supporting clinical teaching practice. Korçë is a regional city rather than Albania’s capital, so the setting may suit students who want to study close to the communities and industries of the southeast. The academic mix reflects that context through agriculture, food, tourism, education, business, public and social fields, and health programs. Applicants should nevertheless assess travel and housing independently: the university’s current public pages do not provide a sufficiently clear, current housing inventory, rent schedule, meal-plan structure, or commuting guide for degree students. International exchange participants can consult the university’s mobility welcome guide, but its arrangements should not be assumed to apply to all full-degree applicants.

Costs & Career Outcomes

The newest detailed official fee schedule located is for 2025–2026, not 2026–2027. It lists annual tuition in Albanian lek by program and distinguishes a student’s first program of study from a second program. Many first-program bachelor’s and two-year professional entries are listed between ALL 15,000 and ALL 20,000 annually, while General Nursing and Midwifery are listed at ALL 20,000 for a first program but substantially higher for a second program. First-program professional master’s fees are generally shown at ALL 60,000, and several Master of Science programs at ALL 75,000. These figures should be treated only as 2025–2026 amounts; applicants need the later university decision before budgeting for 2026–2027. The published schedule concerns tuition and registration-related charges, not a complete cost of attendance. A current, comprehensive university estimate for accommodation, food, transport, books, insurance, or personal expenses was not found. The institution also does not publish sufficiently current graduate salary, placement-rate, or employer-outcome data to support a return-on-investment estimate. Career preparation varies by discipline. The university documents laboratories and hospital-linked teaching practice for health students, while its Career and Alumni Centre organizes training, seminars, projects, forums, and informational meetings. Erasmus mobility and cooperation agreements can add international or practical experience, but participation is competitive and program dependent. Prospective students should ask the department how placements are arranged, whether they are compulsory, and what recent graduates from the specific program have done.