Date: 11th November 2020
Venue: Vlora University “Ismail Qemali”
Organized By: NEO Albania and UV
On 11th November was held at University of Vlora the monitoring event of ALMARS project, “Capacity building for Blue Growth and curriculum development of Marine Fishery in Albania”. The project is supported by Erasmus + “Capacity Building for Higher Education” programme.
The consortium is made of 10 partners, with the Albanina participation and partnership of: Agricultural University of Tirana, University “Aleksandër Moisiu” Durrës, Vlora University “Ismail Qemali”, Ministry of Agriculture and two business actors: Alb-Adriatico 2013 and Toplini Comp.
A project consortium with partners from Albania and Croatia intends to improve the skills of fishermen by developing a master’s degree in marine fisheries and by upgrading vocational training to provide Albanian fishermen with internationally recognized skills.
Main objectives:
- Development of a new professional master’s degree in marine Fishery.
- Increased cooperation between actors of Blue Growth, through development of networking platforms.
- Maintain marine fishery training centers that offer professional training for marines that operate in fishing ships.
Project ALMARS is in its second year of implementation; you can find the report on “Analysis of the current status of marine fishery in Albania” on their website http://almars-project.eu/
