Canadian Institute of Technology

Canadian Institute of Technology
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🌐 Website	https://cit.edu.al
📇 Address	St. Xhanfize Keko, No. 12 Tirana, Albania
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Canadian Institute of Technology (CIT) also known in Albanian as “Instituti Kanadez i Teknologjisë” (“IKT”) is a leading research and educational institution conveniently-located in the heart of Albania, the capital city of Tiranë. CIT’s teaching programs are conducted entirely in English and on-par with the North American and European standards of higher education. Our qualified domestic and international academic staff possess previous teaching experience in a number of universities abroad as well as real world experience in the development and implementation of business and technology.

CIT’s premises consist of an auditorium, various lecturing halls/classrooms; 6 labs (4 computer labs; 1 Physics and 1 Chemistry lab); study rooms; offices for both academic and administrative staff; a parking area and a cafeteria. Classrooms are equipped with state-of-the-art professional electronic equipment such as laboratory computers, overhead projectors, etc. Our library can fulfill a capacity of 30 students, contains 6 computers and over 5000 English titles. The CIT library offers a network of publications from McGraw-Hill as well as subscriptions to various periodicals and scientific journals related to the study programs offered at our institution.

Vision, Mission And Essential Purpose Of The Institute[edit]

Vision[edit]

The Canadian Institute of Technology University College is dedicated to developing students with practical skills and a mindset that leads to a critical and analytical thinking oriented towards problem solving, and a set of values and ethics, to support creativity, innovation and leadership that shape their lives, careers and society at large.

Mission[edit]

The Canadian Institute of Technology through the implementation of well-prepared curricula, teaching and research activities, and newly developed programs, seeks to promote a healthy spirit of competition and improvement within the Albanian education system.

CIT expresses its commitment towards this mission through the accomplishment of the goals in the field of Engineering and Economy set below:[edit]

Development and advancement of knowledge carried out within the country and abroad.
Training young researchers in theoretical evaluation
Expanding professional and scientific qualifications of our graduates
Conducting research and Developing innovations
Providing better higher education and fellowship opportunities for graduate students, bachelor students, and lifelong learning skills
Contributing to support strategic priorities and developmental interests of the country.
Creative activities

Cit History[edit]

The private academic institution “Canadian Institute of Technology” (CIT) was established in 2011. Its philosophy aims to provide potential students with the necessary and competitive skills demanded by the Albanian and Balkan region as well as the European and North-American labor markets. Offering the curricula in the English language makes it possible for CIT to use the latest teaching methodologies with updated academic materials and to open larger horizons for graduates in the Balkan region and beyond.

“Canadian Institute of Technology” is organized in two faculties:[edit]

Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Economy

Faculty of Engineering is composed of:[edit]

Department of Software Engineering
Department of Computer Engineering & IT
Department of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering

Faculty of Economy is composed of:[edit]

Department of Business Administration
Department of Business Administration and Information Technology

CIT’s list of participation in international activities (including 10 international conferences organized during 2011-2018):[edit]

CIT organized the following international conferences[edit]

“2nd International Conference on Human and Social Sciences ICHSS 2012” – in collaboration with La Sapienza University, 23-24 March, 2012
“Technological Albania on the Hundredth Anniversary of Independence”, 16 November 2012
“International Conference on Sustainable Development” – in collaboration with the European Centre of Sustainable Development – 19-20 April, 2013;
“Nation, Nationality, Nationhood: What is in a name?” – 2-4 May 2013;
“Excel-based Decision Support Systems for Enterprise Management and Optimization” – in collaboration with Microsoft – 14 June, 2013
“A po rikthehet etatizmi? (Is Etatism Back?)” – in collaboration with Tirana Forum for Economic Freedom, March 2014
“Financing Development – credit to Economy and Diversification of Financing Sources for Business Development” – in collaboration with UET, 24-25 April, 2015
“Conference on Educational Technology” – in collaboration with ASSE, 3rd International Conference on British and American Studies, 26-28 November 2015
“1st International Conference on European Integration, ICEI′16” – in collaboration with Universiteti Pavaresia, Vlorë, 15-16 October 2016.
“Conference in Computing, Information Technology and Business Applications” – (ICCITBA) in collaboration between Public University Aleksander Moisiu, Durres and CIT, 6 May 2017
“VII International Conference, The Faces of Prosperity’’ – in cooperation with Canadian Institute of Technology (CIT), Powislanski University, Kwidzyn (Poland), 25th of May 2019.