Polytechnic University of Tirana

The Polytechnic University of Tirana (UPT) is a public university located in Tirana, the capital of Albania. It offers degrees in engineering and related fields. History The Polytechnic University of Tirana is the oldest and the second largest university in Albania, after the University of Tirana. It was founded in 1951 and now has approximately 10,000 students, who come from Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, and North Macedonia. In 2012, at the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Independence of Albania, UPT was awarded a high honour badge by the President of Albania, Bujar Nishani. The university is fully accredited by the Albanian Public Agency for Accreditation of Higher Education (APAAHE). Academics The university includes six colleges and two research institutes: Faculty of Civil Engineering Faculty of Information Technology Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Geology and Mining Faculty of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Mathematics and Physics Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism Geosciences Institute Institute of Energy, Water and Environment