AUT Related Outcomes

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Dr. Catherine Chan-Halbrendt1, PI, Dr.
Engjell Skreli2, Co-PI, Dr. Richard Bowen1,
Quentin W. Dombro5, Dr. PingSun Leung1, Dr. John
Yanagida1, Dr. Carl Evensen1, Dr. Samir
El-Swaify1, Dr. Ekhlass Jarjees1, Dr. Halina
Zaleski1, Dr. Bahri Musabelliu2, Tatjana
Dishnica4, Pauline Sullivan3, Ana Mane2,
Gwendalyn Sisior1 Collaborating
Institutions 1University of Hawaii at Manoa,
CTAHR , Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Management, 2Agricultural
University of Tirana, 3Florida State University,
4Ministry of Agriculture, Albania, 5Consultant
Albania-Hawaii Higher Education and Economic
Development
Goal To permanently increase Agricultural
University of Tiranas (AUT) contribution to
Albanias economic development by bolstering the
capacity of its Faculty of Economy and
Agribusiness (FEA)

• Overall Objectives
• To strengthen the Agricultural University in
  Tirana/Faculty of Economy and Agribusinesses
  (FEA) facultys capacity to provide quality
  graduate education
• To build capacity for effective training,
  consulting and advising to the Ministry of
  Agriculture, extension agencies, and producer
  associations

• Progress Highlights
• Masters degree program evaluation development
• Conducted grant writing and prioritization
  setting workshops
• Developed improved standards and departmental
  guidelines for relevant graduate research
• Planned annual conference to showcase research
  work.
• Planned research presentation in international
  conferences.
• Assessed Agricultural Technology Transfer Centers
  (ATTC).
• Conducted workshop on plan of work using logic
  framework evaluation and impact analysis.

Benefits to Global Community Enhance intercountry
and cultural understanding Build better
relationships for global issues resolution such
as climate change Enhance international
trade Thriving global agriculture Enhance
Research and information exchange

• AUT Related Outcomes
• Enhanced Interconnectivity
• MOU with AACP
• Contact info Catherine Chan-Halbrendt , email
  chanhalb_at_hawaii.edu
• http//www.manoa.hawaii.edu/ctahr/aheed/

• Project Impacts
• Newly proposed Masters Studies Program
• Relevance in teaching and research
• Building AUT capacity and opportunities in grant
  writing and prioritization setting
• Narrowing the gap between knowledge and skill
  levels in agricultural economics between Albanian
  and the industrial world
• Increase knowledge of UH faculty about Eastern
  Europe and exposure to their agriculture

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Project Administrators

• Dean Bahri Musabelliu

• Engjell Skreli

C. Chan-Halbrendt
Ana Mane
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Priority Setting, Grant Writing, Research Ethics
Workshops
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Workshop ParticipantsFebruary 2009
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Workshop Certificate PresentationFebruary 2009
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Hawaii State Capital PresentationApril 2009
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Hawaii State Capital PresentationGwen,
Legislator and CathyApril 2009
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• 215 pm 345 pmDiscussion Session Market
  Oriented Strategies to Revitalize Albanias
  Agricultural IndustryOrganized by Catherine
  Chan-Halbrendt, University of Hawaii, USAHalina
  Zaleski, Universtity of Hawaii, USAEngjell
  Skreli, Agricultural University of Tirana,
  AlbaniaTatjana Dishnica, Ministry of
  Agriculture, AlbaniaAna Mane, Agricultural
  University of Tirana, AlbaniaBhari Musabelliu,
  Agricultural University of Tirana, AlbaniaIna
  Pagria, Agricultural University of Tirana,
  Albania
• Zyhdi Teqja, KASH, Albania

• 19th Annual World Forum and Symposium
  Budapest Hungary, June 20 - 23, 2009
• " Global Challenges, Local Solutions "