Prof. Dr. Arben Ver

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• Prof. Dr. Arben Verçuni
• Pro/Rector for International Relations
• 1st Eurasian Silk Road Universities Convention
  (ESRUC)
• May 28-31, Erzurum, Turkey

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• AUT was established in 1951
• Public institution
• Consists on 5 faculties
• Faculty of Agriculture and Environment
• Faculty of Economy and Agribusiness
• Faculty of Forestry Sciences
• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
• Faculty of Biotechnology and Food
• 9581 both part and full-time students
• 243 academic staff

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• Undergone radical reformation and restructuring
  in early 90s
• Suffered brain-drain
• Recipient of 2 big projects
• SARA supported by USA government
• GTZ supported by German government
• Unique institution of kind in the country, but
  facing different challenges, as well
• Some of current challenges
• Implementation of Bologna process
• Inadequate student/professor ratio
• Imbalances between research and teaching
• Limited financial resources
• Cooperate with most of universities and other
  institutions in the country
• International projects TEMPUS, CEEPUS, Erasmus
  Mundus, NATO, SEEDNet, etc.