On December 20, 2014 was held in Tirana (Albania), the first International Conference on “The challenges of sustainable development” in order to encourage debate by introducing a different approach in assessing appropriate development models. In this conference, a new model of development-oriented tradition, land, technological innovation, research has been promoted. In today’s fundamental importance is attached in the competitive definitely trying to increase efficiency.
He participated in the international conference our Correspondent Cultural Mr Antonino Fischetti that representing the Mediterranean Academy of Culture, Tourism and Trade of Malta presented the programmatic actions to be developed in the Euro-Med.
In thanking the Metropolitan University of Tirana for asking our cooperation to the realization of the first conference on sustainable development, the Cultural Correspondent Fischetti has given our readiness to create the conditions for the construction of a second conference on the Mediterranean in the month of March 2015 .
In preparative meetings and after the conference with the guests and the Scientific Committee and ‘discussed to collaborate in the construction of a research laboratory that face pin of the two departments Engineering and Economics University’.
The Academy with its facilities and departments will coordinate collaborations with Universities’ Maltese and / or companies as FuturGreen Ltd. Foggia (Italy).
Research Laboratory international and interdisciplinary will already ‘immediately refer to the laboratories dell’Universitia’ Metropolitan of Tirana and begin to think of a Master who sees involved more ‘countries Albania, Malta and Italy.
Attended the conference:

Committees

Scientific Committee

Prof.Dr. Gëzim Karapici – Rector of Tirana Metropolitan University ”
Prof. Asc. Arben Malaj – Chairman of Scientific Committee
Prof. Dr. Sergio Barile – Professor at “La Sapienza”
Prof. Eugenio Iorio – President at Research Center “Democracies Digital”, Rome. Prof. Dr. Sherif Bundo – Professor at Faculty of Economics, University of Tirana
Dr. Florjan Hall – Dean of Faculty of Economics, Tirana Metropolitan University
Dr. Ilir Kalemaj – Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations

Organizing Committee

Mr. Arjan Cukaj – President of Metropolitan Tirana University Ph.D. (Cand.) Fatmira Kola – Coordinator
Ph.D. (Cand.) Ardit Bido – Member
MSc. Erjon Sula – Member

MSc. Bobi Xhaxho – Member MSc. Elba Ndreko – Member

Speakers

Prof. Dr. Edmond Panariti – Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Water Management.
Ing. Manuel Casalbona – Vice President of the “Order of Engineer of Rome”
Dr. Francesca Iandolo and Dr. Alberto Bilotta – Lecturer at “La Sapienza”, Rome Dr. Dorian Jano – Represantatives of Cathedra Jean Monnett
Ing. Anthony Fischetti – Cultural correspondent for Albania, “Mediterranean
Academy of Culture, Tourism and Trade ”
Dr. Maksim CIPI – Dean of Faculty of Engineering, University Metropolitan Tirana