The Faculty of Integrated Studies with Practice (FASTIP) is the first and the only faculty in Albania to integrate academic studies with professional practice into equal ratios.The only institution of Higher Public Education in Albania that teaches in 70% of the English language modules and where teaching is mainly conducted by foreign lecturers. The FASTIP model is based on the successful concept of dual study, practiced for the first time by the Professional Academies in the Land of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The core characteristic of this faculty, which is its philosophy of operation, is: the combination of academic knowledge gained in the Faculty’s auditors with vocational training directly in the venture. Currently, FASTIP offers three study programs, organized in modules and evaluated on credits, in accordance with the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS):
- Bank Management;
- Small and Medium Enterprise Management;
- Hospitality and Tourism Management;
Immediately after the completion of the three-year study program, the FASTIP student, benefits:
- A Bachelor’s Degree– with 180 credits (ECTS) issued by the University “AleksandërMoisiu” Durrës, which allows him/her to continue studies in Master programs in or out of the country, oremployment anywhere in the world.
- A Job contract by the company where he/she has conducted vocational training for three years on the basis of the academic performance and practical training