Strategic Plan 2018-2022

Introduction

This strategic plan is prepared based on the provision of the Law no. 80/2015 “On Higher Education and Scientific Research in Higher Education in the Republic of Albania” and in the framework of the conduct of the Institutional Review (Re-accreditation) of Epoka University as well as the beginning of the preliminary work on the drafting of the 2018-2022 Strategic Plan of Epoka University, Banking and Finance Department prepared its Strategic Plan for 2018-2022.

Since the establishment of Epoka University, the department Banking and Finance has been one of the most active department at the university level. This is particularly reflected in the number of students both registering and graduating from this department from both bachelor and masters program. The graduated students have been employed either in Albanian or outside the country and many others have continued their graduate studies abroad. Furthermore, the level of students has been extraordinary, having almost each year representatives of great honor at the graduation ceremony. The research activity has been constantly improving (having also student-professor collaborations in many publications). The inclusion of Banking and Finance in Albanian has been one of the big innovations and achievements in our university; as it is the only program offered in Albanian thus facilitating the study process of students who are not proficient in English.

with the latest global developments in the financial and banking sectors (introduction of new international curricula), which must be combined with the Albanian market needs (which has a moderate development, especially in the financial sector), is one of the main challenges that our department faces. On the other hand, the collaboration with the state institutions, together with the financial sectors is essential in the continuous development of our department.

The department of Banking and Finance provides educational instructions, research and administrative support to bachelor, masters and PhD students. The department is aware of its strengths. This comes from various sources:

The department faces challenges stemming from increasing flow of information, increasing competition in higher education, high international mobility of graduates. Some of the challenges are: