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Call for short-term experts for drafting a policy paper on cooperation of LAs and CSOs

The Academy of Political Studies is looking for an expert for drafting a policy paper in the framework of the project “Starting from the grass-roots: Civil society Role in the EU Integration Process in Albania”, funded under the European instrument IPA II European Union Integration Facility 2014.

Presented the monitoring of violent extremism elements circulating online in Albanian

The Academy of Political Studies in cooperation with the Coordination Center for Countering Violent Extremism and the National Authority for Electronic Certification and Cyber Security presented today the report of a bi-monthly monitoring of the violent extremism propaganda circulating on online platforms in Albanian language.

First national course on “Leadership and political representation”

Under the yellow protocol of anti-COVID measures, but with a lot of energy and desire to learn, was held the first national course of the School of Political Studies 2020. The "Leadership and political representation" topic was at the center of the training organised on July 10-11, 2020, in the open garden of Rogner Hotel in Tirana

APS produce a short video on Urban Mobility in Albania

A short informative documentary on the topic of Urban Mobility in Albania was published by APS. This material is part of the two-year commitment of APS with the support of GIZ ORF-EE, to increase capacity and cooperation of central and local policy makers, business and civil society, aiming at fostering their commitment to urban mobility issues

Analysis on the alumni: Rule of Law in state of emergency in Albania

The Academy of Political Studies initiated during the month of May a round of online discussions with a group of alumni on the functioning of the rule of law and of the proportionality of the measures undertaken during this period of a state of emergency.

Training Academy for Local Actors starts its webinar series

Over 20 local authorities and civil society representatives started today the first online training of the Training Academy of Local Actors, implemented by the Academy of Political Studies within the project "Starting from the grass-roots: Civil society Role in the EU Integration Process in Albania"

Association of Schools on Osman Kavala's re-arrest: “Show me the man and I’ll find you the crime”

Osman Kavala, a leading Turkish philanthropist and human rights defender, who was released and then immediately re-arrested on trumped up charges, should be freed immediately, Nils Muiznieks, President of the Association of Schools of Political Studies of the Council of Europe (ASPS), said today.

Call for short-term expert for a study on Albania's path towards EU

The Academy of Political Studies is looking for an expert for preparing a Research and study on Albania's path towards EU, in the framework of the project “Starting from the grass-roots: Civil society Role in the EU Integration Process in Albania”, under the lot EuropeAid/138384/ID/ACT/AL

Diploma ceremony of the School of Political Studies 2019

The Diploma Ceremony of the 13-th generation of the Albanian School of Political Studies was held today at Hotel Rogner, attended by numerous personalities as Deputy Speaker of Parliament Ms. Vasilika Hysi, Swiss Ambassador in Tirana, Mr. Adrian Maître and the Head of the Council of Europe Office in Tirana Ms.Jutta Gützkow.

APS participate in the 4th Energy Community Parliamentary Plenum

APS participated for the first time at the fourth Energy Community Parliamentary Plenum, hold on 12 December 2019, in Chisinau, Moldova, contributing to the discussions on Joint Report on Future of the Energy Efficiency in the Energy Community.