The Rector of Alma Mater Europaea University, Prof. Dr. Ludvik Toplak, visited the University of Pristina in recent days, where talks were held on further strengthening academic and research cooperation between the two institutions.
At the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Pristina, representatives of the state University of Pristina, Alma Mater Europaea University, and the private higher education institution Alma Mater Europaea Rezonanca met. The meeting was held under the leadership of the President of Alma Mater Europaea Rezonanca, academician Prof. Dr. Ramadan Idrizaj. The discussion focused on developing various forms of cooperation, with particular emphasis on international research projects and the exchange of higher education teachers and students, especially at the postgraduate level.
At the Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Pristina, representatives of Alma Mater Europaea University and the faculty leadership discussed possibilities for deepening cooperation in doctoral studies, as well as in joint research projects and scientific publications in the fields of physiotherapy and public health. The Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Pristina, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aurora Bakalli, who already collaborates with Alma Mater Europaea University, evaluated the experience to date positively and expressed interest in further strengthening research cooperation.
The meetings were also attended by representatives of the Chamber of Physiotherapists of Kosovo, who expressed their gratitude to Alma Mater Europaea University for supporting doctoral candidates in the doctoral programme in physiotherapy and for its important contribution to the education of professionals in the field of public health in Kosovo. As part of the visit, Rector Prof. Dr. Ludvik Toplak and Assist. Prof. Dr. Nuhi Arslani, MD, a general surgeon at UKC Maribor, attended an official meeting with the leadership of the Chamber of Physiotherapists of Kosovo. The President of the Chamber, Dr. Feim Gashi, who is also a doctoral student at Alma Mater Europaea University, on this occasion presented them with special awards in gratitude for their contribution to the development of physiotherapy and higher education in Kosovo.
As part of the visit, the guests also visited a memorial site – the tomb of 52 members of the family of MP Bekim Haxhiu, who fell in the war. The event added a strong symbolic and human dimension to the visit.
The visit made an important contribution to strengthening existing ties between the institutions and opened up new opportunities for further cooperation in the fields of education, science, and research.
