Bedër University

Bedër University (BU) (Albanian: Universiteti Hëna e Plotë) is a private non-profit[5][6] university in Tirana, Albania. It was established in 2011[7] by the Muslim Community of Albania, thus completing the education cycle started with the reopening of the madrasas in 1991.[8][9]

Bedër University
Universiteti Hëna e Plotë
MottoNë emër të vlerave! / In name of values!
TypePrivate. Study levels offered: Bachelor, Master
Established2011
EndowmentFinanced by the Muslim Community of Albania[1]
RectorDr. Ferdinand Gjana
Academic staff
less than 50
Studentsless than 1000
Location
Sauk, periphery of Tirana
,
Albania
CampusSuburban building[2]
AffiliationsOutside Albania: University of Vienna[3] University several universities in Turkey[4]
Websitewww.beder.edu.al

At the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities,[10] Beder University is ranked as the fifth university in Albania.

BU is a coed institution. It offers Bachelor, Master of Science and Professional master's degrees in English and Albanian.[11] Two bachelor programs are 100% English. On June 3 of 2013 Beder signed a Memorandum of Understanding with University of Tirana.[12] They have started the construction of their modern campus in Sauk.[13]

The name of Bedër University derives from Badr meaning "full moon" (بدر ) in Arabic or comes from the battle of al Badr between Muslim Arabs and Christian Byzantines in 624 A.D.[14] The Albanian name is Universiteti Hëna e Plotë.

The current rector is Ferdinand Gjana.[15]

See also

References
  1. "Presentation of BU in the webpage of the Muslim Community of Albania". Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  2. "Photo of the BU building". Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  3. "Conference". University of Vienna. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  4. BU News
  5. "Informacion i Përgjithshëm". Beder Uni.
  6. "General Information".
  7. Newspaper article announcing the inauguration of the university
  8. History of BU, based on its official webpage
  9. "List of madrasas in Albania". Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  10. Albania. "Webometrics Albania". Webometrics. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  11. "SHKOLLA E LARTË PRIVATE "UNIVERSITETI BEDËR"". Archived from the original on 2013-12-15.
  12. "Lajme te fundit nga UT". Tirana Univ. Archived from the original on 2013-12-15.
  13. "Nis ndërtimi i kampusit të ri të Universitetit Beder, Berisha: Do ju japim pronat". Archived from the original on 2 July 2017.
  14. "Battle of Badr - Wikipedia". en.m.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  15. Biography of Rector, BU official webpage

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