L’Albania tra passato e presente e le sue relazioni con l’Italia. La XV edizione di Adriatico Mediterraneo Festival, dal 18 al 22 agosto ad Ancona, è un invito a conoscere questo straordinario paese, testimone negli ultimi cinquant’anni di un’evoluzione e mutamenti sociali e storici rilevanti. E lo fa nell’anno in cui l’Albania è alla presidenza di turno dell’Iniziativa Adriatico Ionica / EUSAIR. 

On July 6th 2021, AII Secretary General and President of the AII-PS Foundation, Amb. Giovanni Castellaneta, and Marche Polytechnic University Rector, Prof. Gian Luca Gregori, signed a Memorandum of Understanding in order to strengthen the collaboration between the two institutions for the development of new scientific teaching activities on issues relating to European integration. Within this framework the Adriatic Ionian Initiative Permanent Secretariat offers 10 two-year scholarships, financed by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, which will be granted to students coming from the Adriatic-Ionian region and the Western Balkans for enrolment in one of the four master's degree courses taught in English at the Marche Polytechnic University (International Economics and Commerce, Biomedical Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Food and Beverage Innovation and Management). Each scholarship amounts to € 6.000,00, gross of all charges for the beneficiary’s account. The deadline for the submission of the applications is set on 8 November 2021 at 13.00 a.m. CET. Applications shall be submitted by accessing the online admission procedure under “International - Opportunities for international students – Scholarships for international students” at the following link: https://univpm.elixforms.it/rwe2/module_preview.jsp?MODULE_TAG=Relazioni_int_iscr Please find here the call for applications: English version Italian version Further information can be found at the following link: https://www.univpm.it/Entra/International/Opportunities_for_international_students/Opportunities_for_international_students_-_Riepilogo/L/1

The first AII Committee of Senior Officials under Albanian Chairmanship took place online on October 19th back to back with the first session of the 16th EUSAIR Governing Board.

The inclusion of San Marino to the EUSAIR is another step for the country to foster its European integration and regional cooperation with neighbouring EU Member States and candidate and potential candidate countries.