Meeting with representatives of Leiden University

Dean of Faculty of Philology and Education Dr. Ahmet Ecirli and Director of Life Long Education Center Skënder Brucaj at “Hëna e Plotë” (Bedër) University, had a meeting with Dean of Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Leiden University Prof Dr. Philip Spinhoven and his colleagues; Vice Dean Prof. Dr. Henk Dekker; Prof Dr. Verna A.C. van der Kooy-Hofland, Education and Child Studies; Dr. Gwen Wolters, Policy Adviser; Drs. Anna Zandvliet, Institute of Psychology Office.

The meeting took place at 10:30 on Thursday, 29 Oct. 2012 at the meeting room in the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Leiden University.

The aim of this visit was to look for opportunities and option of a multipurpose collaboration concerning psychology and educational sciences programs in various domains among others, such as student exchange, academic staff exchange and dual degrees. In the discussion were present also members from the board of Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Leiden University and representative from International Relations Office as well.

Both parties expressed their willingness for further collaboration in terms of a possible realization of the student exchange, partnership options in the projects and a future joint or a dual degree in some programs.

In addition, the members of the faculty have been invited to participate to the ICES II conference in Tirana that will be held in the end of March 2013.