Award ceremony for the Youth English Essay Competition
Bedër University College held, for the sixth consecutive year, the award ceremony for the Youth English Essay Competition among high schools. 147 students from 32 public and private high schools participated in the competition with the topic "How has globalization affected education and education opportunities around the world".
The program set off with the welcoming speech of the head of the Department of English Language and Literature, Dr. Lokman Coşkun, who thanked all attendees and participants in the competition stressing the importance of writing in organizing thoughts, feelings, and ideas, as well as improving communication and English skills.
Then the Vice-Rector for International Relations and Lecturer at the Department of English Language and Literature, Dr. William K. Martin gave a presentation on the topic "The Elements of Academic Scripture" where he gave special importance to the writing psychology, the pre-writing process, the essay and paragraph structure, and most importantly; plagiarism and the worst fear for a student; an empty sheet.
The ceremony ended with the awards; the best three essays from public schools; Emiliano Simaku, Eljo Leka, and Mikela Sula, from the Ismail Qemali High School; the best three from private schools; Breana Shehetila from Turgut Özal College, Antonio Bitri from the Harry Fultz Institute, and Aurora Mana from Mehmet Akif College, and the best essay Era Kasmi from Turgut Özal College. The winners received a 100% scholarship from Bedër University College while all participants were awarded a certificate of participation. Afterwards, students and teachers had the opportunity to give their opinion about the organization and the winners during the interviews.
Students meeting with graduates in Counseling Psychology and Pedagogy
The Department of Education Sciences, the Psychology Counseling and Pedagogy program in cooperation with the Office of the Graduates, organized an activity in the form of a conversation between ex-graduates of the program "Counseling and Pedagogy Psychology" and current students who study in the same program in Bedër . The guests at this meeting were: Fabiola Rukaj, Psychologist at the 9-year school "Turgut Ozal" Tirana, Ana Troka, Private Counseling Psychologist, and Heseva Serjani, Master of Science at Sheffield University in Thessaloniki, Greece.
The guests discussed their experience as foreign students abroad, but also about their experience as students at other universities in the country and the experience as new professionals in their field. The conversation aroused much interest in the students, who were constantly questioning their experience as new psychologists and the challenges of the profession. The activity ended with the desire and interest of students to contact ex-graduates further, for more information about their professional life.
KMSH-Bedër, promote the book "Basic Arguments of Hanafi Fiqh"
The Department of Islamic Sciences, in cooperation with the Department of Culture in the Muslim Community of Albania, promoted the book "The Basic Arguments of the Hanafi Fiqh", edition of the PCC.
The activity was opened by greetings from Dr. Genti Kruja, Head of the Department of Islamic Sciences, and Director of Culture and Education at KMSH, Dorian Demetja.
In this event the special guest was Mr. Redin Quku, the Mufti of Durrës. Mr. Quku analyzed the work in detail by pointing out the issues that today are considered problematic and not easily understandable to the wider extent. He also unveiled the valuable work the author has done with the compilation of this work, where I did not thank the translator of this work who was present during the promotion.
During this meeting, a fruitful conversation took place, where both lecturers and students expressed their experiences, impressions and questions to the panelists about the work being promoted as well as about the themes dealt with.
Folklore concert to close the campaign "Ruaj traditën, festo shqip"
Folk music is part of the day, and perhaps not every day gets the proper attention, the deserved appreciation, but it is an inherent part of every Albanian's life and as such has grabbed the students' attention in the Master of Science in Public Relations and Journalism in Bedër University College.
In the framework of the student campaign "Save the Tradition, Albanian Festo", the concluding concert was organized with the participation of many well-known professional artists (singers, instrumentalists and groups of dancers), representatives of all Albanian regions. This concert served as a concluding activity of a number of meetings and activities for folklore.
Under the moderation of Eraldo Rexha, Isida Mollayer and Iris Hazizaj, the concert opened with the Cham dance, devoted to the beautiful Albanian tradition.
On the stage of the Art University performed the best Albanian folk songs such as Irini Qirjako, Irma Libohova, Sabahete Vishnja, Lirie Rasha, Vera Laci, Petrit Lulo, Vojsava Alia, Anxhela Hamati, polyphonic group from Vlora.
Among the performances of the great singers we could not miss our magic dances, masterfully performed by several groups under the care of the best choreographers; Andrea Kokeri, Lindita Kaimi, Avni Ndreu, Bujar Gorenca, Tada Dance, as well as groups from Kamza Gymnasiums and Gymnasium Don Bosko.
The students of the Bedër University College made possible the bringing of any artistic value to the stage, including the instrumentalists known as the violinist Ervin Gonxhi, the well-known flautist Anxhela Kapja and the lahutisti Gjin Peplokaj, who added the colors and the beauty of this concert to the full-filled hall with spectators of all ages, who remained very satisfied and, thrilled, expressed the desire that such activities should not be lacking to the Albanian public, after disclosing and transmitting the values of Albanian history and art of generations, so necessary to maintaining ties to the tradition and the way done over the centuries.
The Concert ended with the greeting of second-year Master of Science in Public Relations and Journalism students, who for 4 months under the auspices of Edlira Mali lecturer have worked to carry out a series of activities under the awareness campaign "Save Tradition, Albanian Festo".
Workshop "When the Books Speak", invited Mr. Xhemal Balla
The Department of Islamic Sciences in cooperation with the student club "The Message of Life" and the Muslim Community of Albania, in the framework of the continuation of the seminar cycle "When the Books Speak", held today, the VIII meeting Promotion of two books from the Publications of PEMS Tefsiri of Surat "Fatiha" and Education, Human Formation Process as Human Beings, Xhemal Balla.
The event was opened by welcoming words from the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Prof. Assoc. Dr. Rahim Ombashi, Head of Islamic Sciences Department, Dr. Genti Kruja, and Director of Culture and Education at KMSH, Dorian Demetja. In this event the special guest was Mr. Xhemal Balla, who provided more detailed information about his work and fruitful cooperation with the Muslim Community of Albania.
During this meeting, a fruitful conversation was held where both lecturers and students expressed their experiences, impressions and questions addressed to the professors present at the seminar on the works being promoted as well as about themes related to them.