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Prof. Dr. Alaa Garad is President and Founding Partner of the Stirling Centre for Strategic Learning and Innovation, University of Stirling Innovation Park, Scotland. He is actively engaged in health tourism, higher education and organisational learning across the Western Balkans, including the Global Health Tourism Leadership Programme in Albania.

The 5Ps of Service Excellence: A Practical Roadmap for Albanian and Western Balkan Service Providers

By Professor Alaa Garad Tirana Times, April 07, 2026 – In my earlier article for Tirana Times, I described Albania as a country that moves from being visited to being remembered. Having

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Building a Trusted Health Tourism Ecosystem: Albania’s Next Competitive Advantage

by Professor Alaa Garad Tirana Times, March 17, 2026 – There are countries you visit, and there are countries you remember. Albania is rapidly becoming the latter. I began writing this article

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The Kurum Case and the Collapse of Environmental Oversight in Albania

Tirana Times, 08 February 2026 – The Kurum waste file has exposed one of the most serious environmental and governance scandals in Albania in recent years, revealing not only the illegal export

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Upward trend in infant mortality related to lack of equipment

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In the time period between Dec. 25, 2017 until Jan. 15, 2018, eleven prematurely born babies passed away at the Obstetric-Gynecologic University Hospital ‘’Koco Gliozheni’ in Tirana. In an official response, the

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Dardha village, Albania’s sole ski resort destination

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TIRANA, Jan. 10 – With much of Albania covered in snow during the first days of this cold January, southeastern Albania is the sole and perfect destination that ski lovers can enjoy

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Women in business face hardships

Culture·Features·Special

Even though women in Albania makeup half of the entire population, their path to entrepreneurship and business faces hardships. An investigative piece by Mimoza in the Voice of America Balkans inspects some

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Inappropriate hospital waste treatment is a threat to Albania, inspectors say

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TIRANA, Dec. 20 – Treatment and disposal of hospital waste is a problem in most Albanian hospitals with dangerous medical waste often posing a threat to medical staff and patients themselves but

7 years ago

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Editorial: The last chance to depart with evil: dismantling the State Thieves Enterprise ultd.

Editorial·Features·In-depth·Premium

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL The student protests that have been going on mainly in the capital of Tirana but also in some key university towns have provided an opportunity of reflection and reaction

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Albanian-Chinese relations come with a new vitality

Culture·Features·Politics·Special

Her Excellency Jiang Yu, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Albania is ending her mission soon, leaving behind a progressive work in our country and developing the relations between

7 years ago

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Albania: a nation of poets

Culture·Features·Social Issues·Special

At the European Capital Strasbourg, was held from Nov. 19-24 the annual World Meeting of Poetry organised by the Mots-Arts Association in collaboration with the European Council. The event held at the

7 years ago

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‘From Austria with love’’ – a postcard literature

Culture·Features·Special

One of the most notable and successful activities during the Austrian cultural year in Albania, resulted to be the one of literary postcards undertitled ‘’From Austria with love.’’ This activity brought to

7 years ago

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A friend to Albania sends greetings

Culture·Features·Special

A professor of German to Elmira College in New York, Carrie Hooper, sends her greetings to Albania through the Voice of America for Balkans by singing the Albanian national anthem. Hooper is

7 years ago

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Sex-selective abortions claim 1,000 lives a year, study shows

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TIRANA, Dec. 13 – Illegal sex-selective abortions performed in the second trimester of pregnancy claim the lives of around 1,000 baby girls a year in Albania and the patriarchal mentality favoring boys

7 years ago

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Protests as a Response to the Gap Between the Government and the People

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BY Alfoc Rakaj Albania’s sluggish transition to a fully functioning market economy and a consolidated democracy has progress in parallel with the concentration of power and wealth into few urban areas. As

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Features - Page 14

The 5Ps of Service Excellence: A Practical Roadmap for Albanian and Western Balkan Service Providers

Building a Trusted Health Tourism Ecosystem: Albania’s Next Competitive Advantage

The Kurum Case and the Collapse of Environmental Oversight in Albania

Dardha village, Albania’s sole ski resort destination

Women in business face hardships

Inappropriate hospital waste treatment is a threat to Albania, inspectors say

Editorial: The last chance to depart with evil: dismantling the State Thieves Enterprise ultd.

Albanian-Chinese relations come with a new vitality

‘From Austria with love’’ – a postcard literature

A friend to Albania sends greetings

Sex-selective abortions claim 1,000 lives a year, study shows

Protests as a Response to the Gap Between the Government and the People

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