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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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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.

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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Myth and Albanian history

By BERND J. FISCHER It is perhaps appropriate to begin a discussion on myth and Albanian history with a brief general definition. The British scholar George Schopflin, who has worked extensively on
11 years ago
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Discovering Albania’s national parks

Geographically part of the Dinaric Alps, a mountain chain crossing over eight South European countries, Albania boasts more than a dozen national parks which have been included in the Dinaric Arc Parks,
12 years ago
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Exploring Albania’s UNESCO World Heritage sites

As Albania’s most famous cultural heritage destinations, the archeological park of Butrint and the towns of Gjirokastra and Berat, all three inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List, remain must-see travel destination even
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