About Korça
Welcome to Korça, the next destination for development and technology in Albania.
Korça is a touristic city made of characteristic traditions in cuisine and culture. Technology makes it look beautiful for tourism and work, especially for the young generation.
Currently, many youngsters in Korça work as freelancers, meanwhile, the first companies related to social media managing, design, and programming have been created.
Korça is a home for Upshift, Digital Weekend, and iKorça Hackathon, AgriChallenge.
Korça’s municipality plays a big role in the establishment of innovations and education in the city.
-“We have chosen information technology because those who specialize in this field can work from their offices in the local and global market, without needing to move to other cities or migrate.”,- emphasizes the city’s mayor, Sotiraq Filo.
The primary objective of the municipality is the employment of youth, without leaving the city of Korça. The municipality’s program provides the following:
Training programs for youth in social media, digital marketing, e-commerce
The training in coding and programming is expected to start soon. The municipality of Korça is developing a project with the EU for Innovation and it aims to make the program ambitious in terms of numbers.
Encouragement of the companies to create their branches in Korça
For this purpose, the municipality is building the Center for Technology Development.
The center will serve as an innovative space for students, startups, and businesses.
Korca is growing steadily and there are a lot of things to offer.
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The companies are offered a supporting package that begins with: trained labor force, accommodation opportunities in many areas at the center of Korça, and other initiatives that could be discussed with these companies.
- Preparing the labor force. Further mentoring.
- Low-cost work environments.
- Facilities in local taxes.
- Supporting opportunities through the National Employment Service program. Through this program, the employee gets paid for a certain period of time by the government.
Useful information
Co-working Spaces and Hubs
The youth center in Korça is a reconstruction project of an existing space, adapting it to the new program. The project completely opens the first floor, creating a flexible space for various activities, creates a small service space and utility area. On the second floor are the library and co-working spaces. The openings in the facades are opened to the maximum allowed by the construction system to fill the environment with light. Perforated metallic panels create a filter between the public space and the facade. Public space allows access to persons with disabilities.
Communities
AgriChallenge Hackathon
Events and Programs
Statistical indicators on educational infrastructure provide a diverse overview of educational institutions of all categories. Thus for ease of analysis institutions, education is treated according to the following groups: Institutions of preschool education, education basic, secondary education, and higher education.
It is worth noting that only the Kolonjë area has more basic education students in urban areas and a larger number few in rural areas, compared to other areas where the situation is reversed. A general and cross-sectional presentation of information on educational infrastructure leads to the conclusion that:
- The number of educational institutions fluctuates depending on the change in the total population
- The age structure of the population also plays an important role in the trend of educational potential
- Migration and emigration, both short-term, play a role in the performance of the number and the efficiency obtained
Only Fan S. Noli University currently operates in the entire region, which
serves as a center of gravity not only for the region but also beyond. The University of Korça maintains connections and cooperates with many teaching and scientific institutions within and abroad. Relations with the universities can be distinguished: "Aristotle" and "Macedonia" of Greece"
West of England University Of the United Kingdom, the Universities of Angier and of Montpelliese in France, "University of Nebraska" USA, and with that of the Monastery in Macedonia.