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International Scientific Conference Program of the Conference International Scientific Conference ALBANIA AND ALBANIANS IN THE INTEGRATION PROCESSES TERRITORY, SOCIETY, ECONOMY, ENVIRONMENT Program of the Conference Organizers: Department of Geography, University of Tirana (Albania) Institute of Europian Studies, University of Tirana (Albania) Tirana, 14-15 February 2020 INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE “ALBANIA AND ALBANIANS IN THE INTEGRATION PROCESSES” International Scientific Conference Albania and Albanians in the Integration Processes Territory, Society, Economy, Environment General Conference Program 14 February 2020 Opening Session 09.00 – 09.30 Thematic Panels 09.30 – 13.30 Panel A: Territory and environment in the integration processes Panel B: Integration as a policy process Panel C: Human elements of the integration processes Panel D: Tourism as an important sector of the integration processes Session I 09.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break 11.00 – 11.30 Session II 11.30 – 13.30 Lunch 13.30 – 14.30 Poster Session 14.30 – 16.30 Panel E: Posters session 15 February 2020 Post – Conference Tour University of Tirana, 2020 2 INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE “ALBANIA AND ALBANIANS IN THE INTEGRATION PROCESSES” Detailed Conference Program 14 February 08.30 – 09.00 REGISTRATION 09.00 – 09.30 OPENING AND WELCOMING SESSION - Auditor 210 Prof. Dr. Mynyr KONI, Rector of University of Tirana, Albania Prof. Dr. Sabri LAÇI, Dean of the Faculty of History and Philology, University of Tirana, Albania Prof. Dr. Ilira SULO, Director of the Institute of European Studies, UT, Albania Prof. Dr. Romeo HANXHARI, Head of Department of Geography, University of Tirana, Albania Panel A - “Territory and environment in the integration processes” – Main Auditor 210 09.30–11.00 Session I – Moderators: Prof. Dr.Romeo HANXHARI, Prof. Dr.Pal NIKOLLI, Prof. Dr. Skënder SALA, Dr. Ervis KRYMBI 09.30 – 09.45 Prof. Dr. Pal NIKOLLI THE NATIONAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE OF ALBANIA AND EUROPEAN Prof. Dr. Skënder SALA INTEGRATION Dr. Adelajda HALILI 09.45 – 10.00 Prof. Dr. Romeo HANXHARI STATE OF INTEGRATION OF THE POLICIES OF ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGES OF ALBANIA WITH THOSE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 10.00– 10.15 Dr. Dritan RUSTJA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION AS PART OF CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION BETWEEN ALBANIA AND MONTENEGRO 10.15 – 10.30 Dr. Ervis KRYMBI FLOOD ANALYSIS USING THE SOFTWARE HEC-RAS – THE CASE STUDY OF BUNA Dr. Veronica PAZZI RIVER, ALBANIA Dr. Stefano MORELLI 10.30 – 10.45 Msc. Vloran CENAJ THE ROLE OF GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION AND NATURAL FACTORS IN Dr. Hazer DANA POPULATION DEVELOPMENT OF THE FRONTIER MUNICIPALITY OF DRAGASH 10.45 – 11.00 Dr. Tanja PORJA AN ANALYSES OF HEAT WAVE OVER WESTERN LOWLAND OF ALBANIA IN Prof. As. Dr. Jostina DHIMITRI CONTEXT OF EUROPEAN HEAT WAVE OF SUMMER 2019 Discussions 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break 11.30-13.30 Session II – Moderators: Prof. Dr.Romeo HANXHARI, Prof. Dr.Pal NIKOLLI, Prof. Dr. Skënder SALA, Dr. Ervis KRYMBI 11.30 – 11.45 MSc. Av. Albana JEMINAJ VIRTUAL WATER AND THE IMPORTANCE TO REVISE THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ALBANIA AND NORTHERN MACEDONIA FOR THE WATERS OF THE RADICA RIVER 11.45 – 12.00 Prof. Dr. Fran GJOKA DETERMINATION OF BACKGROUND VALUES OF HEAVY METALS IN SOILS AS A Jan SIEMENS BASIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION Rolf-Alexander DUERING 12.00 – 12.15 Prof. Dr. Gjovalin GRUDA PHYSICO-GEOGRAFICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC FEATURES OF HAS-GJAKOVA Prof. Dr. Merita DOLLMA AREA AND THEIR IMPORTANCE FOR INTEGRATED DEVEPOLMENT WITH BORDER MSc. Nineta GJONPJETRA AREAS 12.15 – 12.30 Dr.Andri HOXHA IMPACT OF PHYSICAL-GEOGRAPHICAL CONDITIONS IN THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF BUTRINT- KSAMIL SECTOR 12.30 – 12.45 Dr. Elvira BOLLOBANI ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF NATURAL POTENTIAL AND ANTHROPOGUE OF Dr. Rudina URUÇI ROSHNIK ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT University of Tirana, 2020 3 INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE “ALBANIA AND ALBANIANS IN THE INTEGRATION PROCESSES” 12.45 – 13.00 Dr. Blerta AVDIA THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUTH ALBANIA ON CLIMATE CHANGES Dr. Klementina NGJEÇI Dr. Albana ZEJNELHOXHA 13.00 -13.30 Discussions 13.30 – 14.30 Lunch Buffet Panel B - “Integration as a policy process” - ISE Auditor 09.30 – 11.00 Session I –Moderators: Prof. Dr. Ilira SULO, Prof. Dr. Migena LESKOVIKU, Prof. As. Dr. Eva TAFILI (HYSKAJ), Prof. As. Dr. Sonila SINJARI (XHAFA) 09.30 – 09.40 Prof. As. Dr. Eva TAFILI (HYSKAJ) ALBANIAN IDENTITY WITHIN THE BALKAN AND EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK 09.40 – 09.50 Prof. As. Dr. Sonila SINJARI (XHAFA) THE "BLUE ECONOMY" IN ALBANIA, THE IMPACT OF ITS DEVELOPMENT ON EU MSc. Xhulia BYGJYMI INTEGRATION PROCESSES MSc. Elona HARIZAJ 09.50– 10.00 PhD Candidate. Elena POLO LOCAL GOVERNANCE IN FACE OF THE DECENTRALIZATION REFORMS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE: KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND COLLENGES 10.00 – 10.10 PhD Candidate. Migena SHEHU THE BERLIN PROCESS AND ITS DYNAMISM TO THE EU-WB RELATIONS 10.10 – 10.20 Dr. Esmeralda KOLANECI ALBANIA'S CHALLENGES IN MEETING POLITICAL CRITERIA "DEMOCRACY" AS A CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATION 10.20 – 10.30 Prof. Dr. Dhimitër DOKA THE BERLIN PROCESS AND THE INTEGATION OF ALBANIA AND THE REGION IN THE EU 10.30- 10.40 Dr. Bresena KOPLIKU THE CHALLENGES OF INTEGRATING RETURN MIGRANTS IN THE LABOR MARKET PhD. Erka ҪARO IN ALBANIA 10.40- 11.00 Discussions 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break 11.30- 13.30 Session II – Moderators: Prof. Dr. Ilira SULO, Prof. Dr. Migena LESKOVIKU, Prof. As. Dr. Eva TAFILI (HYSKAJ), Prof. As. Dr. Sonila SINJARI (XHAFA) 11.30 – 11.45 Dr. Erarba ÇIRAKU NATIONAL IDENTITY AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATION 11.45 – 12.00 Dr. Doris MALAJ EUROPEAN IDENTITY AND ITS IMPACT ON INTEGRATING PROCESSES 12.00 – 12.15 Dr. Ejona GIU CONTRADICTIONS OF THE ALBANIA’S POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION IN THE REGIONAL AND EUROPEAN LEVEL 12.15 – 12.30 MSc. Esmeralda KAJA Prof. THE ENLARGEMENT POLICY OF EU AND WESTERN BALKANS Dr. Ilira SULO 12.20 – 12.30 Dr. Orjana HANXHARI THE “EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL” AND ITS PERSPECTIVE EFFECTS ON THE INTEGRATION PROCESSES OF THE WBC AND ALBANIA 12.30 – 12.40 MSc. Av. Eris MILOVA THE APPLICATION OF ACQUIS COMMUNAUTAIRE IN THE DOMESTIC LEGISLATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA IS ESSENTIAL DURING THE EU ACCESSION PROCESS. 12.40 – 12.50 PhD. Plarent ANAMALI LEGISLATIONS EFFECTS ON THE LABOR MARKET: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN ALBANIA AND ITALY 12.50 – 13.00 Dr. Entela NIKAJ THE IMPLEMENTATION OF JUSTICE REFORM IN ALBANIA 13.00- 13.10 Dr. Flora GJONI POTENTIALITY OF CROSS BORDER COOPERATION BETWEEN SHKODRA REGION Dr. Majlinda ZIU AND BORDER ZONES OF MONTENEGRO INHABITED BY ETHNIC ALBANIANS 13.10- 13.20 Dr. Ermira JASHIKU MIGRATION PROBLEMS IN KORICA MUNICIPALITY 13.20 – 13.30 Discussions 13.30 – 14.30 Lunch Buffet University of Tirana, 2020 4 INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE “ALBANIA AND ALBANIANS IN THE INTEGRATION PROCESSES” Panel C - “Human elements of the integration processes” Konrad Adenauer Auditors 313 09.30 – 11.00 Session I –Moderators: Prof. Dr. Sokol AXHEMI, Prof. Dr.Bilal DRAҪI, Prof. As. Dr. Albina SINANI, PhD. Erka ҪARO 09.30 – 09.40 Prof. Dr. Sokol AXHEMI THE DYNAMICS OF SOCIAL SPACE AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF INTEGRATING Prof. As. Dr. Jarle Lowe SORENSEN ALBANIA MIGRATION 09.40 – 09.50 Prof. Dr. Sabri LAÇI THE EURO-REGION KORÇA-MONASTIR-KOSTUR, AS A POSSIBILITY FOR Prof. Dr. Selman SHEME INTEGRATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 09.50– 10.00 Prof. Dr. Bilal DRAÇI BALKAN REGIONAL INTEGRATION OF ALBANIA BY ROAD COMMUNICATION PhD Candidate. Astrit ZHARI 10.00 – 10.10 Dr. Dhurata MILORI FREE MOVEMENT IN EUROPE AND MIGRATION ISSUE 10.10 – 10.20 Prof. As. Dr. Merita KARAGUNI Dr. EU PRIORITIES FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND ALBANIAN CONTEXT. REAL NEEDS Enkela BEGU AND OPPORTUNITIES. 10.20 – 10.30 Dr. Sami BEHRAMI ALBANIANS IN FRONT OF DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGES AND NECESSITY FOR MSc. Fadil BAJRAKTARI MSc. POPULATION POLICY Nazmi ZOGAJ 10.30 – 10.40 Doc. Dr. Arben BELBA THE DYNAMIC OF ALBANIAN ECONOMIC STRUCTURE, REALITIES AND CHALLENGES TOWARD EUROPIAN INTEGRATION 10.40 – 10.50 Msc. Ornela HASRAMA RELATIONS BETWEEN URBAN AREAS AND THEIR SUBURBS - A COMPARATIVE Prof. Dr. Laurent RIEUTORT OVERVIEW OF TIRANA CITY WITH EUROPEAN CITIES 10.50 – 11.00 Discussions 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break 11.30- 13.30 Session II –Moderators: Prof. Dr. Sokol AXHEMI, Prof. Dr.Bilal DRAҪI, Prof. As. Dr. Albina SINANI, PhD. Erka ҪARO 11.30 – 11.40 Prof. As. Dr. Valbona DURI TRANSITION AND ALBANIAN FAMILY, DEMO-SOCIO- Prof. As. Dr. Albina SINANI GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS Dr. Lindita KIRI (KURSHUMI) 11.40 – 11.50 PhD. Erka ҪARO ECONOMIC CRISIS, AUSTERITY RESPONSES AND THE NEOLIBERAL RESTRUCTURING IN EUROPE: ALBANIAN WORKING MIGRANT WOMWN IN ITALY AND GREECE 11.50 – 12.00 Dr. Nail DRAGA ANA E MALIT- POPULATION MIGRATION PROCESS OF A BORDER ZONE 12.10 – 12.20 Doc. Dr. Albana KOSOVRASTI ALBANIA’S PORT INFRASTRUCTURE FACING THE CHALLENGE OF EUROPEAN MSc. Hatiçe ALIA INTEGRATION CASE STUDY: THE PORT OF DURRËS MSc. Franko GRAMOZI 12.20 – 12.30 Dr. Lindita KIRI (KURSHUMI) CONTEMPORARY POTENTIAL MIGRATION IN THE ALBANIAN AREA CAUSES CONSEQUENCES AND TRENDS 12.30 – 12.40 MSc. Fidan KRASNIQI DEPOPULATION OF VILLAGES IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PEJA MSc. Addhe KRASNIQI Dr. Tomor ҪELA 12.40 – 12.50 MSc. Addhe KRASNIQI REASONS AND BENEFITS OF SEASONAL MIGRATIONS IN RUGOVA VILLAGES Dr. Tomor ҪELA Dr. Hazer DANA 12.50 – 13.00 Dr. Nexhat AVDIU SOME SOCIO ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF INTEGRATION OF MONTENEGRO IN THE EUROPEAN UNION 13.00 – 13.10 MSc. Afërdita MËHILLI STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE SUBJECT OF GEOGRAPHY BASED ON THE NEW Dr. Albana ZEJNELHOXHA CURRICULUM BASED ON COMPETENCIES 13.10 – 13.20 Dr. Bashkim BOSETA CONCESSION OF “AGIP” COMPANY ACCORDING TO THE VIEWPOINT OF ITALYALBANIA RELATIONS 13.20 – 13.30 Discussions 13.30 – 14.30 Lunch Buffet University of Tirana, 2020 5 INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE “ALBANIA AND ALBANIANS IN THE INTEGRATION PROCESSES” Panel D - “Tourism as an important sector of the integration processes”, Auditor 328 09.30– 11.00 Session I –Moderators: Prof.
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