University of New York Tirana

The University of New York Tirana (UNYT) is Albania's first private university, established in 2002 and owned by the Turkish Maarif Foundation since 2018. UNYT is the only institution in Albania offering dual degrees (Albanian and American) in partnership with the State University of New York (SUNY) Empire State University. The university operates two campuses in Tirana and offers bachelor, master and doctoral programs across faculties of Economy and Business, Engineering and Architecture, and Law and Social Sciences, with English as the primary language of instruction. UNYT holds international institutional accreditation from the Turkish Higher Education Quality Council (THEQC) and national accreditation from ASCAL.