How to Verify Albanian University Degrees: ASCAL Guide

Albania's higher education system

Albania's higher education quality is assured by ASCAL (Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education). Albania has approximately 40 higher education institutions, including University of Tirana (founded 1957), Polytechnic University of Tirana, and University of Vlora. Albania joined the Bologna Process in 2003 and has been reforming its higher education system.

Verification steps

1. Check ASCAL accreditation — Verify the institution has ASCAL accreditation. VerifyED includes accredited Albanian institutions.
2. Contact the institution — Albanian universities maintain registrar offices for verification.
3. ENIC-NARIC Albania — The national center handles credential recognition.
4. Apostille — Albania is a Hague Convention member. Documents can be apostilled.

Key considerations

• EU candidate — Albania is an EU candidate country, working toward alignment with EU education standards.
• Bologna Process — Albania follows the Bologna structure with ECTS credits.
• Albanian-language credentials — Credentials are issued in Albanian.