First Day of Work of the "Institut for Women and Girls in National and International Security Policy
The 1st edition of the Institute for Women and Girls in National and International Security Policies took place in the premises of Hotel Doro City, Tirana on 01/10/2019
In the inaugural session, the Chargé d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Tirana Leyla Moses-Ones, Mrs. Ermonela Felaj, Chairman of the National Security Committee in the Parliament of Albania, Mr. Petro Koci, Deputy Minister of Defense, Mr. Galentin Georgiev, Head of the Department of Security Affairs in the OSCE, Presence in Albania.
"The Institute for Women and Girls in National and International Security Policy was made possible by the Office of Public Relations of the US Embassy in Tirana in partnership with the Center for the Study of Regional and Local Development Policies_ CRLDS Albania.
Women also in Albania, as everywhere in the world, have an essential role to play in providing security and peace processes. The contribution of this Institute goes in this direction, promoting and encouraging their wider involvement and contribution in these matters.
This institute is an example of how the knowledge gained by former students of the US exchange program is well used, shared and multiplied. Edlira Titini, Lecturer of Aleksander Moisiu Durrës University and creator of the Institute is one of them.
After the Inaugural session, the first day of work of the "Institute for Women and Girls in National and International Security Policy" continued with the first session of work moderated by Dr. Edlira Titini, Alumnus SUSIs, Lecturer of International Relations at "Aleksandër Moisiu" University , Lecturer at the University of Tirana. In this session, Mr. Arjan Durmishi, Executive Director, Center for the Study of Democracy and Governance presented the topic: "Implications of migration and security policy in the EU" as well as Mr. Galentin Georgiev, Head of the Department of Security Affairs at the OSCE. Presence in Albania on the topic: "European Agenda for Security. The role of the actors involved". The third presenter Dr. Muqtedar Khan, Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Delaware, USA, spoke on the topic: "Security Policymaking in the US and Threats to National Security". It was followed by a visit to the Ministry of Defense where the trainees got to know up close the "Security Architecture and the implementation of the National Security Strategy of the Republic of Albania". The lecturers answered the students' questions.
Photos from the first day's wor