TOEFL is set per programme (postgraduate often asks for more), and the test moved to the new 1.0–6.0 scale on 21 January 2026 — confirm the current minimum and which scale on the official admissions page before you rely on it.
- City
- Tirana
- Type
- Private
- Language of instruction
- Albanian (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing especially private + international) + Italian (widely used, Italian diaspora context) + Turkish (Turkish-affiliated institutions)
- Accreditation
- Ministry of Education and Sport, Republic of Albania (Ministria e Arsimit dhe Sportit) — apex regulator for Albanian HEIs. Plus ASCAL (Agjencia e Sigurimit të Cilësisë në Arsimin e Lartë) for higher education QA + accreditation. Albanian HE: (1) MAJOR PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES — University of Tirana (UT 1957 flagship), Polytechnic University of Tirana (PUT 1951), Agricultural University of Tirana (UBT 1971), University of Medicine Tirana (UMT 2013 from UT Medical Faculty); (2) REGIONAL PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES — Aleksandër Moisiu (Durrës 2006), Luigj Gurakuqi (Shkodër 1957), Aleksandër Xhuvani (Elbasan 1991), Eqrem Çabej (Gjirokastër 1971), Fan Noli (Korçë 1971), Ismail Qemali (Vlorë 1994); (3) ARTS + SPORTS PUBLIC — University of Arts Tirana (1966), Sports University Tirana (1958); (4) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — Albanian University, European University of Tirana (UET), Marin Barleti University, Luarasi University, Aldent University, POLIS University; (5) TURKISH-AFFILIATED — Epoka University (Turkish state-Albanian, 2008), University College Bedër (Turkish Gülen/Hizmet-affiliated 2011); (6) INTERNATIONAL — Canadian Institute of Technology Tirana. Total ~40 HEIs serving ~2.8M population. Albanian is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes growing especially at private + international institutions; Turkish-medium at Turkish-affiliated; Italian widely used (Italy ~1M Albanian diaspora context).