Detailed introduction of Our Lady of Good Counsel University:

Introduction and Overview

Our Lady of Good Counsel University is a private Catholic university located in Tirana and Elbasan, Albania, with courses taught in Italian.

History and Establishment

The university was established on August 27, 2004.

Strength of the school

Teaching staff: 600 academic staff.

Student size: about 1,500 students, including 524 undergraduates.

Nature of the institution

A private non-profit higher education institution.

Educational philosophy

Focus on combining Catholic faith with academic education, cultivating students' all-round development in knowledge, morality and spirit, emphasizing academic excellence and faith and service to God, encouraging students to pursue truth, kindness and beauty, cultivating students' professional ability and social responsibility, and making them talents who contribute to society.

Key laboratories and disciplines

No detailed information about key laboratories has been found, but it is known that it has a certain influence in the fields of medicine, pharmacy, political science and international relations, journalism and communication, economics, architecture, etc., and also has academic achievements in engineering, religious studies, education and other disciplines.

Faculty

The school has five faculties, as follows:

Faculty of Medicine: including dentistry, nursing, medicine and surgery, physical therapy and other majors.

Faculty of Social Sciences and Communication: including the Department of Political Science and International Relations, the Department of Journalism and Communication, etc.

Faculty of Economic Sciences: covering majors such as economics.

School of Pharmacy: provides courses related to pharmacy.

School of Architecture: has majors such as architecture.

Ranking

Ranked 9536th in the world university rankings, 14th in Albania, and 2526th in Europe.

Fees

The tuition fee for undergraduates is about 150,000 Albanian Lek per year, the tuition fee for masters is about 200,000 Albanian Lek per year, and the tuition fee for doctoral students is about 250,000 Albanian Lek per year. The above is only an approximate range, and the actual cost may vary.

Campus Environment

Geographic location: The main campus is located in Rruga Dritan Hoxha, Tirana, and there is also a branch campus in Elbasan. The Tirana campus is located in the suburbs of the big city.

Campus facilities: The school provides students with academic and non-academic facilities and services such as libraries, housing, and sports facilities.

Cultural atmosphere: As a Catholic university, the campus is full of a strong religious and cultural atmosphere, focusing on the spiritual growth and moral cultivation of students, and often organizing religious activities and cultural exchange activities.