(AGENPARL) – Sun 22 February 2026 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP
STRENGTHENING COOPERATION
BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO
AND WESTERN BALKANS UNIVERSITIES
DATE: 25 FEBRUARY
TIME: 10:00 – 14:30
VENUE: AUDITORIUM
Museo “Sigismondo
Castromediano”
viale Gallipoli, 31 – Lecce
TIME: 14:30 – 17:30
Meeting with the
Mayor of Brindisi
and visit to selected
University of Salento
facilities
(open to all workshop
participants)
10.00 | OPENING SESSION
Welcome and opening remarks
Valentina Ndou, Delegate for Internationalisation, Department of Engineering
for Innovation – University of Salento
Manuela De Giorgi, Delegate for International Affairs – University of Salento
10.15 | INSTITUTIONAL GREETINGS
Maria Antonietta Aiello, Rector of the University of Salento
Rectors / Vice-Rectors of the Partner Universities
Luigi De Luca, Director of the Museo “Sigismondo Castromediano”
10.35 | PRESENTATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENTS – UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO
Cultural Heritage | Engineering for Innovation | Mathematics and Physics | Experimental
Medicine | Managerial Sciences | Biological and Environmental Sciences and
Technologies | Law Studies | Human and Social Sciences | Humanities
11.15 | PRESENTATIONS OF PARTNER UNIVERSITIES – RESEARCH AND DEGREE PROGRAMS
University of Tirana | Polytechnic di Tirana | University of Shkoder | University of Gjirokaster
| Tirana Business University | Università Cattolica Nostra Signora del Buon Consiglio,
Tirana | New York University of Tirana | Canadian Institute of Technology | University
of Durres | Belgrade University | Rochester Institute of Technology
11.55 | DISCUSSION SESSION
Internationalisation strategies
Development of joint research initiatives
Promotion of practical and applied projects in sectors of common interest
Regional synergies and cooperation in the Adriatic–Western Balkans area
12.30 | CONCLUDING ROUND TABLE
Interventions by Rectors, Vice-Rectors and Heads of Departments
Identification of priority areas for future cooperation
Conclusions and next steps
13.00 | LUNCH NETWORKING
Informal networking lunch and bilateral meetings
PNRR-TNE International Mobility Programme – Health Education and Advanced Learning Through Collaboration ‘Opportunities’ Networking, and
Missione 4 • Istruzione e Ricerca