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Epoka University (EU) is a private for-profit university founded in 2007 in Tirana, Albania. The university received accreditation by the Albanian Agency for Accreditation of Higher Education in 2011.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.aaal.edu.al/sq/?option=com_content&view=article&id=687&Itemid=306&lang=en#study-programs )〕 It offers Bachelor, Master of Science, Professional Master and PhD degrees. There are six PhD programs that are administered solely by Epoka staff in: Architecture, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Economics, Political Science and International Relations and Business Administration. It offers a joint degree with Leeds Metropolitan University. At the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, EU holds the first place among universities in Albania.〔Webometrics Ranking of World Universities for Albania, http://www.webometrics.info/en/Europe/Albania?page=0〕 The university identifies itself as secular;〔Article 5 of the Statute, http://www.epoka.edu.al/?lang=EN&pid=2&catid=1&menuid=404〕 independent sources assert that it is part of the Gülen movement,〔Kerem Öktem, 2012, ("Global Diyanet and Multiple Networks: Turkey's New Presence in the Balkans" ), ''Journal of Muslims in Europe'', 1/1, pp. 27-58〕〔Kerem Öktem, ("New Islamic actors after the Wahhabi intermezzo: Turkey’s return to the Muslim Balkans" ), European Studies Centre, University of Oxford, December 2010〕 which has been active in Albania since 1992 and owns/operates a number of schools (including Epoka) through the Turgut Özal Education Company.〔Ky Krauthamer, ("In Albania, Madrasas Even the Secular Love" ), ''Transitions Online'', 19 October 2012〕〔(Turgut Özal Education Company official website )〕 Epoka is an authorised IELTS registration Centre for the British Council in Albania.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.britishcouncil.al/en/exam/ielts/registration )〕 The university is a signatory of Magna Charta Universitatum〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.magna-charta.org/cms/cmspage.aspx?pageUid= )〕 and a member of the UNESCO based worldwide association of International Association of Universities.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.iau-aiu.net/ )〕 Epoka University has two faculties, the Faculty of Architecture and Engineering and the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, eight academic departments, and two research centers: * Architecture * Banking and Finance * Business and Management|Administration * Civil Engineering * Computer Engineering * Electronics and Digital Communication Engineering * Economics * Business Informatics * Political Science and International Relations * Center of European Studies * Earthquake and Construction Technologies Research Center Epoka University has 1400 students, including 330 graduate students. It attracts students from Albania, Turkey, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Macedonia. The language of instruction at Epoka University is English.〔 The study programs are compatible with the Bologna system. The Rinas campus is located 12 km (30 minutes) from the city center, near the Tirana International Airport. ==See also== *List of universities in Albania *List of colleges and universities *List of colleges and universities by country 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Epoka University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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