Guide
Everything we wish someone had told us.
Plain-language guides to applying, paying for and living through university in Albania. This is also the knowledge base the study advisor answers from.
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Applying · Featured
How to apply to a public university in Albania (2026 guide)
The U-Albania portal, the three application rounds and how to rank your ten choices.
7 min read
Applying
Matura Shtetërore: how your score maps to admissions
Understanding the weighted formula, subject coefficients and last year's cut-offs.
5 min read
Living
Finding student housing in Tirana
Neighbourhoods, realistic rents, what a contract should contain and the scams to avoid.
8 min read
Mobility
Erasmus+ from Albania: step by step
Eligibility, the grant, the learning agreement and how to pick a host university.
6 min read
Money
Scholarships you can actually get
Merit, need-based and partner scholarships ranked by how many students win them each year.
6 min read
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Living
Student budget in Tirana, Durrës and Vlorë
A realistic monthly budget for rent, food, transport and going out in the three cities.
5 min read
