Agreement for the Center for Advanced Research, Simulation, and Training Signed at Surgeons' Congress

On the opening day of the First Clinical Congress of Albanian Surgeons, the University of Prishtina and the Kosovo College of Surgeons signed a Memorandum of Understanding. This agreement outlines in greater detail how the Kosovo Center for Advanced Research, Simulation, and Training (QKSTK) will operate at the University of Prishtina.

Speaking about this center, Rector Prof. Dr. Arben Hajrullahu stated that it aims to become a leader in modern surgery in the Western Balkans and beyond, in an era of global competition and artificial intelligence. The center will be a unique platform for education, research, innovation, and advanced medical, surgical, and interdisciplinary training at the university level.

The Rector also highlighted to the participants the Regulation on Transfers, the "Brain Gain" Program, and guidelines for Exceptional Recruitment Needs of Academic Staff. These were approved by the University of Prishtina Senate on April 30, 2025. He called upon the excellent academic diaspora in attendance to become part of the University of Prishtina.

QKSTK is expected to provide national and international academic and scientific cooperation, research, publications and innovations, education, training, advanced surgery, and the improvement of healthcare in Kosovo and the region.

At the inauguration of the First Clinical Congress of Albanian Surgeons, the founder and director of the Kosovo College of Surgeons, former Minister of Health and internationally renowned surgeon Prof. Dr. Rifat Latifi, also spoke.

He described the holding of the First Clinical Congress of Albanian Surgeons as the fulfillment of his most beautiful dream. The renowned surgeon Latifi stated, "We all graduated from the University of Prishtina, and we must elevate it ever higher."

Subsequently, the Kosovo College of Surgeons awarded the University of Prishtina the Prize for Excellent Partnership.

Rector Hajrullahu and the University of Prishtina, in turn, honored Prof. Latifi with a recognition for all the work he has done.

The First Congress of Albanian Surgeons will be held from September 25 to 28.