On March 29-30th, 2023, EPOKA University, in collaboration with IFEES and GEDC, organized the international conference titled "Challenges in the Western Balkans: Infrastructure and Development in the Region" in Tirana, Albania. This landmark event brought together academics, higher education administrators, industry leaders, government officials, non-profit organizations, and other key stakeholders to address critical issues of relevance to the global engineering community and society at large.
The conference aimed to achieve several key objectives:
This event marked the first GEDC-hosted conference in the Western Balkans, with IFEES proudly co-hosting to further enhance its significance. It successfully provided a platform for collaboration, innovation, and the exchange of ideas, contributing to the advancement of engineering and infrastructure in the region.