Teaching and scientific co-operation within the single-cycle degree course in Pharmacy

The single-cycle degree in Pharmacy provides the student with advanced education and training in a specific field regulated by EU directives that require a high level qualification. Since the pharmacy practice is carried on in the health care environment, the graduates are provided with advanced scientific knowledge in the field of health and are trained as professionals in medicines and their uses for therapeutic ends. The pharmacists stand at the interface between research and development, manufacturer, prescriber, patient and the medicine itself. The pharmacist should be able to assume many different functions in order to operate as an expert in pharmaceuticals and health products such as drugs, the dietary and herbal products, the cosmetics, the medical-surgical aids, diagnostic and chemical clinic products. In the coming years, the pharmacists are expected to become more active within the health care system participating in illness prevention and health promotion.Inglese:Objectives: Overall: To improve health and pharmaceutical systems in Albania Specific: 1. to train competent, high-level pharmacists, 2. exchange information pertaining to developments in teaching, 3. italian language promotion and diffusion, 4. double degree (Albanian and Italian). Main Activities: 1. institutional courses, 2. promotion of courses, seminars and conferences in the health care field, 3. activation and implementation of didactic and research laboratories. The entire single-cycle degree course (single period of five years) is structured and developed according to that of the Faculty of Pharmacy of UniMI. It awards a 2nd level degree. To access the course the students must pass the admission test on scientific subjects and are required to possess an adequate knowledge of the Italian language. Italian teachers provide at least 70% of credits. A Joint Technical Commission (formed of representatives of both Universities) ensures the proper functioning and implementation of the agreement