Table 1

Summary of the READ fellowship recipients (resident) Albanian scholars in business schools

Demographic attributeDetails
Institutional representation6 universities (5 public: University of Tirana, University of Agriculture of Tirana, Aleksandër Moisiu University, Fan S. Noli University, University of Shkodra; 1 private: Epoka University)
Field of studyEconomics: 6 projects; Accounting/Finance: 5 projects; Business: 3 projects; Travel/Tourism: 1 project; Marketing: 1 project; Health Economics: 1 project
Most targeted SDGsSDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals (13 projects, 76.5%)
SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth (11 projects, 64.7%)
SDG 4 – Quality Education (10 projects, 58.8%)
SDG 9 – Innovation and Infrastructure (6 projects, 35.3%)
Gender distributionDiaspora Fellows: Female – 7 (41.2%), Male – 10 (58.8%)
Resident Fellows: Female – 9 (52.9%), Male – 8 (47.1%)
Age distributionDiaspora Fellows: 35–55 years; Mean ≈ 44.2
Resident Fellows: 35–52 years; Mean ≈ 42.1
Majority age group40–50 years (61.8% of all fellows across both categories)
Geographic distributionResident Institutions: Tirana (University of Tirana, Agricultural University of Tirana, Epoka University): 52.9%
Other Cities (Shkodër, Durrës, Elbasan, Korça): 47.1%
Diaspora origin countriesUSA – 7; Italy – 4; UK – 2; Portugal – 1; Spain – 1; Norway – 1; Netherlands – 1
Project timeframeAll projects are 12-month fellowships except one (2021–2022) project of 10 months duration
Primary collaboration typesCo-authored research papers (100%); Curricula development (52.9%); Co-teaching (47%); PhD co-supervision (11.8%)
Source(s): Authors’ own work

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