Albania reports 1,300 foreign students led by Italians and Indians

Data from the State Police Monitor indicates that approximately 1,300 foreign nationals are studying at Albanian universities. Italian and Indian citizens represent the largest groups, holding 462 and 426 study residence permits respectively. Together, these two nationalities account for roughly 71% of all study-related residence permits in the country.

Other notable student groups include citizens from Turkey (5.1%), France (2.2%), and North Macedonia (1.4%). Additional students originate from Kyrgyzstan, Germany, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Spain, Poland, the Netherlands, Cameroon, Russia, Serbia, Libya, Palestine, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, the United Kingdom, Romania, Syria, and Ukraine.