Prof. Dr. Sindorela Doli-Kryeziu, Principal Investigator of the project “The Albanians of Mandrica”, funded by MASHTI, will implement the research in collaboration between the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Philology at UFAGJ, in partnership with the external expert from the University of Tirana, Faculty of History and Philology, Prof. Dr. Dhimitri Bello.

The project is dedicated to advancing scientific research in the fields of dialectology, sociolinguistics, phonetics, and lexicology. The research expedition will be carried out by the following team:

• Prof. Assoc. Dr. Yllka Imeri
• Assistant Pranvera Osmani
• Master’s students in Albanian Language, Besjana Jakupi and Leomir Smajli
• External expert, Prof. Dr. Dhimitri Bello

The project contract was formally signed between Mrs. Sebahate Jupolli-Safçi, Senior Representative for the Management of Scientific and Local Projects at MASHTI, Prof. Dr. Sindorela Doli-Kryeziu, Principal Investigator of the project, and Prof. Dr. Ilmi Hoxha, Dean of the Faculty of Education.

The duration of the project is six months.