URBAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Urban Research Institute (URI) investigates the social and economic problems confronting the country along with the central and local government policies designed to solve them. URIs mission in this undertaking is to raise awareness of the society and sharpen thinking about these problems and the impact of governmental policies, with the final purpose of improving the quality of decision-making and implementation at the central and local governmental level. Urban Research Institute is a non-profit and non- governmental organization founded by a joint group of independent professionals and established by the Decision of the Court of Tirana on May 28, 1999. The highest forum is the Board of Trusties, represented by the Executive Director, who is elected by the Board. The organizational structure is composed of three main departments: (I) Development; (II) Research and (III) Finance and Administration. URIs general management philosophy is the decentralization of duties, authority a...