Science and Technology (MEST) and accredited by the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA). Funding Initial funding for RIT/AUK came from the Fund for the Reconstruction of Kosovo, which itself was funded by voluntary contributions from the ethnic Albanian diaspora to support the underground parallel institutions operated within Kosovo during the period before the 1999 NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Subsequent funding has been granted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID); by the Mabetex construction company of Behgjet Pacolli; and by the National Albanian American Council (NAAC) in the United States. AUK Training and Development Institute The Training and Development Institute at American University in Kosovo is a center for continuing education. AUK supports the reconstruction and transformation of Kosovo through the professional development of individuals, the advancement of learning methods and contents, business support, linking university expertise with the business community, and certification of skills with internationally recognized standards. AUK Summer program AUK offers a summer program where undergraduate and graduate students learn about conflict management, reconstruction, humanitarian intervention, human rights, and other issues related to development in post-conflict societies. Students enrolled in the program have the opportunity to interact with international scholars, NGOs, diplomats, retired military personnel, peacekeepers, and others with experience in conflict transformations. The program focuses on the background of the Kosovo conflict of the late 20th century wars across the region; the nature of security in the period following the fighting, and continuing challenges to conflict transformation and development. Notable alumni Kreshnik Bekteshi, Minister of Economy of North Macedonia Meliza Haradinaj-Stublla, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hekuran Murati, Minister of Finance, Labor and Transfers of Kosovo Notes References External links 2008 article from Christian Science Monitor Educational institutions established in 2002 Buildings and structures in Pristina Rochester Institute of Technology 2002 establishments in Kosovo Satellite campuses