▁education ▁in ▁agr onomy , ▁veter inary , ▁forest ry , ▁e col ogy , ▁ag rib us iness , ▁and ▁similar ▁subjects . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁AUT ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁called ▁" High ▁Institute ▁of ▁Agricult ure " ▁( ). ▁It ▁received ▁its ▁current ▁name ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁Today ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁unique ▁center ▁in ▁Alban ia ▁for ▁under grad uate ▁and ▁gradu ate ▁studies , ▁scientific ▁research , ▁training ▁and ▁extension ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁food ▁( A gr onomy , ▁H ort icult ure ▁and ▁Plant ▁Prote ction , ▁Ag rib us iness , ▁Econom y ▁and ▁Agr arian ▁Policy , ▁Ag ro - environment ▁and ▁E col ogy , ▁Ag ro - fo od ▁Technology , ▁Animal ▁Hus band ry ▁and ▁Business , ▁Aqu ac ulture ▁and ▁Fish ery ▁Management , ▁Forest ry ▁Engineering , ▁V eter inary ▁Medicine , ▁etc . ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁and ▁size ▁Every ▁year ▁around ▁ 1 5 . 0 0 0 ▁students ▁start ▁their ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Agricult ural ▁University ▁of ▁Tir ana . ▁The ▁actual ▁academic ▁staff ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁ 5 5 ▁profess ors , ▁ 4 8 ▁associated ▁profess ors , ▁ 5 5 ▁do ctors , ▁ 1 3 ▁ped agog ues ▁– ▁lect ur ers ▁and ▁ 6 4 ▁assist ants . ▁ ▁Fac ult ies ▁and ▁depart ments ▁AUT ▁includes ▁the ▁following ▁fac ult ies : ▁▁ ▁Fac ulty ▁of