The study conference “Polyedric Ernest Koliqi on the 120th anniversary of his birth”, organized by the Center for Studies and Publications for Arbëresh (QSPA), in cooperation with the Institute of Linguistics and Literature (ASA), has started today in the premises of the Faculty of Foreign Languages, in Europa Hall of the Faculty of Foreign Language of Tirana State University.

In the opening speech, the executive director of QSPA, prof. Diana Kastrati thanked the participants present at this conference and emphasized the importance and weight of the polyhedral Ernest Koliqi. Then, the welcoming speech was given by the vice-rector of ASA, Valter Memisha, who in his speech emphasized the role of Ernest Koliq in Albanian literature.

Ernest Koliqi is a multifaceted figure: writer, researcher, publicist, translator, missionary of Arbëresh culture, founder of the Institute of Albanian Studies at the “La Sapienza” University in Rome, as well as the founder of many activities and monumental works.

It is expected that this scientific conference will bring new data that highlight the role played by the figure of Ernest Koliqi in the development of Albanian literature and culture in general and the universe of Albanians in particular, influencing in many ways the revival of the consciousness of ethnic identity.

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