Shkodran teacher Vehbi Hoti has passed away at the age of 81. The sad news was given by Hoti's relatives who announced that the well-known teacher passed away after a battle with a serious illness.
The family members announce that the funeral will take place the next day at 11.00 in the Sharra cemetery in Tirana. Vehbi Hoti graduated from the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University of Tirana, in the Biology-Chemistry Department.
For short periods he worked at the former Institute of School Studies and Publications in Tirana, at the "Shejnaze Juka" pedagogical high school in Shkodra and then as a lecturer at the "Luigj Gurakuqi" University of Shkodra from 1966-2013, in the Psychology subjects - Pedagogy.
For short periods he worked at the former Institute of School Studies and Publications in Tirana, at the "Shejnaze Juka" pedagogical high school in Shkodra and then as a lecturer at the "Luigj Gurakuqi" University of Shkodra from 1966-2013, in the Psychology subjects - Pedagogy.
During these years, he has distinguished himself as a lecturer, as a teacher, as a researcher and as a leader, affirming himself as a respected and widely appreciated personality by students, colleagues and the wider social opinion.
For his work and contribution to society, he has been awarded titles such as "Merited Teacher" and "Golden Naim Frashëri Order". For the contribution given to the housing of Jews in Albania during the Second World War, in 1994 his family was recognized in the Yad Vashem list of "Righteous Among the Nations." The University of Shkodra awarded Hoti with the title "Doctor Honoris Causa", while the Senate of the University of Shkodra honored him with the title "Professor Emeritus" on the occasion of his retirement in 2013.
In addition to his duties as a lecturer, he has been charged with various duties and functions. For more than 15 years, he has been the secretary of the Scientific Council of ILSHP and the Editorial Board of the Scientific Bulletin". Since 2002 and later, he has been the editor-in-chief of the series of Education Sciences, an organ of the University of Shkodra. In the years 1989-1993, he was in charge of the Chair of Psychology-Pedagogy. For 13 years, 1991-2003, first dean of the Faculty of Education Sciences and member of the Senate of the University of Shkodra.
Hoti was a distinguished professor for serious scientific research work. He had a rich publishing and publishing activity. He was the author and co-author of seven monographic publications, 4 textbooks for high school and two for high school. He has published about 60 papers in the scientific press and referred to 50 scientific sessions and conferences. He has participated in several projects and collaborated as a lecturer with several universities abroad, such as Montenegro and Macedonia. The result of this work are the degrees and titles he has earned, from Doctor of Science to Prof. Dr.