Prof. Dr. Besnik Aliaj is the Rector and one of the founders of POLIS University, Tirana. He holds academic titles in urban design and planning. With 30 years of academic and managerial experience, Prof. Aliaj has taught at several institutions, including the University of Arts in Tirana and Darmstadt University in Germany. Prof. Aliaj is a prominent intellectual in Albania, contributing to public discourse on territorial planning, regionalization, and higher education.