LIST OF HONORIS CAUSA OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA
The University of Tirana honors outstanding personalities who have made their contribution to the development of the Albanian state in various fields as well as for the continuous support of UT. This tradition has started since 1995 and until today 55 personalities have been awarded with this award. The title is handed over in a solemn ceremony, where the activity is honored with the participation of many academics, businessmen and politicians.
| 1 | Alfred Ebenbauer, former professor at the University of Vienna | 1995 |
| 2 | Ismail Kadare, Writer | 1996 |
| 3 | Carl Dieter Schpranger, French Politician | 1996 |
| 4 | Erwin Riech, Boeing Aircraft Engineer | 1996 |
| 5 | Alois Mock, Austrian politician | 1996 |
| 6 | Helmut Konrad, Austrian Historian and Professor | 1996 |
| 7 | Sang M. Lee, Professor at the University of Nebraska | 1998 |
| 8 | Jean Francois Deniau, French Politician and Writer | 1998 |
| 9 | Vedat Kokona, Writer and Translator | 1998 |
| 10 | Alain Bosquet, French Poet | 1999 |
| 11 | Maurice Druon, French Writer | 1999 |
| 12 | Lefter Theodhos Kriqi, Economist | 1999 |
| 13 | Ferdinand Paparisto, Professor and Doctor | 1999 |
| 14 | Shefqet Ndroqi, Doctor | 1999 |
| 15 | Koço Gliozheni, Doctor | 1999 |
| 16 | Xhavit Gjata, Psychiatrist | 1999 |
| 17 | Ferid Murad, Medical Scientist | 1999 |
| 18 | Francesco Solano, Writer | 2000 |
| 19 | Christian Gut, Economist | 2000 |
| 20 | Romano Prodi, Italian politician | 2001 |
| 21 | Ibrahim Rugova, Kosovar politician | 2004 |
| 22 | Gustavo Selva, Italian Politician and Journalist | 2005 |
| 23 | Franco Fratini, Italian Politician | 2005 |
| 24 | Nicolino Taurozzi, Italian Doctor | 2005 |
| 25 | Heinz-Dieter Wenzel, Economist | 2006 |
| 26 | Fatmir Sejdiu, Politician | 2006 |
| 27 | Noel Malcolm, English Historian and Journalist | 2006 |
| 28 | Attilio Massimo Ianucci, Expert in International Law | 2007 |
| 29 | Francesco Altimari, Researcher of the Albanian Language | 2007 |
| 30 | Hubert Petit, Doctor, Professor and Diplomat | 2008 |
| 31 | Jaap De Hoop Scheffer, former secretary of NATO | 2009 |
| 32 | Gerardus't Hooft, Physicist | 2009 |
| 33 | Michel Belanger, French Professor | 2009 |
| 34 | Vaclav Klaus, Former President of the Czech Republic | 2009 |
| 35 | Vaclal Havel, the last President of Czechoslovakia | 2009 |
| 36 | Lord Watson of Richmond, CBE, Professor | 2010 |
| 37 | Simon Sebag Montefiore, Writer | 2011 |
| 38 | Jassim Mohsen Abdul Mohammed Al-Kharafi, Speaker of the National Assembly in Kuwait | 2011 |
| 39 | Luca Volonte, Politician | 2011 |
| 40 | Hashim Thaçi, Prime Minister | 2012 |
| 41 | Mira Mezini, Physicist | 2013 |
| 42 | Cherif Bassiounit, Professor at DePaul University Chicago | 2013 |
| 43 | Stanislaw Dziwisz, Archbishop of Krakow | 2013 |
| 44 | Pietro Grasso, President of the Italian Senate | 2014 |
| 45 | Fatmir Limaj, Kosovar politician | 2014 |
| 46 | Ahmet Çalık, Turkish businessman | 2014 |
| 47 | Roger D. Sherrard, American Lawyer | 2014 |
| 48 | Jacques Attali, French Economist | 2015 |
| 49 | Vítor Manuel da Silva Caldeira, President of the European Court of Auditors | 2015 |
| 50 | Dritero Agolli, Writer | 2016 |
| 51 | Matteo Mandalà, Researcher of the Albanian Language | 2017 |
| 52 | Lucia Nadine | 2017 |
| 53 | Michael D Granoff, CEO/Founder, Pomona Capital, Economist | 2018 |
| 54 | Marie Royce, Assistant Secretary of the US Department of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs | 2020 |
| 55 | Prof. Evelyne Lande, Professor at the University of Poitiers, France | 2021 |
| 56 | Mr. Michael R. POMPEO, former US Secretary of State | 2022 |
| 57 | Ms. Federika Mogherini, Former High Representative for Foreign Policy in the European Union, Rector of the College of Europe | 2023 |