The Institute of Transport Studies (ITS) is specialized on carring out studies and research works in the field of transport and infrastructure in national and regional level. Under the management of the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications, ITS is a unique institute of its type in the country. The main goal of the ITS activity is to perform studies and research work for building up a new transport system available for national and regional/European transport network. This new system, also, will lead to a more sustainable, secure transport and shall bring lower and economical rates of energy sources using.

Areas of expertise: Studies on all modes of transport, economical combined transport application, facilities on the freight and passengers transport and its update in the European context.

The target audience belongs to the future development of the Albanian Transport System and the aim of its integration into that European Transport standards. The Institutes specialists are specialised on carring out studies in road/railway/sea transport and traffic.