GEO-WB6, in collaboration with the Agricultural University of Tirana and partner institutions, successfully organized the 16th CASEE Conference, held in Tirana, Albania, from May 11–13, 2026, under the central theme: "Next Stop Europe: Shaping the Future of Agriculture and Life Sciences Education."

The three-day event brought together more than 150 participants from 18 countries for inspiring dialogues, technical innovation, and academic exchange, demonstrating the strength and unity of the CASEE network.

Throughout the conference, attendees explored new perspectives for the future of agriculture and life sciences education in Europe, strengthened international partnerships, and created meaningful opportunities for regional cooperation and research development. Special appreciation goes to all participants, speakers, partners, and organizers who contributed to the overall success of the event.

The Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS) pilot project (Berat county) at the Agency for Agricultural and Rural Development (ARDA) was successfully concluded on December 10, 2025, in Tirana. The final meeting, attended by GEO-WB6, Joint Research Centre D.5 staff, EU Delegation and UNOPS representatives, reviewed the comprehensive results of the initiative, which captured approximately 35,000 hectares of agricultural land in a new LPIS dataset based on physical block reference parcel rules. Through continuous technical assistance and oversight from the GEO-WB6 team, ARDA staff gained valuable operational experience.

On November 4, 2025, the GEO-WB6 project team organized a stakeholder workshop during the ICOALS V conference. Representatives of the German Federal Ministry of Agriculture, German Embassy in Skopje, AUT, FAO, and IAMO met to review achievements. Prof. Fatbardh Sallaku, rector of AUT, announced that GEO-WB6 has recently been officially registered as an independent institution of the university.

From October 6 th to 31 th , 2025, IAMO welcomed the second cohort of guest researchers in Halle(Saale). Mrs. Tatjana Nikolić (University of Montenegro) worked on wildfire danger indices, Mr. Zlatko Chanevski (Skopje) analyzed crop statistics, Mr. Branislav Trudić (Belgrade) mapped oak genetic landscapes.

The GEO-WB6 Centre is serving as the primary technical training provider for the Albanian Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS) pilot project, focusing on building the capacity of Agency for Agricultural and Rural Development (ARDA) staff in using QGIS software for agricultural parcel delineation.

Starting in October 2025, IAMO, FAO Albania and the Agricultural University of Tirana will offer two e-learning courses on topics related to geodata visualization and analysis. Registration is open until 1 October 2025.

Course A: Geodata Visualization (for GIS beginners) – Mondays & Wednesdays. Course B: Automation of Spatial Data Analysis (advanced) – Tuesdays & Thursdays.

From September 1st to 26th, IAMO welcomed three Albanian guest researchers. Topics included high-resolution land-cover maps, climate reference development, and biodiversity monitoring.

On 05 September 2025, a workshop was held at IAMO in Halle, Germany, bringing together researchers from IAMO and the Agricultural University of Tirana to discuss ongoing project work and future collaboration.

We presented the Geoinformation Center at the AGIT conference in Salzburg (July 2–3, 2025) during Session 9B: Education Geomedia.

A Cooperation Agreement was signed between the Agricultural University of Tirana and Albania's State Authority for Geospatial Information (ASIG). The partnership focuses on joint projects, data exchange, and capacity-building.