Coding, design and digital skills for ages 7 and up. Taught by doing, after school, across Albania.
Innovation Academy was founded in 2019 in Kosovo by Ensar Bajrami and Fatbardha Dallku, to teach what public school left out: how to build with technology, not only use it.
In 2025 the same idea opened its doors in Kavajë, and then in Gjirokastër.
See where we are →In April, the ribbon is cut and YES Innovation Academy arrives in Albania.
Students present their projects to more than 1,200 visitors, and champions are named in five categories.
Two more Albanian cities are on the way.
Every course ends with something real: a game, a website, an app. Students leave with a portfolio, not just a certificate.
Visit a class →Our younger students learn on CodeAI (formerly Code.org), the free, nonprofit coding platform used by more than 150 million students in 190 countries. Children start with visual blocks and move up to writing real web pages.
About CodeAI →A few of the projects our Kavajë students designed, coded and launched themselves.
See our events →The first website built for their city: it presents Kavajë's history, culture, landmarks and attractions to visitors.
Nadir Islamaj and Jasmina Aliu, age 15 · Open the website
Festivals, hacking nights and coding hours that bring students, families and teachers together, in a different city each time.
Visit the academy →
Innovation fair by day, gala evening after, with students presenting their own projects.
20 June 2026 · Kavaja
The third edition, organised with the Municipality of Vushtrri, brought together 220 students presenting 64 projects in programming, robotics and AI.
23 June 2026 · Vushtrri, Kosovo
Together with the Municipal Directorate of Education, the academy hosted the fifth edition of its chess competition for primary school pupils.
13 March 2026 · Vushtrri, Kosovo
Genc leads YES Innovation Academy in Albania, from the first classroom in Kavajë to the cities opening next.
The best way to understand the academy is to watch a room full of ten-year-olds debug a game. Pick the city closest to you and stop by.
Xhevat Uka, 42000 Vushtrri, Kosovo
