www.prosoc.eu Selected Paper of 9th Cyprus International Conference on Educational Research (CYICER-2020) 18-20 June 2020, Bahçeşehir Cyprus University Nicosia / TRNC (ONLINE CONFERENCE) Roadmap of shifting to online education during COVID-19: Case of Albania Ozcan Asilkan*, Department of Computer Engineering, Metropolitan University of Tirana, RrugaPjeter Budi,1000 Tirane, Albania https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8220-2332 Elton Domnori, Department of Computer Engineering, Metropolitan University of Tirana, Rruga Pjeter Budi, 1000 Tirane, Albania https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2194-8848 Suggested Citation: Asilkan, O. &Domnori, E. (2020). Roadmap of shifting to online education during COVID-19: Case of Albania. New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences. 7(3), pp 192–197. Available from: www.prosoc.eu Received from July 12, 2020; revised from August 12, 2020; accepted from November 12, 2020. Selection and peer review under responsibility of Prof. Dr. Huseyin Uzunboylu, Higher Education Planning, Supervision, Accreditation and Coordination Board, Cyprus. © 2020 Birlesik Dunya Yenilik Arastirma ve Yayincilik Merkezi. All rights reserved. Abstract After the widespread of the corona virus disease 2019 corona virus pandemic, most educational institutions stopped conventional in-class teaching all over the world. The Metropolitan University of Tirana (UMT) in Albania took a rapid decision for shifting to online education by estimating that the pandemic might continue longer than expected, which could create difficulties to gain the time lost. Considering these circumstances, UMT immediately formed a specialised team to prepare the roadmap for starting online education. This team evaluated the existing online platforms and prepared a guideline to be followed for a smooth shift. As a consequence, the university shifted to online education with more than 80% of the students’ attendance from the earliest days. This study presents the road map that was developed rapidly and applied effectively for a quick but smooth shift to online education. Keywords: Education, shift to online education, coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic, Albania. * ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Elton Domnori, Department of Computer Engineering, Metropolitan University of Tirana, Rruga Pjeter Budi, 1000 Tirane, Albania E-mail address: edomnori@umt.edu.al New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences Volume 7, Issue 3, (2020) 192-197