Minister of Education: Universities Will Not Close

At the meeting of the Commission for Education, Science and Technology, where Minister of Education, Blessed by Bytyqi, reported today, the question of the possible “closure of universities”, which he called a media misunderstanding, was settled.

He assured that there will be no closure of the public university, but stressed that they will be committed to improving the tolerable state in which the UPI is present.

“is required by UP to have as many scientific conferences and conferences on professional levels as possible, because I believe the key basis of these is the University of Pristina. There was a problem in the matter of academic advancements. This was from the moment we took over the ministry, while we have introduced this issue as an issue to be considered. As a matter of fact, we haven't said that we're going to go to college. We've said that we're going to look at their stability and quality, and then we're going to come up with concrete proposals that might also be reorganizing these universities. What we're thinking is that we shouldn't tolerate the situation we currently have, because it's not a good state”, he said.

Likewise, Minister Bytyqi expressed dissatisfaction with the private colleges, which he said are not at the right level, while calling for their leaders to establish order and order in their homes because they are not well.

Minister Bytyqi also reported before the commission on the possibility of organising a state exam to classify students who graduate without affecting their average grade.

Minister of Education Administrator Arben Dermaku also stressed that there is no end to public universities, but that there is campus organization. So according to him, no students lose anything, it only becomes a better management organization.

According to him, all university must have its characteristics. He unveiled two options before the commission, where, according to the first, Kosovo would have two public universities -- one in Pristina and one in Dukagjin. And according to him, the second possibility is for current universities to profile.

There is no closure of any programme, no professor without work. That's the tendency and purpose. The idea is to only become managerial reorganization in terms of academic calls received by staff. We're supposed to have three schools in Dukagjin in each campus. It means we've profiled Pec for economics and tourism, where there will be three deans and one projector. In Gjakova there will be three deans and reactors with their team. In Prizren there will be three deans and a projector”, he stressed.

Education Commission member Nazir Chocaj said reserved as to the division of universities in two regions, while stressing that under these conditions, there is no chance of having good quality at public university.

We have about 50,000 students. It's impossible with the right quality with these possibilities. I've been expecting you to meet with the reactors and you'll understand what they need, especially Pristina's, but also others, because I know that by your rules you belong to support them. I am concerned that you have predestined two public universities in your statements, without giving the final opinion to the Commission for Quality Stability”, he said.

While Albulela Balaj- Halimi said the first version proposed by Dermaku is more important. According to her, they must be campuses in each city, not for each university to have any direction.

By contrast, the Commission for Education, Science and Technology approved and prosecuted the International Agreement Ratification Bill between August and the Netherlands's Stitching Spark (SPARK) on support of the International Business College Mitrovica. The project requires financial support worth 600 thousand euros per calendar year.