MA NS wants JUP administrative guidelines for academic staff independence regulations

University of Pristina officials have often claimed they have tried to resolve the issue of controversial academic advances, as they have sparked numerous reactions.

The process of academic advancements being held twice a year has been sharply criticised this year. Criticism has been that professors have published scientific works on various magazines but that have no international renomes.

But, Education Minister Shyqi Bytyqi has announced to KTV that a working group has been appointed, which will draft an administrative guide that defines magazines, where scientific works can be published. Then, all candidates aimed at advancing must adhere only to that instruction.

Bytyqi said this is not a mixture in UP's competencies, but this process so far has been accompanied by irregularities.

Pristina University has so far been unable to top this issue.

After the minister's decision to draft an administrative directive, The UPP is working on drafting a regulation, which according to the teaching sector, will also be defining the rules for advancement.

According to Sahiti, the university itself has worked hard in this direction.

Based on conditions for advanced in the title of the academic unit's regular professor, the candidate must have at least 5 major works published in international scientific or artistic journals.

For the title of associate professor, the candidate must have at least 3 major works published in international magazines.

But the University of Pristina statue has not defined the journals for publishing scientific works, which are being designed to fix.