Competitive fraud and scientific work research for Lutfi Zarko's suspicious contract with the University of Gjilan

The academic year 2014-2015 marks the first year of work as professor at the University of Gjilan “Kadri Zeka” for Lutfi Zharkun ʹ currently deputy of the Republic of Kosovo from the ranks of the Democratic League of Kosovo.

Zharku began legalising as professor of economics at the University's Economic Faculty, only recently after being rejected by Pristina University “

Armed with the second post at a public institution since during that time, Zharku was also Minister of Infrastructure he signed a four-year contract.

The contract paid him 1137.14 euros.

Lutfi Zarko's first contract expired on 30,09,2018

This despite the fact that there was no scientific work in the economy in which he legalized.

Zarko's first four-year contract with Gjilan University “Kadri Zeka” expired on September 30th, 2018. Thus, he was legally forbidden to legalize further in this university as assistant law professor.

Despite this, however, he did not stop speaking or stop his university engagement. Besides being a professor, he is also a member of the Senate of this university.

Based on the University Order, Zhark's position would have to be announced the contest during March or April of 2018, six months before the contract expired.

Yark had a contract with the University until September 30, 2018.

Article 4 of the Academy Staff Elections at the University of “Kandri Zeka” says that the selection of academic staff should be made in public competition.

It even mentions all the criteria to meet those applying.

The decision to announce the competition for election or re-election of academic staff gets the university Senate under the academic entities' proposal. The competition lasts 15 calendar days from the day of announcement. The decision to announce the re-election contest must be approved by the Senate six months before the passage of time for which they have been chosen. The public competition should be announced through information tools at least in three daily newspapers and on the university site. The competition should contain the scientific lens in which the candidate, fate and general and specific conditions for elections” are selected, this article says.

The same article has been completely ignored at the moment of the decision to continue the contract for the current LDK deputy, Professor Zarko.

The current Rector of the University of Gjilan “Kadri Zeka”, Bajram Kosumi, had announced on October 12th 2018 that the contract continues for another year for Gjaku [from 01.10,2018 to 30,09,2019].

Gjilan University Rector decision “Kadri Zeka”, Bajram Kosumi 

Professor Lutfi Zharku's second contract with Gjilan University 

It is not known why this was done, although regulation does not allow the continuation of contracts in this way without public competition.

Zharku, the moment he was contacted by Periscope, said that continuing the contract for a year without public competition and contrary to University of Order articles was not limited to him.

But his statement exposes the decision of Rector Kosumi that University of Gjilan officials have sent to Periscope.

The decision has been made specifically for Professor Zharku, not collective decision for some professors.

Rector decision Bajram Kosumi, one-year Zharku contract

Regarding the decision of Gjilan University Rector “Kadri Zeka”, Bajram Kosumi and the new one-year contract of Professor Jakur, Periscopi has demanded official answers from the university.

Officials of this university, via email, have said that the competition for advancement has not yet been published and that the same will be done soon.

So Kosumi has decided to continue the contract for an academic year.

The University's response does not say that other professors have had the same experience with Zhark, as Jark argues in his answer.

“Prof. Ass. Dr. Lutfi Zharku is chosen to compete as a regular professor for a four-year period. Since the advance competition has not yet been published, University Rector “Kadri Zeka” in Gjilan, Prof. Asoc. Dr. Bajram Kosumi, in his line of work, has continued the contract until the end of the 2018/2019 academic year. The competition for staff re-election will be published shortly. You have attached the work contract and the” decision, says the response of the University of Gjilan “Kadri Zeka” given to Periscope, where the two documents mentioned above have been attached.

That the announcement of the contest for Zhark's classes has not been made is confirmed on the university's official website.

The university, on September 14, 2018, had announced the competition for the engagement of academic staff for winter and summer years of 2018/2019.

Full competition you find THESE

The September 14th competition had declared 17 free positions at the Economic Faculty, but not for the professor's position in Zhark's classes, although the same had remained for 15 days until the four-year contract was expired.

Thus, at the start of the new academic year, Zharku began legalizing as a professor, with a new one-year contract.

Waiting for the publication of Zhark's scientific works, because of the competition's non-supplement?

After Periscop's research, it turns out that the scientific work of Lutfi Zhark has been published in the field of economics during 2018. Months later, even when the competition for his position would have to be announced.

According to University Order, the competition for academic staff should be announced six months before the contract is exhausted.

Thus, the announcement of Zhark's position would have to be made during March or April 2018.

However, doubts are that this did not take place, since during that period of the year, Zharku did not have scientific works published by the economy field that he needed to meet the competition criteria to be declared.

One of Zarko's scientific works, entitled <x0) Kosovo case”, has been published in the economic magazine Econ Papers, in 2018, while the month is silent.

In August 2018 the next article in Zhark, entitled <x0).

And the next article, entitled “Professor Use of Public Debt in Kosovo”, figure as published on October 22, 2018.

All of these Zhark publications have been published months later on when the competition would have to be announced for him, which raises doubts that the continuation of the contract for a year has been made in order to favour him.

Zharku: Where did you find me with all the trouble you had with you? Massi, give me a black and black.

Periscop has contacted Professor Lutfi Zharku to ask him about the one-year contract he signed with the University of Gjilan.

He says the same was done with other university professors, so the principle of continuing the contract without a public competition has not been exclusively for him.

But exclusively for him is the decision of the University of Gjilan Rector “Kadri Zeka”, Bajram Kosumi.

The contract has been passed on to all professors who have been regular, and have expired. For various reasons, I believe they couldn't announce the competition and the nau continued the contract for a year and now we're waiting for the competition to be announced again. With the new regulation approved by the Senate, it should be announced six months without the contract expired. 4-5 professors are in the same situation as me. We're all in the same position, not worth that principle just for me. Not something has been done for me, but for all professors. I cannot comment why the competition is announced, the university deals with it. All I can tell you is that this case isn't personal with m”, he said Zorkop for Periscope.

On the other hand, he says that last year alone, he has performed three scientific works and that he meets all conditions to be a professor in this university.

I've done all the work. I did it last year, three jobs. As a professor, I have three works to do. So that job was done for me. If something's done, it's done for someone else”, he said away to Zharku.

But as the article has already discussed, it seems that Zharku was one of the most privileged professors, having been hosted by university officials until the work was performed and published in order to meet all the competition conditions.

But when asked about such matters, Yark has become very nervous.

He asked to write down what he wanted, but not ask for clarification because it's not before the investigation.

But he's curious that he's the subject of this article as he says he's the one who found me right over here.

Don't get me into investigation now, because I'm not in front of the investigators. What do you want to write, no problem, because all day long I was given answers, you write whatever you want. I'm not in front of the investigation. Write whatever you want, curse whatever you want. Whoever told you, it's okay. If you are responsible for my crime, then fulfill your obligation. I'm in politics for 15 years, when someone's in charge, then you do it. Write what you want to shower, but where you found me with a question. No problem at all. Write whatever you want. I'm used to this. When he's hit, he's not left without something. So you're free to write me whatever you want. Like other newspapers, I've been used to you for 15 years. That's a goal. I have to deal with these cases. I don't have this job. I don't need anything to explain anymore. I'm a sincere man. Don't talk to me about it. That's a goal. Write black and black”, he said Zarch for Periscope.

Lutfi Zhark's suspicious advantage at the University of “Kadri Zeka” in 2014

Lutfi Zhark's establishment of the Order's Assistant Professor at Gjilan University had become suspicious.

For the same position, he was rejected by Pristina University for failing to meet the criteria.

In 2015, Zharku himself had acknowledged that there are no scientific works closely related to the economy, as required by the criteria specified by Gjilan University's status and the Law on Higher Education.

But the professor's position and privileges and wages over a thousand euros have prompted Zhark to complete three scientific works for the economy for one year so that it can be in line with the criteria required by the competition, expected to be announced.

Both in 2014 and now, Zharku denies that the decision to hire him at Gjilan University has been politically influenced.

He calls himself an honest person, as he responds to Periscope's questions with a nervous and loud tone of voice.

After he resented his refusal to office the professor, Jark was politically influenced by Pristina University.

But, University of Pristina, the decision against Zhark's refusal to accept has argued with lack of meeting the criteria set in the contest. / P ERISCOPIA