Up an interview of UP's candidates for reactor

The interview of five candidates for Pristina University rectors has ended. Each of the candidates for a two-year term has presented their 20-minute plan, where members of the board of directors have followed questions for another 20 minutes. Change of statute, revision of the ethical code, modernisation of UP's and the solution to the doctorate issue have been some of the candidates' priorities for the reactor. After the interview, at 2:30 p.m., the voting process begins for selecting the sector.

The first job of the first candidate interviewed, But Deday, said it would be the mature state of the University of Pristina.

The first “The first task is to stabilise the situation and it first implies administration offices should not work with the UD. The immediate commitment should be to promote our programmes a little more in Kosovo, to attract students, the number of students has dropped dramatically. And it takes immediate commitment to amend the statute and all regulations”, he stressed.

Meanwhile, Ermir Rogova has launched the presentation on Naim Frasher's saying “and the light of knowledge ahead will bring us”.

He has presented himself to members of the board of directors, his plan and visions in the event he assumes the position of the UP's sector.

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UPP Rector candidate Ilir Tolaj in his 20-minute presentation has stated that the ethical code and Pristina University should be revised and have its own criteria for plagiarism.

The main theme of each program will be plagiarism. The code needs to be revised. UP should have its criteria for this category. Determining criteria for plagiarism by UP experts, not by non-professional NGOs and other parties. In order to achieve what we aim for, we need to digitise procedures”, he said.

Qerim, who is also the candidate for the UP's reactor, has presented his priority, where he said changing the statute is urgent.

“Establishing a working group for revising and drafting an urgent new statute. It needs to be re-conceptured to the responsibilities of the UP deputy sector... that those who serve at the head of responsibilities for managing the UP, have to have variable responsibilities and, in accordance with the program and what our needs are and what our challenges are. I propose that there be a subrector for academic staff issues, academic integrity, one that will feel directly about issues of ethics that are related to the programme dealing with the election process of recruiting, the development of academic staff members”, he said.

Before members of the Steering Council, candidate Sefer Avdijaj has mentioned two priorities in the event he receives the two-year term of the sector.

For me, the first one will be the doctorate case. The criteria set up are quite challenging to meet and solve the doctorate problem. And the second digitization of administration”, it's over.

The selection of the new sector comes after the dismissal of former sector Naser Sahiti from the Steering Council.