"The government of the Republic of Kosovo is making maximum efforts for Kosovo to be a state of knowledge, in which scientific research is a function of development, economic growth, and modernization of society," the Minister of Education, Science, and Technology, Enver Hoxhaj said in a speech, welcoming the work of the "2010 Science Week" scientific forum.
Organized by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, "2010 Science Week" was launched March 1st, aimed at introducing scientific achievements, issues, and current developments in Kosovo.
The event was greeted by Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Enver Hoxhaj, which has said that we intend to achieve three priorities crucial to the country.
"Firstly, we think that these should be a wider debate on how much belongs to the drafting of new policies in science as a 21st century state, which is based on knowledge and research. Secondly, we are interested to implement a new law in regards to scientific research. Thirdly, the Kosovo government has a budget available which will be used for scientific research," he said, who also stressed that MEST (Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology) higher education institutions for science and research will try to build a debate that will allow new policies to be drafted and achieved.
In addition, the minister said MEST has made efforts to have a better intensity in the internationalization of science and research to have better links with higher education and simultaneously have genuine connection between scientific and research work with public and private companies. The minister has cited several actions MEST has taken over the two years that have created new preconditions: "We have established the Center for International Cooperation, which aims to be available to all higher education institutions and scientific institutes. We have established the Center for Innovation and Technology, even though Kosovo was not comparable with industrialized countries, but our goal is to create the core of the apple that will enable innovation, knowledge transfer, and international cooperation in the field of science and research to be primary.
There are administrative guidelines that are designed to enable not only the University of Prishtina, but any higher education institution, to perform scientific research. Among the most important events was the formation of the National Council of Science, which is led by eminent representatives of science in Kosovo.
In the end, the Minister informed the participants that MEST will soon introduce the laws on higher education after discussions, ideas, and events are reviewed in regards to scientific research, and that these laws will be needed to develop a national innovation system in Kosovo.
Organized by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, "2010 Science Week" was launched March 1st, aimed at introducing scientific achievements, issues, and current developments in Kosovo.
The event was greeted by Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Enver Hoxhaj, which has said that we intend to achieve three priorities crucial to the country.
"Firstly, we think that these should be a wider debate on how much belongs to the drafting of new policies in science as a 21st century state, which is based on knowledge and research. Secondly, we are interested to implement a new law in regards to scientific research. Thirdly, the Kosovo government has a budget available which will be used for scientific research," he said, who also stressed that MEST (Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology) higher education institutions for science and research will try to build a debate that will allow new policies to be drafted and achieved.
In addition, the minister said MEST has made efforts to have a better intensity in the internationalization of science and research to have better links with higher education and simultaneously have genuine connection between scientific and research work with public and private companies. The minister has cited several actions MEST has taken over the two years that have created new preconditions: "We have established the Center for International Cooperation, which aims to be available to all higher education institutions and scientific institutes. We have established the Center for Innovation and Technology, even though Kosovo was not comparable with industrialized countries, but our goal is to create the core of the apple that will enable innovation, knowledge transfer, and international cooperation in the field of science and research to be primary.
There are administrative guidelines that are designed to enable not only the University of Prishtina, but any higher education institution, to perform scientific research. Among the most important events was the formation of the National Council of Science, which is led by eminent representatives of science in Kosovo.
In the end, the Minister informed the participants that MEST will soon introduce the laws on higher education after discussions, ideas, and events are reviewed in regards to scientific research, and that these laws will be needed to develop a national innovation system in Kosovo.
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