Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi accompanied by Ministers Enver Hoxhaj and Fatmir Limaj, as well as the Norwegian Ambassador, Mr. Sverre Johan Kvale, laid the foundation stone for the construction of two professional schools in Skenderaj and in Malisheva.

In his remarks on the occasion, Prime Minister Thaçi said that the building of these schools in the Municipalities of Skenderaj and Malisheva is taking place as part of the partnership between Norway and Kosovo, and the success they have achieved together, prior to and following Kosovo’s independence.

On this occasion, Mr. Thaçi thanked Ambassador Kvale, his government and the Norwegian people for this investment in Kosovo.

“Norway is our partner in all areas of development and progress in Kosovo. Laying this foundation stone today, to build two professional schools in Skenderaj and Malisheva, is good news for these municipalities and for this area, for the students, and their future, because they will be educated according to the highest Western European standards,” stated the Prime Minister.

“In independent Kosovo, there are new great opportunities and these opportunities are being utilized by the construction of these schools, which will create the room and perspective for greater economic development, so that young people can participate in the job market, and so that we can build and enhance social well-being,” said Mr. Thaçi, adding that this is an important project for the Balkans, coming as a result of the shared commitment of the Governments of Kosovo and Norway.

The Norwegian Ambassador said that Norway’s investment in building professional high schools in Skenderaj and Malisheva is an investment in the future of the country.
“By building professional schools, we are giving young people a chance to find employment, and in this way, they can contribute to Kosovo’s future. This is Norway’s greatest project in the Western Balkans, which is valued at 10 million euros. I hope that these two schools will serve young people in the long-term,” said the Ambassador.

These two schools will be built with financing of 10 million euros from the Norwegian Government and 1.2 million euros from the Kosovar Government.

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The Republic of Kosovo government shows that the priority in the field of education is the creation of quality and comprehensiveness. After instituting Private University, increasing the number of students in the university, and increasing salaries for the university professors, a very important decision has been issued. On Friday, Republic of Kosovo Prime Minister, Hashim Thaçi, has decided that a public university is to be established in Prizren, the second in the nation.

University of Prizren is expected to start student registration in the academic year of 2010-2011, with six majors such as Law, Economics, Teacher Education, Philology, Philosophy, and Arts. This is the second public university, with Prishtina University being the first, which was founded four decades ago.

Prime Minister Thaçi on an important meeting with the government and board of Education, said that the issue of education has been the main priority of Republic of Kosovo. He has mentioned that things are moving in the right direction during the 2008-2009 years, marking a period of intense movements in the accomplishments of the missions, where knowledge is a function of cultural, social, and economic development.

 

"Steps have been made for quality assurance in higher education, improving teaching conditions increasing the space for study and growth of salaries for university graduates. Based on these arguments and based on the population structure on the need for Republic of Kosovo to become a country that exports sufficient knowledge and skills, there should be public universities and other educational centers, " said Thaçi.

Central Election Commission (CEC) has approved the project for Media Center which will be available to civil society, media and interest groups for smooth election process on November 15 in the Republic of Kosovo.

Central Election Commission has estimated that media center would be a good opportunity to make the electoral process more transparent and will raise the level of responsibility  for everyone in the election process.

However, the Media Center location is not set, yet The CEC has approved the project worth of 50 thousand euros, provided by the German Embassy in the Republic of Kosovo.

Also, the Central Election Commission has given the opportunity to blind persons in Kosovo to vote with their alphabet, including the draft for voting procedures for persons with special needs.

 

 

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