NUMBER 08 Kosovar Center for Investigative Journalism (KCIJ). Editor in Charge: Lorik Bajrami; Reporters: Florie Xhemajli; Qëndrim Bunjaku; MONTHLY NEWSPAPER JUNE 2014 Arton Demhasaj; Tinka Kurti; Visar Duriqi; Besa Kalaja; Besnik Boletini. Phone: 038 248 506. E-mail: [email protected] PREPORTR THE NAKED UNIVERSITY THE PATH OF LETTERS A considerable part of governmental officials, including Prishtina University, to a large extent, conducts its studies ministers, are at the same time teachers in institutions of without literature. The basis of the program of this university higher education. This has degraded the quality of teach- continues to be scripts and sketches of lectures. The current ing in this education level, making it a mockery of science. literature is very outdated. In general, we have a going back as Besa Kalaja, Qëndrim Bunjaku regards the standard of studying in this university, a return to “The Path of Letters”, when we only got the alphabet. Besnik Boletini

Hashim THAÇI Kryeministër i Republikës së Kosovës 15 Janar 2010

“TEMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE AND SCIENCE ARE THE RAY OF LIGHT FOR THE NATION AND HUMANITY” JUNE 2014 | NR 8 2 MONTHLY NEWSPAPER The naked University A considerable part of governmental officials, in- cluding ministers, are at the same time teachers in institutions of higher education. This has degraded the quality of teaching in this education level, mak- ing it a mockery of science

BESA KALAJA, QËNDRIM BUNJAKU

The politics has stripped the credibility in front of the public academic staff of UP and private work in university as secondary. Despite the fact that Demo- University of Prishtina from eye. colleges. The university also has consid- cratic League of (LDK) any academic quality and lost Today, to be an academic A large number of academic erable lacking of staff with the has led the Ministry of Educa- any integrity of the academic staff in UP, you must necessar- staff, be that of Prishtina Uni- highest degree, PHD. From the tion since after the war, which staff. It has transformed UP ily be a vassal of politics and be versity, or private colleges, hold information Preportr has ob- had little or no impact at all in into a base from where it aims stripped of any academic and high political positions or act tained from websites of three the University, it appears that to mobilize its constituency by professional attributes. as directors of departments in faculties, the Law, Economic UP has always been command- using it for electoral purposes. This research by Preportr government institutions. and Philosophy, it results that ed by the Democratic Party of For years on end, the Univer- has found that there is in this According to the findings of half of the staff is with a mas- Kosovo (PDK), through its ‘aca- sity has functioned around a high education institution, an Preportr, it results that a large ter’s degree. demic’ mercenaries. vicious circle between politics interconnected triangle of the part of the academic staff of UP, Preportr’s findings have The powerful and direct in- and higher education. impact of politics upon the re- but also private colleges are ei- shown that the recruitment of fluence of LDK in UP, according While UP has been exploited cruitment of academic staff, and ther direct part of politics , ore academic staff in UP, but also to Dukagjin Popovci, ended in as a base for launching many the selection of leading bodies. faithfully serve it . the selection of governing bod- October 1st 1997. current politicians into politics, In addition, the research shows Prishtina University in this ies cannot be carried out with- The entire leading structure it has also used the University that there is a strong link be- case is the biggest victim since out a political affiliation or sup- of UP, ever since after the war, to decorate itself with the aca- tween the high public positions, almost all professors who are port, the Democratic Party of has either followed directly by demic cloak, in order to obtain state governing bodies, and the also politicians, consider their Kosovo being the leader in this. politics, or indirectly was linked JUNE 2014 | NR 8 MONTHLY NEWSPAPER 3 with politics by serving all par- Bajrami were committing an- ties who had power. other violation – they had begun THE NUMBER OF OFFICIALS But, the use of politics to THE OVERALL NUMBER OF building their houses without benefit positions in university POLITICIANS AND HIGH PUBLIC a permit. At the time when the WHO HAVE POLITICAL POSTS has not been a one-way road. houses were built, the Director Many professors and assistants OFFICIALS WHO WORK IN THE of Urbanism, Lulzim Nixha had AND WHO HAVE BEEN IN- have exploited the university UNIVERSITY OF PRISHTINA AND reacted. to obtain important political PRIVATE COLLEGES: Following Kelmendi, for VOLVED IN PUBLIC UNIVERSI- posts, be that as members of a short period of time Arsim parliament, political advisors, Bajrami became rector of the TIES AND PRIVATE COLLEGES ministers, deputy ministers, University, who derived di- municipal assembly presidents, rectly from politics. Bajrami etc. was dismissed from the post OFFICIALS WHO HOLD PUBLIC POSTS Even student organizations, by the Minister of Education, ARE INVOLVED IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE which never dealt with student Rexhep Osmani, coming from 50 UNIVERSITIES problems, sided with politics LDK, with the reasoning that when it needed them. This 102OFFICIALS WHO HAVE POLITI- Bajrami was appointed in this POLITICAL OFFICIALS ARE INVOLVED IN support was not offered only post in an unlawful manner. CAL POSTS AND WHO HOLD HIGH PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES when ex-soldiers of KLA were PUBLIC OFFICES WORK IN UP AND The University was led for a few being accused, or sentenced for months by the Leading Council. 22 PRIVATE COLLEGES. war crimes. Leaders of student In 2006, Enver Hasani was POLITICAL OFFICIALS ARE INVOLVED IN organizations who dealt with elected rector of the University. PRIVATE COLLEGES politics more than with student During his mandate, Hasani 19 problems, today have very im- In its research, Preportr tried to restore order by iden- POLITICAL OFFICIALS ARE INVOLBED portant positions in institutions has found that many of min- tifying professors who had IN PUBLIC AND UNIVERSITIES AND of Kosovo. isters, members of parliament, plagiarized their PhD degrees. 08 PRIVATE COLLEGES political advisors, department For this action, Hasani did not University of politics receive any support from any- directors of different govern- POLITICAL OFFICIAL WORKS IN TWO Prishtina University, since one. Even the Leading Council ment institutions are professors PRIVATE COLLEGES its establishment, has been the in Prishtina University but also was divided on the matter, some right arm of the most important in private colleges. being pro and some against it. 01 political events Kosovo went Academicians of the execu- Consequently, even during through. Established in 1971, tive: Hasani’s time, not much was UP has been the leader of most Members of the Parliament done in depoliticizing UP and important processes Kosovo of Kosovo who work as lectur- carrying out reforms. THE NUMBER OF HIGH PUB- went through beginning from ers in UP but also in private The most significant inter- demonstrations of 1981 and the colleges. ferences of politics were com- LIC OFFICIALS WHO WORK IN events of 1997. In Presidency of Kosovo mitted during the time when The role of the university Municipal Mayors Muje Rugova served as rector THE GOVERNMENT AND WHO has changed throughout the Ladies of the Academy of UP. During his mandate, years. After the war, the efforts Rugova committed numerous of few people from the academic Leading structures derived violations. The last two years ARE INVOLVED IN PUBLIC world who were committed to from politics of his mandate, he was in the depoliticizing this institution Immediately after the war, position unlawfully, since he AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES: did not yield any fruits. The Zejnel Kelmendi came in as had reached the age of 65 and more years go by, UP is being should have been retired. head of University. Apart from HIGH PUBLIC OFFICIALS ARE IN- exploited by politics for narrow occasionally serving political Mujë Rugova served favors VOLVED IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNI- interests of political groups or parties, she did not make any to powerful people of PDK. other groups of interest. important impact in reforming During his time, Bekim Haxhiu 52 VERSITIES (EXCLUDING THE MINISTRY The latest elections of the and increasing the quality of the – Kamishi, deputy from PDK OF HEALTH) leading structures of this uni- University. and former member of SHIK versity only proved this even This work was done by became an assistant professor. OFFICIALS ARE INVOLVED IN THE more. Apart from the rector Georg Woeber, special advi- In Haxhiu’s case, all recruit- PUBLIC UNIVERSITY who came directly from politics sor for high education in the ment criteria for the selection 19 and who actively contributed of new academic staff were Ministry of Education. OFFICIALS ARE INVOLVED IN THE to it during the elections cam- violated. The stumbling in high PUBLIC UNIVERSITY AND PRIVATE paign, also other members of education, he justified with Just for days short of com- COLLEGES the Leading Council, and some conditions through which this pleting his three-year mandate 08 faculty deans have derived from institution had gone, the only as rector of Prishtina Univer- political affiliations. high education institution at sity, Rugova issued two deci- OFFICIALS ARE INVOLVED IN PRI- “Politics is present in the that time. In Woeber’s time, sions, according to which 16 VATE COLLEGES University of Prishtina and this Prishtina University acquired candidates obtained the right 25 situation continues from mid its statute. to register for PhD in the Law 90’s, usually expressed through During the time when Zej- Faculty. the domination of different po- nel Kelmendi was rector (today According to files obtained litical groups inside the univer- he is the advisor of the Minis- by Koha Ditore, the absolute sity”, says Dukagjin Popovci, ter of Justicce, Hajredin Kuçi), majority of these candidates education expert. did not even have the neces- Kuçi and Arsim Bajrami were FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY: 33 PROFES- Pupovci says that the influ- sary GPA required by call for awarded with land parcels in SORS HOLD THE DEGREE PHD, 23 HOLD ence of politics is observed dur- what is called the University applications. THE DEGREE OF ASSISTANT AND ONLY ONE ing the election of managing neighborhood. The university was not freed structures of the university, as Municipality of Prishtina, from political influence even in OF THEM HAS THE DEGREE MR.SC. well as in cases of appointment department of Geodesy and the latest elections. of academic staff. Cadaster did not hesitate to Apart from the rector, Ibra- FACULTY OF LAW: 47 PROFESSORS HOLD “Thus, Prishtina University place these parcels under the him Gashi, who comes directly DEGREE PHD, 32 HOLD THE DEGREE MR.SC is not immune from the influ- name of these two professors from politics and helped PDK ence of politics, and when politi- who were deputy leaders of the in the last elections, other deans FACULTY OF ECONOMICS: 39 PROFESSORS cal interests are tangled up with and a part of the Leading Coun- Democratic Party of Kosovo. HOLD THE DEGREE OF PHD, WHILE THERE academic issues then there can Although the parcels were reg- cil were also appointed in man- be serious negative impacts in aging positions from politics. ARE NO PUBLIC DATA ON THE DEGREE OF istered illegally, as it was said MR.SC. quality”, he adds. then, in their name, Kuçi and Bujar Dugolli was elected as

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> CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 Office of the Primeminister in Ministry for Diaspora: - Blerim Latifi- advisor, professor of Philosophy in UP, - Elizabeta Musliu, political advisor, lecturer in Faculty of Ministry of Internal Affairs: University College Humanistika, Ferizaj; Arts. - Alush Beqiri, director, college Biznesi, - Bekim Çollaku- chief of staff in OPM, assistant in UP; - Mentor Borovci, director, lecturer in Prizren University. - Jetullah Aliu, director , Fama; - Dhurata Hoxha, political advisor, lecturer in AUK ; - Riza Shillova, director, ISPE; - Mrika Kotorr, political advisor, assistant in UP, lecturer in Ministry of Finance - Rexhep Rudari, director, college Gjilan. AUK - Besim Beqaj, minister, associate professor in UP; Ilir - Islami, director, lecturer in Juridica; Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ministry of Justice - Lulzim Rafuna, director, lecturer in AAB; - Enver Hoxhaj, minister, professor in UP; except minister Hajredin Kuçi who is professor in UP, - Naim Huruglica, former customs director, lecturer in - Agron Maloku, director, Fama; - Eqrem Zenelaj; advisor and lecturer in Fama college. Pjetër Budi; - Albinot Bimbashi, director, University Dardania; - Driton Ljaqi is external lecturer in Maryland University, Univer- - Qerkin Berisha, director, lecturer in UP; - Nagip Skenderi, first secretary, UP, college Victory. sity College in Bondsteel Camp. - Rifat Hyseni, director, lecturer in Juridica; - Jehona Lushaku and Donikë Qerimi, who a few months earlier - Sakip Imeri, director, lecturer in UBT; Ministry for Integration: left the job in the ministry are not assistants in UP. - Besfort Rrecaj political advisor, assistant in UP. - Arsim Gerxhaliu, director and professor in UP and Fama and; Ministry of Security Force; - Dritëro Arifi political advisor, lecturer in college Iliria - Bedri Bahtiri, general secretary, professor in UP. - Blerim Limani, political advisor, prodekan in european college “Juridica”. Ministry of Environment: Ministry of Trade - Ferat Shala deputy minister, lecturer in UP, lecturer in has two lecturers. Ministry of Infrastructure: Faculty of Geosciences; - Avdi Smajljaj, political advisor, lecturer in Fama College; - Ramiz Fazliu, political advisor, assistant in College Iliria. - Armend Podvorica u.d. of director, Prizren University; - Bernard Nikaj, political advisor, honorary lecturer in UP. - Murat Meha, chief executive, UP; - Chief Executive Granit Berisha is lecturer in AUK. Ministry of Culture: - Naser Bajraktari, director, Prizren University; - Arbër Reçi; director of Iliria Institute, general secetary in - Rifat Morina, director, UP; Ministry of Public Adminis- , political advisor to the minister - Sylë Tahirsylaj, director, UP; - Gafurr Podvorica, director, College Humanistika. tration: - Hajdin Abazi; deputy minister, lecturer in Victory college; - Malsor Gjonbalaj, political advisor, assistant in UP; - Engin Melekoglu, political advisor, European University of - Xhevat Bajrami, director, professor in UP. Ministry of Education: Policlinics, lecturer; Bashim Bellaqa, director, Business - Drita Kadriu, political advisor, member of leading Council in University College; Ministry of Labor and Social Peja University; - Driart Elshani director, professor in AUK. Welfare: - Ibrahim Gashi rector and professor in UP and Fama ; - Nuri Bexheti, political advisor, prorector in UP, professor in Ministry of Agriculture: - Behxhet Gaxhiqi, political advisor, professor in European University for Judicial Studies and Public Administration. UP and UT, is closely linked to Iliria college, - Ramë Buja minister, professor in AAB; - Blerand Stavileci, minister and lecturer in Iliria college; - Usmen Baldazi, deputy minister, professor in College Fama; - Behlul Behluli and Halit Hoxhaj, advisor and lecturer in - Bekim Samadraxha, director, UP, College “Biznesi”; Iliria college. - Hysen Matoshi director, UP, Faculty of Islamic Studies; - Bashkim Thaçi, advisor and assistant in UP; Ekrem Gjokaj, - Murteza Osdautaj, director, UPZ, UBT; a.h. of director, works in UP:, - Nezir Çoçaj director, chairman of Leading Council in UP; - Ilir Morina, chief executive, works in Peja University and - Sali Bashota director, UP; ESLG. - Teuta Danuza, director, UP.

Dean of Faculty of Philosophy. versity was led by the Leading Dukagjin Pupovci and Hivzi believe that the precondition In the last parliamentary elec- PRO-RECTORS Council for a few months. The Muharremi. is that one day, hopefully, the tion, Dugolli was part of PDK’s Council consisted also from When Isa Mustafa ran for leading staff, etc. in the univer- list, but did not win the neces- OF PDK people coming from political mayor of Prishtina, he was re- sity will not be dicated and ap- sary votes. He had joined this parties or ones who were linked placed in the Council by Muhar- pointed by politics. It is simply party after leaving The Alliance to them. During the time when rem Bajrami, member of LDK. an insult and humiliation for the for the Future of Kosovo (AAK). Some of the current pro-rectors Arsim Bajrami led the University In the previous mandate, entire academic and intellectual For a few years, Dugolli served who are linked to politics. for several months, and after almost all members of this world when you allow politics as minister of Trade and In- he was dismissed, there were Council either came directly intereference in the life of the dustry. During his post, a large tendencies by LDK to stretch from politics, or were relatives university and academia”, says number of public enterprises - Nuri Bexheti, political advi- its influence in the University of politicians mainly from PDK. Arben Hajrullahu, lecturer in were privatized, including Fer- sor of minister of Education, through the Ministry of Educa- The Leading Council has many the department of Political Sci- ronikel. Part of AAK’s higher Ramë Buja, tion, led by LDK Minister Agim competences deriving from the ences in Faculty of Philosophy. structures was also Ethem Çeku, Veliu. The consistence of the statute of UP and the Law on Hajrullahu, was quite out- who was elected as dean of Fac- - Sejdi Rexhepi has for a few Leading Council shows this ten- higher education, including the spoken as regards the irregulari- ulty of Education. Çeku was years served as municipal dency. Some of the members of mission, development, finances, ties in the University. He is of the minister of Environment and advisor of PDK in the As- the Council were part of LDK, suspending or dismissing the conviction that the university is Spatial Planning. Çeku had left such as Isa Mustafa and Haki staff, etc. being exploited as a trampoline the party a few years earlier, say- sembly of Prishtina Demolli. The deceased Rahmil Even the current Council in order to advance into politics, ing he wanted to commit himself Nuhiu used to be part of PDK. is not short of its misgivings, but this is not a one-way path. to the academic life. advisor of PDK in the Assembly Mustafa and Demolli were as regards its political affilia- “I have the feeling that the posts Even some of present pro- of Prishtina. part of the Leading Council even tions. The majority of the cur- in university serve as reserves in rectors have been linked to poli- Even Leading Councils of during the time when recto of rent Council are closely linked case politics fails and they can tics. Nuri Bexheti is a political the University were not spared University was Enver Hasani. to PDK. return to university to wear the advisor of Education Minister, from politicization. After Arsim Part of LC were also Basri “As regards the election of new cloak. In fact, all interfer- Ramë Buja, Sejdi Rexhepi for Bajrami was dismissed from the Çapriqi, Demë Hoti, Abdul- the academic and leading staff, ence from politics are damaging several years has been municipal position of the rector, the Uni- lah Zejnullahu, Hivzi Sojeva, there are huge anomalities. I to the university, damaging to JUNE 2014 | NR 8 MONTHLY NEWSPAPER 5

Deputies of Parliament of Kosovo who - Justina Pula, member of parliament, ordinary professor, Globus engineering, professor, AAB University Professor-associ- work as lecturers in UP but also in privare University, professor; ate of mathematics; colleges. Deputies who work also as lec- - Lutfi Zharku member of parliament, Riinvest, lecturer, UP, - Isa Mustafa mayor of Prishtina, regular professor in UP, turers are: - Muhamet Mustafa member of parliament, professor in Riinvest; Faculty of Economics - Afërdita Berisha-Shaqiri, member of parliament, professor in - Nysret Krasniqi advisor, professor in UP; UP, Faculty of Economics, College Biznesi; - Nazane Breca member of parliament, honorary assistant in UP; Ladies of the Academy: - Arsim Bajrami member of parliament, Faculty of Law, full-time - Ramë Vataj, member of parliament, associate professor in UP; In UP and private colleges, wives of some of the politicians professor; - Sabri Hamiti, member of parliament, professor in UP; teach. Wives of minister Hoxhaj and minister Agani teach - Bekim Haxhiu, member of parliament, University of Prishtina, - Safete Hadërgjonaj member of parliament, lecturer in College in the University of Prishtina, and wife of Primeminister Faculty of Medicine, teaching assistant; Biznesi; Hashim Thaçi teaches in College Fama. - Behar Selimi member of parliament, authorized lecturer in UBT, - Vjosa Osmani member of parliament, assistant in UP, lecturer in Some of the professors who have held positions in institu- Dardani; AUK tions have resigned. This came about after a decision of - Burim Ramadani member of parliament, lecturer in ISPE; - Xhevahire Izmaku, member of parliament, European Institute rector Ibrahim Gashi that professors who hold two regular - Duda Balje member of parliament, professor in Fama; Juridica, lecturer, College AAB. working contracts in public institutions should choose one - Eqrem Kryeziu member of parliament, lecturer in Prizren of them. University; In the Presidency of Kosovo, some of the - Haki Demolli member of parliament, associate professor in UP, advisors of President Atifete Jahjaga, are 1. Prof. as. Nagip Skenderi 2. Prof.asoc. Mazllum Baraliu 3. associate honorary professor in Dardania; also lecturers in private colleges. Prof.ass. Nuran Muhaxheri 4. Prof.dr. Sylë Tahirsylaj 5. - Hykmete Bajrami, member of parliament, UP, assistant profes- - Arbër Vllahiu, is lecturer in Academy Evolucion, Prof.dr. Sali Bashota 6. Prof.asoc.Naim Hasani 7. Prof. sor; - Garentina Kraja, lecturer in AUK. asoc. Qerim Selimi 8. Ass. Bedri Bahtiri 9. Ass. Qerkin - Idriz Vehapi, professor in UP; Berisha 10. Ass. Blerta Brovina 11. Ass. Flamur Mrasori - Ismet Hajrullahu, Media Advisor to the Chairman, professor in Only two of mayors are also lecturers: 12. Ass. Xhafer Tahiri 13. Ass. Besfort Rrecaj 14. Ass. Iliria College; - Shaip Surdulli mayor of Kamenica, Faculty of mechanical Elmanze Nura 15. Ass. Veton Zeqiraj 16. Ass. Nurten Deva.

the public, for which unfortu- level of management. To a large led by Afrim Hoti, today pro- nately, there is little sense in this extent, it has also touched stu- fessor of Prishtina University. LEADING COUNCIL (2009-2012) society”, says he. dents. Some of the students who After him came Gani Morina, “It is a vicious circle how have shown to be more enthu- who was also a soldier of the The majority of the members of Leading Council (2009-2012) were directly or indirectly they trample on each other by siastic in serving politics have Kosovo Liberation Army. He linked to politics. turns, starting from the fact that greatly benefited after having was part of the protests orga- many cases are suspected of completed the studies. nized regarding the arrest of false diplomas, some appointed “The majority of these or- Fatmir Limaj, by the Interna- - Agim Zogaj, is considered fan of PDK, while in the beginning of this year he was from politics, the admission of ganizations place themselves in tional Court on War Crimes seriously seen as a candidate for mayor of Prizren., students without any criteria defense of their political men- in Hague. Morina’s Union was - Milazim Krasniqi, father of Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Memli Krasniqi. or influenced by daily politics, tors in order to fulfill their ini- also critical towards the talks programs designed for needs tial agreements. These organi- in 2003 between Kosovo and - Nuri Bexheti, political advisor of minister of Education, Ramë Buja, of daily politics, etc”, adds zations have often interfered in . Since the Independent - Ilire Vinca, wife of PDK former member of parliament in the first mandate, Lirak Hajrullahy. Another professor issues which do not concern the Union of Students dealt more Çelaj and still its member. in the University of Prishtina, students, issues which belong to with political issues rather than Ramadan Zejnullahu, in an the judiciary etc, but they nev- the problems of students, oth- - Marian Dema, was head of Demo-Christian Albanian Party of Kosovo who opinion piece published in the er spoke out against corruption er organizations emerged from during the election campaign of 2010 elections had sealed a coalition agreement daily Koha Ditore described in in the university, or quality of students which aimed at deal- with PDK. details the situation in this high studies and so on”, says Du- ing with the issues of students. education institution. He spoke kagjin Popovci. It was Sejdi Hoxha who ben- of the influence of politics and He thinks that the politici- efited the most by serving pol- the shortcomings in the Uni- zation of student organizations itics and not students. Hoxha, versity. has its roots back in 1997, when now 32 years old, led the Union LEADING COUNCIL (2012-2015) “As regards the Prishtina some organized students could during 2004-2005. Only a few - Nezir Çoçaj, president, close with PDK. University, the extent of wrong- no longer take the situation and years later, he is now exercising - Elife Podvorica, deputy president, candidate of PDK for member of parliament. doing has long now been upset- the lack of implementation of very important functions in var- ting. The management of UP, the agreement on high educa- ious enterprises as member of - Prof. asc. Ajvaz Berisha, close with PDK; under strict political control, tion, reached between Kosovo the Board of Kosovo Railways, - Prof. asc. Safet Merovci, was part of the previous management and loyal to is degenerating. Groups of indi- authorities and Serbia. In Octo- chief executive in Post of Koso- rector, Mujë Rugova. viduals finely accommodated in ber of that year, they organized vo, assistant in Faculty oif Ap- the academic life, for their own demonstrations, without the plied Sciences in Ferizaj, part of - Arben Fetoshi, former director of Radio Kosova, close with PDK interests in decision-making, blessing of the President Ibra- UP. Hoxha is the nephew of the - Prof. asc. Blerim Kamberi, Prof.dr.Beqir Sadikaj, Prof. dr. Behxhet Mustafa, abuse groups of students, but him Rugova. deputy from PDK, Azem Syla. Muharrem Nitaj they can no longer hide their This is where, according to During the time when Hox- behavior of non-academic, hoo- Pupovci, the influence of LDK ha was head of the Union, a ligan, criminal and immoral over the university ends, an in- fierce battle had ensued between style. They have become so fluence which it did not win him and Elbazan Hoti for this “STUDENTS OF POLITICS” notorious that they have trans- back even after the war, al- post. The post was acquired by formed this institution into a though it led with the Minis- Elbasan Hoti, and Sejdi Hox- - Afrim Hoti, first post-war president of the Independent Union of Students private property, and have ir- try of Education. ha established another organi- (UPSUP), now professor in UP. reversibly ruined the good im- The organizers of this pro- zation. Elbasan Hoti, same as - Gani Morina, former leader of UPSUP, now physician in QKU. age the wonderful students and test, after the war, sided with Hoxha, served and continues committed staff in this univer- parties which are known as the to serve politics well. Hoti is - Sejdi Hoxha, former leader of UPSUP, nephew of Azem Syla, former president sity had created for years”, says war wing. Bujar Dugolli with director of the Center for So- of the Board of Kosovo Railways, now chief executive of Post of Kosovo and Zejnullahu. AAK, and Muhamet Mavraj cial Work in Klina, while his assistant in Faculty of Applied Sciences in Ferizaj. and Driton Lajçi remained close father, Avdi Hoti ran for the as- Students of politics! with PDK. sembly as part of PDK for the - Elbasan Hotit- former leader of UPSUP, supporter of PDK, director of the Center Politics in Prishtina Univer- After the war The Indepen- Assembly of Klina in the last lo- for Social Work in Klina. sity has not remained only in the dent Union of Students was cal elections. JUNE 2014 | NR 8 6 MONTHLY NEWSPAPER

he fall of criteria in despite the fact that it ob- lege. “The Master’s Program Prishtina University tains a large number of books appears that it does not have is widespread and has translated from Albania. He the subjects and factors which touched almost every says that regarding some sub- are necessary for a scientific Tsector of it. Due to be- jects, professors have to devise framework: theoretical sys- ing used for political ends, scripts, but according to him, tems, methodology, referen- THE PATH OF this university has been trans- these scripts “are of a very low tial disciplines, such as me- formed into an institution academic quality. “ dia companies, media policies, which serves science the least. “It is difficult to always media psychology, media ed- From within, there are voices have texts in Albanian lan- ucation etc. The programme which alarm about the situa- guage, so they have to learn plan does not show neither tion, but the fact that neither from books in a foreign lan- how far, how much and in LETTERS the market nor the society has guage or from scripts.....Pro- what direction the students Prishtina University, to a large extent, conducts begun to make demands for fessors devise their scripts for learn to work with scientific quality has left this institution commercial purposes. So, even methods”, says the assessment its studies without literature. The basis of the in the mercy of narrow inter- quality is not in its required report. Furthermore, in de- ests and mediocrity. Professors level and cannot give suffi- partments of Faculty of Edu- program of this university continues to be scripts linked with politics simply gr- cient knowledge from those cation there is a serious scar- and sketches of lectures. The current literature is ab everything they can reach, scripts and slides. The worst is city of basic books for man- often keeping jobs simultane- that the students are required datory subjects. According to very outdated. In general, we have a going back as ously in UP, private universi- to study only what has been students of this faculty, four- regards the standard of studying in this university, ties, as well as governmental written in the script”, says Pu- teen subjects are taught with institutions. povci. scripts. There are even profes- a return to “The Path of Letters”, when we only got There isn’t a verified literature Preportr has conducted a sors who make it mandatory in UP, while students often review of literature in the Fac- to buy their books. The Ac- the alphabet willingly limit themselves in ulty of Law, Faculty of Eco- creditation Agency of Koso- reading exam tests, which are nomics, Faculty of Education, vo has issued a recommen- often distributed as literature. Faculty of Philosophy and De- dation that some of the pro- BESNIK BOLETINI In many UP departments, the partment of Journalism. Only grams of the Faculty of Educa- mandatory subjects are taught some of the students of these tion should increase their re- with scripts, summaries of lec- faculties have agreed to speak search work and at the same tures as well as alternative lit- about this issue, while the ma- time look towards possibilities erature, and even “leaked” jority of the students did not of participating in research tests which are distributed as agree to speak because of fear projects which are being con- instant literature for exams. of eventual revenge by their ducted in EU and in other Students are not sufficiently professors. teaching universities. demanding, while many pro- Taking into account that The lack of seriousness in fessors hold also public and most of literature in the De- UP is also shown by the fact governmental posts, and are partment of Philosophy is in that graduation papers of stu- additionally employed in var- a foreign language, mainly in dents are being sold in the car ious private colleges and do English, the assessment report market in Fushe Kosova, and not have enough time to give of the Accreditation Agency of that with prizes of only 1 eu- lectures in UP. Instead of be- Kosovo (June 2012) recom- ro. The person selling these ing penalized for absences in mended to this department to papers declared that he has lectures, these professors take improve the level of knowl- thousands of them. On the wages even for hours they did edge on foreign languages for other hand, these papers are not hold. The payment of wag- students who participate in not analyzed by anyone, but es for professors who do not their study programs. “With- are presented formally in front give regular lectures is also out solving this problem, the of a commission of three pro- confirmed by reports of the Department of Philosophy will fessors. Auditory, which are not be- not be able to deliver a high Ramadan Zejnullahu, pro- ing taken into account. quality knowledge in its ar- fessor in the Department of In Prishtina University, which ea in a long-term prospect”, Mathematics in FSHMN says has 16 Faculties consisting of mentions the report of AAK . that the fall of studying quali- 80 departments, only 6 scien- Taking into account the ty is happening because of the tific journals are published, shortcomings in the area of re- politicization of UP and the re- which do not fulfill the inter- search of Faculty of Econom- cruitment of new staff in UP national criteria on scientific ics, the Accreditation Agency without any criteria, but who journals. These journals did of Kosovo, in its assessment re- have only been in the service not manage to obtain interna- port (June 2012) recommend- of politics and different inter- tional codes of scientific jour- ed that studies should not be est groups. He says that among nals, but have only obtained conducted only with standard the new academic staff main- codes from the National Li- literature, but also to estab- ly those who do not fulfill the brary and the University of lish a research approach, es- legal criteria are chosen, and Kosovo. pecially in seminary pieces. in many cases there are for- Additionally, AAK has recom- feited reviews and procedures Studying with scripts mended to the Faculty of Eco- by themselves, but also by re- Many departments of Fac- nomics to establish a research- viewing commissions, and ulties of Prishtina University scientific center through which all of this happens out right- lack basic literature for man- this faculty would develop ly and with the knowledge of datory subjects. Instead of ba- more in the scientific aspect. UP leadership. In an opinion sic literature, students learn As regards quality of stud- piece published in “Koha Di- from scripts or summaries of ies in the department of jour- tore”, he says that the election lectures, which do not have nalism, the Accreditation of academic staff is done ac- academic quality, but have a Agency of Kosovo, in its re- cording to political preferenc- general content . Dukagjin Pu- port of 2011, has assessed es, material benefits or family povci, director in the Kosovo that the Bachelor program links. According to him, the Center for Education says that resembles a tool box (knowl- package voting for the election UP cannot have all the main edge and practice), something of academic staff in the Sen- books in , that could be offered in a col- ate of UP has become the most JUNE 2014 | NR 8 beside primary literature, MONTHLY NEWSPAPER 7 students learn for differ ent scripts or compila - tions of lectures, which- sophisticated mechanism for do npt have academic I teach. I have grounded sus- vanced into the professor lev- covering up crime in this area. quality, but have rather picion that she did not com- el without any publication in “It is sufficient to extract a general content mit this manipulation on her scientific journals “with im- statistics of persons employed own. She must have done this pact factor” and without ful- in UP these years in whatev- with the assistance of some filling the number of five scien- er post and conclude that the colleagues from the academ- tific works, as provided in the main criteria has been nepo- ic, administrative and lead- Statute of Prishtina University. tism, political belonging and PEDAGOGY: FROM TOTAL 22 MANDATORY SUBJECTS: ing staff. I have denounced “Koha Ditore” on Novem- material interests. Conse- this case in the prosecution, ber 9 of this year reported that quently, academic units to- 9 MANDATORY SUBJECTS – ARE TAUGHT WITH SCRIPTS, and what they further do I do the majority of scientific works day are filled with staff who not know. Regarding the case, which have been recognized had a hard time getting a pass- 3 SUBJECTS ARE TAUGHT WITH SUMMARIES OF LECTURES the prosecution has never con- to merit this title, do not cite ing grade without dragging for tacted me up till now, while Gashi as main author, are irrel- a long time or often without 1 SUBJECT, THE PROFESSORS RECOMMENDS TO BUY HIS BOOK. the Faculty for such cases is- evant to the subject matter, but avoiding procedures, where- sues ridiculous penalties in the have also been published in an as UP has degraded so much style of suspending students for Indian scientific journal which POLITICAL SCIENCES: FROM 22 MANDATORY SUBJECTS: that it now has no chance of a number of semesters or de- is suspected of being fictional. fulfilling its mission”, says Ze- laying graduation ,etc”, says The Faculty of Philosophy jnullahu. 6 SUBJECTS ARE TAUGHT WITH SCRIPTS Hajrullahu. began in 2012 to publish the He says that the relatively He adds that in 2007/2008 journal “Njohja”. This is a large number of doctoral the- 1 SUBJECT WITH ALTERNATIVE BOOK another case happened in- journal of the Institute for So- sis and master thesis complet- volving one assistant togeth- cial and Human Studies, in the ed in a relatively short peri- SOCIOLOGY: FROM 22 MANDATORY SUBJECTS er with the administration, Faculty of Philosophy. In May od of time is in full inconsis- they made it possible for one of 2013, the second edition of tency with scientific capaci- 10 SUBJECTS ARE TAUGHT WITH SCRIPTS AND ALTERNATIVE LITERATURE so-called public figure to pass the journal came out. Hasnije ties and laboratory equipment the exam through manipula- Ilazi, member of the editors’ in UP. “The avoidance of aca- 2 SUBJECTS ONLY WITH SCRIPTS tion. “I remember, when I de- board of this journal says that demic procedures in this field nounced the case in the Dean’s this journal has reached audi- has been accompanied by de- 1 SUBJECT – THE PROFESSOR RECOMMENDS HER BOOK office, I was told that I should ences in the international scale viating actions which result- keep quiet because this person and that already there is in- ed with a non-qualitative and comes from the media and he quiring by foreign authors to detrimental product for the de- PSYCHOLOGY: FROM 22 MANDATORY SUBJECTS could speak against us! Since publish their scientific works in velopment of high education in this case my signature was this journal. Ilazi has said for in Kosovo. The bodies of the 8 SUBJECTS ARE TAUGHT WITH SCRIPTS not falsified, I did not deal any- Preportr that this journal has University have never made it more with this, for example a powerful financial backing clear that the transmission of denouncing it in the prosecu- by the Rectorate. “It is indis- 1 SUBJECT IS TAUGHT WITH ALTERNATIVE LITERATURE scientific information can be tion “. pensable that the UP Rectorate done only by those who have Hajrullahu says that there allocate special annual funds the scientific information and 2 SUBJECTS ARE TAUGHT BY COMBINING SCRIPTS AND SUMMARIES OF are various tendencies of stu- for publication in UP, which who to some degree, are part LECTURES dents to pass exams without would ensure a continuity of of this information, but never merit. He also mentions cases publication of research and sci- those who obtained these de- of threats through phone mes- entific works, which are one of grees in illegal ways”, empha- PHILOSOPHY: FROM 22 MANDATORY SUBJECTS sages from students because the objectives of higher educa- sizes Zejnullahu. they did not fulfill the criteria tion”, says Ilazi. But this jour- 6 SUBJECTS ARE TAUGHT WITH BASIC BOOKS IN ENGLISH to pass the exams, but he never nal mainly includes areas of so- Falsification of grades in an faltered and after the student ciology and philosphy, whereas organized fashion 2 WITH SCRIPTS. who declared himself as “war other departments (Psycholo- Apart from the poor qual- veteran” apologized later and gy, Political Sciences, cultur- ity of studies, lack of basic went through the exam as all al Ethnology and Anthropolo- literature, another phenom- ECONOMICS: FROM TOTAL OF 21 MANDATORY SUBJECTS: other students. gy) do not have scientific jour- enon present is the falsifica- nals. The Department of His- Only six scientific journals, tion of grades by students. Ar- 5 SUBJECTS ARE TAUGHT WITH SCRIPTS tory used to publish the jour- ben Hajrullahu says that in the all without international nal “Buletini”, but it no longer Faculty of Philosophy this phe- codes is being published. According 2 PROFESSORS RECOMMEND THEIR BOOKS nomenon is widespread, and Prishtina University, which to professor Muhamet Shala, further speaks about the cas- has 16 faculties, consisting of who is the contact person, this es when even his signature or 80 departments, publishes on- journal is not being published grade has been falsified. He BANKING AND FINANCES 21 MANDATORY SUBJECTS ly six scientific journals. But because there is no interest of raises grounded suspicion that even these scientific journals the academic staff to publish the falsification of grades is do- 8 SUBJECTS ARE TAUGHT WITH SCRIPTS do not have adequate scientif- it. “Buletini Journal has pub- ne in collaboration between ic values, because only one of lished more than 2 editions, some individuals and academ- them (Njohja) has been dis- but for the last five years it is ic, administrative and leading FACULTY OF LAW: FROM 48 MANDATORY SUBJECTS tributed in the internet in the not being published. Now we staff. Hajrullahu says that he international market, whereas are making efforts to publish has warned students and ac- 1 SUBJECT IS TAUGHT WITH A SCRIPT the others are used only within it again. There are several rea- ademic, administrative and Kosovo. This shows that these sons for this, one being mate- leading staff that he would de- 1 SUBJECT IS TAUGHT WITH ALTERNATIVE LITERATURE journals are “poor” and still rial, but also the lack of in- nounce them in the prosecu- do not fulfill the criteria of in- terest by professors to publish tion all those who would fal- 1 SUBJECT IS TAUGHT WITH THE LAW OF 1974 ternational scientific journals. this journal. It has been simply sify his signature. Taking this into account, these left aside through negligence. “In academic year 2012/13 journals did not manage to ob- I believe that during this year 1 PROFESSOR OBLIGES HIS BOOK I have had two problematic tain codes of international sci- it will start being published cases with which I have dealt. entific journals, but have only again”, says Mala. The Facul- One case concerns threats obtained codes only from the ty of Education consists of ten against me, which I denounced JOURNALISM: FROM 10 TOTAL MANDATORY SUBJECTS: National and University Li- programs, and publishes on- in the police. In the other case brary of Kosovo. ly one journal “Edukologjia”, one student in the final grad- 2 SUBJECTS ARE TAUGHT WITH ALTERNATIVE LITERATURE Even the rector Ibrahim which began its publication in uation phase is caught with Gashi himself has got into 2001. Professor Begzad Baliu, more than ten false grades, and 3 SUBJECTS ARE TAUGHT WITH SUMMARIES OF LECTURES AND ALTER- trouble with scientific works. the contact person of this jour- one of them being of a subject NATIVE LITERATURE He is suspected of having ad- nal, says that they are making > CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 JUNE 2014 | NR 8 8 MONTHLY NEWSPAPER

> CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 efforts to reach an agreement and governmental posts. In- to the regulation on person- lished by UP. Apart from four with a university in Canada to stead, their assistants deliver al income in the University of students admitted in March, bolster the quality of this jour- the lectures and do the exams. Prishtina.1/126 the personnel Faculty of Mathemati- thirty seven students appear nal, since this journal is not But this phenomenon is noth- absent in the teaching process cal-Natural Sciences: to have been registered dur- present in international sci- ing new, since the research of should have been sanctioned 5 departments, no scientific ing dates between 9-14 Janu- entific publications. “We are previous years show that pro- with a salary deduction of 50 journal ary 2013, after the end of the expecting to equip this jour- fessors engaged in politics do euros per hour lost, 25 euros first semester. The issue of lec- nal with ISSN code, because not deliver lectures regularly, per hour by assistants. The tures is something that Arben it had a code given by the Na- while individual discussions deduction to have been with- Hajrullahu, professor in De- tional Library, but it has no in- are out of the question. held, by our calculations, is Faculty of Economics: partment of Political Scienc- ternational code”, says Baliu. The lack of respect of lec- 10,968 euro”, says the report. 5 departments, no scientific es has also dealt with. He has The Faculty of Philology has ture schedules, exams, con- These remarks by ZAP were journal said for Preportr that this has nine departments, and pub- sultations, lack respect of syl- issued also in 2011 , but they been going on for years and lishes the journal “Filologji”, lables by professors, lack of were never taken into account. that this was the reason for the journal with annual Pub- implementation of contem- “We have tested 12 cases on Faculty of Construc- his withdrawal from the ad- lications of the Seminary on porary methods of teaching attendance of lectures by the mission process in this depart- tion and Architecture language, Albanian literature and evaluation, non-objective Academic Staff and the real- ment. “I will mention a case, and culture and the Journal evaluation of students by pro- ization of payments pursuant 2 departments, no scientific when in end of December 2010 “Media” which began being fessors, violations by the aca- to contracts. In three cases, journals in the Department of Political published since 2009. All of demic staff mentioned in the the payment was delivered to Sciences we admitted around these three journals are pub- monitoring report of UP by lecturers, although they did 30-50 new students. lished annually, but are not the Student Parliament (SP). not fulfill the norm foreseen Faculty of Electric and The reaction was that these translated in another language This report drafted after the by the contract. This report Computer Engineering students could not commence and are not present in the in- research of the situation in also points out that the ma- the studies offered by me to- 6 departments, no scientific ternational sphere. The Fac- UP about the period October jority of the academic person- gether with those who had be- ulty of Law has eight depart- 2010 – February 2011, a co- nel possess contracts above journal gun at the beginning of the ments and published the jour- py of which was obtained by the norm and honorary con- semester, October. I also ex- nal “E Drejta”. This journal is “Zeri” confirms that in aca- tracts, which provides for the plained that I have nothing published four times a year. demic units of UP, students number of additional hours to Faculty of Mechanic personal with students ad- According to professor Qer- are forced to buy the books of be realized. “From 25 indi- Engineering mitted beyond the deadline im Qerimi, the main distri- professors, there is widespread vidual payments tested in the 4 departments, no scientific or regulations, but I also said bution of the Journal is limit- vengeance of professors dur- total amount of 82,995 eu- that they would have to attend journal ed to the space of the Faculty. ing evaluation, improper be- ro, we have noticed that they additional lectures, since the “Outside the university space, havior of professors, begin- have been compensated with- regular lectures had already copies of this journal are con- ning by contempt to insults out evidence on fulfilling the begun two months earlier. stantly forwarded to universi- and threats. requirements of lectures and Faculty of Medicine And the reaction of most stu- ties which provide studies in The report mentions that honorary norms in the value 6 departments, no scientific dents admitted beyond dead- Albanian language outside of a part of the professors do of 11,248 euro”. journal lines or regulations was that the Republic of Kosovo, es- not deliver the lectures reg- they were having problems pecially in Tirana and Teto- ularly, and this is reported to The “parachutist” phenome- only with me and that they va”, says Qerimi. As regards happen usually with profes- non continues” have the support of the gov- the level of scientific research, sors who hold other working UP has continually seen Faculty of Agriculture ernment and people there to Dukagjin Pupovci from KEC posts as well, in state institu- an unequal competition be- and Veterinary commence the studies in this says that there is no financial tions where they have public tween candidates to become 6 departments, no scientific manner and in this time peri- support for scientific research functions, in private colleg- a student. A considerable journal od “, said Hajrullahu. and that the research-scien- es, a part of them employ as- number of students through- tific work is done individu- sistants, and some professors out the years have been admit- ally. “The scientific research join 2-3 groups for a lecture ted without any criteria. This Nontransparent Rectorate work is supported very little because the professor does not contingent of students is usu- Faculty of Geosci- During the realization of in Kosovo, and compared to have time. ally admitted after the dead- ences and Technology this research, Preportr aimed other universities, it is a low Despite this fact, the Rec- line through political influence – branch of Mitrovica at also doing a monitoring of volume of scientific research. torate of UP continues to and begin their studies at the 4 departments, no scientific the academic qualifications The financing of scientific-re- “award” these professors for end of the first semester. Re- journal and scientific works of profes- search work is almost zero”, their abscences, since they cently, during academic year sors lecturing in UP. Although says Pupovci. get paid in full even for hours 2012-2013, Prishtina Univer- the request for access to pub- unattended. This is also con- sity admitted around 150 stu- lic documents in the Rectorate They don’t deliver lectures firmed by the Office of the Au- dents in the field of political Faculty of Geoscienc- was sent (24.05.2013), this in- regularly, but still receive dotiry General in the last re- sciences in violation of reg- es and Technology stitution never allowed us ac- full salaries port published in June 2013. istration criteria, with some 4 departments, no scientific cess to these documents, de- A phenomenon which has This report recommends to of them appearing in the ad- journal spite having waited for over 5 followed UP throughout these the rectorate to apply monitor- ministration list only from months and despite the regular years is the absence of pro- ing controls on the process of March. JNK Newspaper has contacts throughout this pe- fessors in lectures. Preportr, lecturing and compensation of reported that 144 more stu- riod. Also, for all issues cited Faculty of Applied sci- during this research, has car- salaries and wages for servic- dents were admitted in the in this research, Preportr has ried out a simple survey with es not performed. “In 8 tested Department of Political Sci- ences - Ferizaj requested an interview with students of Faculties of Phi- cases of lecturers with regular ences in the Faculty of Phi- 3 departments, no scientific Ibrahim Gashi, the rector of losophy, Law and Econom- contracts worth 105,488 eu- losophy during the academic journal Prishtina University “Hasan ics, which resulted that profes- ro, there were abscences of lec- year 2012-2013. The registra- Prishtina”, but this was not sors who do not come at all or turers in the teaching process. tion of around 150 addition- made possible due to justifica- are otherwise late for lectures For the hours not delivered al students is illegal because tion that the rector has a load- are the ones keeping political by these lecturers, according there was no public call pub- ed agenda.

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