Education

Poverty within Kosovo’s Minority Communities Forces Children out of School

The education of children from the first to the twelfth grade is mandatory for all citizens of Kosovo, but over the years students from the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities have been part of the discussions about dropping out of school.

Women’s Low Employment in Kosovo Blamed on Kindergarten Shortage

The lack of children’s learning centres and kindergartens prevents many women from joining the labour market, a roundtable has heard.

Threat to Additional Learning Centres risks harming non-majority communities

Children of the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities in Kosovo may be left without Learning Centres if they’re not transformed into educational institutions.

Distance learning fails to reach disadvantaged pupils

In a BIRN-hosted debate, officials from the Ministry of Education and members of civil society discussed attempts to implement online learning in Kosovo during the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the socially underprivileged.

A life dedicated to education

Having learned to read in 1943 aged 14, Daut Islami later entered into a more than 40-year long career as a teacher that spanned the second half of the 20th century.