Education

Gifted but ‘ignored’

Kosovo’s education system is built to fit the average student and is in most cases unable to support the needs of gifted children with extraordinary intelligence and talents.

The impossibility of early retirement in Kosovo is forcing over 200 teachers with serious illnesses to continue working in schools, with consequences for the teachers themselves, the children they teach and for the Kosovo education system.

Happy with being badly educated, poor and isolated

Misguided optimism and accepting Kosovo’s faults in education, health and governance as fate will not resolve the deep-seated issues.

PISA results paint dispiriting picture

Results from the 2018 PISA tests show Kosovo’s 15-year-olds recording some of the lowest average scores among all the countries tested in reading, maths and science.

Kosovo Accreditation Agency axed from European network organization

The European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education has discontinued the membership of Kosovo Accreditation Agency following accusations of political interference and unprofessional conduct, endangering the recognition of Kosovo diplomas abroad.

BIRN Report Highlights Kosovo’s Struggle to Detect Early Warning Signs of Terrorism and Radicalisation

Pictures of children killed during the war are on display at the exhibition 'Once upon a time and never again' in memory of children killed during the 1998-2000 war, in Prishtina, Kosovo. Photo: EPA/Valdrin Xhemaj

Kosovo Government Unveils Plan for Museum of Genocide

Headcount Results Show Kosovo Faces Declining Population and Rising Urbanization

Ulpiana Forum Discussion on Global Diaspora Strategies for Combating Misinformation held in Prishtina, December 11, 2024. Photo: BIRN

Ulpiana Forum Discussion: Global Diaspora Strategies For Combating Misinformation

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