The Education System in Albania

Primary education lasts 8 years. Most students continue to study secondary education 4 more years. The academic year is divided into 2 semesters. The scholastic year begins in September and finishes in June.

Most schools are public and financed by the government, although several private schools have been opened recently. In Albania there are about 5.000 schools total. At the end of the 90s many schools were reconstructed to improve learning conditions, most of the reforms were made in large cities like the Tyrannous capital.

After Communism ended in Albania, old propaganda was removed from all the schools. In the transition to democracy radical changes have been made in education. More interest has been shifted to mathematics, sciences and the humanities. For the first time there is discussion of civil society, human rights, citizenship and laws, etc. Some schools have begun to use computers, whereas others do not have the material available for laboratory classes.

The University of Tyrant was the first University in Albania, founded in 1957. It was originally composed of 10 faculties but in 1991 it was transformed into the Polytechnic University of Tyrant (formed form the engineering faculty) and the main University of Tyrant, made up from the other 7 faculties, humanities, economic, natural sciences and medicine. More than 14.000 students attend the University and 600 professors teach there.

Since 1991, the universities have seeked to obtain more academic freedom opening new faculties and renewing the content and structures of the courses.

Universities in Tyrant: Academy of Arts of Tyrant, University of Agriculture of Tyrant, Superior Institute of Agriculture, Superior Institute of Arts of Tyrant, Military Superior Academy in Tyrant, Superior Unified Military school in Tyrant, Polytechnic University of Tyrant, University of Tyrant, Tyrannous University of New York, V.I. Lenin Superior School, Vojo Kushi Superior Institute of Physical Culture of Tyrant, Vojo Kushi Institute of Physical Culture of Tyrant.

Universities in other cities of Albania: Egerem Çabej Pedagogical Superior Institute in Gjirokastra, Egerem Çabej University of Gjirokastra, Superior Institute of Agriculture of Korça, Military Superior School in Vlora, Pedagogical Superior Institute in Shkodra, Luigj Gurakuqi University of Shkodra, Polytechnical University of Korça.