"'Rilindja' has abandoned students"/ Lili Sula: After May 11, the difficult education situation will end

The candidate for deputy and head of the Education Department in the Democratic Party, Lili Sula, has denounced the degradation and destruction of universities. In a statement to the media, Sula described this situation as the most serious betrayal that the "Rilindja" government has committed against the country and the Albanian youth.

She has also harshly criticized the Ministry of Education for its negligence and insensitivity to students' demands, citing the example of the professional program "Maritime/Land Transport Management" at the "Aleksandër Moisiu" University in Durrës, for which no employment opportunities have been recognized.

Statement by the candidate for MP and head of the Education Department in the Democratic Party, Lili Sula:

Dear students, parents and citizens! The degradation and destruction of universities is the gravest betrayal that the Renaissance has committed against the country and against the youth's dream of education, profession and professional career!

Rilindja and the ministry have abandoned the students and teachers. They do not listen, do not address, and do not react to their problems, demands, and complaints!

The case of students of the 2-year professional program 'Maritime/Land Transport Management', offered at the 'Aleksandër Moisiu' University, Durrës, best represents the insensitivity and irresponsibility of the Ministry of Education!

These students, who have completed their studies and those who are continuing their studies, not only are not employed, but their diploma is not even taken into consideration in the competition procedures for a job!

So, two years of study; two years of financial expenditure are thrown in the trash.

These students have been denouncing and demanding a solution to this problem from the Ministry of Education since 2024. Their request has fallen on deaf ears.

The question arises: Why does the ministry license these programs, while not recognizing their diplomas and not enabling them to be employed in the labor market?

What makes this case even sadder and more flagrant is that the study program is accredited. What accreditation agency and what evaluation model would accredit a study program that does not report a single employed student?!

The Democratic Party, by denouncing this case, assures students, parents, and professors that this serious situation in higher education will end after the May 11 elections!