This initiative will provide scholarships to one hundred students who will be able to pursue their studies in all universities in the country as well as in three foreign countries: Turkey, Germany and Austria
TIRANA, Dec. 20 – ALBtelecom and Eagle Mobile, with the support of American Hospital, have given their contribution to education in Albanian territories. The companies organized a press conference to present the initiative “Education, the project that brings us together”, a project initiated by the Albanian Foundation of Education (FASH).
Attending this activity were the CEO of ALBtelecom and Eagle Mobile, Mr. Orhan Coskun, Director of Pre-University Education in the Ministry of Education, Mr. Fatmir Vejsiu, the CEO of American Hospital, Mr. Klodian Allajbeu, FASH Coordinator, Bledar Gjimi, as well as other Directors of the companies ALBtelecom and Eagle Mobile, students and parents.
This initiative will provide scholarships to one hundred students who will be able to pursue their studies in all universities in the country as well as in three foreign countries: Turkey, Germany and Austria.
During his speech Mr. Orhan Coskun, CEO of ALBtelecom and Eagle Mobile, emphasized the importance of education, saying that: “Who opens a school door, closes the door of ignorance, poverty and unemployment”, so I congratulate my initiator colleagues on the opportunities they bring to students from all over Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia.
While FASH Coordinator, Mr. Bledar Gjimi, thanking the supporting companies of this project, appealed to other companies to join this path, the path of education.
“We had the pleasure to work with two major companies in Albania, ALBtelecom / Eagle Mobile and the American Hospital. They are an example of social responsibility. We do not think that FASH will meet the needs of education in Albania, but we think that it will contribute in a serious way to bring a new standard”, concluded Gjimi.
The CEO of American Hospital, Mr. Klodian Allajbeu, emphasized that this initiative shows the vision of the future; it is an appeal to the business to realize that its future is closely related to the country’s future, and the future of the country is as much related to the future of our youth as it is to its education.
Meanwhile, Mr. Fatmir Vejsiu, Director of Pre-University Education in the Ministry of Education said that besides such donations, education has many other needs because intellectual investment is just as important as the material one. “The companies ALBtelecom and Eagle Mobile are not only donors in the field of education, but also our collaborators in this field. I would like to extend my thanks to them for the internet service without interruption and educational opportunities offered in the learning process. Another project that will come from this collaboration is the donation to the introduction of digital libraries or virtual laboratories which are a need in our schools”, said Mr. Vejsiu.
The Scholarships Project is conducted for the first time in Albania and consists in providing scholarships to high school graduates countrywide and in Albanian territories.
Albtelecom and Eagle Mobile have shown special care to the continued support of the Albanian education. Some of the previously launched projects are: “20 Scholarships for Orphan Children”, “Write Albanian Language Right”, “Hand in Hand with Education”, as well as donations of books and technological devices such as laptops, computers and projectors for schools and universities.
Meanwhile, the Albanian Foundation of Education was established a year ago, as a legal entity and operates as a non-profit and non-governmental organization. The Foundation carries out its activity independently of state bodies and interests regardless of race, religion, political beliefs, gender and ethnic origin.
