Editorial

When grades have a price tag: Corruptions influence over Albania’s higher education

The exam season is one of the most stressful times for students. The libraries and study halls are filled with crowds of students who wish to pass the following exam. However, between

2 months ago

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Editorial

Coalitions for Clean Universities – A Strategic Necessity for Higher Education

One of the main pillars of quality and sustainable higher education in Albania is considered to be academic integrity, which is closely linked to transparency, honesty, and respect for ethical standards that

6 months ago

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Editorial·Features·News·Social Issues·Special

Corruption in Albanian Higher Education: The Silent Crisis Undermining a Generation

By Vilson Blloshmi In a country where education is often seen as a ticket out of poverty and a bridge toward European integration, the higher education system in Albania is quietly unraveling

7 months ago

12 mins read

When grades have a price tag: Corruptions influence over Albania’s higher education

Editorial·Features·Social Issues

The exam season is one of the most stressful times for students. The libraries and study halls are filled with crowds of students who wish to pass the following exam. However, between

2 months ago

5 mins read

Coalitions for Clean Universities – A Strategic Necessity for Higher Education

Editorial

6 months ago

5 mins read

Corruption in Albanian Higher Education: The Silent Crisis Undermining a Generation

Editorial·Features·News·Social Issues·Special

By Vilson Blloshmi In a country where education is often seen as a ticket out of poverty and a bridge toward European integration, the higher education system in Albania is quietly unraveling

7 months ago

12 mins read

Academic Corruption Undermines Albanian Higher Education: A Barrier to Reform and EU Integration

Editorial·Features·News·Social Issues·Special

By Nora Ahmeti and Vilson Blloshmi May 2025 TIRANA – As final exams unfold across Albanian university campuses, the usual tension of academic life is palpable. Students pack into libraries and lecture

8 months ago

11 mins read

Editorial: Latest Tirana-Athens spat is bad for both Albania and Greece

Editorial·Features·Op-Ed

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL A wave of political commentary and debate has recently erupted in Albania, especially coming from sources that are always ready to declare Greece an enemy of Albania. Unfortunately, these

2 years ago

4 mins read

Isolation is not a joke: Leaving the ICSID would be a bitter mistake

Editorial·Op-Ed

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL Albania’s troubles with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) seem to be expanding well beyond the infamous case of settling over the closure of Agon Channel

3 years ago

3 mins read

The Open Balkans wine tasting club

Editorial·Op-Ed

One way out of this awkward and unpleasant conundrum is for Open Balkans to retreat into a smaller, softer, cultural blend of cultural diplomacy with concerts, fairs and all the glittery shows

3 years ago

2 mins read

Editorial: Legislating away democracy on made up allegations sets a terrible precedent

Editorial·Op-Ed

TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL Almost the day after he handed over the office of the head of state, Ilir Meta, one of Albania’s top political leaders for nearly 30 years, was faced with

3 years ago

4 mins read

Butrint (Author: Anastasia Tzigounaki Copyright: © UNESCO)

Editorial: Failing to see the forest for the trees in Butrint

Editorial·Features·Op-Ed

Criticism of a new management plan for the national park, and the AADF’s involvement, is unwarranted, misguided or malicious. TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL An ongoing debate over a new management plan for the

4 years ago

3 mins read

Albania in the UNSC: an opportunity to end decades’ long isolation and its aftermath

Editorial

By Alba Cela When Albania joined the United Nations in 1955, the communist dictatorship had already consolidated and Enver Hoxha’s hands were already bloody with the political murder of his rivals and

4 years ago

5 mins read

Editorial: Place your bets – Mayoral by-elections in Albania: What’s at stake?

Editorial·Op-Ed

The upcoming local by-elections in six municipalities to pick mayors for a short mandate would have been routine and without any special political significance in different circumstances. But because of the dramatic

4 years ago

11 mins read

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Editorial

Coalitions for Clean Universities – A Strategic Necessity for Higher Education

Coalitions for Clean Universities – A Strategic Necessity for Higher Education

Editorial: Latest Tirana-Athens spat is bad for both Albania and Greece

Isolation is not a joke: Leaving the ICSID would be a bitter mistake

The Open Balkans wine tasting club

Editorial: Legislating away democracy on made up allegations sets a terrible precedent

Editorial: Failing to see the forest for the trees in Butrint

Albania in the UNSC: an opportunity to end decades’ long isolation and its aftermath

Editorial: Place your bets – Mayoral by-elections in Albania: What’s at stake?

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