TIRANA, May 10/ATA/-The government of Albania and the Turkish government are discussing on increasing the number of scholarships for Albanian students into one of the most renowned universities in Turkey, Istanbul Technical University, (ITU).
Prime Minister Edi Rama spoke about these efforts during the meeting held in Tirana with representatives of the Albanian and Turkish Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
He said that 50 Albanian students have received scholarships over the last two years to study in Turkey and that the government has been negotiating on increasing the number of scholarships. “We have discussed with the ambassador on more scholarships for the best Albanian students so that they have the opportunity of getting qualified in Turkey on scholarship and then return home to make their contribution”, said PM Rama.
“About three years and a half ago we invested in foundation of this chamber and thanks to this chamber we have another important instrument to add more weight to our economic cooperation”, said the prime minister.
PM Rama highlighted the fact that since collapse of communism, Turkey has stood by the side of Albania and has made a constant contribution with technical assistance in all the fields, beginning from infrastructure to health, from agriculture to culture.
Thousand of Albanian students have got qualified in Turkey’s schools becoming a bridge and embodiment of one of the brightest examples of this friendship and support of a friendly country, concluded the prime minister./e.caushi/p.s./
