TIRANA, September 25/ATA/- Albania’s Education Minister Besa Shahini is attending in Brussels the Ministerial of the Western Balkans and the European Commission for Science and Innovation.
During the panel with participation of her counterparts from the region and senior representatives from the European Commission, Minister Shahini initially thanked those present for the solidarity and support shown in the recent days of natural disasters.
During the discussion, Minister Shahini reported on measures taken in 2019 to build capacity for research – including the 1.5m-euro government grant for scientific infrastructure for public universities, as well as the digital library for students and researchers.
Minister Shahini emphasized that, “Thanks to our policies towards scientific research and innovation we aim to meet the needs of the labor market. This is not only Albania’s path towards the EU, but it’s also a necessary activity that must be developed for the country’s economic development.
“In this context, we are fully committed to take forward with concrete work the common EU agenda for research and innovation,” said Shahini./k.s/ /a.g/p.s./
