new schools – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. https://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:36:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 EU4Schools Programme delivers two reconstructed educational facilities in Lezhë https://en.ata.gov.al/2025/07/30/eu4schools-programme-delivers-two-reconstructed-educational-facilities-in-lezhe/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2025/07/30/eu4schools-programme-delivers-two-reconstructed-educational-facilities-in-lezhe/#respond Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:36:53 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=270491 TIRANA, July 30 /ATA/ – In Lezhë Municipality, two educational institutions damaged by the November 26, 2019 earthquake have been fully reconstructed or rehabilitated under the EU-funded “EU4Schools” programme.

According to a social media update by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Albania, the newly completed facilities include the 9-year “Gjergj Kastrioti” school and the combined 9-year school and kindergarten “Fran Ivanaj” in Ishull-Shëngjin.

Following the 2019 earthquake, the EU4Schools programme, launched by the European Union and implemented by UNDP in cooperation with the Albanian government, has provided modern and safe learning environments for approximately 1,000 students, children, and teachers at the two institutions. The improvements have also benefitted an estimated 68,000 residents in the surrounding communities.

With a 75 million euros grant from the European Union, the EU4Schools initiative has so far completed 61 out of 63 planned school buildings in 11 municipalities affected by the earthquake, positively impacting the lives of more than 25,000 students, children, and teachers.

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]]> https://en.ata.gov.al/2025/07/30/eu4schools-programme-delivers-two-reconstructed-educational-facilities-in-lezhe/feed/ 0 PM Rama: More than 450 schools built, 40 more new schools being constructed https://en.ata.gov.al/2025/04/02/pm-rama-more-than-450-schools-built-40-more-new-schools-being-constructed/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2025/04/02/pm-rama-more-than-450-schools-built-40-more-new-schools-being-constructed/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:47:14 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=260228 TIRANA, April 2 /ATA/ – Prime Minister Edi Rama focused on a series of investment projects aimed at transforming and modernizing educational infrastructure, saying as many as 450 schools across Albania have been built, renovated or reconstructed, while work is underway on construction of 40 more schools across the country.

Addressing a meeting at “Besnik Sykja” school in Tirana, PM Rama highlighted investments in educational infrastructure across the country, underlining the new educational facilities and environments have been constructed to meet contemporary European standards and infrastructure for habitability and environmental comfort and provide spaces for optimum education.

He added that work continues on construction of 40 more new schools, which are set to complete in 2025.

Rama also noted that hundreds of smart labs have been and are being installed in schools all over Albania.

“We will complete this whole cycle with installation of more smart labs, already a reality in a large number of schools and set to be installed in all schools throughout Albania by the end of this decade,” he said.

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]]> https://en.ata.gov.al/2025/04/02/pm-rama-more-than-450-schools-built-40-more-new-schools-being-constructed/feed/ 0 PM Rama: Investment in new educational facilities to whole new level https://en.ata.gov.al/2024/01/16/pm-rama-investment-in-new-educational-facilities-to-whole-new-level/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2024/01/16/pm-rama-investment-in-new-educational-facilities-to-whole-new-level/#respond Tue, 16 Jan 2024 11:05:34 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=224955 TIRANA, Jan 16 /ATA/ – Two more newly-rebuilt schools opened doors to their students and teachers in the in the northeastern town of Burrel as part of the Albanian government programme to build new schools and provide modern educational infrastructure facilities to pupils and students across the country.

Prime Minister Edi Rama took to the social media on Tuesday to share pictures showing the reconstructed educational facilities that meet contemporary standards.

Rama renewed his government’s commitment to take to a whole new level the investment projects  on educational facilities throughout the country.

“Two more new schools in the town of Burrel, namely the ‘28 Nëntori’ high school and ‘Mustafa Gjestila high school, have opened doors to more than 600 local students and teachers, as the government is committed to take investment in educational facilities throughout the country to a whole new level,” PM Rama said via a post on the social media.

Newly-built schools throughout Albania are designed to meet contemporary European standards and infrastructure for habitability and environmental comfort and provide spaces for optimum education.

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]]> https://en.ata.gov.al/2024/01/16/pm-rama-investment-in-new-educational-facilities-to-whole-new-level/feed/ 0 PM Rama: 2024 state budget to support construction of 30 schools across Albania https://en.ata.gov.al/2024/01/12/pm-rama-2024-state-budget-to-support-construction-of-30-schools-across-albania/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2024/01/12/pm-rama-2024-state-budget-to-support-construction-of-30-schools-across-albania/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2024 18:28:48 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=224755 TIRANA, Jan 12 /ATA/ – The “Pjetër Budi” high school in the northeastern town of Burrel is being fully reconstructed to provide modern educational infrastructure facilities to over 300 local students and teachers.

Prime Minister Edi Rama shared Friday a gallery of photos currently under reconstruction, underlining that the 2024 state budget will support investment projects in 30 schools across the country.

“We will complete investment in 30 schools under the 2024 budget as work is kicking off on construction of new educational facilities and sport grounds for the new school year 2024-2025,” PM Rama shared in a post on the social media.

Newly-built schools throughout Albania are designed to meet contemporary European standards and infrastructure for habitability and environmental comfort and provide spaces for optimum education.

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]]> https://en.ata.gov.al/2024/01/12/pm-rama-2024-state-budget-to-support-construction-of-30-schools-across-albania/feed/ 0 PM Rama: 2024 education budget supports completion of 30 new schools, opening of new construction sites https://en.ata.gov.al/2023/11/18/pm-rama-2024-education-budget-supports-completion-of-30-new-schools-opening-of-new-construction-sites/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2023/11/18/pm-rama-2024-education-budget-supports-completion-of-30-new-schools-opening-of-new-construction-sites/#respond Sat, 18 Nov 2023 14:18:54 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=220706 TIRANA, Nov 18 /ATA/ – The Ministry of Education and Sports will push on with the education reform, adapt and align the curricula with the labour market needs, support teachers’ ongoing professional development, as well as improve educational infrastructure by building new school facilities and dormitories according to the approved high standards.

Prime Minister Edi Rama said Saturday that the proposed 2024 state budget for education system also projects sufficient funding to support construction of 30 new schools, as well as launching new construction sites.

The government plans to allocate 2.899 billion lek for construction of new educational facilities in 2024. The state budget will also support expansion of the SMART school labs to boost the pupils’ digital competence and literacy, as well as equipping labs with didactic tools.

The education budget spending is projected to amount to 52. 223 billion lek, or 10.7% higher than the 2023 budget.

The budget fund for the teachers’ salary increase is estimated at 4 billion lek in 2024.

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