Elections for university rectors and deans of faculties, which were scheduled to take place in late March but were postponed to early June due to pandemics, will not take place, at least not until a clear date is set for returning students to the auditorium.
The Minister of Education, Sports and Youth said that the decision was based on the proposals of the students themselves and was coordinated with all institutions engaged in this process, including the president's office.
"Without the opportunity for students to vote, of course, there can be no real elections in universities. As long as we did not have the certainty that the previous date enabled the inclusion of students, we were forced to postpone it. ?
The regulation "On the organization of elections for the governing authorities and the academic senate at the University of Tirana" in Article 38 on "Invalidity of elections" states that the Institutional Election Commission declares university elections invalid if (point b) natural disasters of such magnitude have occurred that have prevented voters from voting. ? Having said that, the conduct of the university elections, given the fact that students will be partially returned to the auditorium, went beyond the regulation .
