Faculty Students Stage Protest outside Education Ministry

Faculty students staged a protest on Monday outside the Education Ministry building, criticising, as they said, the delay over the payment of scholarships and transport vouchers, and the bad student standard. They proposed a calendar according to which the Ministry should fulfil its obligations.

Though they were invited to meet Minister Jeton Shaqiri, they didn’t do so. According to the Minister, finances, procedures to elect the caretaker cabinet, and administrative obstacles are the main problems preventing payment of measures.

However, he said money had already been transferred to the accounts. He is adamant that he is a partner of students and expects, as he said, the good cooperation with them to continue.

The Government stated that scholarships for new recipients would be paid this week and that new categories amounting to 18,000 denars had been introduced. In addition, the project for reconstruction of all residence halls and financial assistance through anti-crisis measures is starting for students from low-income families. The student protest was supported by VMRO-DPMNE’s Youth Forces Union.