Tag: Jeton Shaqiri
Macedonia 17.01.24 | 19:15

The minister announces that high school students will conclude their instructions on June 10, a week later than elementary schools

In response to the Union of High School Students’ request, the Ministry of Education and Science has decided to conclude the 2023/2024 academic year in secondary schools on June 10, deviating from the initially scheduled June 17 as outlined in the instructional calendar. The June 17 end date remains...

Macedonia 27.09.23 | 09:06

Jeton Shaqiri The Ministry of Education is hosting a conference centered on the enhancement of higher education

The Ministry of Education and Science in Skopje is hosting a conference on improving the quality of higher education in the Western Balkans this Tuesday, with the support of the Education Reform Initiative of South Eastern Europe. Attendees at the conference comprise education ministers from Macedonia...

Macedonia 01.09.23 | 11:49

The new academic year begins today

The new academic year 2023/24 begins on Friday for over 200,000 elementary and high school students and, according to the government’s latest decision, for the first time, it will end on June 17 instead of June 10. The students will have one more break besides the winter break in the spring, from...

Macedonia 31.08.23 | 13:57

The school year starts tomorrow, a spring break is introduced for the first time

The next academic year will start on September 1 and will end on June 17th next year, the Minister of Education Jeton Shaqiri confirmed on Thursday. He explained that for the first time in Macedonian history, the elementary and high school students will have a spring break, from April 29 to May 5. It...

Macedonia 22.06.23 | 09:35

Shaqiri: DUI has always been in favor of vetting all officials

In response to a reporter’s question over Tuesday’s designation of Struga Mayor Ramiz Merko as ineligible for entry into the United States, Minister of Education and Science and top official of the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI), Jeton Shaqiri, said that DUI is a political party which...

Macedonia 13.06.23 | 08:40

The parents of the ethnic Albanian students rebelled against Macedonian names in the textbooks’ examples

The parents of the children who study in Albanian language revolted because in the new textbooks there are examples with Macedonian names, as Yane, Igor, Yovanka, etc., instead of Albanian names. They asked for an answer from the Minister f Education Jeton Shaqiri, who tried to appease the parents claiming...

Macedonia 27.03.23 | 14:02

Jeton Shaqiri admitted all the misery of the government, of 450 million euros they cannot allocate funds for textbooks

The Minister of Education Jeton Shaqiri described the entire misery of the government in one sentence when he admitted that the government does not have money for textbooks for all classes in secondary education. According to Vesna Janevska, this statement is shameful in several aspects. This year, the...

Macedonia 01.02.23 | 15:45

Shaqiri: Next year there will be textbooks for everyone!

Over 90% of textbooks have been delivered for the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th grade which are going to be following a curriculum that is in accordance with the 2020 Elementary Education Conception, emphasized the Minister of Education, Jeton Shaqiri, who announced that the last textbooks that were missing...

Macedonia 16.01.23 | 15:44

Shaqiri: 180 instructional days to be met by end of second semester

According to the school year calendar, 180 instructional days should be met by the end of the second semester, Minister of Education and Science Jeton Shaqiri told reporters on Monday when asked whether it is true that due to the extended winter break, the last day of school would be June 14 instead...

Macedonia 11.08.22 | 12:43

School year to start on September 1, every next year to start on September 10

Elementary and high school students in the country return to school this year on September 1, although there was an idea to start the school year 10 days later, that is, on September 12, Minister of Education and Science Jeton Shaqiri confirmed for Meta.mk. He announces that this new practice is set...

Macedonia 30.11.21 | 16:42

Shaqiri: Government must ensure cyber security of citizens

The government must ensure citizens’ cyber security and introduce new safety measures across the entire IT infrastructure in the country, Minister of Information Society and Administration Jeton Shaqiri said on Tuesday. Addressing the 17th Conference “Democracy in the Digital Age: Challenges...

Economy 15.11.21 | 19:12

Shaqiri: A common and open labor market will further connect the Western Balkans region

The Republic of Macedonia and the countries of the Western Balkans are working intensively for the effective implementation of the agreements that outline the goal of our region becoming a connected, common and open market, the Minister of Information Society and Administration, Jeton Shaqiri said on...