The 9-year school "Emin Duraku" is inaugurated! It will welcome 1300 students
2024-06-07 11:40:38
TiranaPost
"Emin Duraku" is the newest school built in Tirana, which will welcome 1300 students in the new school year. The project financed by the European Union and UNDP, thanks to the "EU4Schools" Program, brings the best standards of educational and security infrastructure, as well as sufficient spaces that can be used by children outside of school hours. Present at the inauguration of the school were the Mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, the Minister of Education and Sports, Ogerta Manastirliu, the head of the Political Section at the EU Delegation, Andre Rizzo, the Permanent Representative of UNDP, Monica Merino , the Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Business Climate, Delina Ibrahimaj, and representatives of central and local institutions, students, teachers, etc.
Mayor Veliaj thanked the European Union and UNDP for financing the construction of the school, stating that with its completion, a new story begins for the community of Unit 5. "Today we open a new page for the wonderful chunas and oysters of the area of the former The block because this is a school in the heart of Unit 5. School is out for a week, but we'll use the holidays to do some outside work to make sure kids don't go out on the street right away. , introducing the concept of a safety belt for children in this school, as we did at the "Gustav Majer" school. The earthquake severely damaged it, so we made the decision to build it completely new. Now we have only one request for the students: we expect good grades, victories in Olympiads and cups in championships", said Veliaj.
He emphasized that the Municipality of Tirana, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Sports, is expected to implement another package of 10 new schools, mainly in the outskirts of the capital, to finally solve the issue of education in Tirana. "This is our 42nd school in total, but the 7th that we do with the EU and UNDP. "Xezmi Dielli" has finished, "Myslym Keta" has finished, "Musine Kokalari" has finished and from 42 we will go to 45 new schools in Tirana. Then, we start with a package of 10 other schools, mainly in the areas of Astir, Lake Thata, Sauk and Shkoza; that is, the suburbs of Tirana, which finally solve the issue of education. Since the time of Independence, so many schools have not been built in Tirana", he said.
Veliaj did not leave without thanking the community of parents, who have been collaborators in the realization of these projects. "I wish all the students a lot of success, parents a lot of gratitude for their patience, thanks for their understanding. The community of parents has been the most cooperative and has understood how complex and delicate the situation has been, both with legal issues and with blocking measures, engineering issues, legalization issues, etc. I am sure that for any other need, with so much love that this school has become, we will be here for the library, for the sports materials and we will always be the biggest fans of 'Emin Duraku'", he said.
The Minister of Education and Sports, Ogerta Manastirliu, described the reconstruction of the "Emin Duraku" school as a complex project, which was carried out with all the necessary conditions and infrastructure, which the students and teachers deserve, in order to ensure the smooth running of the educational process. She thanked the Municipality of Tirana and other partners for the work done in the realization of the project. "We are focused on improving the school infrastructure and aim to finalize around 100 educational facilities and sports grounds this year, as well as open construction sites for 40 new schools, which are supported by the Ministry of Education and Sports, with the funds of the Albanian government . The goal is for all schools to operate only in the morning hours, serving after-school programs in the afternoon. Meanwhile, we are evaluating a specific program for summer schools, starting from 2025," said the Minister of Education and Sports, Ogerta Manastirliu.
