Universities and Public Administrations’ Institutions in Albania: The Cooperation between Them from the Point of Views of Students

Teuta Nunaj

doi:10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n6p195

Abstract

This study analyses two main topics: the first topic is related to the necessary factors that help the collaboration between universities and public administration institutions and the second topic is to examine the possible indicators that affect the student’s motivation to study Public Administration in the public universities, in Albania. It is important to know the indicators that measure student’s motivations regarding Public Administration and lead them to choose this branch of study and is also crucial to know what expectations they have for the curriculum of university. The research question is: Why the collaboration between universities and the institutions of public administration in Albania is a necessity? The results are based on: the empirical data obtained from two public universities in Albania which have Public Administration in their curricula; on five elite interviews; and on survey completed by162 students that study Master degree in Public Administration. By using qualitative and quantitative method it was found that Albanian students are motivated to study Public Administration at university but one student in three have difficulties in obtaining new knowledge from the curricula. It is found that universities and public administration’s institutions have no a strong relationship between them. They should collaborate more with each other in order to provide more possibilities to students, to offer them a professional practicum in the public institutions and for common scientific studies as well. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n6p195

Highlights

Albania has declared its independence 103 years ago, and the Albanian public administration was established in the same period by substituting the ottoman administration
The aim of this research paper is to analyze some factors, which are considered as important ones in the collaboration between universities and institutions of public administration in Albania
The second part will continue with empirical data analysis, collected from two public universities that have the subject of Public Administration in their curricula: University of Tirana (UT) and “Aleksandër Moisiu” University of Durrës (AMUD)

Summary

Introduction

Albania has declared its independence 103 years ago, and the Albanian public administration was established in the same period by substituting the ottoman administration. The study of Public Administration subject at the university level began in 1993. At first it was appeared in University of Tirana, which in that period of time was the biggest university in Albania. Public Administration is analyzed scientifically abroad for many years, but in Albania it was an inexistent field before ‘90s and its value was unknown. The aim of this research paper is to analyze some factors, which are considered as important ones in the collaboration between universities and institutions of public administration in Albania. It is necessary to add that through this research we want to study if this collaboration can have an impact in the motivation of students to study Public Administration or not. The second part will continue with empirical data analysis, collected from two public universities that have the subject of Public Administration in their curricula: University of Tirana (UT) and “Aleksandër Moisiu” University of Durrës (AMUD)

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