
The six institutes of Albanology from January 1, 2024 passed to the Academy of Sciences. But, after the decision of the Council of Ministers entered into force, these six institutes are no longer like that.
They are considered by the Academy as permanent research-study units. And not only the name changes, since on January 10 the Academy of Sciences has published another decision, regarding the change of the directors of the institutes.
Except for Valter Memishaj, who holds the head of Linguistics and Literature, all the other leaders have handed over their mandates to succeed the new names, who have been assigned by the presidency of the Academy of Sciences, signed Skënder Gjinushi, as the head of this academy.
Adem Bunguri is in charge of the Institute of Archaeology, while Professor Hamit Kaba is in charge of History. Olsi Lela is appointed Director of Anthropology, while Stefan Çapaliku heads the Center for the Study of Arts.
The new leaders are temporary until the elections that are expected to be held for the headship of each institute, while those academics and scientific researchers who were at the head of the institutes, until now, have been forced to hand over their mandate, even though their mandate ended in two years. afterwards.