2026-10-16 17:28:10Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

On the fourth day of the student protest, the school boycott continues.

Only a small number of students have shown up at the facilities of various faculties in the city, mainly to complete registration procedures for Bachelor's and Master's degrees.

The students refused to give interviews, but off-camera, some of them admitted that they had approached the faculty to submit documentation for registration.

From Top Channel's observation at the Polytechnic University, the Faculty of Economics, the Faculty of Medicine or the Faculty of Law, the lack of the teaching process is noticeable, while on the exterior facades of the buildings, student calls for boycott and protest are noticeable!

The auditoriums of the Faculty of History and Philology and the Faculty of Foreign Languages ​​are also empty. No students have shown up for lectures or seminars.

Faculty of Philology teachers have expressed their support for the students, from their decision not to miss seminars, to messages on social media, and even by participating in the protest.

"Ethically, I do not believe there is any lecturer who does not support his or her own students. The students were free to make their own decision. On the second day of the protest, I issued a decision not to take absences in order to create equal conditions for students," said the dean of the Faculty of History and Philology, Mark Marku.

The protest that has spread throughout Tirana, but also other cities, has escalated with attacks on non-public institutions and businesses. Commenting on these developments, Mark Marku says that he has not seen his students on the front lines of the protesters who have undertaken these acts.

"I think that none of our students are perpetrators. I would like our students not to resort to violence. Objectives that are achieved through violence still bring violence, be it psychological," said Marku.

Recalling the history of protests in our country, where he himself has often been a protagonist and witness, Mark suggests to students to consider that the escalation of violence has major consequences.

"Violence is condemnable in any case. Exaggerating violence is even more condemnable. It turns into an advantage for the protesters because public opinion can turn against them," the dean emphasized.

Universities have previously been the cradle of protests against injustice, but this time it seems that lecturers are concerned about their safety due to the violence and injuries that have been present during these days of protest./TCh


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