
Public universities spend millions of euros on plaster, bricks, railings, walls and fences and 0 expenses on scientific research, books and library enrichment.
This is one of the main findings of the financial monitoring, which has been carried out for 4 years now by the Civic Centre, in 7 public universities of the country.
Kolindo Vjerdha from the Civic Center says: "About 800,000 euros were spent by the University of Tirana for library reconstruction, and this university spent over 280,000 euros for the surrounding walls.
The gold ingots symbolize about 45 thousand euros that the University of Tirana has spent on gold and silver. Although we asked for the contract on what the purpose of this purchase is, this institution did not present one.
Chains and padlocks are related to what we have mentioned over the years as the main expenditure that universities make, which is about 2.4 million euros that they spend on building security, but not on scientific research.
Here we have a sponge and a bottle of detergent. Despite the fact that the contracts have not been presented to us, with the calculations made referring to the market prices, it results that the University of Tirana has spent about 70 detergents in one day. Yes, this university has spent 160 thousand euros for the purchase of A4 papers. I am surprised that 22,000 A4 sheets are wasted per day, when it is known that students print everything outside the university.
For the 65th anniversary of its establishment, the University of Tirana has spent 60 thousand euros for the ceremony and its organization.
Paint boxes and brushes belong to the University of Medicine of Tirana, which has spent over 87,000 euros for painting the building, while the students have constantly protested about the conditions in which the buildings, laboratories, etc. are located....
The Polytechnic University of Tirana has spent 295 thousand euros on computers, an investment that has not become tangible for students.
And finally, we single out the University of Tirana again, which has spent almost 32,000 euros to surround the Botanical Garden with railings." /TCH
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