{"id":37150,"date":"2022-05-26T14:47:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T12:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=37150"},"modified":"2022-05-26T14:47:46","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T12:47:46","slug":"lower-high-school-average-required-for-certain-university-degrees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/lower-high-school-average-required-for-certain-university-degrees\/","title":{"rendered":"Lower high school average required for certain university degrees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During today\u2019s meeting of the Council of Ministers, the minister of education, Evis Kushi declared that the minimum average for high school students to apply to university went from 7.5 to 6.5.<\/p>\n<p>In a press statement from the PM\u2019s Office, Kushi said that this decision is only valid for certain degrees like foreign languages, biochemistry, math, and physics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s decision gives high school graduates the possibility of finishing their studies with a 6.5 average to enter into university programs at the bachelor level,\u201d \u2013 said Kushi.<\/p>\n<p>The minister also stated that today\u2019s decision came as a result of concerns expressed by universities regards the low number of student applicants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/04\/29\/mediterranean-university-holds-international-conference-on-politics-and-law\/\">Mediterranean University holds International Conference on politics and law<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/01\/14\/around-30-of-young-university-graduates-in-albania-are-unemployed\/\">Around 30% of young university graduates in Albania are unemployed<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/10\/25\/majority-of-albanians-applying-for-the-us-lottery-have-a-university-degree\/\">Most Albanians entering the US lottery have a university degree<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During today\u2019s meeting of the Council of Ministers, the minister of education, Evis Kushi declared that the minimum average for high school students to apply to university went from 7.5 to 6.5. 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