OSCE Kosovo Mission Head welcomes election of University Rector
(OSCE/Lubomir Kotek)Ambassador Werner Wnendt, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo (OSCE/Lubomir Kotek) Photo details
PRISTINA, 29 June 2006 - Ambassador Werner Wnendt, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, today welcomed the election of Enver Hasani as the new Rector of University of Pristina.
"I congratulate Prof. Hasani for his election as the new University Rector. A decisive process has come to a successful end for the university today. After lawful governance has been re-installed at the University, the young people of Kosovo can now expect to get better and more transparent conditions in its only public higher education institution," Ambassador Wnendt said.
The free and transparent elections at all levels of the University - from student councils to the University Senate, faculty councils and Deans - were a pre-requisite for re-establishing competent and sustainable management at the University. The University's path to international recognition and integration into the European higher education community has now been opened again.
During the past 12 months, the OSCE Mission has provided its expertise and support through the University Expert Group and the Central Election Commission, as it undertook efforts to uphold rule of law at the University through full-scale elections and consequent monitoring of every procedural step.
"I am optimistic that the new Rector will use this momentum to work with the leadership of the University and student bodies to tackle the real problems at hand - enhancing reforms, providing quality education and research and improving overall organizational performance," added Ambassador Wnendt.
"I congratulate Prof. Hasani for his election as the new University Rector. A decisive process has come to a successful end for the university today. After lawful governance has been re-installed at the University, the young people of Kosovo can now expect to get better and more transparent conditions in its only public higher education institution," Ambassador Wnendt said.
The free and transparent elections at all levels of the University - from student councils to the University Senate, faculty councils and Deans - were a pre-requisite for re-establishing competent and sustainable management at the University. The University's path to international recognition and integration into the European higher education community has now been opened again.
During the past 12 months, the OSCE Mission has provided its expertise and support through the University Expert Group and the Central Election Commission, as it undertook efforts to uphold rule of law at the University through full-scale elections and consequent monitoring of every procedural step.
"I am optimistic that the new Rector will use this momentum to work with the leadership of the University and student bodies to tackle the real problems at hand - enhancing reforms, providing quality education and research and improving overall organizational performance," added Ambassador Wnendt.