Higher Education and Graduate Employment in Albania

This book considers the development of higher education, the responsible institutions in Albania, the current structure, the problems and the financial reform on higher education. It also examines issues such as: measuring the quality of universities and the competition between these private institutions. Then the focus falls on the youth employment of the graduates in Albania in the last five years. Firstly relying on the literature review have been analyzed some of the main models of employment of graduates, the skills that they posses in the labor market, as well as the changes in the career of graduates in the last century. To extract the data were used questionnaires distributed electronically to over 230 employees which have brought significant conclusions about the employment of graduates in Albania, as well as the impact of GPA, trainings and other qualifications in the salary levels. Also the study will identify the key elements that affect employment and career in the Albanian graduates. Finally there are some conclusions and recommendations on how higher education reform in Albania should be done,deducting from the sample interviews answers.