Even more serious is the situation at research and academic institutions outside public universities. Today, the Academy of Sciences of Albania has turned into a political party, more than a research institution, with the appointment at its head of one of the classic dinosaurs of Albanian politics. Meanwhile, promising phenomena in the field of academia, such as the development of an urban Albanian anthropology under the roof of the Academy of Albanian Studies (ASA), was blocked by the merger of the latter.
The miserable state of education, academia and Eritrea Email List science in Albania is the clearest indication of why it is impossible to cultivate an intellectual or scientific elite in Albania today, outside the narrow socialist power. Therefore, the claim of the Socialist Party that the Albanians are being governed by a competent elite sounds more and more empty. Especially when even the "socialist elite" in power can hardly be called such. Rama governments have a record number of ministers and anonymous ministers.
The famous joke of journalist Mero Baze that "you can't even find Rama's ministers on Google" sums up this phenomenon perfectly. Of course, some of them have master's degrees from prestigious universities, or have been successful individuals in their private careers. But this does not mean that they are part of an intellectual, political, or professional elite as long as their contribution to the public space is unknown. Anonymous elites are just conspiracy. Being elite implies a clear public dimension and not just success, enrichment or private enrichment.