Universities and Public Administrations’ Institutions in Albania: The Cooperation between Them from the Point of Views of Students

Abstract

This study analyses two main topics: the first topic is related to the necessary factors that help the collaboration between universities and public administration institutions and the second topic is to examine the possible indicators that affect the student’s motivation to study Public Administration in the public universities, in Albania. It is important to know the indicators that measure student’s motivations regarding Public Administration and lead them to choose this branch of study and is also crucial to know what expectations they have for the curriculum of university. The research question is: Why the collaboration between universities and the institutions of public administration in Albania is a necessity? The results are based on: the empirical data obtained from two public universities in Albania which have Public Administration in their curricula; on five elite interviews; and on survey completed by162 students that study Master degree in Public Administration. By using qualitative and quantitative method it was found that Albanian students are motivated to study Public Administration at university but one student in three have difficulties in obtaining new knowledge from the curricula. It is found that universities and public administration’s institutions have no a strong relationship between them. They should collaborate more with each other in order to provide more possibilities to students, to offer them a professional practicum in the public institutions and for common scientific studies as well.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n6p195