Minister Kumbaro at PISA 2025 Panel More Opportunities for Children to Develop Their Skills

According to the results of PISA 2025, which were addressed at the OECD ministerial meeting in Bratislava, Albanian students exhibit high levels of curiosity, tenacity when presented with challenging problems, and confidence in the importance of education.
Invited to one of the ministerial panels, Minister of Education Mirela Kumbaro discussed Albania’s strategy for encouraging these attitudes toward learning as well as steps to give students greater chances to explore their interests and abilities.
Minister Kumbaro stated, “We want to create more opportunities where children can succeed,” emphasizing that schools should allow kids to find their potential not only in academic disciplines but also in art, sports, languages, and technology.
The curriculum reform, which will last until 2029, and extracurricular activities were mentioned by the minister in this context. These include national Olympiads, the Science Festival, the National Albanian Language Competition, and sports programs, with about 11,000 kids playing basketball and volleyball.
The employment of digital technology in teaching was another topic covered by the panel. PISA results, which OECD Deputy Secretary-General František Ružňka mentioned during the meeting, show that Albanian students have shown minimal levels of technological distraction.
Minister Kumbaro emphasized that technology should be incorporated into school along with instruction on how to utilize it appropriately. She mentioned the objective of creating 1,000 Smart Labs by 2029 and the prohibition on cell phone use in schools for the second year in a row.
The panel also discussed the “After School” program’s growth to 408 schools nationwide, where children can participate in extracurricular activities in theater, music, art, athletics, and other groups.
Following the release of the PISA 2025 findings, which showed that Albania had improved significantly from 2022, gaining 65 points in mathematics, 59 points in science, and 50 points in reading, the talks took place. Albania is among the Western Balkans’ top-performing nations in science and mathematics, according to the findings that have been made public.
According to the results of PISA 2025, which were addressed at the OECD ministerial meeting in Bratislava, Albanian students exhibit high levels of curiosity, tenacity when presented with challenging problems, and confidence in the importance of education.
Invited to one of the ministerial panels, Minister of Education Mirela Kumbaro discussed Albania’s strategy for encouraging these attitudes toward learning as well as steps to give students greater chances to explore their interests and abilities.
Minister Kumbaro stated, “We want to create more opportunities where children can succeed,” emphasizing that schools should allow kids to find their potential not only in academic disciplines but also in art, sports, languages, and technology.
The curriculum reform, which will last until 2029, and extracurricular activities were mentioned by the minister in this context. These include national Olympiads, the Science Festival, the National Albanian Language Competition, and sports programs, with about 11,000 kids playing basketball and volleyball.
The employment of digital technology in teaching was another topic covered by the panel. PISA results, which OECD Deputy Secretary-General František Ružňka mentioned during the meeting, show that Albanian students have shown minimal levels of technological distraction.
Minister Kumbaro emphasized that technology should be incorporated into school along with instruction on how to utilize it appropriately. She mentioned the objective of creating 1,000 Smart Labs by 2029 and the prohibition on cell phone use in schools for the second year in a row.
The panel also discussed the “After School” program’s growth to 408 schools nationwide, where children can participate in extracurricular activities in theater, music, art, athletics, and other groups.
Following the release of the PISA 2025 findings, which showed that Albania had improved significantly from 2022, gaining 65 points in mathematics, 59 points in science, and 50 points in reading, the talks took place. Albania is among the Western Balkans’ top-performing nations in science and mathematics, according to the findings that have been made public.