University “Fehmi Agani” in Gjakova

Key Highlights

• Public university established by Kosovo government decision in 2013
• Five faculties spanning education, philology, medicine, social sciences, and applied sciences
• Official site reported 3,046 students and 136 academic staff in August 2026
• New-campus construction began with the Faculty of Medicine building in December 2024

Student Life & Environment

Student life is organized around a relatively small, city-based university community rather than a fully completed residential campus. The university has formal student representation through its Student Parliament and faculty student councils. Its website also documents literary and book clubs open to students across faculties and, in some cases, alumni and staff. These examples show organized extracurricular activity, although the university does not publish a comprehensive current directory of clubs in English. Academic and personal support structures include a university library, career services, mobility administration, and a regulatory framework for psycho-social counseling and tutorials. The Career Development Office advertises employment and internship information, CV and cover-letter preparation, interview guidance, labor-market information, networking events, and skills training. Mobility support includes guidance for outgoing and incoming participants and processes intended to protect recognition of study completed abroad. Erasmus+ opportunities are offered through specific competitive calls rather than guaranteed to every student. A 2025 mobility call, for example, required academic records and language evidence and used grade average, earned credits, and language proficiency in selection. Current, university-operated residence accommodation could not be verified from the official sources reviewed. Students who need housing should ask the university whether any residence places exist and budget for private accommodation until they receive confirmation.

Location & Surroundings

The university is headquartered in Gjakova, in western Kosovo, with its rectorate on Ismail Qemali Street. Gjakova is an established regional urban center with municipal services, cultural institutions, and a city map and service portal maintained by the municipality. The setting gives students access to everyday city amenities without placing them in Kosovo’s larger capital-city environment. The university currently uses faculty and institutional buildings in the city while a new campus is being developed. The foundation stone for that project was laid in December 2024, beginning with a Faculty of Medicine building. Applicants should confirm the teaching address for their program rather than assuming all classes meet at the rectorate or the new campus site. Gjakova has significant cultural and craft traditions and lies in a western Kosovo landscape surrounded by hills and mountains. Travel planning deserves attention: an official national infrastructure document identifies Gjakova Airport as military and inoperational, so students should not plan on local commercial flights. International arrivals will generally require an onward road journey from an operating passenger airport or another regional transport hub.

Costs & Career Outcomes

The university describes itself through Kosovo’s public higher-education framework and directs students to fees determined by the responsible education ministry. Its current fee webpage links to Administrative Instruction No. 09/2021 concerning student charges at public higher-education institutions. That page does not provide a complete, clearly dated 2026/27 price table in English, so no numerical tuition figure should be presented as current. Students should request a written 2026/27 schedule covering tuition, enrollment, examinations, administrative documents, and any differential charges before accepting a place. A comprehensive official cost of attendance—including housing, food, transport, books, and personal expenses—was not found. University-operated housing was also not verified. Domestic and international students should therefore prepare an individual living-cost budget and confirm whether their residency status affects fees. Scholarship opportunities appear through individual announcements, but availability and eligibility vary and should not be treated as guaranteed funding. Career preparation is more clearly documented. The Career Development Office offers job and internship information, CV and cover-letter support, interview advice, labor-market guidance, skills training, and events connecting students with employers. It also provides alumni with information on employment, further study, conferences, seminars, seasonal work, and summer schools. These services can support a job search, but the university does not publish verified placement rates, graduate salaries, or employer outcomes in the sources reviewed. Applicants should assess program-specific practical training and employment prospects directly with the relevant faculty.