Under the motto of "modernizing Albanian education", starting from September 2026, grades I, VI and X will have changes to the school curriculum. The focus will be on training students in key student competencies, including language, mathematics and digital skills.
The Ministry of Education and Sports has foreseen a broad change in textbooks, as part of new updates to the Pre-University Education Curriculum Framework.
So far, there has been no official announcement or statement from this department, but it is learned that the new textbooks will come into use starting in September 2026, initially in these classes, while full implementation will extend until 2029. The process will be carried out gradually, to ensure that each phase of the change is well prepared.
The focus of the updates will also be on the development of critical thinking, creative and problem-solving skills, as well as the inclusion of technology in teaching through interactive platforms, projects and simulations.
An important part of the reform will be dedicated to "Smart" labs, coding, and artificial intelligence, in order to better prepare students for the professions of the future.
Currently, it is learned that regarding the preparation of teachers, a special training plan has been drafted that will extend over several years. Through trainings, seminars and workshops, the aim is for teachers to gain the necessary knowledge for the effective implementation of new curriculum programs.
The decision to change the textbooks was not made without a preliminary study. The Ministry has analyzed international experiences and best practices in updating curricula, taking examples from successful education systems.
Special attention has also been paid to texts translated by Oxford, Cambridge and Pearson, where issues related to adaptation to the Albanian context have been identified. Inconsistencies have been noted in these texts in the application of knowledge to real-world situations and in the use of technology, which will be improved in the new versions.
Changing textbooks and updating the curriculum is expected to have a significant financial cost, but the Ministry of Education considers this a necessary investment in the quality of education.
