By beginning studies in any of Kosovo`s universities, most students, especially those who do not live in the city where they study, mainly have two options of how will they live their student life.

The first question is, how will they live or arrange things to be successful at university?

According to The University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Kosovo has a lower number of abortions compared to the neighboring countries. From the beginning of 2016 until October, there have only been 87 abortions in Kosovo. The women who had abortions were from 15 to 45 years old.

Kaltrina Fejza, a 21-year-old from Drenas has been intensively playing volleyball for nine years. She started playing in elementary school where she was spotted as a good player. That was when she decided to pursue the sport professionally.

From a total of 2,100 registered businesses, only 5% are owned by women, says data from the offices of the Directorate of Finance in the Municipality of Klina.

There are businesses fronted by women in different fields ranging from health, education, gastronomy, food trade, and textile, as well as other industries.

In 2016, 5,999 pupils attended classes in primary and high schools of the municipality of Deçan. In 2016 there were 2,400 fewer pupils in the whole municipality compared to the previous year.

Drin Hadri is one of the founders of Formon, a Kosovar company that makes 3D printers. He says that the initial idea was to offer 3D printing as a service, but after they got a 3D printer they saw that the demand was higher for the device itself. They created a prototype with a new design then ordered the necessary parts. With the help of a private investor, they started to produce the first 100 printers, most of which were pre-ordered. Their team, which initially consisted of three people, increased to ten. To achieve this success they got help from Innovation Center Kosovo (ICK).

N.A. is a 68-year-old who has been living in poverty for thirty years. He lives with his wife, his two sons, and his daughter-in-law in a shack in the neighborhood “Bregu i Diellit” (Sunny Hill) in Prishtina. He used to be a construction worker but never had an employment contract. According to him, old age and the condition of his health make it impossible for him to find work. He has diabetes, partial paralyses, problems with his spinal column, and partially lost his sight.

Is it true that most of Kosovar youngsters think going to university is the only way to get a job? While Kosovo, compared to other European countries, has a higher number of students who go on to university, something seems to be changing.

After S.K. was told that her husband, who was a member of KLA (Kosovo Liberation Army) was killed, she still decided to live with his family.

Together with her young sons, she went to Germany, where her brother-in-law lived. She returned to Kosovo after two months and continued to live with her husband’s family. At the beginning, she was very welcome.

When it comes to classifying and recycling garbage, Merlinda Beu Muҫaj, executive director of the NGO “Green Art Center” (GAC) in Prishtina, says that we still have a lot to do.

A.G., mother of three, says that hesitating to do gynecological exams caused her to miscarry. She wasn’t married at that time and feared judgment, so after her pregnancy test came positive she hesitated to go to any gynecologist, be it a woman or a man.

Around one in five women (18.1%) who are working age (15-64 years-old) are currently working, compared to around three in five men (56.7%) who are working age and currently working.