Artur Shkurti

Artur Shkurti (born 1968) is an Albanian mathematics educator.

Shkurti is the founder of the first Albanian private school "Udha e shkronjave" (1997), and is the five-time winner of the national competition for textbooks held by the Ministry of Education and Science.

Shkurti founded in 2000, and has since run, the Albanian National Olympiad on Mathematics and General Formation. He is president of the Union of Albanian Private Schools (since 2002), and founder of the magazine Edukimi (Education).^[1]

Works

Shkurti has authored 50 books:

• LOGIC 7, 8, 9 (ISBN 99927-918-2-9) (for the class VII, VIII, IX), Logic 1 (ISBN 99927-763-2-3)
• ABETARE (Albanian ABC book)(approved by Albanian Ministry of Education),^[2]
• GJUHA SHQIPE 3 (ISBN 99943-758-4-9)(Albanian language for the 3rd class)(approved by Albanian Ministry of Education),
• Dituri natyre 3 (ISBN 99943-758-5-7)(Science for the 3rd Class)(approved by Albanian Ministry of Education), *Albanian National Olympiad on Mathematics and General Formation 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008);
• eight books with test for all levels from the Ist to 8th class, 8 books with word problems;
• Mathematics for the 6th (ISBN 99943-623-8-0)(approved by Albanian Ministry of Education) and 3rd class;
• the new Address Code for Tirana;
• the Maths Dictionary for elementary school;
• 5 books for kindergartens; the book "BESA" (the Faith) etc.

He has written many articles about education, textbooks publishing in the Albanian newspapers: Shekulli, Panorama, Shqip, Rimekembja, Ballkan, Metropol, Republika, Standard.

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