The Vladimir Ilich Lenin Higher Party School ( sq, Shkolla e Lartë e Partisë “V.I. Lenin”) was a university-level education institution that existed in Albania during the period of

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rule. It was founded on August 11, 1945 and closed in 1991. The school was accessible to all who had finished high school education. Many of the students were already graduates in other fields in other institutions of higher education in Albania. In addition to a high school education, the other criterion for admission was loyalty to the Party. The studies lasted two years, without having to face exams or other academic testing, nor a final thesis or exam whatsoever. All the classes were about Marxist-Leninist theory, Communist Party history and similar. The last Director (Rector, Chancellor) of the School was Nexhmije Hoxha, the widow of

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, the dictator of Albania from 1944 until 1985, his death. Nexhmije herself was without a formal higher education, because there were no universities in Albania until the communist period. Previous directors included

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, the wife of long-time prime minister Mehmet Shehu."Recent Developments On The Albanian Scene"
Louis Zanga, 29 June 1982. Students were given a two-year scholarship (the duration of the studies) of 800

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per month. This was twice the salary of a factory worker and thrice the salary of a peasant worker. For the duration of their studies, the students were given free student housing for themselves and family.

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