 The Albanians welcomed the founding of the University, but only considered it as a milestone towards political equality and not as the final goal.Although it was supported by Jospi Broz Tito, President of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, it faced a lot of political opposition from the Serbian Communists, who considered it an "indication of autonomy for Kosovo".As early as 1971, the Serbs and Montenetgrins protested against the inauguration of the University.