1. PRESENTATION OF MONTENEGRO
Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Working Group for Chapter 26 – Education and Culture
Bilateral screening: Chapter 26
PRESENTATION OF MONTENEGRO
Brussels, 16 Novembar 2012

2. and National Policies in Montenegro Mubera Kurpejovic, Deputy Minister
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Education System
and National Policies in Montenegro
Mubera Kurpejovic, Deputy Minister
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3. OUTLINE Vision of Education Institutional Framework
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OUTLINE
Vision of Education
Institutional Framework
Legislation and Strategies
Main Challenges
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4. Chapter 26: Education and Culture
Vision of Education
Vision of education – effective, quality and flexible education as one of the most important factors of economic and civic development producing human resources with competitive knowledge, skills and competencies for labor market and enabling equal possibilities for personal and professional development and social inclusion in knowledge based society;
Montenegro creates its education policy in accordance with EU policy from this field
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5. Institutional framework
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Institutional framework
Parliament
Government
Councils
National Council for Education
Council for Qualifications
Council for High Education
Higher Education Institutions
Public Institutions
Private Institutions
Preschool Education Institutions
Elementary Education Institutions
Secondary Education Institutions
Secondary General
Secondary Vocational
Ministry of Education and Sports
Institutions
Bureau for the Education Service
Center for Vocational Education
Examination Center
Bureau for Textbooks and Teaching Material
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6. Institutional framework
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Institutional framework
Skupština
Vlada
Savjeti
Nacionalni savjet za obrazovanje
Savjet za kvalifikacije
Savjet za visoko obrazovanje
Institucije visokog obrazovanja
Javne institucije
Privatne institucije
Institucije predškolskog obrazovanja
Institucije osnovnog obrazovanje
Institucije srednjeg obrazovanja
Opšte srednje škole
Srednje stručne škole
Ministarstvo prosvjete
Institucije
Zavod za školstvo
Centar za stručno obrazovanje
Ispitni centar
Zavod za udžbenike i nastavna sredstva
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7. Organization of the Ministry of Education and Sports
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Organization of the Ministry of Education and Sports
MINISTER
Department for Preschool, Elementary and Education of Persons with Special Education Needs
Department for High, Upper Vocational, Adult Education and Education of Minorities
Sector for Higher Education
Higher Education Department
National Information Center ENIC
Department for International Affairs
Department for Pupils and Students Standard
Department for Education Inspection
Department for ICT
Service for Investment and Public Procurement
Finance and Accounting Service
Service for Personnel and General Affairs
Department for Youth and Sport
Youth Department
Sports Department
Sports Inspection Department
Internal Revision Department
Qualifications Department
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8. Number of Institutions
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Levels of Education
Level
Age Range
Number of Institutions
Number of Users
PRESCHOOL
Public
0-up to the primary age 34 21
15.476
Private 13
ELEMENTARY
6-15
163
68.511
SECONDARY
15-18 48 47
31.988
31.895 1 93
HIGHER EDUCATION
18 and up 10
26.054
University 3
24.321
20.176 2
4.145
Faculty Private 7
1.733
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9. Legislation Chapter 26: Education and Culture
General Law on Education and Upbringing
Law on Preschool Education
Law on Elementary Education and Upbringing
Law on Gymnasium
Law on Vocational Education
Law on Adult Education
Law on National Professional Qualifications
Law on Education of Children with Special Education Needs
Law on NQF
Law on Higher Education
Law on Recognition of Foreign Certificates and Equivalence of Qualifications
Law on Recognition of Foreign Qualifications for Performance of Regulated Professions
Law on Professional Training for Persons with acquired Higher Education
Decree on Norms and Standards for Financing of public HEIs and Financing of Students at HEIs
Enrolment Policy at the University of Montenegro
and around 50 accompanying regulations
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10. Strategies Strategy on Early and Preschool Education (2011-2015)
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Strategies
Strategy on Early and Preschool Education ( )
Strategy on Development and Financing of Higher Education
Strategy on Development of Vocational Education in Montenegro ( )
Strategy on Life Long Career Orientation ( )
Strategy on Setting up the Montenegrin Qualifications Framework, The Government of Montenegro, 2008
The Strategy on Inclusive Education
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11. Main challenges Public Private Partnership
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Main challenges
Public Private Partnership
Law on Professional Training for Persons with Acquired High Education
HERIC
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12. Public Private Partnership
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Public Private Partnership
General Law on Education and Upbringing;
The government has adopted a Model of public-private partnerships to improve accommodation capacity;
Ministry of Education and Sports, according to a public-private partnership, announced Invitation to all interested legal and physical persons, who are registered to provide accommodation and food services to express interest in participating in a public-private partnership;
Document is reflected in the signed Contract on Public-private Partnership to build a student dormitory in Podgorica, with 400 accommodation places fully adapted to students’ with special needs;
Construction is planned to be finished till September 2013.
Model of PPP would be applied in other levels of education (preschool, halls for culture and sports’ activities)
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Law on Professional Training for Persons with Acquired Higher Education
Law adopted in July 2012
Professional training is dedicated to the persons holding higher education degree without working experience in concrete educational level and recorded at the Employment Bureau evidence;
Professional training is in duration of 9 months recognized as 12 months of working experience enabling individuals to pass professional exam
Relevant partners: employers (public, private), higher education institutions, graduates.
Employers announced vacancies
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14. Chapter 26: Education and Culture
Higher Education and Research for Innovation and Competitiveness Project
Aim of the Project financed by WB loan is to strengthen the quality and relevance of higher education and research in Montenegro by reforming the higher education finance and quality assurance systems and by strengthening research and development capabilities.
Total amount is 12 m€
Project Beneficiares:
higher education institutions;
students;
graduates;
academic staff;
economy.
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Higher Education and Research for Innovation and Competitiveness Project
Component 1 – Higher Education Finance Reforms and Implementation of Quality Assurance Norms (€2,798,250)
Component 2 – “Human Capital Development through Internationalization Initiatives”(€2,107,900)
Component 3 - Establishing a Competitive Research Environment (€5,966,820)
Component 4 - Project Management and Monitoring and Evaluation (€947,990)
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