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Serbia needs strong, stable education system

Belgrade, 15 December 2025

Minister of Education Professor Dejan Vuk Stanković, PhD, presented today, at a session of the National Assembly of Serbia’s Committee on Education, Science, Technological Development and the Information Society, the Report on the Work of the Ministry of Education for the Period July-September 2025.

At the session, Stanković emphasised that Serbia needs a strong and stable education system that will be continuously improved, ranging from the introduction of technological innovations in teaching to the development of the teaching process.

According to him, this requires a general social consensus, as well as greater activism by all relevant institutions dealing with educational policies.

The Minister of Education expressed hope that there would be enough social and civic responsibility to separate education from day-to-day politics next year and to discuss all topics related to education rationally and tolerantly.

Stanković stated that Serbia is in a good economic position, which is why there were three salary increases for the education sector employees this year – 11% in February, 5% in March and 5% in October, and that from January 2026, salaries for the education sector employees, alongside the rest of the public sector, will be raised by 5.1%.

The Minister assessed that the education system in Serbia has gone through one of the biggest crises in recent Serbian history due to blockades, but that teaching has been normalised at all levels, and that the state has invested an additional RSD 12 billion in higher education.

Stanković pointed out that RSD 965 million has been invested in educational infrastructure, while RSD 250 million is planned for next year for higher education institutions that need renovation.

He also announced that the construction of the Student Dormitory in Niš and the expansion of the Student City in Belgrade will be launched, which will provide approximately 5,000 new places for student accommodation, according to a statement from the Ministry of Education.