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Serbia improves rating of its education reform
Belgrade,
27 November 2006
Serbian Minister of Education and Sport Slobodan Vuksanovic presented today in Strasbourg at the meeting of education ministers of the countries of the Western Balkans the results Serbia has achieved in the past year.
Vuksanovic said that the reforms Serbia has made in the field of education were highly praised at the meeting, which can be seen from the grade given to every state.
Serbia was given 3.8, which is a huge progress in relation to two years ago when its grade was 2.2. Better results were achieved owing to the adoption of the Law on higher education, work of the National Higher Education Council and publishing of standards for accreditation of institutions of higher education.
Vuksanovic said that the next ministerial conference will be held in May 2007 and that Serbia has a chance to improve its rating by that time. He explained that motive for that should not be to compete with other states, but to increase the motivation of our students and professors.
According to Vuksanovic, education ministers confirmed that the acquired rights of students must not be taken away, which in Serbia's case means that the titles of bachelor of arts or science obtained before the introduction of the Bologna process must be equalised with that of master.
The Minister recalled that almost all European states changed and improved their national laws on higher education in recent years and pointed out that Serbia, using European and her own experiences, should improve its Law on higher education.
He said that instead of discussing the titles, we should dedicate ourselves to accreditation of faculties and the quality of teaching because that is our national interest and the value for which Europe respects and accepts us.
Before the beginning of the ministerial conference, Vuksanovic met with Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, the Council of Europe's deputy secretary-general.
Serbia was given 3.8, which is a huge progress in relation to two years ago when its grade was 2.2. Better results were achieved owing to the adoption of the Law on higher education, work of the National Higher Education Council and publishing of standards for accreditation of institutions of higher education.
Vuksanovic said that the next ministerial conference will be held in May 2007 and that Serbia has a chance to improve its rating by that time. He explained that motive for that should not be to compete with other states, but to increase the motivation of our students and professors.
According to Vuksanovic, education ministers confirmed that the acquired rights of students must not be taken away, which in Serbia's case means that the titles of bachelor of arts or science obtained before the introduction of the Bologna process must be equalised with that of master.
The Minister recalled that almost all European states changed and improved their national laws on higher education in recent years and pointed out that Serbia, using European and her own experiences, should improve its Law on higher education.
He said that instead of discussing the titles, we should dedicate ourselves to accreditation of faculties and the quality of teaching because that is our national interest and the value for which Europe respects and accepts us.
Before the beginning of the ministerial conference, Vuksanovic met with Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, the Council of Europe's deputy secretary-general.
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