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Cooperation of British Council, Education Ministry in English language teaching

Belgrade, 23 November 2011

Minister of Education and Science Zarko Obradovic and Director of the British Council in Belgrade Tony O’Brien signed today the Agreement on cooperation in development of English language teaching for the period from 2011 to 2013.

From left: Tony O’Brien, Zarko Obradovic and Michael Davenport

Obradovic said at a press conference held at the Serbian government after the signing of this agreement that this document is a continuation of cooperation between the Ministry of Education and the British Council established in 2002.

The agreement is to ensure the development of English language teaching, teacher training, capacity building of teaching and non-teaching staff, cooperation between schools at the international level and the establishment of interconnections at the academic level, the Minister specified.

This agreement reflects Serbia’s aspiration to get connected with European tendencies in education.

British Ambassador to Serbia Michael Davenport said that the first thing every Briton notices when he or she comes to Serbia is that many people speak good English.

Davenport pointed out that the role of the British Council is to deepen and strengthen cultural ties between Serbia and Great Britain, and this agreement will help connect people, high schools of the two countries and improve the quality of education of the young.

O'Brien noted that close cooperation was established with the Ministry of Education and Science in order to strengthen the professional capacity of teachers and boost international cooperation between Serbia and Great Britain.

He said that teachers in Serbian schools work according to the standards of English established at the Cambridge University, and they have at their disposal tests of knowledge from Cambridge, as well as learning teaching techniques over the Internet.