News on projects on education in Montengero
MEDIA ADVISORY: Final conference "Strengthen Integrity and Combat Corruption in Higher Education"
The Council of Europe Education Department and the Delegation of the European Union to Montenegro organise a conference to present the results of the Action "Strengthen Integrity and Combat Corruption in Higher Education", implemented within the Horizontal Facility for Western Balkans and Turkey...
First round of workshops on academic integrity for the students of the University of Montenegro finalised
The last of a series of four workshops for the students of the University of Montenegro, with a focus on academic integrity, took place on 12 May. Workshops targeted students from different faculties of the University attending different stages of bachelor studies. The purpose of workshops was to...
Workshop on plagiarism for postgraduate and doctoral students of University of Montenegro took place in Podgorica
A workshop on academic integrity with special attention given to plagiarism was organized at the University of Montenegro on 24 April. Group of almost 30 postgraduate and doctoral students attended the lecture given by the experts of the Institute of Research and Action on Fraud and Plagiarism in...
Roadmap to education policy makers and Teacher training curriculum now available online
The Roadmap to education policy makers intends to inform and guide policy-makers in the education sector on how to foster democratic school culture respectively at the level of curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, teacher education, and the whole school approach. It presents in-depth analysis on...
Steering committee reviews progress of actions on education in Montenegro
On 13 December 2018, key beneficiary partners from the Ministry of Education, University of Montenegro, the Bureau for Education Services, the Anti-Corruption Agency and the Centre for Vocational Education attended the 5th meeting of the Steering Committee on actions in Education in Podgorica....
MEDIA ADVISORY: Final conference "Fostering a democratic school culture"
The Council of Europe Education Department organizes a conference to present the results of the project "Fostering a democratic school culture in Montenegro", implemented in the period from 2016 to 2018 in partnership with the Ministry of Education. The conference will take place on 13 December...
Integrity plans - a powerful tool in preventing fraud in higher education
Integrity plans represent a powerful tool in preventing fraud in the area of higher education, and it is necessary to step up the awareness of academics and students of ethical standards - it was announced at the opening of the two-day seminar "Integrity in higher education - a challenge for...
MEDIA ADVISORY: join students, teachers and parents at the 'Inclusive Day' celebrations in Podgorica
On Thursday, 11 October 2018, the European Union and the Council of Europe will join the Ministry of Education and schools across Montenegro to mark “Inclusive Day”. The main event will take place in the central square (Trg Nezavisnosti) in Podgorica, with events also being held in local schools....
One step closer to academic integrity with new law
The working group created by the Ministry of Education to develop the Law on academic integrity met in Tivat on 19-20 June 2018. The final version of the text before its submission to the Government for adoption was discussed. The group reviewed the comments and suggestions received in writing...
Round table events as a part of public consultations for the Law on Academic Integrity
The Ministry of Education held public consultations about the draft Law on Academic Integrity through the organisation of a series of round table events (Podgorica-30 May, Niksic 31 May and Budva 1 June). The public consultations ran until 15 June. The roundtable in Podgorica was opened by the...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Public debate on the draft Law on Academic Integrity launched in Montenegro
The Ministry of Education has launched a public debate around the draft Law on Academic Integrity prepared by the Working Group. This public debate will be organised through the collection of suggestions/comments on the draft law and the holding of a series of roundtables. The roundtables will...
Fighting discrimination in the education system
On 16-17 May 2018, in Bečići, Montenegro, a regional conference was organised in the framework of the Horizontal Facility project “Fostering a democratic culture” in partnership with the Montenegrin Ministry of Education. Fighting discrimination in education, supporting the integration of migrant...
Debate with academic staff at the University of Montenegro
A forum on academic integrity and ethical standards in higher education took place at the University of Montenegro on 21 March 2018. More than 50 participants, including students of master and doctoral studies, professors, and deans of particular faculties attended the event. Opening the event,...
Update on the development of the Law on Academic Integrity in Montenegro
The working group tasked with development of the Law on Academic Integrity has had four meetings this year,12 January, 22 February, 20 March and 22 March and the first draft of the law has already been produced. On 22 March, its members had a meeting with two Council of Europe consultants from...
Teachers gather to discuss how to foster a democratic culture in the classroom
50 teachers from the Montengrin central region cluster of pilot schools participated in the “Learning about democracy and human rights through lesson planning, teaching and learning methods” workshop, last 29 March 2018 in Podgorica. It is the third in a series of four workshops organised for...
Council of Europe helps teachers, pupils and the local community to learn about democratic competences
On 19 March 2018, a one-day peer learning workshop took place in the secondary vocational school "Bećo Bašić" in Plav. This school is a mentor school for the vocational pilot schools cluster. The event gathered around 25 teachers, pupils and representatives from the Plav local community. On 26...
Teachers from the north gathered to discuss how to teach democracy and human rights in classes
Around 50 teachers from pilot schools from the northern region of Montenegro gathered in Berane on 26-27 February for a peer learning workshop “Learning about democracy and human rights through lesson planning, teaching and learning methods”. Participants learned how to identify school activities...
Inclusive day celebration in Montenegro
Upon the initiative of the HF Action “Fostering a democratic school culture in Montenegro”, the Ministry of Education decided to establish an official “INCLUSIVE DAY” which will be celebrated in the Montenegrin schools every 11 October. It is aimed at promoting the concept of inclusive education...
Academic integrity to be discussed at the conference in Becici
On Tuesday and Wednesday, 16 and 17 May 2017, the conference “Academic integrity - Achievements and future perspectives of Montenegro” will take place at Iberostar Bellevue hotel in Becici, Budva. The event will be organised under the initiative of the action “Strengthening Integrity and...
Conference on competences for democratic culture in education
A conference “Competences for democratic culture in education” will take place at the CentreVille hotel in Podgorica. The event will be organised under the initiative of the project “Fostering a democratic school culture” under the large EU – Council of Europe programme ‘Horizontal Facility for...