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Council of Europe and European Union to hold round-table discussions on fighting corruption in higher education in Serbia

Belgrade, 29 June 2017 - On Wednesday, 5 July 2017, round-table discussions on integrity in higher education in Serbia will take place at the Metropol Palace Hotel in Belgrade. The event is part of the “Strengthen Integrity and Combat Corruption in Higher Education in Serbia” project implemented under the larger EU – Council of Europe programme ‘Horizontal Facility for Western Balkans and Turkey’.

 

The primary purpose of the round-table is to present and discuss “Baseline assessment on integrity in higher education in Serbia“ which provides recommendations on developing tools to increase integrity and fight corruption in the higher education system in Serbia using the Council of Europe approaches. The assessment, completed by the Council of Europe experts, Professors Ian Smith and Tom Hamilton, will serve as a starting point for specific actions under this project.

 

The round-table will be attended by around 100 participants including the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, National Council for Higher Education, Commission for Accreditation and Quality Assurance, Conference of Universities of Serbia, Office of the Ombudsman, Anti-Corruption Agency, Committee on Education, Science, Technological Development and Information Society of the Parliament of Serbia, students’ associations, public and private universities and faculties, colleges of applied sciences, civil society organisations and other relevant partners.

 

Speakers at the opening session will include Mr Mladen Šarčević, Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development (invited), Mr Steffen Hudolin, Head of Section at the EU Delegation to Serbia; Mr Tim Cartwright, Head of Belgrade Office, Council of Europe.

 

The round-table discussion will start at 10:30 on Wednesday, 5 July 2017, at the Metropol Palace Hotel in Belgrade. Working languages are Serbian and English with simultaneous interpretation.

Press statements will be given upon request.

 

Contact for media registrations and inquiries:

Mona Alghaith, mob. 063 365 751, e-mail: [email protected]

Kristijan Rajković, mob.  063 639 281, e-mail: [email protected]

 

 

Agenda of the round -table

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Background information on the Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey

On 11 April 2016, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland, and the European Union’s Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, announced a new co-operation initiative aimed at supporting South-East Europe and Turkey in their efforts to comply with European standards. The initiative is called the European Union/Council of Europe Horizontal Facility for Western Balkans and Turkey (Horizontal Facility). It is a three-year programme (May 2016 – May 2019), focusing on three themes: ensuring justice, fighting economic crime as well as combating discrimination and protecting the rights of vulnerable groups. It has a budget of 25 million euros, of which 20 million euros has been provided by the European Union and 5 million euros by the Council of Europe.  Through the Horizontal Facility, the European Union and the Council of Europe will assist beneficiaries in South-East Europe and Turkey to comply with Council of Europe standards and the European Union acquis, through a complementary two-fold approach of technical co-operation and the provision of expertise. The Horizontal Facility relies on the Council of Europe’s unique working methods, whereby tailor-made technical co-operation activities are based on conclusions and recommendations of the Council of Europe’s monitoring bodies, which highlight areas where improvements are needed in legislation and policies of the beneficiaries to comply with the Organisation’s standards.

 

More information on the Horizontal Facility is available here.

 

Belgrade 29/06/2017
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