News on projects on education in Montengero
The Ethics Charter adopted in Montenegro
The development process of the Ethics Charter was finalised on 23 April 2021 when it was adopted by the Ethics Committee. As previously reported, the working group designated by the Committee commenced the work on the charter in October 2020. Two experts from UNESCO`s International institute for...
Call for tenders: International consultancy services - “Quality Education for All (Quality ED – Montenegro)” in Montenegro
The Council of Europe is currently implementing the Action "Quality Education for All” as a part of the European Union and the Council of Europe programmatic framework “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey II”. In that context, it is looking for International Providers for the...
Call for tenders: National consultancy services - “Quality Education for All (Quality ED – Montenegro)” in Montenegro
The Council of Europe is currently implementing the Action "Quality Education for All” as a part of the European Union and the Council of Europe programmatic framework “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey II”. In that context, it is looking for National Providers for the...
Final conference of the Action “Strengthen integrity and combat corruption in higher education”
A closing conference of the Action took place on 15 May in Podgorica, marking the end of the activities in the field of education in Montenegro of the Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey. Participants were given the opportunity to hear national beneficiaries and international...
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...
Regional closing conference on Horizontal Facility Programme demonstrates benefits for Western Balkans societies
Dedication of the authorities to reform of the judiciary, fighting economic crime and combating discrimination, with support of the Council of Europe and the European Union through the European Union and Council of Europe Horizontal Facility joint programme, has brought enormous benefits to...
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....
Pupils in Montenegrin schools promote tolerance and dialogue
On Thursday, 13 December 2018, in Podgorica, the Council of Europe Education Department held the conference with the aim to present the results of the project “Fostering a Democratic School Culture in Montenegro” implemented during 2016 – 2018 in partnership with the Ministry of Education. The...
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...
Schools assess efforts at fostering democratic culture
The pilot schools from the central and southern regions of Montenegro and the cluster of vocational schools gathered in Podgorica on 19 November 2018 to self-reflect on their performance in fostering a democratic culture in their environments. School teams presented numerous activities aimed at...
Promoting democratic culture in Western Balkans
What does it take to build a democratic culture? This is the title of a video recently released on the impact and results of the European Union/Council of Europe Horizontal Facility Actions on Education implemented in Albania, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo*. The four actions on education...
Workshop on ethics, integrity, anti-fraud and plagiarism held at the University of Montenegro
A workshop on ethical issues and approaches, integrity, anti-fraud and plagiarism was held at the University of Montenegro on 1-3 November, as a part of the institutional certification process. The certification process is being facilitated by the Swiss International Institute for Research and...
Students and academic staff in Podgorica and Bar discuss academic integrity issues
The Action Strengthen Integrity and Combat Corruption in Higher Education carries on the series of debates with students and academic staff on the topics tackled by the project. This time the Council of Europe expert, Prof. Dennis Farrington visited the University of Montenegro (16 October) and...
Inclusive Day celebrated by Montenegrin schools
The project “Democratic School Culture” has been actively raising awareness of the importance of inclusive education and democratic school culture in Montenegro. The Ministry of Education of Montenegro has joined these efforts and decreed the celebration of an “Inclusive Day” on 11 October. This...
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....
Public university staff learning how to investigate cases of plagiarism
On 6-8 July 2018 the first training session on detecting academic plagiarism took place at the University of Montenegro. Trainers were experienced experts from the Swiss International Institute for Research and Action on Academic Fraud and Plagiarism (IRAFPA), a leading European ethics and...