Quality education for all News
Inclusion Day Celebrated in Podgorica
As part of the joint action of the European Union and the Council of Europe, “Quality education for all”, the Inclusion Day was celebrated in the multimedia hall of the University Sports and Culture Center. The event is organised in partnership with the joint programme of the EU and the Council...
Challenges to academic integrity should be tackled beyond the legislative and institutional framework, root causes must be addressed
Full implementation of the measures necessary to safeguard against violation of academic integrity, such as plagiarism, facilitation of academic dishonesty, should always be in the focus of the academic community, while the resolution of integrity issues should go beyond setting legislative and...
Promotion of inclusion, equality and quality education for all: Donated equipment for digital learning in 40 schools
Forty Montenegrin schools receive modern, digitised classrooms thanks to 54,000 euros worth of equipment donated by the Council of Europe and the European Union in response to the pandemic crisis. The donated equipment, which includes video-conferencing system, laptop, TV screen, led dimmable...
Pilot schools from Montenegro hold “Inclusive Day” celebration online
This year's celebration of “Inclusive Day” was held on 11 and 13 October 2021. Around 80 high school students from 40 pilot schools in Montenegro chatted about inclusive school and democratic school practices in four separate sessions. Each session was thematically covering various areas of...
Call for tenders: Provision of design and production services of online courses on academic integrity for three private universities in the framework of the action “Quality education for all” in Montenegro
Within the framework of the European Union/Council of Europe joint programme "Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey 2019-2022" and its action on “Quality education for all”, the Council of Europe Programme Office in Podgorica is launching a call for the provision of design and...
Re-launched: Call for Tenders for the provision of a provider for IT equipment for 40 pilot schools in Montenegro
In the framework of the 2nd Phase of the European Union / Council of Europe Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey (HF II) - we are looking for a provider for IT equipment for our 40 pilot schools, under the action "Quality education for all in Montenegro' The deadline for the...
Call for Tenders for the provision of a provider for IT equipment for 40 pilot schools in Montenegro
In the framework of the 2nd Phase of the European Union / Council of Europe Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey (HF II) - we are looking for a provider for IT equipment for our 40 pilot schools, under the action "Quality education for all in Montenegro' The deadline for the...
Steering Committee meeting in Montenegro focused on the action progress and related challenges in education
Meeting on 6 May, the Steering Committee of the Horizontal Facility action “Quality education for all” in Montenegro assessed the action’s progress so far. Evgenia Giakoumopoulou, Head of Operations in the Council of Europe Programme Office in Podgorica opened the meeting and voiced her...
What can be done to make sure that students with disabilities are less vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic?
The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused students with disabilities to be additionally vulnerable, due to the lack of comprehensive methodologies that would allow them to actively participate in learning processes. The action “Quality education for all in Montenegro” had supported the development of...
Referencing and quoting advice to avoid plagiarism discussed in Montenegro
A webinar on “Good practices in referencing and quoting” took place on 23 June 2020, providing advice for around 40 graduate and postgraduate students from the University of Montenegro on how to avoid plagiarism when writing academic papers. A Slovenian expert with vast experience in publishing...
Presentation of the Guideline for adjusting the learning process and participation of university students with disabilities
The recent outbreak of COVID-19 has caused students with disabilities to be additionally vulnerable, due to the lack of comprehensive methodologies that would allow them to actively participate in learning processes. The action “Quality education for all in Montenegro” had decided to support the...
Steering Committee meeting for the action on education in Montenegro
The third Steering Committee meeting for the action “Quality Education for All” took place on 27 October 2020 via video conference. The project activities were discussed and reviewed. An increase in COVID-19 cases caused schools to work under restrictions thus affecting the smooth delivery of...
Charter of Ethics development launch in Montenegro
Further to the Law on academic integrity, the Ethics Committee have launched the development of the Charter of Ethics as a key document for its work. The action “Quality education for all” is providing technical support for this activity and has recently recruited two international consultants...
Pupils’ online chatroom for “Inclusive day” celebration in Montenegro
Human dignity and human rights, cultural diversity, democracy, justice, fairness, equality and the rule of law are a set of values promoted by the Council of Europe through its Reference Framework of Competencies for Democratic Culture. More than 40 students from pilot schools reflected on this...
Teacher online training on learning democracy in Montenegrin schools
Around 40 teachers from the pilot schools attended online training on competences for democratic culture on 25-26 June. Two national experts delivered presentations and facilitated discussion among the participants. Furthermore, the teachers who were involved in learning about the democratic...
Orientation day for Montenegrin “Quality education for all” action's call for proposal
Around ten NGOs participated to the Orientation day which took place online on 7 July 2020. The Orientation day was organised to assist potential applicants in preparing project proposals of good quality aimed at promoting a democratic education environment with the involvement of the local...
Call for proposals of civil society organisations: Supporting a democratic education environment - “Quality education for all” in Montenegro
Under the framework of the European Union/Council of Europe joint programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey 2019-2022”, and its action on “Quality education for all” in Montenegro, the Council of Europe is launching a call for proposals with the aim to co-fund local...
Schools in Montenegro learn how to become places of lived democracy
Around 85 participants from 40 pilot schools, the Ministry of Education, the Bureau for Educational Services and other relevant institutions gathered at the introductory conference “Fostering a democratic culture through a whole school approach” that took place on 5-6 March 2020 in Podgorica. The...
Steering Committee meeting for the action on education in Montenegro held online
The second Steering Committee meeting for the action “Quality Education for All” took place on 5 May 2020 via video conference. The meeting provided a unique opportunity for all Committee members coming from the Ministry of Education, University of Montenegro, Bureau for Education Services,...
Education fraud in the focus of Montenegrins
The seminar “Education fraud: national and global trends” took place in Pržno, Budva, on 28-29 January 2020. Around 40 participants, including respective representatives of the Ministry of Education, national Ethical Committee, Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education, the Parliament,...