2/16/ Analyses Integrated Education Njomza Qerimi Roman Papadimitrov, Technical advisor

2/16/ Activities by the donors 2011 UNICEF - Enhancing Inter-Ethnic Dialogue and Collaboration (Joint UN Programme) – € 943,869 –Development and adoption of Life Skills Based Education (LSBE) curriculum in secondary schools –Support the BED for introducing and applying criteria related to multiculturalism for ethnic and cultural diversity in textbooks development and accreditation. –Joint curricular activities in mixed schools

2/16/ OSCE – €101,500 –Introducing Second Language Methodology (British Council) –Establishing national team of school and university experts –Strengthening the pre-service teacher training system in a multi-ethnic society

2/16/ UNESCO – € 304, 705 –The World Heritage in Young Hands –Established higher education centre a UNESCO Chair - topics of intercultural peace education –Creation of university student UNESCO clubs, reinforcing the high-education platform for intercultural and interreligious dialogue.

2/16/ Norwegian MFA – € 1,914, –Nansen Dialogue Centre, NDC –Open Fun Football Schools –Support to multi-ethnic society –Freedom is My Favorite Color Swiss Agency For Development and Cooperation (SDC) -€ 228,350 –Mozaik

2/16/ German Federal Ministry - € 320,000 –University curriculum for multi-ethnic youth work (NGO-Loja) EUR –Contribution to a dialogue between different ethnic communities (forming of School mediation teams - EUR Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - € 776, –Citizens of Macedonia

2/16/ UNICEF€ 943,869 UNESCO€ 304,705 OSCE€101,500 Norway MFA€ 1,914, German Federal Ministry for ECD € 320,000 Austrian Dev.Agency€ 20,000 Swiss Agency (SDC)€ 228,350 CISS€ 776,393 Sweden (SIDA)€ 362, Grand Total € 4,971,570.36

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9 Municipalities

2/16/ Minicipalities IE

2/16/ Main Donors 2012 OSCE - Strengthening the pre-service teacher training system in a multi-ethnic society – € 110,000 UNICEF - Enhancing Inter-Ethnic Dialogue and Collaboration - € 285,000 + UNESCO - € 156,000 Norway MFA - MoES - “Multi Ethnic Education Project” MAK-11/0010, - € 374,000 + “Vocational Education, step forward to a better economy” MAK-09/026 - € 134,400 + other three initiatives – € 25,000

2/16/ USAID – “Interethnic Integration in Education Project” - € 800,000 EUD – Directorate for Development and Promotion of Education on the Languages of Ethnic Communities - “Supporting integration of ethnic communities in the educational system” - € 1,085,296 PCF - Strengthening multi-ethnic cooperation in municipalities - € 63,000 TOTAL INVESTMENTS € 3,030,536

2/16/ Intervention by municipality  EUD and MoES-MAK-11/0010 (Norwegian MFA) still have not finalized the target regions

2/16/ Major activities Component 1: Promoting integration through joint activities Component 4: Teacher Qualification Activities in initiative phase Component 3: Educational Curricula and Textbooks Component 5: School management in the context of decentralization No activities started Component 2: Integration through language learning

2/16/ Suggestions Unified information in order to be more efficient and to avoid duplicated schools/projects/municipalities –Intervention by region/municipality –Information in which schools –Financial impact by school/municipality –Indictors – as foreseen See the table next slide

2/16/ To better coordinate DonorComp onent ActivityMunicipalitySchoolBudget (in €) Indicators USAID Programs for joint curricular activities - Development of IT classes Kumanovo XX XY students 20 teachers Skopje XX Joint extra- curricular activities - Summer camps… Tetovo 44.1 OSCE1 3

2/16/ Remarks and Prospective Ideas Where and What: Activities to continue in the strands 1 and 4 –Promotion of Integration through Joint Activities –Teacher Qualification In the strands 3 and 5 to strengthen the following: –improve the methodology and the criteria for preparation of textbooks in light of integrated education; –Training of the schools boards, parent boards, stakeholders, municipalities on IE issues and optimum approach

2/16/ –Unified guidelines for school statutes aiming at enhancing the involvement of all stakeholders in school governance and inter-ethnic communication are prepared –Opportunities to be adequately trained in the sensitive area of multi- ethnic relations

2/16/ Training the MoES staff in key integrated education mechanisms and methods Training the PR Department within MoES Financing and supporting the communication plan with real activities such as ad campaigns with success stories, short clips, round table discussions Intangible ideas Future work …

2/16/ Discussion

2/16/ Thank You !