1. PRESENTATION OF MONTENEGRO
Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Working Group for Chapter 26 – Education and Culture
Bilateral screening: Chapter 26
PRESENTATION OF MONTENEGRO
Brussels, 16 November 2012

2. Tamara Milić, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Education and Sports
Chapter 26: Education and Culture
Access to education
Tamara Milić, Senior Advisor,
Ministry of Education and Sports
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3. Chapter 26: Education and Culture
Relevant acquis
Directive 77/486/EEC of 25 July 1977 on the education of the children of migrant workers
61983CJ Judgment of the Court of 13 February Françoise Gravier v City of Liège.
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4. OUTLINE I EQUAL CONDITIONS OF ACCESS TO EDUCATON
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OUTLINE
I EQUAL CONDITIONS OF ACCESS TO EDUCATON
II NON- DISCRIMINATION
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5. Equal conditions of access to educaton
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Equal conditions of access to educaton
Legal framework
Elementary education is compulsory and free of charge - for all children aged six to 15 years.
Foreign nationals with permanent residence or temporary residents may educate as Montenegrin citizens and they are equal in the exercise of the right to education with the citizens of Montenegro.
Regular secondary school student does not pay tuition, foreign citizen may be admitted to school in accordance with international standards.
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6. Measures have been taken (1)
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Measures have been taken (1)
"Book of Changes" (2001):
to create conditions that will consider every child needs;
beside contents included in the regular curricula - 20% of the open-content for the classes for each subject.
The Strategy of development of primary education - individualized and differentiated approach.
Teachers trainings:
child oriented, individualized teaching methods;
active learning;
set of programs that in all or partially included topics such as intercultural etc.
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7. Measures have been taken (2)
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Measures have been taken (2)
Additional and supplementary classes;
Foreign languages​​: English (from the 1st elementary school grade), Italian, French, German, Spanish and Russian (communication, literature, culture...);
The study of other languages - in accordance with the expressed wishes of students and their parents.
Teachers - required realizing two more hours of direct work with students.
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8. Chapter 26: Education and Culture
Recommendations
Achieve integration and educational goals:
Ensure promotion of the teaching of the mother tongue and culture of the country of origin of the migrant workers children trhough the application of:
Two hours of direct work with those children;
Individualized, additional, supplementary classes;
Open-content for the classes for each subject.
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9. SEN Children (1) Chapter 26: Education and Culture
The Strategy on Inclusive Education; strategies an all education levels;
1) regular school; 2) special classes in regular schools; 3) resource centres;
Special Education Needs; focus on barriers, not on child impairement;
Increasing trend of SEN children in mainstream education; IDEPs;
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10. Chapter 26: Education and Culture
SEN Children (2)
Commissions for the orientation (18) trained; working tools and Manual;
Stuff has been trained; Catalogue of Programmes - 25;
Special institutions into resource centres; Mobile teams;
External assessment is adjusted;
Vocational inclusive education - Training teams are established;
Tempus: 1) Educational Policy; 2) Inclusive education study program; 3) High education for the SEN students.
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11. Recommendations Empower intersectoral cooperation and early education;
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Recommendations
Empower intersectoral cooperation and early education;
Resource centers as support to the regular schools;
Improve way of working in schools with special classes;
Professional orientation; Vocational education – adjustment and curiculum modularisation;
Improve pre-service; specialists study programs; in-service.
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12. Chapter 26: Education and Culture
RE pupils education (1)
»Decade of Roma inclusion « and Action plan for the implementation;
Strategy for the improvement of the RE population position ;
Increasing trend in the RE children education;
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13. Chapter 26: Education and Culture
RE pupils education (2)
Special support to the school “Božidar Vuković Podgoričanin“;
RE children enrolled in urban schools – free text books and transportation;
Project »Support to the reform of the child care system” - IPA 2010:
Preparatory kindergartens for RE children;
Drop-out prevention and case management;
Job description, mechanism of RE assistants engagement;
Vocational education Centre – professional qualification standards and trainings.
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14. Chapter 26: Education and Culture
Recommendations
Durable closure of the satelate school of “Božidar Vuković Podgoričanin placed in Settlement Konik – IPA 2011;
Improving school attendance and school achievement;
Reducing segregation;
Motivation of the RE parents.
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15. Non discrimination (1) Higher Education: available to all;
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Non discrimination (1)
Higher Education:
available to all;
prohibits discrimination on the basis of: gender, race, marital status, color, language, religion, political or other opinion, national, ethnic or other origin, a national community, property status, disability, or other similar grounds, position or circumstances.
Foreign nationals are eligible for admission to degree programs in the Public Instituions of Higher Education in Montenegro under the same conditions as Montenegrin citizens who pay tuition.
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16. Non discrimination Mobility programs.
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Non discrimination
Mobility programs.
Right on the recognition of qualification documents and equalization.
A person whom foreign qualifications are recognized have the right to exercise a regulated profession under the same conditions as Montenegrin citizen.
In recognition procedure - foreign certificate on formal education (from EU) for the performing of regulated profession is recognized automatically as qualification acquired in Montenegro.
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17. Measures have been taken (1)
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Measures have been taken (1)
The Government provides financial support for students both in public and private Institutions of Higher Education in paying tuition and other fees - graduate, master and PhD level.
A Student has the right to:
accommodation and food in the dormitory;
Student scholarship;
scholarships for the best students;
participation in transport costs in urban and intercity traffic;
professional development;
health care.
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18. Measures have been taken (2)
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Measures have been taken (2)
Students’ halls are in Podgorica, Nikšić, Kotor and Cetinje, i.e. in towns where there are faculties or complexes of faculties.
Food and accommodation prices are affordable and they do not exceed 30 euros per month.
Podgorica
New Student Residence Hall (868 places),
Old Students Residence Hall (240 places)
Nikšić
Students Residence Hall Braća Vučinić (256 places)
Kotor
Student Residence Hall Spasić-Mašera (262 places)
Cetinje
Student Residence Hall at Cetinje (120 places)
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19. Chapter 26: Education and Culture
Recommendations
Changes and Amendments of the Law on Higher Education – 2013;
Adoption of the Regulations regarding the manner, procedure of the enrollment in the first year for all Universities and Institutions of Higher Education.
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20. Thank you for your attention!
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