National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia / Activities / Activity details
Friday, 21 May 2004
5th session of the Education Committee
At its fifth session, held on 21 May, the Education Committee discussed and endorsed in principle the Bill Amending and Modifying the Act on the Foundations of the Education System.
At its fifth session, held on 21 May, the Education Committee discussed and endorsed in principle the Bill Amending and Modifying the Act on the Foundations of the Education System.
The Minister of Education and Sports, Ljiljana Colic, presented a detailed explanation of the Bill, adding that the amendments and modifications would preserve the tenor of existing legislation, which aims at integrating our country into the European education system. An important role in the reform of education is to be played by the professional improvement of teaching staff, which will be monitored and assisted by the government.
The proposed solutions aim at decentralising, democratising and depoliticising the education process; an important role in their implementation is to be played not only by the Ministry, but also by the new Education Improvement Agency and National Education Council, elected by the National Assembly. The Education Quality Monitoring Agency, whose members are to be nominated by the Government of the Republic of Serbia, is another new institution envisaged by the Bill.
The Bill envisages eight-year primary education, while descriptive marking is to be kept only in the first grade of primary school.
Committees related to this activity
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10.30 - the members of the PFG with Italy, the Holy See and the Sovereign Order of Malta meet with the Deputy Prime Minister of Italy (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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11.00 - the Head and members of the PFG with the Benelux meet with a delegation of the Belgian Federal Parliament (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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11.50 - the National Assembly Deputy Speaker and Chairperson of the European Integration Committee and the Committee members meet with the delegation of the Belgian Federal Parliament (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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12.00 - press conference of the Party of Freedom and Justice Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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12.00 - the National Assembly Speaker at the opening ceremony of the Conference of Parliament Speakers of EU Candidate Countries (Palace of Serbia, 2 Mihajlo Pupin Boulevard, Belgrade)
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12.15 - the Serbian youth, members of the folklore group “Morava”, Cleveland, Ohio, visit the National Assembly House (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)
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15.30 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Chairman of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (Palace of Serbia, 2 Mihajlo Pupin Boulevard, Belgrade)
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16.45 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Moldovan Parliament Speaker (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)
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17.30 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Georgian Parliament Speaker (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)