Tag: education
Macedonia 31.03.24 | 14:56

VMRO-DPMNE alleges fraud in the purchase of digital textbooks

VMRO-DPMNE alleges fraud and incompetence in the production of digital schoolbooks for the public education system. According to party spokeswoman Marija Miteva, an earlier purchase program worth half a million EUR failed, and now the Education Ministry is giving 800,000 EUR for 4th grade digital textbooks...
Economy 22.09.23 | 19:32

Salaries in primary and secondary education will receive a 15 percent higher in September

In September, salaries for workers in primary and secondary education will experience a 15 percent increase. The accord was sealed last Friday by Jakim Nedelkov, the president of the Independent Trade Union for Education, Science, and Culture (SONK), and Jeton Shaqiri, the Minister of Education and Science. Announcing...
Macedonia 05.09.23 | 17:59

Education Ministry denies any blame for the lack of elementary school textbooks

The Education Ministry denies all blame for the chronic lack of textbooks – about a third of all textbooks that should have been distributed to elementary school students have not been printed on time. According to the Ministry, the long standing problem is actually the fault of the authors of...
Macedonia 05.09.23 | 13:25

Third year in a row there are no textbooks for the students, citizens demand criminal accountability

One of the many indicators of this government’s incompetence in all spheres of public life is the fact that three years in a row the students do not receive their legally guaranteed school textbooks. The parents will once again have to bear significant expenses for photocopying the textbooks, so...
Macedonia 01.09.23 | 12:58

VMRO-DPMNE: The lack of textbooks is just the tip of an iceberg of problems in the education

For two years this government with epic incompetence has been unable to print simple textbooks, VMRO-DPMNE accuses, adding that if they were a genuine European government, the Minister of Education would have submitted his resignation today. “But, neither the minister possesses even an ounce of...
Macedonia 17.08.23 | 11:50

VMRO-DPMNE: With SDS and DUI no Macedonian universities on the Shanghai list of best 1,000

With SDS and DUI in power, there will be no Macedonian universities among the 1,000 on the Shanghai Ranking Authority this year, too, VMRO-DPMNE reacts. “While the regional universities climb up on the list of the best 1,000, there is not even one Macedonian university on that list. SDS is the...
Macedonia 06.07.23 | 20:35

Three options for the start of the next school year

Education Minister Yeton Shaqiri announced that in 10 days the Ministry will decide if the school year is going to start on the 1st of September. Shaqiri stated that in a week the Commission of human resources will give three suggestions for when the school year should start and when will it end. The...
Macedonia 17.05.23 | 15:38

The parents don’t need reminders on their parenting responsibilities, they need help

I just read, Minister Shakiri (Minister of Education), that the Government adopted a set of measures to raise the security in the schools and prevent juvenile violence, that is, to create expert teams to talk to each and every child. I don’t really understand your measure, but if your goal is to...
Macedonia 26.03.23 | 20:58

Citizens gave Macedonian education a score of 2

Nearly 60 percent of citizens believe that the country has low-quality education, according to the latest poll conducted by the Skopje Institute for Political Research for Detektor. According to the poll, 57.3 percent of the respondents said that education is not of high quality, compared to 35.6 percent...
Macedonia 10.08.22 | 09:33

“The government brought chaos to education, there are no textbooks, no certificates, only improvisations and collapse of the system”

The Ministry of Education and Science creates chaos instead of Concept. A concept implies a plan and a strategy, and in this case we see incompetence and irresponsibility, said the opposition VMRO-DPMNE. Everything is reduced to improvisations, which are paid dearly. Teachers and educational staff are...
Macedonia 11.05.22 | 10:23

Talks continue between the teachers’ union and the Education Ministry

The Government and representatives of the public teachers will continue their negotiations on the requested wage increase, after the Government’s offer of a 12 percent hike was seen as insufficient. The teachers’ strike is currently suspended, but could resume in the coming days if there...
Macedonia 17.04.22 | 21:33

The strikers will be paid only the contributions, the government threatens

The Government of the Republic of Macedonia in the talks with SONK offered a 10% increase in the salaries that will be provided by the budget revision. The Government considers that it is extremely important that the status of employees in education is constantly improving, according to the established...
Macedonia 14.04.22 | 09:11

Strike in education continues

The strike in education continues in the coming days, and the negotiations of the Independent Trade Union for Education, Science and Culture (SONK) with the Ministry of Education and Science (MES) continue. SONK members in schools and kindergartens have been on strike since Monday, demanding a pay rise. The...
Macedonia 07.02.22 | 10:03

Little known company from Tetovo is winning major contracts through the Education Ministry

VMRO-DPMNE points out that the Government has given public contracts worth 3.67 million EUR to a low profile company from Tetovo. “Hildin Komerc” has only worked on minor contracts in the past, and now suddenly jumped to the top of the pecking order, hired by the Education Ministry to build...
Macedonia 17.01.22 | 17:18

Corona wave: VMRO-DPMNE proposes that the winter break is extended by two weeks

VMRO-DPMNE calls on the Education Ministry to postpone the start of the school year for two weeks. Pupils are currently on their winter break, and the number of coronavirus cases is exploding, largely as result of the New Year’s Eve celebrations and the spread of the omicron variant. We call on...
Macedonia 02.12.21 | 11:03

Food subsidies paid out to 27,000 students

The Education Ministry paid out the November food subsidies to over 27,000 students today. Students can apply for the subsidy online, and need to submit their bank account to receive the money. The subsidy amounts to 40 EUR per month, over nine months.
Macedonia 03.11.21 | 13:10

Janevska: Zaev’s education reforms have failed

The Government’s education reforms have completely failed. Digitalization of the education is an enormous undertaking and was supposed to be hugely beneficial, but given the fragile infrastructure, the lack of equipment and smartboards, on top of the lack of proper toilets and other basic infrastructure,...
Macedonia 07.10.21 | 16:07

Elementary school pupils in Bitola were polled about their sexual experience with older partners

A new controversy over the type of sexual education programs Zaev’s far left Education Minister Mila Carovska is trying to impose on children erupted in Bitola. Elementary school pupils in the “St. Clement” school were given a questionnaire that contained questions such as “have...
Macedonia 29.08.21 | 12:01

Dr. Nikolov: The state should protect the educational process

In-person learning and preservation of the educational process should be the guiding star of the government and the state. As a mother protects her children from external attacks, so the state should try to protect the educational process, especially for the youngest, Dr. Igor Nikolov, chairman of the...
Macedonia 18.08.21 | 17:10

Minister Filipce says parents will be able to require that their children attend school online

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce said that parents will be allowed to withdraw their children from schools if they are concerned because of the coronavirus pandemic. School is supposed to begin on September 1st, and the Education Ministry plans to offer in-person teaching, after having online education...
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