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Workshop on Regional Co-operation in Education Statistics

The workshop "Regional Cooperation in Education Statistics" as a further step in already initiated peer learning process within the Evidence Based Policy Making in Education Cluster of Knowledge was held on 6–7 December 2012 in Belgrade, Serbia.

The event was organised by the Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit within the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development and the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, supported by the European Commission – TAIEX Programme.

The goal of the workshop was to contribute to the integration of Western Balkans’ statistical systems into the common European statistical system through the development, production and dissemination of education statistics on the basis of uniform standards and harmonised methodology. The workshop was proactively attended by delegations of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, Turkey and Serbia, where they presented the current statuses of education statistics in their respective countries, the plans for the future, as well as the challenges and good practices in this area.

The presentations and active participation of the representatives of EUROSTAT, Centre for Education Research and Innovation (CERI/OECD), European Training Foundation (ETF), Finnish National Board for Education, International Network of Education Policy Centres, KulturKontakt, UNICEF, Centre for Education Policy and the University of Belgrade contributed to better understanding the trends in the development of research and creation of education policies, as well as the standards and strategic framework at the level of the EU Member States.

The workshop participants concluded that there was considerable and important space for joint action of the Western Balkans countries in the field of development and improvement of education statistics and creation of education policies. They also concluded that it was vital to focus, in the upcoming period, on establishing a functional and efficient mechanism of cooperation and exchange of experiences.

Here you can find links to the workshop agenda and participants’ presentations.