OSCE BiH Mission praises five cantons for adopting harmonized laws on primary and secondary education
(OSCE/Alic Samir)The OSCE Mission in BiH supports the education reform. Ambassador Robert M. Beecroft visited Petar Kocic Primary School in Sjenina Rijeka where students shared their ideas about education reform issues, 9 February 2004. (OSCE/Alic Samir) Photo details
SARAJEVO, 27 April 2004 - The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina commends the representatives of the Cantonal Assemblies of Una-Sana, Tuzla, Bosansko-Podrinjski, Zenica-Doboj and Sarajevo for unanimously passing Laws on Primary and Secondary Education last Friday.
"By passing these laws, the five cantons have reaffirmed a child's fundamental right to education," said Ambassador Robert Beecroft, Head of the OSCE Mission. "Equally important, they have taken a commendable step to reform education."
"Children from all cultural backgrounds will now have equal access and enjoy an equal standard of respect for their cultural diversity," he said.
The laws now provide the platform from which a modern, quality education system can be implemented, fulfilling a key component of the Education Reform Strategy, pledged by all 13 BiH Education Ministers in November 2002.
"Respect for cultural diversity is the key to Bosnia and Herzegovina's lasting stability and security; it is its ticket to Europe," Ambassador Beecroft added.
"It is reassuring that the Brcko District, the Republika Srpska, and Cantons 1, 3, 4, 5 and 9 now all have set their respective education systems on this path. We look forward to continuing to support all those who are committed to the modernisation of the education system in BiH."
"By passing these laws, the five cantons have reaffirmed a child's fundamental right to education," said Ambassador Robert Beecroft, Head of the OSCE Mission. "Equally important, they have taken a commendable step to reform education."
"Children from all cultural backgrounds will now have equal access and enjoy an equal standard of respect for their cultural diversity," he said.
The laws now provide the platform from which a modern, quality education system can be implemented, fulfilling a key component of the Education Reform Strategy, pledged by all 13 BiH Education Ministers in November 2002.
"Respect for cultural diversity is the key to Bosnia and Herzegovina's lasting stability and security; it is its ticket to Europe," Ambassador Beecroft added.
"It is reassuring that the Brcko District, the Republika Srpska, and Cantons 1, 3, 4, 5 and 9 now all have set their respective education systems on this path. We look forward to continuing to support all those who are committed to the modernisation of the education system in BiH."