KEC Programs and Projects

KEC current developing projects and programs:

1. Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking

RWCT is a Program for training teachers, according to the 'train the trainer' model, and is directly applied in the classroom, in all grades and subjects within existing curricula

2. Step by Step

Step by Step Program is a child centered methodology created by Children's Resources International in cooperation with professors of Georgetown University in Washington and education experts from Eastern Europe. The Program was funded by Open Society Foundation - SOROS Foundation and has been implemented since 1994 in many countries in transition...

3. Promotion of Children’s Rights in the Field of Education

The Kosovo Education Centre has been implementing the “Promotion of children’s rights in education” project since January 2009. The project is funded by the European Commission Liaison Office in Kosovo (ECLO) – the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR)...

4. Advancing Participation and Representation of Ethnic Minority Groups in Education

The project “Advancing participation and representation of ethnic minority groups in education” (APREME) started to be implemented in May 2009. This project is funded by the European Commission, Brussels, and the Open Society Institute, Budapest. APREME is a regional project with six Western Balkan countries participating in its activities. Kosova Education Centre from Kosovo is the implementing agency of this project...

5. KOSOVISION CONTEST

KOSOVISION CONTEST is an educational project that was started in September 2008 and is expected to be finalized in May 2011 and which is implemented in the form of a national competition broadcasted by the media. The concept for this project was developed by the Education University of Zurich, and was first implemented in cooperation with KFOR in 2007 in the Prizren Region. Students and teachers of the fifth grades in Kosovo participate in this project dealing with the present and future of Kosovo...

6. Sector-Wide Approach in Education (SWAP)

In May 2009, the European Commission Liaison Office (ECLO) in Prishtina announced its tender for a three year project “Support for implementation of the sector-wide approach in education in Kosovo” with the purpose to provide assistance to the Kosovo government in ensuring quality provision in education. In fact, this support comes from the package of IPA 2008 fund that aims to facilitate the process of accession of the country in the European Union. The tender was announced for a service contract with specific Terms of Reference drafted by the ECLO, whereas KEC applied as part of a consortium lead by Cambridge Education Ltd...

7. Creation of Safe, Non-violent, and Human Environments in Society and in Schools

The project proposal was designed end of 2007, whereas UNICEF settled to support it on 9 September 2008.

The very name of the project tells how intricate and complex the project was. Significant support to the project implementation was provided by the representatives of UNICEF, who participated and offered useful ideas in all key events and activities of this project...

8. Advancing History Teaching

The overall goal of the project is “To create a new climate in learning and teaching of history by comparatively addressing historic facts which deal with relationships between peoples of the Balkans. Objective: to build capacities and readiness among history teachers to include history sources and data from various countries, when developing certain themes from history...

9. The concept of citizenship among secondary school students in Kosovo

The Kosovo Education Centre, the University of Education in Zurich (PHZH), and the Faculty of Education of the University of Prishtina (FEUP), started implementing a research project in October 2009. The first phase of this project focused around drafting and testing of research instruments for the research on “The concept of citizenship among primary school students in Kosovo”... 

10. Access Microscholarship Program

ACCESS programme started too be implemented in 2006. The programme is financed by the US Embassy in Kosovo, and is being implemented by KEC. In the school year 2007/08 the programme included around 60 students from three Kosovo municipalities: Prishtina, Prizren and Fushë Kosova, who benefited from this programme for two years. Students come from various communities living in Kosova: Albanian, Serb, Turkish, and Bosniac...

11. KEC Training Programs
 

KEC is implementing over 20 training programs. They include specific training programs for modern teaching and evaluation methodologies (training programs for efficient leadership in education, planning, children rights, etc.)...

12. KEC Library

KEC has established within its premises a Library (with around 1200 books) and equipped with computers, which can also be used as a reading room for the teachers participating in trainings and those of public schools in the country. Click here to see the list of books that Library contains...

13. School development grants project

On 14 June MEST signed an agreement with KEC for implementation of a component of a World Bank project for development of education institutions. With World Bank financing, 151 primary and secondary schools in Kosova will receive financial support during next 19 months, for implementing school projects that aim for the increase of quality in education. KEC role will be in offering professional support to schools in drafting developmental plans and project proposals that will be supported financially by World Bank. Schools will also get training for monitoring their project implementation as well as for evaluating project impact in increase of education quality

14. "Mileniumi i Tretë"School

"Mileniumi i Tretë" School is a non-public school providing services of primary, lower and upper secondary education (grades 1-12), established by Kosovo Education Center (KEC). The school is licensed by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology...