The OSCE Mission in Kosovo published yesterday a report which assesses the access to pre-university education for non-majority communities in Kosovo. The report, Communities’ Access to Pre-University Education in Kosovo, covers the period from 2014 to 2017 and looks into the provision of education in the majority and community languages.

The report notes that institutions generally provide communities with an adequate level of support in accessing education. However, it concludes that a sustainable solution for the provision of Serbian-language education, in line with the legal provisions that provide the basis for education in this language, is yet to be found. The report commends the support provided by institutions to communities to enable easier access to education, such as transport, scholarships and catch-up classes. Curricula in Bosnian and Turkish languages have been developed, although additional efforts are needed to complete their implementation, and the existence of a Romani language subject with elements of history and culture is commended.

“For non-majority communities, the right to education has deep meaning and multi-layered significance. It is intrinsically linked to a community’s language and identity. Education for non-majority communities is therefore about the effective inclusion of their linguistic and cultural identities into the formal education curricula,” said Ambassador Jan Braathu, the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo.

The report available at: https://www.osce.org/mission-in-kosovo/406952