We invite you to send in your work to participate and present in the Conference that will be organised by the Kosovo Pedagogical Institute (KPI) in cooperation with Caritas Switzerland (CaCH). The overarching theme of the conference is: ‘Quality of pre-university Education in Kosovo and development trends’. The conference aims to be an international scientific event where scientists and education professionals will present their scientific achievements in education and pedagogical studies and good practices with a focus on quality enhancement in pre-university education and advancement of methods for distance learning.

The aim of the Conference

KPI is a professional research institution with its mission to conduct research in the field of pre-university education aiming to advance educational practices. The research and analysis conducted continuously support the education system and practices. The organisation of this Conference also has this aim: presentation of experiences and results from research and analysis on education issues and practices from different authors making use of such inputs to advance quality education.

CaCH in Kosovo, on the other hand, focuses on pre-primary education through its current project ‘Setting High-quality Preschool Standards Reinforcing Education, Science and Economy’ (SHPRESE). Within the framework of collaboration with KPI, a sub-focus in this conference will be early childhood education, including pre-primary education.

Aiming to include authors from the region and beyond, the preparations for the conference have started in early spring this year. We, therefore, invite you to submit your work according to the following criteria and timeline.

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In the framework of cooperation with CIDREE,  KPI on 26-27 September 2019  organized a experts meeting to address the topic ‘Career development practices and performance evaluation of school principals’. Participants at the meeting were experts from four members countries of CIDREE, Scotland, Estonia, France and Slovenia, and the local representative of experts from the Ministry of Education Science and Technology, Faculty of Education, Municipal Departments, representatives from Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit-GIZ, local experts, school directors and researchers from KPI.

The purpose of the meeting was to exchange good practices in the field of career development and performance evaluation of school principals. The meeting provided an opportunity for individual and group presentation and reflection on the state policies and best practices of the participating countries, as well as for exploring opportunities to adapt these good practices in Kosovo context as well.

Challenges identified in relation to career development and evaluation of the performance of school principals and recommendations of the meeting had highlighted the need for clarification of professional practice standards for directors, amend the legislation and procedures for the professional development of directors at pre- and in-service schools, forms of motivation for principals and those aspiring to be principals for self-development and for maximum contribution to school development, creating networks of collaboration between school principals at central and local level, in creation of databases accessible to the data by the school assessment and service evaluation of principals and school system, etc.

As a result of the meeting was opened opportunities for cooperation / twinning between a school and a school in Scotland in Pristina, Kosovo. They also discussed possibilities for further cooperation through joint projects and activities within CIDREE

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