The application deadline for rewards within the Fund for quality and talents has expired on 1 November, and 1,000 applications have been submitted, the Ministry of Education told Dnevne Novine daily. As the said, this project proves people strongly believe in the education reform.
Such a great interest exceeded our expectations, the Ministry said. “The Fund will provide 400 remunerations for students and teachers, and a certain number of them will be awarded by default. So far, we have received over 1,000 applications, which exceeded our expectations,” Milica Lekić, the Montenegrin Education Ministry spokeswoman, told the weekend edition of Dnevne Novine daily.
“Such a strong interest in the Fund is extremely significant to us because we are now sure we are going to select the best ones,” said Lekić.
As for the Commission in charge of evaluating received applications, she said: “We are sure they are going to do their job professionally and objectively.”
The final decision on remunerations will be made by 30 November 2018 at the latest, and rewards will vary from EUR 500 to 2,000 (EUR 1,000 on average).
