The Minister of Education Damir Šehović (Social Democrats) and the Mayor of Tivat Snežana Matijević (DPS) received certificates of appreciation today at a ceremony at the mixed high school "Mladost" in Tivat, where the completion of the investment in the general reconstruction of the heating system and the nearby elementary school "Drago Milović" was officially completed. ".
The Ministry of Education and the Municipality have invested almost 2.000 euros in the reconstruction of a system that has been out of order for years, which is why over 200 students in the two largest schools in the "Montenegro Monte Carlo" as politicians from the government like to call Tivat, were freezing.
The works were carried out from September of last year to March of this year, in phases, so as not to interfere with the teaching process.
"Since this year, students and employees have been staying in a warm and pleasant school environment thanks to the detailed reconstruction of the heating system, which was financed in a ratio of 50:50 by the Ministry and the Municipality. By allocating significant funds, the long-standing problem of poor heating has been solved," said the director of SMŠ "Mladost". Jovanka Vujačić, adding that the company Luštica Development from Tivat donated six thousand euros for the preparation of project documentation.
In addition to Šehović and Matijevićka, today she handed over certificates of thanks to the representatives of Luštice Development and Porto Montenegro, who regularly support the work of Tivat schools.
"I am proud of every improvement of the system, including this one, which is worth 200 thousand euros, and I am proud that together with the representatives of the Municipality, we were able to recognize it as one of our priorities and to successfully complete the project. I hope that you are also happy about that," answered Šehović when asked by "Vijesti" that the fact that he receives a certificate of appreciation because in the 21st century two schools with over 2.000 students have heating speaks for the seriousness of the Montenegrin education system.
He praised the Tivat recipe in which the local administration and numerous donors support local schools, substituting what should be invested in those educational institutions by the state, which by law takes care of education.
"Education is not the job of the ministry alone, education is the job of all of us, and in that sense we welcome the initiatives we receive from municipalities and companies operating in Montenegro, which recognize the need for them to participate in the education system, both financially and logistically. I I don't see anything problematic about that. On the contrary, I would like to encourage socially responsible companies to implement projects in partnership with municipalities throughout Montenegro in the future, which will benefit everyone," Šehović pointed out, adding that the state education system "will strive to function in the next period as well".
"It's no secret that investing in education is the most profitable type of investment, and the state invests as much as it can. Any contribution from municipalities and the private sector is welcome, and I don't believe we are unique in the world in that regard," said Šehović.
When asked by "Vijesti" why municipalities should go beyond their legal obligations and invest in education, which is the state's responsibility, while local administrations are not asked at all about the appointment of school management, which is completely centralized, he said that this will be resolved by the new Law on Education. which is in procedure.
When reminded that his predecessor Predrag Bošković (DPS) promised 50.000 euros two years ago to repair the roof of the "Branko Brinić" elementary school in Radovići, which has still not been repaired, Šehović said that "the funds have been provided".
"I think that in partnership with the Municipality or at least in the implementation of the Ministry of Education, we will manage to solve this issue in a very short time.
"He visited all the school facilities in Tivat, but he did not want to state whether the request of the management of the Drago Milović elementary school to build a new school building in Donja Lastva for the regional department of that school, which works in a prefab shack from 1980, is justified.
Today, he also discussed the construction of a new school building in the area of the future tourist town of LušticaBay in Krtoli with representatives of Luštica Development.
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"The Municipality of Tivat is taking big steps forward and is one of the recognizable ones in Montenegro. Today, together with the Ministry, we visited all the educational institutions in the city, looked at the situation on the ground and saw what is the task before us and the Ministry of Education in the coming period. Dear is that we have the understanding of the Ministry and support for us as a Municipality, and that we will continue to see to it that we resolve priorities through joint investments," said Matijević.
However, she did not specifically answer the question why the people of Tiv pay twice the tax from which education is financed - to the state, which should exclusively do it, and to the municipality, which uses this money without legal obligation to perform state work in schools.
Luštica Development is building a new school
Dragana Bećirović from the management of the company Luštica Development said that they talked with Šehović about their plans to build a new school within the Luštica Bay resort.
"We believe that in this sense, our cooperation with the Ministry of Education will lead to the creation of the best model that will be in the interest of the entire educational system of Montenegro, but also the residents of Krtol and the Luštica peninsula, as well as our clients - residents of the new city of Luštica bay, in order to that new educational facility met everyone's expectations," said Bećirović
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