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Eurydice

EACEA National Policies Platform:Eurydice

Bosnia and Herzegovina

There are several secondary school variations that differ from the most common public secondary schools:

Art school - educates students through a general education program and a special program in music, ballet or fine arts for a period of four years in order to obtain an appropriate vocation and to continue their education at higher education institutions.

The curriculum of the art school determines the relationship between general education content and part of program content for education in a particular field of art.

Key Features of the Education System

BiH consists of two entities (Republika Srpska and Federation of BiH) and Brcko district of BiH.

The education sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina reflects the state constitution. It is defined by the BiH Constitution, the constitutions of the entities, cantons, and the Statute of Brčko District of BiH, which govern legal competencies in education.

1. Akademsko priznavanje - Academic recognition

2. Akreditacija – accreditation

A procedure of acknowledgment of validity of study programs i.e. of an institution, their sustainability to the existing standard of quality and the labor market and certificate ensuring the right to an institution to confer degrees for education, profession or vocation.

3. Akreditaciono tijelo - Accreditation body

4. Andragog – andragogue (Expert on adult education and training)

2024

Based on the common core of curricula, defined in the outcomes of learning (ZPNPP) prepared by the Agency, the Ministry of Education of the Four Counties developed new subject curricula, whose implementation, was initiated in primary and secondary schools. In this way, the four counties in which classes are performed in the Croatian language, together with the municipalities of Usor and Žepče, joined colleagues from Zenica Doboj Canton and Sarajevo Canton in creating a prerequisite for improving student achievements.

2025

 

2024

The competent Ministry of Education of the Una-Sana Canton has been implementing a new Curriculum for Early and Preschool Education based on learning outcomes since the 2024/2025 academic year, which was written in accordance with the Common Core of Comprehensive Development Programs for Preschool Education developed by the Agency for Preschool, Primary and Secondary Education.

2023

There were no reforms in this area.