Montenegro
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Eurydice Unit
Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation
Vaka Djurovica bb
ME-81000 Podgorica
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E-Mail: kabinet@mpni.gov.me
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Key Features of the Education System
The education system in Montenegro is centrally governed, with the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation holding the primary responsibility for policy development, strategic planning and overall system management.
Education is organised as a unified system covering early childhood education and care, primary, secondary and higher education, as well as adult education and training.
Address
Eurydice Unit
Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation
Vaka Djurovica bb
ME-81000 Podgorica
Tel: +382 20 410 100
E-Mail: kabinet@mpni.gov.me
Website:
Academic year
Akademska godina
Address
Eurydice Unit
Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation
Vaka Djurovica bb
ME-81000 Podgorica
Tel: +382 20 410 100
E-Mail: kabinet@mpni.gov.me
Website:
LAWS
General Education
General Law on Education (Opšti zakon o obrazovanju i vaspitanju), "Official Gazette of Montenegro", No. 12/26 of 06/02/26.
Address
Eurydice Unit
Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation
Vaka Djurovica bb
ME-81000 Podgorica
Tel: +382 20 410 100
E-Mail: kabinet@mpni.gov.me
Website:
Address
Eurydice Unit
Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation
Vaka Djurovica bb
ME-81000 Podgorica
Tel: +382 20 410 100
E-Mail: kabinet@mpni.gov.me
Website:
2026
The following Rulebooks have been amended in order to improve the student standard:
Address
Eurydice Unit
Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation
Vaka Djurovica bb
ME-81000 Podgorica
Tel: +382 20 410 100
E-Mail: kabinet@mpni.gov.me
Website:
Address
Eurydice Unit
Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation
Vaka Djurovica bb
ME-81000 Podgorica
Tel: +382 20 410 100
E-Mail: kabinet@mpni.gov.me
Website:
2026
No reforms have been implemented this year.
2025
Amendments to the Laws and Regulations
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Eurydice Unit
Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation
Vaka Djurovica bb
ME-81000 Podgorica
Tel: +382 20 410 100
E-Mail: kabinet@mpni.gov.me
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2026
On January 2026, the Parliament of Montenegro adopted the Law on Preschool Education. The aim of the new Law is to improve and modernize the existing legal framework, harmonize it with international standards and eliminate perceived deficiencies in the application of current regulations.
Address
Eurydice Unit
Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation
Vaka Djurovica bb
ME-81000 Podgorica
Tel: +382 20 410 100
E-Mail: kabinet@mpni.gov.me
Website:
Structure of the chapter
This chapter provides a thematic and chronological overview of national reforms and policy developments since 2024.
The web pages that follow group reforms in the following broad thematic areas:
• Early childhood education and care
• General school education
• Vocational education and training
• Higher education
• Adult education and training.
Address
Eurydice Unit
Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation
Vaka Djurovica bb
ME-81000 Podgorica
Tel: +382 20 410 100
E-Mail: kabinet@mpni.gov.me
Website:
Bilateral agreements
Montenegro has signed a significant number of agreements with other, mainly European countries, on cooperation in the field of education. The agreements mainly involve the activities of student mobility, as well as the exchange of teaching staff, encouraging the cooperation of educational and research institutions, exchanging experiences in the field of improvement and education reform, etc.
The following bilateral agreements are in force: