Education

Bosnia and Herzegovina's children currently face ethnic discrimination and segregation in their schools and classrooms. The current situation does not prepare its  young people for success in the twenty-first century. With the aim of ending discriminatory policies and practices that foster ethnic segregation and distrust, the Mission works to improve the quality of education throughout the country by advocating for policies that promote reconciliation and secure sustainable peace. 

The Mission works to ensure equal rights to education for all children, and encourages and supports local authorities in developing inclusive and non-discriminatory education. It works to counter practices such as “two schools under one roof” and the teaching of content that entrenches divisions and ethnic segregation in education, as well as school environments promoting such divisions.

The OSCE Mission to BiH supports the relevant education authorities to reform their curricula in line with the BiH Common Core Curriculum based on Student Learning Outcomes and contemporary trends in curriculum development. With an aim to ensure that these changes reach classrooms and enhance teaching and learning experience of all children, the OSCE Mission to BiH also advocates for the continuous professional development of teachers.