Our work in education and society

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The British Council’s educational work in Serbia is well established. Working with partners, we promote reform, improve quality and enable access to high quality education while fostering greater cultural understanding between citizens of the UK and Serbia.

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Different Memories, Shared Futures: Towards Inclusive Memorialisation

How inclusive memorialisation can open space for empathy, dialogue, and shared understanding, by bringing overlooked voices and experiences into how the past is remembered.

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UK–Serbia Science and Innovation Fellowship Programme

Discover how the UK–Serbia Science and Innovation Fellowship builds skills, partnerships and inclusive leadership to strengthen Serbia’s innovation ecosystem.

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Open call: Consultant - Moodle Administrator for pilot hybrid training AI in Education

The British Council seeks a Moodle Administrator to support AI in Education pilot training under the 21st Century Schools programme. Remote, 5-month contract. Deadline: 16 Nov 2025.

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Open call: Consultant –Training Content Designer for pilot hybrid training AI in Education

The British Council is seeking a consultant to design and deliver AI in Education training materials for teachers under the 21st Century Schools programme. Deadline: 16 Nov 2025.

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Open call: Consultant – Online Training Content Designer for pilot hybrid training AI in Education

British Council seeks a consultant to design online training on AI in Education for the 21st Century Schools programme. Develop Moodle content, support teachers’ AI skills, and report by Mar

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Open call: Consultant – Students Digital Competencies Data Specialist

British Council seeks a Digital Competencies Data Specialist to improve online assessment for 10-year-olds in in Serbia under British Council’s 21st Century Schools. Apply by 21 Oct 2025.

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Open call: Moodle Administrator – Online Assessment

British Council seeks a consultant to run Moodle-based digital-competence assessments for 10-year-olds in 100 Serbian schools. Remote, 5 months. Application deadline: 21 October 2025.

The Berlin Process Civil Society & Think Tank Forum 2025

The Berlin Process Civil Society & Think Tank Forum 2025 will take place in Podgorica,Montenegro on 22–23 September, bringing together civil society to shape regional policy and cooperation.

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Her Cyber: Empowering Women and Girls in Cyber

Increasing women and girl participation in cybersecurity workforce

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Spark: Skilled Youth, Empowered Communities, Serbia: Call for grant applications - Invitation to youth-oriented CSOs

Please submit your application accompanied with all required documents by Monday, 3 March 2025 until 23.59

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ICILS Research Analysists – Open call

The British Council is seeking two experienced consultants to prepare analyses and provide actionable recommendations based on ICILS data for 155 schools participating in ICILS 2023.

ministarka prosvete, profesor doktor Slavica Đukić Dejanović, Njegova Ekselencija Edvarda Fergusona, ambasador Velike Britanije u Srbiji, i Brankica Janković, poverenica za zaštitu ravnopravnosti

Official Launch of the Education for Equality Project

Official launch of Education for Equality, a project implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Education, the British Embassy, and the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality.

Western Balkans Media for Change

The Western Balkans Media for Change project provides support to media outlets and individual journalists.

The Western Balkans Science Engagement Programme (SEP)

Programme aims to contribute to resilience of states, communities and citizens across the Western Balkans to the COVID-19 pandemic and its adverse impacts, by using and promoting science.

21st Century Schools: improving classroom practice

Learn more about our programme designed to support schools in the Western Balkans countries to develop capacity and offer their students skills essential to 21st century.

How ready are universities to use emerging technologies?

Higher Education Dialogues – Deep Dive

Created as a natural extension of our 'Higher Education Dialogues', the 'Deep Dive' series aim to connect higher education representatives from across Europe and Asia with their peers in the UK.

Media for All

The Media For All programme provides expert mentoring, training and support for local media outlets across the Western Balkans to engage more effectively with their audiences.

EU Scheme for Young Professionals in the Western Balkans

Regional executive programme with an exchange component for young civil servants from the Western Balkans.

Digital Cities

Learn more about our new project, which aims to connect the Western Balkans and the UK through digital technologies.

Active Citizens

If you want to makes changes in your community, find out more about the Active Citizens programme.

Opportunities for co-operation with UK universities

If your higher education institution would like to develop co-operation with UK universities, be it for staff and student mobility, joint programmes, research co-operation, or capacity bu

Youth - entrepreneurship and employability

With our entrepreneurship and employability programmes we aim to improve knowledge and provide support to the decision makers in he Republic of Serbia.

Capacity building and reform

We are a big supporter of Serbia’s efforts to join the EU and use our network of expertise to promote reform at both strategic and implementation levels.