Kosova Student Council

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Kosova Student Council

• students voice power to realize

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Kosova Student Council is

• National structure that represents all students
  of secondary schools of Kosova
• Is the only legitimate structure that represents
  the voice of students all over Kosova
• The main goal is to promote the involvement of
  students in school life

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Our objectives

• To increase the communication between the
  students, officials and parents in three levels
  school, local and national.
• To promote a favorable environment for personal
  and educational development.
• To promote social relations and mutual respect
  between students.
• To support the education officials in school
  development and education policies.
• To represent the interests of students and their
  needs in three levels school, local and national.

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Network

• 83 secondary schools/student council involved in
  the Kosova Student Council
• 29 municipalities of Kosova
• Every other gender representation is protected by
  the statute
• The structure held 4 election conventions
  annually

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Structure of Kosova Student Council
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School campaigns for election - posters
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School campaigns for election TV debates
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Campaign on Facebook
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Election Day
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Youth represents their voice to the
decision-makers
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Success stories

• KYC has established student councils in 90 of
  secondary schools of Kosova compare to 50 in
  2005
• KYC has established a national structure Kosova
  Student Council that represents students voice
• KYC has established long partnership with
  Ministry of Education, National Parliament and
  international partner OBESSU
• KYC has increased the voice of students by
  offering a platform through Kosova Student
  Council

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Challenges

• KSC is a rolling structure where every year you
  will have new students adhering to the structure
  is a challenge for the sustainability and
  institutional memory.
• Lack of cooperation from schools officials in
  some places
• Not satisfactory media coverage for positive
  stories
• External factors national and local elections,
  change of officials in the Ministry of Education
• Lack of institutional support by UNICEF staff and
  lack of communication

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Recommendations

• KSC develops strategies and tools for monitoring
  implementation of the Law on Primary and
  Secondary Legislation
• KSC monitoring groups efficiently monitors the
  implementation of the Law on Primary and
  Secondary schools in the local and central level
• KSC regularly informs students about gaps and
  defficiencies in implementation of the law
• Students of all communities and ethnic
  backgrounds implement joint programs and
  activities

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Final goal of students!
Organizing Bureau of European School Students
Unions
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Question time