The Assistant Minister of Education for Preschool and Primary Education, Milan Pašić, and the Head of the Požarevac School Administration, Veliša Joksimović, visited Smederevo today with their associates.
After meeting the management of Primary School “Dr Jovan Cvijić” and first-grade pupils, who presented what they had learned from the National Reader, they visited the “Pčelica” kindergarten in Papazovac together with the Mayor of Smederevo, Jasmina Vojinović, the President of the Assembly, Milan Perić, and the Member of the City Council for education and culture, Aleksandra Mitić.
“The City of Smederevo is facing a shortage of capacity in its preschool institution, and our aim in the coming period is to provide enough places for all children, so that no child is left on the waiting list for enrolment.
That is why we need new kindergartens and a modern central kitchen that could meet the meal needs of all the facilities of Smederevo’s preschool institution.
For this reason, the City of Smederevo has already prepared certain projects, and we hope that, with the help of the state and the relevant ministries, we will be able to achieve our goals, which are aimed at improving the lives of all citizens, and above all of our youngest residents,” the Mayor, Jasmina Vojinović, said in her talks with the guests.
During their stay in Smederevo, the Assistant Minister of Education, Milan Pašić, and the Head of the Požarevac School Administration, Veliša Joksimović, together with the Mayor of Smederevo, Jasmina Vojinović, attended a meeting with the Council of Head Teachers of Primary Schools of the Podunavlje District, held at the Regional Centre for Professional Development of Employees in Education.
The need for continuous work on improving the education system in the Republic of Serbia, as one of the priority tasks of the President of the Republic, the Government of the Republic of Serbia, the relevant ministries and local governments, was the shared conclusion of the meeting held at the City Administration between the Mayor of Smederevo and her associates and the guests from the Ministry of Education and the Požarevac School Administration.
