00:54Macedonia: Teachers students join forces in anti-government protest
Several hundred teachers and high-school students marched through the city of Skopje in protest against government reforms to education, Sunday. Marching through the city centre carrying banners and chanting anti-government slogans, a series of speeches was later held outside the city's Ministry of Science.
The protesters oppose new, externally-marked state-supervised exams that students will have to complete before finishing their studies. The reforms have raised fears of promoting inclusion and elitism in higher education as well as eroding trust in departmental methodology, a fundamental of the Bologna Process.
The movement, which began mass-protests in the final quarter of 2014, is also demanding improvements to higher education in the country including living conditions in university and college accommodation, cheaper student transport and greater study and personal support from institutions.
00:54Several hundred teachers and high-school students marched through the city of Skopje in protest against government reforms to education, Sunday. Marching through the city centre carrying banners and chanting anti-government slogans, a series of speeches was later held outside the city's Ministry of Science.
The protesters oppose new, externally-marked state-supervised exams that students will have to complete before finishing their studies. The reforms have raised fears of promoting inclusion and elitism in higher education as well as eroding trust in departmental methodology, a fundamental of the Bologna Process.
The movement, which began mass-protests in the final quarter of 2014, is also demanding improvements to higher education in the country including living conditions in university and college accommodation, cheaper student transport and greater study and personal support from institutions.