Education/Countries/Serbia

Program Contacts

Nebojša Ratković

Education Program Manager, Wikimedia Serbia

Đorđe Stakić

Wiki Student (2007 -), Wiki Gymnasium (2012 -), President of Wikimedia Serbia Academy Board (2012 - 2017), Wikimedia Serbia Board member (2005 -)

Filip Maljković

Wiki Student (2007 -), Member of Wikimedia Serbia Academy Board (2012 - 2020), Wikimedia Serbia Board member (2005 -)

Marko Adam

President of Wikimedia Serbia Academy Board (2017 - 2020), Wikimedia Serbia Board member (2015 - 2019) and (2021 -)

Program Description and metrics

Wikimedia Serbia has participated in the Wikipedia Education Program since 2006. It has partnerships with 30+ academic institutions (universities and secondary schools), they run 3 projects, and are coordinated by Education Program Manager and overseen by an Academic Board. Until 2022 over 8900 students in Serbia have created 11.000+ articles on Wikipedia and Wikidata items. In 2017, Wikimedia Serbia has published a new brochure specifically for the education sector to promote its work and highlight good practices. To learn more and download a free copy of the brochure in Еnglish, please visit this link. In 2018, Wikimedia Serbia has also published Wikipedia Tutorials, Guidelines for Wiki ambassadors and Guidelines for editing Wikipedia with Visual editor.

Accredited Wikipedia course for teachers

After the Serbian Ministry of Education prescribed that as of September 2014 all students in the second year of secondary school curriculum must study wiki tools, the Institute for the Improvement of Knowledge and Education has included a course on Wikipedia in its catalogue of accredited programs for continuous professional development of teachers, professors and other school personnel. This accreditation lasted for two years and the course started in December 2014. The course, called “Usage of Wikipedia in teaching and learning”, was developed by Wikimedia Serbia and the Academic Board of the Wikimedia Serbia. It`s achievement was reported in This Month in Education. Read more at Education/Government Partnerships#Serbia. During the school year 2015/2016, Wikimedia Serbia has realized 7 seminars, attended by 170 teachers in Serbia.

In 2016, new course called “Usage of online wiki tools as didactic tools in teaching and learning” was accredited by the Institute for the Improvement of Knowledge and Education. The accreditation lasts for two academic years (2016/17 and 2017/18) and the first course was realized in November 2016 at Primary school "Vuk Karadzic" in Surčin. Until now Wikimedia Serbia has realized 14 seminars, attended by 309 teachers. It is important to mention that Wikimedia Serbia has submitted the Accredited seminars project at the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technological Development in August 2016. The project had been accepted and had been realized until the end of May 2017. You can also check a gallery and English version of Accredited seminars website.

In June 2018, Wikimedia Serbia received new accreditation for the course "Usage of online wiki tools in teaching and learning". The accreditation lasts for three academic years 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21. In June 2022, Wikimedia Serbia received forth accreditation for the course "Usage of online wiki tools in teaching and learning" that lasts for three academic years 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25.

Seminar name	Year	Number of seminars	Number of participants	Number of Wiki pages
Usage of online wiki tools in teaching and learning	2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Usage of online wiki tools in teaching and learning	2018, 2019, 2020, 2021	24	411	398
Usage of online wiki tools as didactic tools in teaching and learning	2017, 2018	20	379	333
Usage of Wikipedia in teaching and learning	2015, 2016	7	170	56

Wiki Student

Wiki student workshop at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Applied Studies, March 2017

Wiki Student is a project for university/higher education and their students and teachers / assistants.
The idea is to introduce students to Wikipedia, its meaning, benefits, and above all, editing, and the teachers / assistants encourage the use of modern approaches to teaching.
The aim is to introduce a Wikipedia in the higher education system by writing term papers on a given topic from a university subject.
For further information, please visit our page on Wikipedia (Serbian language)

Wiki Student workshop at at the Faculty of Mining and Geology, Belgrade, March 2017

Participants of Edu Wiki camp 2018 in Serbia

School Year	Number of institutions	Number of participants	Number of edits on Wiki projects
School Year	Number of institutions	Number of participants	Wikipedia pages	Wikidata items	Total
2022/2023	7	577	410	370	780
2021/2022	6	634	549	1080	1.629
2020/2021	6	480	530	0	1.010
2019/2020	10	515	664	960	1.624
2018/2019	20	1.185	1.026	393	1.419
2017/2018	18	830	686	6	692
2016/2017	11	765	516		516
2015/2016	11	833	2.099		2.099
2014/2015	10	458	476		476
2013/2014	7	340	487		487
2012/2013	5	115	206		206
2011/2012	3	189	160		160
2010/2011	1	37	37		37
2009/2010	NA	NA	NA		NA
2008/2009	NA	NA	NA		NA
2007/2008	2	23	40		40
2006/2007	2	63	70		70

WMRS EDU Brochure

Wiki Gymnasium (secondary schools)

Wiki Gymnasium workshop at Sveti Sava Gymnasium, Belgrade, December 2016

Wiki Gymnasium project is designed primarily for high schools (especially gymnasium) and their students and teachers.
The idea is to familiarize students with Wikipedia, its meaning, benefits, and above all, editing, and to encourage teachers to use modern approaches to teaching.
The aim
- To introduce Wikipedia into the education system by writing papers (term papers) on a given topic from a certain subject (geography, history, biology, etc.).
Activities

School Year	Number of institutions	Number of participants	Number of Wikipedia pages	Number of Wikidata items
2022/2023	2	98	73
2021/2022	1	35	35
2020/2021	3	52	34
2019/2020	3	475	417
2018/2019	5	362	246	6
2017/2018	6	124	42
2016/2017	10	307	139
2015/2016	10	336	228
2014/2015	8	125	45
2013/2014	5	118	166
2012/2013	3	72	77

Wiki Gymnasium workshop at Ninth Gymnasium, Belgrade, March 2017

Wiki Schooler

Wiki Schooler is a project for primary schools and their students and teachers.
Activities

School Year	Number of institutions	Number of participants	Number of Wiki pages
2022/2023	5	91	75
2021/2022	3	89	80
2020/2021	4	88	74
2019/2020	4	85	33
2018/2019	2	49	18
2017/2018	3	75	23

Wiki in other institutions and organizations

Name	Year	Number of participants	Number of Wiki pages
Belgrade Centre for Security Policy	2019, 2021	19	21
Kids Centre Zaječar	2018	14	8
Regional Centre for Talented Youth Belgrade	2017	14	12
Unitas - International Humanitarian Organization	2017	10	8
Petnica - International Science Summer School	2012	16	16

Wikinews in schools

Wikinews in schools is a project aimed at the development of the project and the Wikinews introduction of students to the basics of online journalism.
The plan
- To teach courses on journalism and workshops on editing the Wikinews, to pupils / students prepared for independent research and writing news.
Activities
- Faculty of Media and Communication, Singidunum University, Belgrade (February - October 2010).

Wiki Ambassadors

Wiki ambassadors

Wiki Ambassador is a person who facilitates communication and builds cooperation between WMRS Education program and educational institution which attends. Elected Wiki Ambassadors at this time:

Manual for Wiki Ambassadors

Luka Jovičić Wiki, Ambassador at Faculty of Mathematics University of Belgrade
Miloš Todorović, Wiki Ambassador at Faculty of Philosophy University of Belgrade
Teodora Lukić, Wiki Ambassador at Faculty of Biology University of Belgrade
Ђорђе Илић, Wiki Ambassador at Faculty of Philology University of Belgrade

Additional Information

Representatives of Wikimedia Serbia are frequent participants in scientific and academic conferences in Serbia and abroad. In this way, we want to contribute to the dissemination of good practice, to share with others our experience of working on the Education Program, but also to learn from others. Also, we strive to achieve the greatest scientific and academic background for our activities, but also to work on publication of author's papers in domestic and foreign scientific journals and proceedings. Here you can see a list of all our published work and attendance at events in Serbian language.

Academic Board

The Academic Board (Академски одбор) was established with the aim to improve cooperation with scientific and educational institutions in Serbia. The target groups are schools, colleges and institutes, together with their members - pupils, students, teachers / professors. The Board manages educational projects with the aim of spreading free knowledge and the introduction of Wikipedia and its sister projects in the educational school system of our country. By the decision of the Assembly of Wikimedia Serbia, the Academic Board was disbanded in December 2020.

Education Program Manager

This Education Program Manager position was introduced in January 2015. It was recognized that the Education Program has huge potential to develop, but requires additional reinforcement. The Education Program Manager works closely with the Academic Board, sharing principles and practices already established by them.

EduWiki Conference

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The goals of the EduWiki conference were to increase cooperation between Wikimedia and academic and scientific institutions, to promote cooperation between regional Wikimedia chapters on educational projects, to connect local education leaders with Wikipedia editors, and to grow Wikipedia's use in education. Wikimedia Serbia was the second Wikimedia Chapter to host an EduWiki conference. The 2014 event in Belgrade was the third EduWiki Conference. There is additional information on the conference website.