Ministarstvo prosvete

What Ministarstvo prosvete does

Ministarstvo prosvete, nauke i tehnološkog razvoja (Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia) is the central government body responsible for education policy, science, and technological development in Serbia. It exercises exclusive authority over national education standards, inspection, and curriculum from preschool through higher education, and serves the entire Serbian population — preschool children aged 0–6.5, primary and secondary students, university students, teachers, and local self-governments — through direct policy oversight and operational administration. The Minister, Prof. Dr Dejan Vuk Stanković (Дејан Вук Станковић), leads the Ministry from its headquarters at Nemanjina 22-26, Belgrade, with execution delegated through a network of 17 regional School Administrations (Školske uprave) and four wholly-owned institutes (the Institute for Evaluation of Quality of Education — Zavod za vrednovanje kvaliteta obrazovanja i vaspitanja, the Institute for Advancement of Education — Zavod za unapređivanje vaspitanja i obrazovanja, the Education Inspectorate — Prosvetna inspekcija, and the Inclusive Preschool Education project unit).

The Ministry's core "products" are government digital platforms rather than commercial software. The main portal (prosveta.gov.rs) serves as the central hub for news, regulations, public consultations, and education services. Supplementary portals include the ECEC Project Portal (ecec.mpn.gov.rs) for the World Bank-funded Inclusive Preschool Education initiative, the Open Data Portal (opendata.mpn.gov.rs) publishing education statistics across preschool, primary, secondary, higher, dual, and adult education, and the Digital Publication portal (publikacija.mpn.gov.rs) containing searchable directories of primary and secondary institutions. Distribution is purely domestic and administered through the public education system — public preschools, primary and secondary schools, the 17 regional administrations, and direct grants to municipalities and cities (opštine i gradovi). The Ministry uses a multi-channel engagement model spanning its website, social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Viber), annual Education Fairs (Sajam obrazovanja), public consultations (Javne rasprave), and public announcements.

The Ministry operates on a government-budget funding model with no direct pricing to end users. Its revenue base comprises annual appropriations from the Republic of Serbia's state budget, supplemented by international development financing — notably World Bank loan facilities supporting the ECEC and IPEIP (Improving Inclusive Primary Education) projects, and EU co-financing for education digitization and reform. Strategic alliances include a partnership with the Novak Djokovic Foundation (Fondacija „Novak Đoković") that has produced over 3,000 new kindergarten places in cooperation with the City of Belgrade, and a relationship with UNICEF Serbia providing technical support for preschool reform. Reported operational milestones include training of 21,232 preschool professionals under the ECEC program and the creation of more than 3,000 kindergarten places through foundation-led infrastructure investment.

Name

Ministarstvo prosvete

Legal name

Ministarstvo prosvete, nauke i tehnološkog razvoja

Website

https://mpn.gov.rs

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (Ministarstvo prosvete) is the central government body setting and enforcing education policy across all levels — preschool through higher education — for Serbian citizens, schools, and local governments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Education Administration

NAICS

Administration of Education Programs (923110)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDADAAAA

National/Federal Ministries & Departments of Education

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Ministries, Departments & Regulatory Agencies

SECONDARYEDADAEAA

National/State Curriculum & Standards Authorities

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Standards, Curriculum Frameworks & Learning Outcomes Authorities

SECONDARYBPAIAAAK

Science, Technology & Innovation Administration (National R&D Policy)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Central/Federal Government Administration

SECONDARYEDADALAA

Intergovernmental Education Cooperation & Bilateral/Multilateral Programs

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Partnerships, Intergovernmental & NGO Programs

Keywords

• Public education policy
• Education administration services
• Preschool education programs
• School administration oversight
• Education data platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

Belgrade

HQ country

Serbia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Budget: Ministry operates on annual government budget allocations from the Republic of Serbia for education, science and technological development
2. International Development Funding: World Bank loans and EU funding for education reform projects including the ECEC (Inclusive Preschool Education) project

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia is the central state body responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing national education policy across preschool, primary, secondary, higher, and adult education. It administers a nationwide network of public educational institutions through 17 regional School Administrations, manages teacher licensing, scholarships, student support, and education standards, and operates digital infrastructure including the Open Data Portal and the World Bank-funded Inclusive Preschool Education (ECEC) project.

Product overview

Ministarstvo prosvete (Ministry of Education of Serbia) operates a portfolio of government digital platforms and initiatives rather than a unified commercial product. The core offerings include: the main Ministry portal (prosveta.gov.rs) serving as the central hub for education policy and information; the Open Data Portal (opendata.mpn.gov.rs) providing public education statistics; the Digital Publication system (publikacija.mpn.gov.rs) containing searchable directories of all primary and secondary schools; and the Inclusive Preschool Education project portal (ecec.mpn.gov.rs) implementing World Bank-funded reforms to expand and improve preschool access. These platforms serve different administrative functions—from policy dissemination to data transparency to education reform implementation—rather than functioning as modules of a single integrated product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Inkluzivno predškolsko vasпитање i obrazovanje (Inclusive Preschool Education): World Bank-funded project aimed at improving accessibility, quality and equality of preschool education for children from birth to 6.5 years, particularly for children from socially vulnerable groups
• IPEIP (ИПЕИП) - Uнапређивање инклузивног основног образовања
• Portal otvorenih podataka (Open Data Portal)
• Digitalna publikacija (Digital Publication)

Products and services

• Glavni portal Ministarstva prosvete (Main Ministry Portal) Central government portal (prosveta.gov.rs) providing information about the education system in Serbia, including news, announcements, regulations, public consultations, scholarships, competitions, and access to educational resources and services for citizens, educators, and institutions.
• Portal otvorenih podataka (Open Data Portal) Open data platform (opendata.mpn.gov.rs) providing public access to education statistics and datasets including preschool, primary, secondary, higher education, dual education, and adult education data for the 2025/2026 school year.
• Digitalna publikacija (Digital Publication) Digital directory (publikacija.mpn.gov.rs) of all primary and secondary educational institutions in Serbia for 2024/2025, with search functionality for locating schools.
• Inkluzivno predškolsko vaspitanje i obrazovanje (Inclusive Preschool Education / ECEC Project) World Bank-funded inclusive preschool education project (ecec.mpn.gov.rs) implemented by the Ministry to improve accessibility, quality, and equality of preschool education for children from birth to 6.5 years, particularly for children from socially vulnerable groups. Includes a project portal with news, documents, training modules, and information in Serbian and English.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10,000 new kindergarten places created through ECEC project
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Novak Djokovic Foundation (Фондација „Новак Ђоковић")"coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership between the Ministry of Education, City of Belgrade, Novak Djokovic Foundation, and four Belgrade preschool institutions for creating over 3,000 new kindergarten places. Foundation supports construction and equipment of preschool facilities.
• UNICEF SerbiaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019UNICEF Serbia listed as a friend of the ECEC project, providing support for preschool education reform and inclusive education programs including training materials for educators and parents on early childhood development.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• UNESCO: UN agency setting global education standards (including the Education 2030 framework) that Serbia's Ministry aligns with. Comparable supranational body shaping the policy context for national ministries.
• European Commission - Directorate-General for Education and Culture (DG EAC): EU body setting education policy that Serbia's Ministry aligns with as part of accession. Provides funding instruments (Erasmus+, IPA) that the Ministry depends on for program delivery.
• World Bank Education Global Practice: Key international funder of Serbia's ECEC project and broader education reform. Provides the loan financing and reform frameworks the Ministry executes against.
• UNICEF Serbia: Listed partner on the ECEC project, providing technical support for inclusive preschool education. Comparable UN agency model operating alongside national education ministries globally.

Regional players

• Ministry of Education of Montenegro: National education ministry of Montenegro, a smaller Western Balkan neighbor with EU candidate status. Operates comparable preschool-through-secondary oversight responsibilities.
• Ministry of Education and Science of North Macedonia: National education ministry of North Macedonia, a Western Balkan neighbor with comparable size, EU candidate status, and similar transition context. Operates the same education administration functions across preschool through higher education.
• Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria: National education ministry of Bulgaria, an EU member state with similar economic scale, demographics, and education system structure. Provides a benchmark for post-EU-accession education governance.
• Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Education Department): Coordinates education policy at the state level in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Comparable Western Balkan governance context with shared history and similar EU integration trajectory.
• Croatian Ministry of Science and Education: National education ministry of Croatia, a fellow Western Balkan/former Yugoslav state that recently completed EU accession. Comparable scope across education and science/technology policy domains.

Broad incumbents

• Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany (BMBF): Much larger national education and research ministry of Germany. Overlaps substantially in scope (education + science/technology policy) and serves as an EU benchmark for Serbia's accession-aligned reforms.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MINprosvete
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCDxfxwO6p1I4PBXvFRX_heQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/prosveta.gov.rs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ministarstvo-prosvete
• Instagraminstagram.com/prosveta.gov.rs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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