The Serbian government today adopted a Bill amending the Law on Higher Education, which provides for a 50% reduction in tuition fees paid by self-financing students at higher education institutions founded by the Republic.
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Bill adopted to amend Law on Higher Education
Belgrade,
25 February 2025
The amendments to the Law on Higher Education increase the budget for higher education by 20%, or by RSD 12 billion, which is in line with the fourth student demand.
Moreover, additional funds in the amount of RSD 5.7 billion have been provided for an increase in the salaries of employees in higher education, starting from the salaries for March of this year.
Under the bill, the salary base in higher education is equalised with the salary bases of employees at other levels of education as of 1 January 2026.
The proposed amendments reduce the cost of tuition fees for self-financing students at state higher education institutions by 50% through direct reimbursement of funds to students from the budget.
They also envisage the allocation of funds that will fully cover the fixed costs of higher education institutions, greater allocations for the costs of materials for higher education institutions, as well as the full coverage of costs for other employee income, in accordance with the Special Collective Agreement for Higher Education.
The proposed amendments to the Law on Higher Education also provide for norms aimed at further improving the quality and relevance of higher education, university autonomy and further internationalisation of higher education.
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