Education and Culture in South Serbia

Although South Serbia is well outside the cultural mainstream, it would be overstating the case to conclude that there is no cultural life in Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja. Most events concentrate on the regions cultural heritage and its rural way of life.

Cultural centres are the focus of cultural life, providing the necessary resources for the organisation of events.

Education is, in theory provided in both Albanian and Serbian, but in practice not all schools have classes in both languages. Albanian language higher education establishments are in development, with a faculty opened in 2010 and new facilities  announced for  Bujanovac, and later, Presevo.

Medvedja

- University of Nis, Department of Law and Economics,
classes are held in Serbian and in Albanian.
- One secondary school where classes are taught in Serbian, with translation  in Albanian.

Bujanovac

- Two secondary schools with total of about 1,000 students.
Classes in both Serbian and  Albanian languages.
- Higher Technical School

Presevo

- High school, technical  studies.
- Two secondary schools, bilingual.

Culture

- All three municipalities have cultural centres  and  libraries,  but  cultural life is very under-developed.