Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) education authorities, along with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) BiH, have organized 20 online workshops for elementary school and high school teachers during the COVID-19 lockdown, UNICEF BiH said in a press statement on Monday.

According to UNICEF BiH, over 4,000 education professionals from BiH and its neighboring countries participated in workshops from April till June. Teachers used the opportunity to learn new digital skills to improve their online teaching practice, it noted.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, primary and secondary schools in BiH have been closed since mid-March, resulting in around 400,000 children being schooled online in their homes.

Educational institutions in BiH have introduced teaching via online platforms so that school shutdowns did not stop learning, the UNICEF BiH said.

"This pandemic opened windows of opportunity for innovations in the education system and introduction of digital content, during and after the pandemic. The quality of education is dependent on the quality of teaching, and it is crucial to support teachers to develop their professional skills to adapt to the new environment," said Dr. Rownak Khan, UNICEF representative in BiH.

According to the Ministry of Education of Canton Sarajevo, the school year in elementary and high-schools ends on June 9.

Since the epidemiological situation improves significantly, it is expected that children will be back in schools on Sept. 2 when the next school year begins. 

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