📋 Tender Overview
The Ministry of Education has approved co-financing of two development projects worth more than 9 million euros from the Just Transition Fund, with the aim of developing knowledge, competences and new opportunities in the Savinjsko-Saleska (SASA) and Zasavska regions.Project RE: SASA - a new direction in education in the Saleska region The public tender Enriched implementation of quality and accessible learning and introduction of circular content in educational institutions of the SASA region was successful in the consortium of 23 educational institutions from ten municipalities, led by the Velenje School Center. The project RE: SASA - a new direction in education responds to the key challenges of restructuring following the closure of the Velenje Coal Mine and contributes to the transition to a green, digital and entrepreneurial future. With the support of 6.18 million euros, the project will develop and test new didactic approaches to strengthen digital, entrepreneurial and sustainable competences. Preplet - Zasavje Learning Hub The public tender Enriched implementation of quality and accessible learning and introduction of circular content in educational institutions of the Zasavje region was successful in a consortium of 16 educational institutions of Zasavje, led by the Tone Okrogar Elementary School. The Preplet - Zasavje Learning Hub project, worth 3 million euros, will bring both an investment in a new regional educational hub and development in education. The purpose of the operation is to establish the Zasavje Learning Hub as a physical center that will connect all Zasavje primary and secondary schools and kindergartens with the local community. The projects are part of the implementation of the key objectives of the Just Transition Fund and contribute to the European Union's Just Transition policy. Together, they represent the largest systemic investments in education in these two regions to date, with which Slovenia strengthens its commitment to sustainable, digital and entrepreneurial development of the future.