{"id":449628,"date":"2021-09-04T08:06:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-04T08:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/?p=449628"},"modified":"2021-09-04T08:23:23","modified_gmt":"2021-09-04T08:23:23","slug":"romanian-language-schools-in-the-transnistrian-region-a-delayed-and-unresolved-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/romanian-language-schools-in-the-transnistrian-region-a-delayed-and-unresolved-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Romanian language schools in the Transnistrian region – a delayed and unresolved problem"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

Education institutions in the Transnistrian region resumed their activities on September 1, just as the schools throughout the entire territory of the Republic of Moldova. Once a new academic year began, the old and postponed for 30 years problems of the region came to light again.<\/p>\n

There are 8 schools<\/strong> with teaching in Romanian on the Transnistrian territory (5 high schools, 2 secondary schools and a boarding school) that have been persecuted, limited and discriminated since the 90s<\/span>, when Romanian was declared the official language of the independent Republic of Moldova. Nowadays, the education institutions “face numerous pressures and intimidations from the Tiraspol administration,”<\/em> Promo-LEX Association<\/strong> alerted<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Such issues as lack of own buildings, the existing ones being not adapted to the education process, the risk of students’ enlisting in the region’s army, and challenges to ensure the free movement of persons and goods are some of the main problems encountered by the Transnistrian schools that teach in Romanian.<\/p>\n

Administration of such schools told<\/a> about the challenges with fighting for the rented space at the beginning of every academic year. Even though buildings get prepared for the education process, rents are paid from the Moldovan Government budget, being ready to receive students in time, Tiraspol authorities still create artificial troubles that put the schools’ activity on hold.<\/span> For example, a compulsory registration on a Transnistrian online platform is required – an operation that would allow the institutions from Transnistria to bring goods from the right bank of the Dniester or refuel the school buses at gas station located outside the region.<\/p>\n

“We are like an exchange currency,”<\/em> claimed Raisa Padureanu, Deputy Director of Education at “Lucian Blaga”<\/em> High School in Tiraspol, referring to every conflict situation between Chisinau and Tiraspol. The education institution operates using the study programs developed by the Ministry of Education in Chisinau in order to facilitate the diplomas<\/strong>‘ acknowledgement<\/b> by the Moldovan authorities. That, on the other hand, complicates the registration process on Transnistrian platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n

This September, the Transnistrian militia supervised the gatherings on the occasion of celebrating the beginning of the academic year at 2 schools. Moreover, one case of prohibiting to sing the anthem of the Republic of Moldova and to hoist the state flag<\/span> was registered.<\/p>\n

Some students have to go long distances in order to arrive at school, busses not being provided. Promo-LEX Association reported the problem as violation of the right to free movement and education of children on the left bank of the Dniester.<\/p>\n

In such cases, the Bureau for Reintegration Policies and the OSCE representatives are contacted for help, informing the mediators and observers of the 5 + 2 negotiation format as well. Officials’ intervention unlocks the educational process for the moment. The issue remains unsolved in the long rung though, as Tiraspol authorities insist on imposing their own rules, remaining a separate region with a unsettled status.<\/p>\n

See also:<\/strong> Good laws, bad implementation? What stands in the way of vaccinating education system employees?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Photo: moldova.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>Education institutions in the Transnistrian region resumed their activities on September 1, just as the schools throughout the entire territory of the Republic of Moldova. Once a new academic year began, the old and postponed for 30 years problems of the region came to light again. There are 8 schools with teaching in Romanian on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":449629,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[650,10],"tags":[87,413,35,27,1124,58,1123,598,1122],"class_list":["post-449628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-reintegration","tag-conflict","tag-education","tag-important","tag-moldova","tag-obstacle","tag-reintegration","tag-romanian-language","tag-schools","tag-trasnistria"],"content_social_share":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

Education institutions in the Transnistrian region resumed their activities on September 1, just as the schools throughout the entire territory of the Republic of Moldova. Once a new academic year began, the old and postponed for 30 years problems of the region came to light again.<\/p>\n

There are 8 schools<\/strong> with teaching in Romanian on the Transnistrian territory (5 high schools, 2 secondary schools and a boarding school) that have been persecuted, limited and discriminated since the 90s<\/span>, when Romanian was declared the official language of the independent Republic of Moldova. Nowadays, the education institutions “face numerous pressures and intimidations from the Tiraspol administration,”<\/em> Promo-LEX Association<\/strong> alerted<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Such issues as lack of own buildings, the existing ones being not adapted to the education process, the risk of students’ enlisting in the region’s army, and challenges to ensure the free movement of persons and goods are some of the main problems encountered by the Transnistrian schools that teach in Romanian.<\/p>\n

Administration of such schools told<\/a> about the challenges with fighting for the rented space at the beginning of every academic year. Even though buildings get prepared for the education process, rents are paid from the Moldovan Government budget, being ready to receive students in time, Tiraspol authorities still create artificial troubles that put the schools’ activity on hold.<\/span> For example, a compulsory registration on a Transnistrian online platform is required – an operation that would allow the institutions from Transnistria to bring goods from the right bank of the Dniester or refuel the school buses at gas station located outside the region.<\/p>\n

“We are like an exchange currency,”<\/em> claimed Raisa Padureanu, Deputy Director of Education at “Lucian Blaga”<\/em> High School in Tiraspol, referring to every conflict situation between Chisinau and Tiraspol. The education institution operates using the study programs developed by the Ministry of Education in Chisinau in order to facilitate the diplomas<\/strong>‘ acknowledgement<\/b> by the Moldovan authorities. That, on the other hand, complicates the registration process on Transnistrian platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n

This September, the Transnistrian militia supervised the gatherings on the occasion of celebrating the beginning of the academic year at 2 schools. Moreover, one case of prohibiting to sing the anthem of the Republic of Moldova and to hoist the state flag<\/span> was registered.<\/p>\n

Some students have to go long distances in order to arrive at school, busses not being provided. Promo-LEX Association reported the problem as violation of the right to free movement and education of children on the left bank of the Dniester.<\/p>\n

In such cases, the Bureau for Reintegration Policies and the OSCE representatives are contacted for help, informing the mediators and observers of the 5 + 2 negotiation format as well. Officials’ intervention unlocks the educational process for the moment. The issue remains unsolved in the long rung though, as Tiraspol authorities insist on imposing their own rules, remaining a separate region with a unsettled status.<\/p>\n

See also:<\/strong> Good laws, bad implementation? What stands in the way of vaccinating education system employees?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Photo: moldova.org<\/p>\n

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