Sofija Vujović is a pedagogue employed at the Centre for Education Policy as a researcher and research coordinator. With fourteen years of professional experience in the field of education and education policy, her work focuses on the following areas: developing inclusive culture and practice, self-evaluation and external evaluation as complementary mechanisms for building quality in educational institutions, prevention of student dropout, pedagogical leadership, school development as a learning community, and evaluation of various aspects and innovations within the national education system.

She possesses in-depth knowledge and understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the national education system, the political context, strategies, and regulations in the field of education. Throughout her career, she has gained comprehensive experience in researching different levels and aspects of the national education system, as well as in conceptualizing and producing evaluation studies and reports.

Sofija has long-standing collaboration with key institutions within the education system, research organizations, and other partners. She has extensive experience in designing and delivering trainings for teachers, education professionals, school principals, and students. She also has many years of mentoring experience, supporting primary and secondary schools through various projects, and has been actively involved in external evaluation processes of educational institutions’ work quality.

In the context of digital education, she highlights her participation in the following projects:

• “Bridging the Digital Divide for the Most Vulnerable Children – Establishing EdTech Libraries and Providing Additional Support to Schools and Students”, where she served as author of school trainings, author and moderator of online school panels, co-author of the monitoring and evaluation framework, and mentor to schools. The project was implemented in partnership with UNICEF Serbia, the Centre for Education Policy, and other organizations.

• DII – “Digital Inclusion Initiative”, where she was author of the research methodology and policy analysis in the field of digital inclusion, as well as co-author of the National Report on Digital Inclusion in Serbia. The project is carried out by a consortium of partners from Serbia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and North Macedonia, and is funded by the European Commission.