CROATIAN EDUCATION MINISTRY AND UNTAES OFFICIALS MEET IN ZAGREB

ZAGREB, Aug 22 (Hina) - Representatives of the Croatian Ministry of Education and Sport and the UN Transitional Administration (UNTAES) in the Danube region met in Zagreb on Friday to discuss the process of reintegration of the education system, the Ministry said in a statement. Ten Croats, four Serbs and two Hungarians were appointed acting headmasters of a total of 16 schools in the UN- administered part of Osijek County. Two Croats, two Serbs and one Hungarian were named heads of departments in secondary schools in that area. In Vukovar County, whose eastern part is under UN transitional administration, 11 Croats and seven Serbs were named acting headmasters of 18 schools. Two Croats, two Serbs, one Ruthenian and one Slovak were appointed heads of departments in secondary schools. Primary school textbooks are being translated into the Serbian language, while classes in secondary schools will be conducted in Croatian under a Croatian curriculum, with the possibility of additional classes for the Serb minority. UNTAES officials expressed satisfaction with the approach of the Croatian Ministry. Classes will begin on September 8 with the opening of schools in Vukovar and Beli Manastir in the presence of representatives of the Croatian Ministry of Education and Sport, UNTAES and the Council of Europe, the statement said. (hina) vm jn 221606 MET aug 97