Competitions and AchievementsThe greatest achievements of the students of the Medresa “Mehmed Fatih”
Since its founding in 2008, the Medresa “Mehmed Fatih” in Tuzi has been a strong union of spiritual education and contemporary knowledge. In recent years its students have won numerous successes at national and international competitions, bringing recognition both to their school and to the Islamic Community in Montenegro. Below is a chronological overview of the most significant results:
Students of the Medresa “Mehmed Fatih” won first place at the inter-medresa football tournament, one of the Medresa’s significant achievements in 2025. In the final they defeated the team of the Elči Ibrahim-pasha Medresa from Travnik 6 : 3, showing outstanding play and strong team spirit.
To mark 17 years of the Medresa, a ceremonial academy was held at which the graduates presented their final projects, research papers and extracurricular achievements.
The jubilee was an occasion to remember the more than 700 graduates of the school, who today study and work throughout the region and the world.
The Medresa team won the gold medal at the international judo tournament “Tivat Open”, in the senior category, competing with clubs from several countries of the region.
It was a historic moment – the first gold medal for a team from a medresa in Montenegro at this prestigious sporting event.
Students Ilhan Osmanović, Amina Kačar, Medina Mustafić and Elisa Micović achieved outstanding success at the national English language competition, winning first place as a team, while Ilhan took second place individually.
Thanks to this success, they were chosen to represent Montenegro at the regional language olympiad.
The Medresa debate club – Ahmed Bektešević, Ajla Orahovac and Dina Toskić, mentored by Prof. Elmaz Osmanović, won first place on the RTCG programme “Mislionica”, becoming national debating champions for the 2022/23 school year.
Their winning run included debates against renowned grammar schools from Podgorica, Budva, Pljevlja and Bijelo Polje.
The team “Plan B” – Dina Škepović, Mensura Drešević and Eman Almafalha – won first place at the municipal first aid competition organised by the Red Cross Tuzi, and qualified for the national final.
After several weeks of professional training, the students showed exceptional readiness, knowledge and teamwork.
Adela Bašini – won first place at the national philosophy competition, and represented Montenegro at the 27th UNESCO International Philosophy Olympiad in Rome.
At this prestigious world gathering of young thinkers, Adela showed exceptional skill in argument, critical thinking and knowledge of ethics.
WINNERS WHO LEAVE A MARK
The successes of the students of the Medresa “Mehmed Fatih” are not limited to the classroom. They regularly compete and win recognition in:
- hifz and the recitation of the Qur’an,
- ilahis and spiritual music,
- literary and essay competitions,
- sports and humanitarian projects,
- international debate forums and leadership programmes.