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Danijela Ljubojević and Nikoleta Gutvajn

their digital skills and their actual proficiency, emphasizing the need for tar-
geted, reflective professional development.
As digital technologies continue to transform education, especially in for-
eign language teaching, it is crucial that educators receive ongoing training
to bridge these gaps. The study suggests that institutional policies should
focus on offering structured opportunities for teachers to improve in critical
areas such as cybersecurity, personalized learning, and student engagement
through digital platforms. Future research should further explore the impact
of these interventions on enhancing digital competence, ensuring that for-
eign language teachers are well-prepared to meet the demands of modern,
digitally integrated classrooms.
In light of these findings, it is clear that building comprehensive digital
competencies among educators is key to fostering innovative, effective, and
secure learning environments. These insights contribute not only to the aca-
demic discussion but also to the broader goal of strengthening digital com-
petence in higher education across Serbia.

Ethics Statement
The participants were informed that the survey would examine their level of
digital competences, and that to support this examination, they were invited to
fill in the questionnaire, with a note that the results of this anonymous survey
would only be presented at group level. Before they started to give answers,
they indicated (using an obligatory field) that they agreed to participate in the
survey. The study has received ethical approval from the Ethics Committee of
the Institute for Educational Research (No: 715; approval date: 1 December
3).

Data Availability Statement
The dataset that supports the findings of this study is available on request from
the corresponding author.
Note This research was funded by the Ministry of Science, Technological Devel-
opment and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia (Contract No. 451-3-136/5-
3/18).

References
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