National Erasmus+ Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina (NEO), in cooperation with the Higher Education Reform Experts (HERE) organized the TAM workshop „The Management of Human Resources in Public Higher Education“ on Friday, 20th October 2017, in the premises of the Rectorate of the University of Banja Luka.

The workshop was led by an international expert, Prof. Stephen Hagen, professor emeritus at ITMO University of St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.

The workshop aimed to transfer knowledge and experience of European universities in human resource management and discussed the challenges in this area and the ways of overcoming them.

• Presentation 1 HRM Policies and Practice in European Universities TAM Seminar Professor Hagen
• Presentation 1 Paper 1A HR STRATEGY example
• Presentation 1 Paper 1B ATHENA HRM Toolkit
• Presentation 1 Paper 1C Anglia Uni Academic_Workload_Planning_System
• Presentation 2 Paper 2A EC-OECD Entrepreneurial Universities Framework
• Presentation 2 What is an Entrepreneurial University
• Presentation 3 Background paper ITMO KPIs on Key Strategic Directions
• Presentation 3 Breaking into the top 500 world university rankings

Regional and Cross-Cutting Priorities National and Cross-Cutting Priorities Explanation of priorities

6th Ministerial Meeting of the Western Balkans Platforms on Education and Training & Research and Innovation was held in Belgrade on September 28-29, 2017. Meeting in Belgrade was a continuation of initiative launched in 2012 in Danilovgrad in the field of education and training in the Western Balkans region. These meetings are is aimed at identifying joint priorities at regional level, as well as possibilities for further elaboration of these ideas, that may serve as topics of interest for potential joint projects supported by EU funds.

Meeting was organized in form of panel discussions of ministers of education and ministers of science, as well as alumni who are drivers of regional alumni association. This association as such  is one of the products of previous ministerial meeting, and is aimed at encouraging youth to use mobility programmes, as well as to encourage marginalized students` group to use mobility opportunities. European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, Tibor Navracsics actively participated in this panel.

The main objective of HERE seminar was to enable discussion on planning and design of doctoral programmes, structures to support the organization of doctoral studies, such as doctoral schools, funding of doctoral education, quality assurance in doctoral education and international collaboration and networks in doctoral education, as well as generally building research capacity.

“Implementation of the Directive 2005/36/EC and the Directive 2013/55/EU in BiH” Workshop held on September 21, 2017 (from 09:30 do 17:00) at the Faculty of Health Studies of the University of Mostar (address: Bijeli brijeg bb – University Hospital Mostar).

• Directive 2005-36-EC and the Directive 2013-55-EC Emita Blagdan - Croatia
• Implementation of Professional Qualifications Directive Maja Grasic - Slovenia
• List of regulated professions deregulation reforms Maja Grasic - Slovenia

“Implementation of the Directive 2005/36/EC and the Directive 2013/55/EU in BiH” Workshop will be held on September 21, 2017 (from 09:30 do 17:00) at the Faculty of Health Studies of the University of Mostar (address: Bijeli brijeg bb – University Hospital Mostar). More information about the event can be found in the agenda enclosed. Please confirm your participation by September 18, 2017 at the following e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (including your name and surname, name of institution, function, e-mail and phone contact).

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Erasmus+ Selection Results: Capacity Building in Higher Education 2017 Call EAC/A03/2016

Among 149 projects recommended for funding under Erasmus+ Capacity Building Projects in the field of Higher Education 2017 Call, 5 projects are to be implemented with participation of universities from Bosnia and Herzegovina. One of selected projects is coordinated by the University of Sarajevo from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The list of projects selected for funding under this action is to be found at EACEA web-site.

The list of 5 projects with participation of higher education Institutions from Bosnia and Herzegovina is available on this link.

Erasmus+ Selection Results: Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees 2017 Call EAC/A03/2016

The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (ЕАСЕА) has announced selection results under Key Action 1: Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees 2017. Among 38 Joint Master Degrees recommended for funding, 1 project includes the University of Sarajevo as an associated partner.

The list of projects selected for funding under Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees is available on the EACEA’s web page.

Erasmus+ Selection Results: Jean Monnet Activities 2017 Call EAC/A03/2016

Out of 198 applications recommended for funding, 1 winning Jean Monnet project is coordinated by an association from Bosnia and Herzegovina (European Community Studies Association in BiH).

The lists of projects selected for funding under Jean Monnet activities are available on following links:

• Jean Monnet Modules, Chairs and Centres of Excellence
• Jean Monnet Support to Associations
• Jean Monnet Networks and Jean Monnet Projects
• Proposals placed on the Reserve list for Jean Monnet funds