Last week Prof. Dana Simian (Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu) visited the University of Latvia in Riga through an Erasmus mobility program. During her visit, she presented the ENTEEF project to the academic staff of the Department of Computer Science, where the initiative generated significant interest among the audience. Prof. Zane Bicevska, Erasmus exchange coordinator…

The project partners are collaborating not only on tasks directly related to the project but also in other areas. On November 28, Grażyna Paliwoda-Pękosz (Krakow University of Economics) delivered an online lecture to students of the Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University, at the invitation of Professor Tetiana Vakaliuk. The lecture was titled “Overview of Metaheuristic Methods.”

The Foundation for the Development of the Education System (Fundacja Rozwoju Systemu Edukacji) published “Partnerstwa w Erasmusie+. Kompendium projektów z sektora Szkolnictwo wyższe“ (Erasmus+ Partnerships. A Compendium of Higher Education Projects), that containis descriptions of the Erasmus+ projects lead by Polish institution. It includes also ENTEEF project. Publication in FRSE library. Partnerstwa w Erasmusie+. Kompendium…

Professors Vladan Ivanovic and Zoran Kalinic (University of Kragujevac) took part in the International Scientific Conference Future economy: sustainability, innovation and AI, held on October 17, 2025, in Nis, Serbia. Prof. Ivanovic presented their paper entitled “Global demand in freelancing: What are the major markets in platform economy and what are they looking for?”, prepared…

The project meeting on the 3rd of October was rich with discussed topic, the first being the survey among freelancers and companies which goal is to investigate the most needed competences to enter freelancer market. Gathering the responses will be a challenge as nowadays time is the most valuable asset for everyone. Secondly, we decided…

After some holiday break it was good to see each other again on the 12th of September and share news about events that happened meantime, especially participation of project team members in numerous conferences (see the previous news). The report Comparison of EUROPE and ASIA developed under WP2/A3 has been accepted. Besides, the current progress…

Dr Bartłomiej Balsamski from Krakow University of Economics took part in the 33rd International Conference on Information Systems Development held in Belgrade, Serbia between the 3rd and 5th of September 2025. He presented a poster: Gender equity among IT freelancers – preliminary study on selected European countries that was developed by an international project team:…

Prof. Francisco Muñoz-Leiva from the University of Granda participated in the AEDEM International Conference held at Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy, between August 31st and September 2nd, 2025. He delivered presentation based on the semistructured interviews conducted among freelancers and company representatives who hire freelancers: Bridging the gap: Freelancers’ skills versus competencies’ demand Highlights: