Professor Vladan Ivanović participated in the Congress of the International Association of Economists, organized by the Serbian Association of Economists, which took place in Belgrade from 22 to 24 June 2026. The Congress brought together more than 1,000 participants from over 80 countries, including internationally renowned economists, representatives of international development and financial institutions, business…

The 3rd Conference of the Balkan Association of Applied Economists (BAAE) brought together researchers, policymakers, and representatives of academic institutions from across the Western Balkans to discuss current challenges and opportunities for inclusive economic growth, regional cooperation, and evidence-based policymaking. Organized by professors Vladan Ivanovic (Faculty of Economics, University of Kragujevac) and Ivana Prica (Faculty…

Professor Vladan Ivanović participated in the 35th Anniversary Celebration of CERGE-EI, held in Prague from 27 to 31 May 2026, following an invitation from the institution where he served as a Career Integration Fellow between 2020 and 2024. CERGE-EI, a joint institution of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Charles University, is internationally recognized as…

During the last meeting before the holidays, on the 3rd of July, the review of the work to be done was conducted. The main focus was on the schedule of MOOC testing and the final updates. Besides, colleagues from Granada outlined plans for the final project meeting and the dissemination conference to be held in…

On 24th June 2026, Dmytro Antoniuk and Tetiana Vakaliuk gave a presentation entitled From university to freelance: identifying IT competency gaps for improving professional training programs as part of the VIII International Scientific and Practical Conference “Information Technology for Education, Science, and technics”. The presentation was followed by a discussion which opened up new perspectives for our research,…

As the end of the project is approaching quickly, during the online project meeting on the 12th of June the review of the activities was done. The focus was on the completion of MOOCs and dissemination of the results.

From April 13th to 17th, Professor Dana Simian participated in a teaching mobility program at Faculty of ESEG Groupo Etapa in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In addition to teaching, students and faculty were presented with research activities and projects from the Research Center for Computer Science and Information Technology at Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu, Romania….

Between 25 of May and 29 of May 2026 Grażyna Paliwoda-Pękosz and Dariusz Dymek participated in the 13th International Week organised by Hellenic Mediterranean University in Chania. This great event brought together approximately 400 participants (staff and students) representing 110 universities from 37 countries and provided an excellent opportunity to disseminate the project to the…

The hackathon at Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu, Romania, brought together approximately 200 students from Indonesia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Spain, and Ukraine, both on-site and online. Sixteen teams from these countries presented their projects related to freelancing. The jury faced a daunting task selecting the best projects, as all were excellent and well-prepared. On the…

On May 4-10, 2026, prof. Zoran Kalinic, Ljiljana Matic and Andrija Djonic, ENTEEF project team members from University of Kragujevac (Serbia) visited Mediterranea University of ​​Reggio Calabria (Italy). During meetings with their hosts, they presented the main objectives and results of the ENTEEF project and got very positive feedback.