The coordination meeting dedicated to exchanging information about the international projects active in the South Eastern Europe, organised by the ERI SEE Secretariat, was held on Friday, 12 July 2024, from 10h to 12h, on-line.

The meeting was attended by the representatives of relevant donors’ institutions active in the SEE region: Austrian Development Agency (ADA), Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Austrian Agency for Internationalization and Education (OeAD), German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) and German Credit Institute for Reconstruction (KfW) and EU, as well as by the representatives of institutions and organizationsd implementing the donor-funded projects in the region.

The meeting resulted in the active exchange of information regarding the current status of the projects and their related future plans, as well as in opening space for considering potential synergies.

The list of projects and presenters, together with the links to the presentations held, can be found below:

ADA, SDC and OeAD-funded projects:

• Enhancements in the quality of education and training in South Eastern Europe, Ms Tina Šarić, ERI SEE, Regional project funded by ADA
• Your Job II, Tobias Noelke, Caritas Austria, Regional project funded by ADA
• Vocational Practical Coordinators, Elisabeth Augustin, OeAD, Regional project funded by OeAD and Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research
• TVET System Strengthening in BiH (in the inception phase, PPT not available at this point of time), Efka Heder, GOPA, National project funded by SDC
• Education for Employment, Orhan Ceka, Helvetas North Macedonia, National project funded by SDC
• Dual VET Project Serbia, Ms Aleksandra Milićević, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia, National project funded by ADA and SDC

BMZ/GIZ/KfW and SDC-funded projects

• Regional Challenge Fund, Ms Jelena Manić Radoičić, RCF, Regional projects funded by BMZ, KFW and SDC
• Renewable Energy Services in Education and Training, Ms Tina Šarić, ERI SEE, Regional project funded by GIZ
• Sustainable Economic Development and Employment Promotion, Roman Gorowoj, GIZ, National project funded by GIZ (BMZ) and SDC
• Fit for Jobs, Mr Tobias Seiberlich, GIZ, National project funded by BMZ
• Vocational Education and Youth Employment in Serbia, Mirjana Jeftenić, GIZ Serbia, National project funded by GIZ
• Education for Employment, Mr Oliver Streit, Niras, National project funded by SDC

EU and BMZ-funded projects

• Superschools, Ms Bojana Lalatović, Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO), Regional project funded by EU & BMZ

Additionally, information about the project of the Office for Dual Education and National Qualifications Framework of the Republic of Serbia, titled Support to Dual VET and NQFS system reform in the framework of lifelong learning in Serbia, and funded by the SDC, was provided after the meeting. More information about this project can be found on the link above.