TEMPUS PROJECT /Conversion Courses for Unemployed University Graduates in Serbia (CONCUR)
Project type: Services Project Budget: 701,000 euros.
Project location: National Project Status: Finished
Project Source of Funding: Donation
Project Donor: EU
Implementing partner: Grant holder: University of Novi Sad, Serbia;Project partners*
[09-02-2009 - 09-02-2012] (Serbia)
Short description: Overall objective:
-to decrease unemployment of graduates in Serbia
-to achieve synergy of the higher education system in Serbia with the labour market demands
-to increase mobility and employability of graduates in Serbia in local, regional and European labour market
Specific objectives:
-to develop 8 Master Programmes for Graduate Conversion of unemployed graduates with the aim of improving their employability
-to provide training for approximately 300 unemployed graduates
-to establish 4 Centres for Education Conversion at partner universities in Serbia
Expected results:
-8 Master Programmes for Graduate Conversion developed
-4 Centres for Education Conversion established
-Master Programmes for Graduate Conversion implemented
-Minimum 300 unemployed graduates attended Master Programmes for Graduate Conversion
-Assistance in employment of trainees provided
-20-30% of newly graduated students employed
Comment: *Project partners:University of Belgrade, University of Kragujevac, University of Nis, Serbia; Wageningen University, Holland; University of Exeter, Great Britain; Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Ireland; University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; National Employment Service, Serbia; Serbian Chamber of Commerce; National Council for Higher Education, Serbia.
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