Promotion of the project as part of a field visit to the Tourist Organization of the Municipality of Boljevac

On August 1, 2024. a field visit was made to the Tourist Organization Boljevac Boljevac, in the Zaječar district in the east of the Republic of Serbia. Based on the activity performed by the tourist organization, it was selected for the meeting in order to more precisely agree on the needs for holding a youth […]
Workshop „The Path to Economic Resilience in Rural Areas“ organized by the Organization for European Security and Cooperation (OSCE)

Project manager Prof. Mirjana Radovanović attended the meeting of representatives of the OSCE countries, as well as others, at which examples of economic resilience, i.e. non-resilience of rural areas around the world, were presented. Factors that contribute to the aforementioned and ways in which unwanted trends can be slowed down or even turned into examples […]
Workshop „An Inclusive Agenda for Energizing Transitions in Hidden Energy Communities“ in organization of Cascade Institute, Vancouver, Canada

During the workshop, the development experiences and perspectives of rural communities around the world were presented, which are often very isolated, and therefore the experiences of various countries in providing secure access to energy are very useful. The panelists presented the results of research conducted in a large number of countries (from the richest to […]
The project is a member of the European Stakeholder Platform for the Circular Economy and is therefore project manager prof. dr. Mirjana Radovanović was invited to the event

The Coordination Group (CG) is a key component of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP). Its members come from a broad spectrum of organizations and are responsible for enabling and implementing the Platform’s vision and activities. The mandate of the current CG will end in October 2025. With a view to the future CG, the European Commission has […]
6th meeting of the SMARTA-NET PROJECT organized by ERMN – The European Rural Mobility Network

Access to public transport for residents of rural areas is one of the biggest problems facing rural development in Europe. Detailed results of a survey conducted in rural areas in Romania, Spain, Latvia, Ireland and Germany on several thousand respondents are presented. The majority of respondents across the European Union pointed to access to public […]
Participation in the workshop „Circle In: Startup Growth in the Circular Economy“ organized by The Common Ones association from Denmark.

In the first part of the workshop, the participants were introduced to the work of the organizer, the Danish association The Common Ones (https://thecommonones.com/ ), whose basic mission is to support innovation and entrepreneurship, and the establishment and early development of small businesses that are based on the circular economy model. The association implements projects […]
ESOF 2024. EuroScience Open Forum. European Open Science Forum. Katowice, Poland

The project does not include trips outside of Serbia, but Educons University successfully cooperates with its partner universities from Poland, both in the implementation of projects and in participation in international gatherings. As part of the presentation of Educons University at the European Open Science Forum, project participant Assoc.Prof. Jelena Ješić presented the EDUCIRC2022 project […]
Participation in the workshop “Foresight: how to use it for a sustainable transition of Bosnia and Herzegovina” organized by the Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden

The green transition, which, among other things, includes the transition to a circular model of the economy, represents a major change for the economy of the country that opts for the above. Bearing the above in mind, it is necessary to develop adequate forecasting models that will take into account adequate indicators for tracking, collecting […]
Participation in the webinar “Nordic Circular Design Program – Informational Webinar” organized by the Nordic Circular Design Program Association.

The Association offers solutions for creating innovative business processes that are based on a circular business model and are adapted mainly for small businesses in smaller urban and rural areas. (https://www.circulardesignprogramme.com/nordic/circular-design ), Figure 1. Opening of the event The representatives of the Association first presented the Agenda: Figure 2. Event agenda The moderator introduced […]
Participation in the Workshop “Circular Economy, Circular Work?” organized by the WageIndicator Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

The circular economy will cause major changes in the labor market and lead to changes in employment – but the effects of this are still unknown and must be considered in detail. The above represents one aspect of the project and the exchange of experiences with participants around the world is of particular interest. The […]