The Academy of Vocational Studies of Kosovo-Metohija, Zvečan department, today presented the "NEST4WB" project in Leposavic, which talks about the importance of digitization of the energy sector in Europe. The project was submitted to the competition of the European Executive Agency for Education and Culture.

This is the first time in the Academy's history that it has managed such a complex consortium consisting of 14 partners from eight countries.

Bojan Prlinčević, head of the Department of Information and Communication Technology at the Academy, said that the goal of the project is to modernize study programs of higher education in the countries of the Western Balkans.

"The European Union wants this region to progress in accordance with the regulations they passed in previous years. In the last regulation from 2022, they insist that the energy sector be digitized throughout Europe. We wrote the proposal, with the help of colleagues and partners, and our goal is to introduce new competences in the energy sector. We are not all from the field of energy, but that is exactly why we will have a synergy in the end, so that our students will be able to directly join the economy with competences that are important for the region and for the citizens, especially now that forces the Open Balkans," Prlinčević said.

Slobodan Lubura, full professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the University of East Sarajevo and coordinator of the project, is in Kosovo for the first time and is very pleased because this project will bring many benefits.

"The Faculty of Electrical Engineering in East Sarajevo is dynamically changing its curricula, one of the main goals of which is the implementation of a new innovative and educational program in the field of power engineering. All these events in the power industry change every year, and in addition to the equipment that will cost us around 30,000 euros, In addition to equipping a laboratory for renewable energy sources and connecting power converters, we will establish another new laboratory that will deal with new trends in power systems," said Lubura.

Associate professor at the Technical Faculty of the University of Rijeka, Rene Prenc, a partner in the project, says that he will participate in the consultations regarding the development of the Western Balkans curriculum.

"We are glad to be invited. We introduced the 'Bologna Process' more than 15 years ago, so we can provide experience to our colleagues. What is particularly interesting is that we are all from those technical professions and can give more precise advice and not only through legal framework, but also through the entire course curriculum until the implementation of the laboratory. Everything will be more than good," said Prenc.

The president of the Academy of Vocational Studies of Kosovo and Metohija, professor Dr. Milan Mišić, said that through various projects, that institution is now more visible in the area of ​​the academic community of Western Europe.

"The project is very significant because the Academy of Vocational Studies of Kosovo Metohija is now visible not only in the area of ​​the Western Balkans, but also in the area of ​​the academic community of the entire Western Europe. In this way, through two projects, I am promoting green energy, electromobility, and through two projects, successful digitalization Our students and professors will be able to gain new knowledge through these projects, their mobility will be greater, they can teach at our partner universities, our students can travel to see Western Europe and get to know colleagues from our partner universities," he said. is a muscle.

Source: Kosovo online