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out its multidisciplinary scientific research
and activities in 13 laboratories, 5 centers
and several supporting services and offices.
Besides scientific centers there is Centre for
Permanent Education.
The Institute for Multidisciplinary
Research (IMSI) (www.imsi.rs) is founded to
combine fundamental and applied research
in several complementary research fields
such as materials, environmental sciences
and renewable energy, aquaculture, plant
biology, biophysics, neurosciences and
medical engineering. The total bibliography
for the past 10 years is over 350 articles in
the international peer-reviewed journals and
over 15 chapters in the international books.
Innovation Center of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Belgrade
(www.inovacionicentar.rs) was established
with aim to transfer generated scientific,
technical and technological knowledge into
new and/or improved products, processes and
services. Their trained and experienced staff
and PhD students perform different kind of
researcher with industry and within national
technological development and innovation
projects, financed by Ministry of Science.
Innovation Centre of Faculty of
Organizational Science (www.ic.fon.bg.ac.rs)
deals with technology and knowledge transfer
in domestic enterprises and industry, in the
area of ICT technologies. For this purpose
they use generated knowledge, professional
potential and IT equipment of Faculty.
Moreover, IC has cooperation agreements
with two forging partners, leaders in the ICT
technologies, IBM and RedHat. It provides
better conditions for research and education
of PhD students, as well as offer of vocational
trainings for companies.
Innovation Centre of the School of Electric
Engineering (www.icef.etf.rs) is an organization
where scientific results are applied in a
systematic and original way, as well as modern
technological processes in order to create
innovations, new products, technologies,
processes and services. This Center offers
adequate facilities and working conditions to
postgraduates and to the employees, working
on innovation projects at ICEF.
The Business & Technology Incubator (www.
bitf.rs) has been established as a partnership
between the four technical faculties of the
University of Belgrade (Civil Engineering,
Mechanical, Electrical and Technological/
Metallurgical), the Municipality of Palilula
and the Democratic Transition Initiative. The
project has also received support from the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in
Europe (OSCE). The aim of the Incubators is
to give support in the early stages of business
development in the form of subsidized overhead
(office and research space and technological
and telecommunication infrastructure),
administrative assistance (legal, accounting,
etc.), as well as business counseling (planning,
management, marketing, etc.).
4.2.1.4 University of Novi Sad
www.uns.ac.rs
University of Novi Sad (UNS) is established during
60-ies. It is as a center for higher education and
research for the region of Vojvodina. It has often
been referred to as a leader in Bologna process
reforms in Serbia. University of Novi Sad has
around 38 000 students and 3000 academic staff.
Presently, it consists of 13 faculties. Nine faculties
are located in Novi Sad (seven in one campus),
two faculties are in Subotica, one is in Zrenjanin
and one in Sombor (source: TEMPUS report).
Novi Sad Incubation Center (NOSIC) was
established in 2003, as the seed of a future
Science and Technology Park and a
joint venture of the Vojvodina Investment
Promotion Fund, University of Novi Sad,
Free Trade Zone Novi Sad and “Alma Mons”
agency for SMEs development. The objectives
of incubation in Novi Sad were to provide
all the resources that the technology
or other entrepreneur needs to build a successful
business. With 44 registered entreprises
(spin-offs) in high-tech areas, established
by university staff or researchers at
the University, NOSIC plays an essential role
in the Novi Sad economic development. On
the other hand, it offers a positive image
of entrepreneurship, promotes business incubation
concept, contributing to changing
a negative attitude toward personal initiative,
innovation and risk-taking.