university–enterprise cooperation

The Technology Transfer Centre (TTC) is
located at the Faculty of Engineering and
was established within Tempus project
UM_JEP-16090-2001 USP, as the first
step towards creation of the Science and
Technology Park Novi Sad. Legally, TTC
is embedded into a wider environment of
NOSIC. The TTC interfaces the University
with enterprises, chambers of commerce,
regional development institutions and local
authorities, as profoundly different systems.
Also, TTC offers a consultancy for researchers
engaged in technology oriented projects,
willing to investigate market potentials of
the developed products, intellectual property
management etc.
The Student Career Development Centre
(www.razvojkarijere.uns.ac.rs) of the
University of Novi Sad provides information
on open positions, internship, scholarships,
volunteering and part-time jobs for
students. Its aim is to connect academic and
business community as well as to improve
the level of employability of students. The
centre organises presentation of companies,
meeetings and discussions with employers
to facilitate internship placements. The
Center also organises workshops, seminars
and trainings aimed at employment skills
development.
The International Relation Office was
formed in 2001 as one of the mechanisms
that were needed to facilitate the growing
participation of the University of Novi Sad
in Bologna-related activities, projects and
reforms. Mobility of students and staff
is the top priority of the office. Besides
international relations activities at the
UNS are carried out at other levels, such
as student organizations, faculties and
departments.
UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies
(UCES) (www.unescochair.uns.ac.rs) was
established in 1992 with the aim to develop
and promote entrepreneurial culture among
students and young staff as well as in
the wider environment (organization of
public lectures on entrepreneurship and
other forms of Life-long learning at UNS;
workshops, seminars, conferences, training
organized together with chambers of
commerce, NGOs and other stakeholders;
publications, textbooks and different
materials for entrepreneurship promotion).
The first CISCO Entrepreneur Institute
(CEI) in Serbia and Southeast Europe was
opened in Novi Sad in 2009, as a result of
cooperation of CISCO, the USAID Serbia
Competitiveness Project and the Faculty of
Technical Sciences. The center delivers CISCOcertified
entrepreneurship education on a
commercial basis to Serbian entrepreneurs,
SMEs and public sector employees in the
following areas: Starting a Business, Growing
a Business, and Business and Public Services
Improvement through ICT.
4.2.1.5 University of Nis
www.ni.ac.rs
The University of Niš is the educational centre
of the south-eastern part of Serbia. It started
its independent operation in 1965. The
University of Nis is a medium-sized and welldeveloped
academic community comprising
13 academic units. The total number of
students is around 27 000 and of the teaching
staff 1500 (source: TEMPUS report).
Center for Quality Improvement stimulates
and organizes quality improvement in
the academic public, defines standards
and criteria of quality functioning of the
University of Niš, develops processes of
evaluation, self-evaluation and education
quality analysis, gathers information on
quality from all system users, examines the
causes of long and inefficient studying,
develops mechanisms for quality assurance,
supports international cooperation and
scientific competitiveness and stimulates
the professional development of teaching
and non-teaching staff.
Center for Career Development was
established in 2008 with the help of Foundation
of Crown Prince Alexander for Education and
the University of Nottingham, in order to
support students of all levels in development
of skills and abilities that are crucial for their
employment, as well as to provide information
on education and scholarship opportunities,
both national and international. The main role
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