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ideas that are based on knowledge gained
during studies. Target groups are: seniors of
all faculties of the University of Tuzla, the
young people who have recently graduated
and have not found employment yet, but
who want to acquire entrepreneurial skills
and graduate students.
4.2.3.7 University Džemal Bijedic in Mostar
www.unmo.ba/
The two institutes have been established at
the University: The Institute of Mechanical
Engineering and The Institute of Design
and material and construction testing of
Civil Engineering Faculty. The Institute
of Mechanical Engineering was the carrier
of scientific work, the holder of knowledge
transfer, the bridge between industry and
universities, the connection between the
production process of fundamental research
and higher education. In the Department
of Design and material and construction
testing the laboratory has been equipped
for geomechanic testing, power unit testing,
and testing of concrete and its components,
chemical and construction testing, as well
as geodesic measurements. This creates
the conditions for the strengthening of the
Institute and the inclusion in the teaching
process and development projects.
4.2.3.8 University of Mostar
www.sve-mo.ba
University of Mostar is a participant of the project
‘’Quality Management Procedure for Promoting
University-Enterprise Cooperation’’, Tempus
programme n ° CM_SCM-C024A06-2006.
The initiative has been started to establish
the Technology Park Mostar. The objectives
of the Technology Park Mostar are:
• To assist in the establishment, growth and
development of technical companies which
are currently needed in the region and those
that can export their products and services;
• To raise the competitiveness of the entire
region, based on technological development;
• To promote and derive innovation;
• To support and stimulate research in
cooperation with the faculties of natural
and technical sciences;
• To develop personnel resources through
seminars, courses and workshops;
• To organise technical education for the
youth;
• To pularise technical and engineering
professions.
4.2.3.9 University of Bihac
www.unbi.ba
University of Bihac has seven faculties.
Technical University of Bihac has launched
several projects aimed at improving the
teaching process and knowledge and
technology transfer in the industry.
4.2.3.10 Local communities
Development agencies have an important
role the development of local communities.
Some of the agencies in BiH are listed below.
Republic Agency for development of small
and medium enterprises in Banja Luka
was founded with the aim to support the
establishment and development of small and
medium enterprises and entrepreneurship
in Republic of Srpska. Republic Agency for
develop-ment of small and medium enterprises
formed several regional development centers
in the Republic of Srpska.
The objectives of the agency are:
• Increasing the participation of SMEs in
the overall industry of Republika Srpska;
• Modifying the structure of activities
with the increase of participation of
productive activities and services in the
gross domestic product;
• Increasing technological development,
competitiveness and opening new markets
for small and medium enterprises;
• Increasing the number of enterprises and
newly employed workers in these enterprises;
• Education for entrepreneurship and training
of entrepreneurs;