university–enterprise cooperation

• Establishment of regional cooperation with
neighboring countries in order to exchange
experiences and realize regional comparative
advantages for entrepreneurship.
Agency for local economic development
ZEDA seated in Zenica was established by
Zenica municipality. The Agency has been
operating since 2004. The aim of the agency
is to become the most important development
institution with the main objective to follow
the development priorities of the municipality,
to create partnerships for the implementation
of development projects, to prepare them and
coordinate their implementation.
The main activities are:
• Development of business environment;
• Supporting the creation of new enterprises;
• Increasing the competitiveness of small
and medium enterprises;
• Development of business services market
with the organization and support of
high-quality entrepreneurs.
Sarajevo Regional Development Agency SERDA
has a mission to create a positive environment
for sustainable economic development in
Sarajevo macroregion, and then to strengthen
and promote development in the region through
mobilisation of available resources.
4.2.4 Montenegro
University of Montenegro (www.ucg.ac.me),
based in Podgorica, actively cooperates with
the enterprises of Montenegro. It can be said
that cooperation is more represented on faculty
basis than the University. University has
legally regulated some forms of cooperation.
For example, the actual and most important
cooperation is cooperation with the Union
of Employers of Montenegro (UEM) and the
Institute for the Black Metallurgy AD Niksic.
University of Montenegro and the UEM adopted
the agreement that regulates their cooperation
with the recognition and respect of statutory
and program assignments. The main task
of the business-technical cooperation is
adequate and timely exchange of information
on requirements and possibilities of profiling
and employment of young professionals who
are studying at the University.
According to the agreement on business and
technical cooperation University agrees to:
• Inform UEM with study programs
organized at the University units, the
number of students in the final years and
their success;
• Enable UEM to present plans for employment
of graduated young professionals;
• Inform UEM about the needs of students
for the performance of professional
practice, including professional training
of students from other universities
(exchange-students);
• Consider UEM suggestions regarding
study programs;
• Plan upon request of UEM rational forms
of knowledge innovation of employees to
make them acquainted with new scientific,
technical and organizational achievements;
• Plan training and other forms of education
within its jurisdiction, which are of
interest for the development of economic
environment and the implementation of
the concept of learning throughout life.
UEM agrees to:
• Follow the development of its members
and their need for professional personnel
and inform the University about that;
• Present its members the information
on study programs, recommending
scholarships for talented students;
• Conduct procedure review study plans,
at the request of the University, with its
members and provide timely comments
and suggestions;
• Track and inform the University about
the success of young professionals who
are hired after studying at one of the
members of UEM;
• Prepare and conduct training needs for employees
and presented them to the University;
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Current state in the WBC region 4