The WUS Austria Sarajevo Office's request for the second budget amendment was approved.
The WUS Austria Sarajevo Office's request for the second budget amendment was approved. Thanks to that, funds in the amount of 47.000,00 EUR have been reallocated within the existing budget.
The
reallocated budgetary means will be used to meet existing and new needs
of higher education institutions in B&H. As a result of a huge
interest of the academic community in the Brain Gain Program (BGP), the
WUS Austria Sarajevo Office decided to support this program with
additional 27.000,00 EUR. Along with the planned budget of 54.000,00
EUR, that has already been spent, the budget for BGP adds up to
81.000,00 EUR. The call for applications for the BGP remains open until
the end of October.
Within the eLearning-eContent Program, funds
in the amount of 11.900,00 were reallocated with the aim to organize an
eLearning-eContent Task Force Meeting with international and BH experts
and publish a Cross-Cutting Report. Through the „B&H eLearning Task
Force Cross Cutting Report“, the WUS Austria Sarajevo office aims to
achieve the following goals: 1. To create a cornerstone for the future
eLearning Strategy for Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2. To synchronize and
standardize ongoing eLearning activities in higher education in
B&H, 3. To identify main eLearning infrastructure, players and
activities in B&H, 4. To provide an insight into commercial
opportunities for universiteis in Lifelong learning processes in
accordance with the Bologna Declaration, 5. To reinforce the position
of B&H eLearning Task Force through its proven expertize and
recoginition among universities.