About the project
Digital research centres and universities have a key leading role in digitization process of industries, strengthening cooperation with national economies, capable to provide expert knowledge and support to their local industries, as well as to help them to cooperate with innovators, investors and customers all across Europe and globally.
However, collaboration and networking are also essential to ensure best practices can be exported to other regions, and missing expertise can be imported, ensuring an efficient innovation ecosystem. That is a reason why the project is focused to SUPPORT MODERNIZATION OF HEIs IN MONTENEGRO, TO ENHANCE THEIR COOPERATION WITH WIDER BUSINESSES IN ORDER TO MAXIMISE THE BENEFITS FROM DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN PRIORITY AREAS OF AGRICULTURE AND HEALTH WHILEENSURING THAT STUDENTS GRADUATES, FUTURE EXPERTS AND THE WORKSFORCE ARE ADAPTING TO THE DIGITAL AREA.
Specific objectives:
- Strengthening the relation between HEIs and national economy in Montenegro through creation of MNE ACADEMIC HUB strongly connected with national ecosystem, capitalizing from excellence in research and available capacities in priority fields of agriculture and health, and other intitatives rooted in Smart Specialisation Strategy;
- ENHANCEMENT OF THE LEVEL OF COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS of staff members from HEIs by sharing experience, expert knowledge and digital skills for local economy; respecting the diversity of national, EU and globalindustries, challenges and the level of innovations;
- STRENTHENING THE QUALITY OF HE through new forms of practical training schemes and study of digitized labour market in priority fields of agriculture and health;
- Strengthening INTERNATIONALIZATION OF HEIs, including networkingwith other digital innovation hubs and competency centres, sharing knowledge and complementing expertise.
