Balkan ministers identify labour market links as top priority

By Ard Jongsma. Last Tuesday, ministers from the European Union (EU) accession countries in the Balkans decided with the European Commission on the topic of the next action of the EU-supported Western Balkan Platform for Education and Training. The most likely option will be work to map the links between the world of learning and the world of work. With unemployment rampant in the region, not least among graduates, a rethink of industry involvement in education is high on the list of regional priorities. At the launch of the platform in Danilovgrad last March, ministers prioritised higher education over teacher training as the area to benefit most from this EU-supported regional cooperation. Read more...