1. www.wus-austria.org

2. committed to the promotion of the human right to education on the basis of academic freedom  WUS Austria established in Graz 1983 as a non-profit organisation  Since 1994 regional focus on SEE  Since 1998 in Montenegro  Head Office in Graz  4 Local offices in Belgrade, Podgorica, Prishtina and Sarajevo  8 Focal Points in other SEE countries

3. Humanitarian Aid Focus: Higher Education in SEE Trends and Developments in Higher Education A WUS Projects Programme Activities and Initiatives Stakeholders Bologna Process R&D Cooperation HE & Economy Human Resource & Infrastructural Development Reconstruction

4. SMEs Universities Public Sector Technology - und Innovation Research & Technology- transfer Regional DevelopmentEducation Internat. Co-operation

5. WUS Austria’s work focuses on the following fields: 1.Higher Education 2.Linking Higher Education and Economy 3.Architecture and Culture 4. Public and EU Project Management

6. 1.Higher Education  Study Program (Moduls, Bak.,Master, PhD) Development  Curriculum and Course Development  Academic Mobility and Cooperation  eLearning  Quality Assurance and University Management  R&D Support  Counselling and Information Service

7. 2.Linking Higher Education and Economy  Student Case Study Competition Balkan Case Challenge Vienna (BCC)  Serbian Young Professionals in Austria (Zoran Djindjic Internship Programme)  Knowledge Transfer for the Establishment of a Business Start-Up Centres (University of Tuzla and University of Prishtina)  Networking to Successful Companies (Skopje University Business Start-Up Center)

8. 3.Architecture and Culture  Ecological and low-energy building (UN Headquarters Podgorica, Montenegro)  International Film and Theatre Festival (SKOMRAHI 2007-2009)

10. Higher Education and the Labor Market Households and individuals Universities Education and training institutes Labor Market Public/private Sector employersa

11. Higher Education and the Labor Market Households and individuals Universities Education and training institutes Labor Market Public/private Sector employers Trade & K-Economy Feedback from labor market signals

12. E Highly skilled occupations have grown faster than less skilled

13. Universities and the private sector have a joint role in improving the workplace relevance of higher education:  Systematic and ongoing tracer studies of graduates and their labor market experiences for feedback on relevance of their training  Identifying and introducing programs in high-demand by the private sector  Incorporating soft skills and foreign languages in curricula  Strengthening university career counseling for students  Industry consultations and review of academic programs with private sector input  Providing student attachments to industry within sandwich programs  Private sector assignments for faculty as part of professional development  Industry lecturer programs

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