The conference for launching the Assessment Report for the current state of research capacities in Kosovo universities was organized on 30th of April 2021 as part of the project “Enhancing Research Culture in Higher Education in Kosovo (ResearchCult)”, an Erasmus + project financed by European Union and coordinated by IBC-M. The conference that was organized in a hybrid format (with physical presence and online) was participated by Kosovo universities, European universities, Ministry of Education in Kosovo and other project partners. Mr. Harri Tuomola, Executive director of IBC-M, the representative of the EU office in Kosovo, Mr. Stergios Tragudas, Ms. Jehona Lushaku from the Erasmus+ in Kosovo and Mr. Agron Bajraktari – on behalf of the Rectors conference greeted the organization of the conference.
The conference continued with the presentation from Prof. Dr. Mihone Kerolli–Mustafa, IBC-M College Director, as well as the academic coordinator and core lecturer of the Jean Monnet module “Best European Practices in Environment and Agriculture (ENACT)”. The conference was a unique opportunity for participants to get familiar with the ENACT module which aim is reflected in providing education and continuous training in the field of environment and agriculture according to the EU standards. Prof. Kerolli-Mustafa emphasized that ENACT module strives to build capacity on the best European practices in environment and agriculture and to prepare the country for negotiations on EU accession as well to contribute to the achievement of EU policy on agriculture and rural development and EU Environment Action Programmes. The conference was attended by the key ENACT academic staff: Dr. Mihone Kerolli-Mustafa, Dr. Jelena Djokic, Dr. Jelena Stanojevic and Dr. Ekrem Gjokaj.