Program: Erasmus + (KA2– Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices -Capacity Building in the field of Youth)

Project title:  Youth entrepreneurship in tourism in Serbia and Montenegro- eMEETS

Donor: Europe Union

Project costs: 147.587.00  EUR

Project duration: 2 years (1.9.2017-31.8.2019)

Lead partner: Regional Development Agency for Bjelasica, Komovi and Prokletije

Partners on the project (members of the consortium):
•    RDA Zlatibor
•    The Steinbeis innovation gGmbH- Innovation Centre''European projects'', Stuttgart
•    GEMS- NVO, Malaga
•    GEA kollege, Slovenia
•    Budva Municipality
•    Institute Of Modern Technology Montenegro
Overall objectives:
•    Strengthening of entrepreneurship among young population
•    Development of core competencies in tourism; basic and specialized knowledge and skills trainings
•    Creating of Open Education Centre in Tourism as a Youth work education program with three main goals: a) career counseling, b) information sharing and spreading – youth contact point (e.g. dissemination of information about EU programs), c) open Moodle platform for educational programs in business and tourism aspects.

Specific objectives:
•    Analysing and implementing best EU practise
•    Developing of cross matching standards
•    Building capacities to engage entrepreneurs in tourism
•    Enhancing feasibility of the project by establishment of learning platform for continuing usage for improvement and learning
•    Strengthening cooperation on national level by connecting decision makers and stakeholders with young people in workshops and debates on engagement of young people and employment of foreign labour force
•    Internationalization throughout cooperation with partners as well as connection throughout open education system
•    Increasing and developing experience through contact with young people from EU