The conference was attended by 37 participants. In addition to representatives of partner institutions participating in the project, representatives of the universities Singidunum and Edukons, as well as the Centre for Education Policy, were present. Conference activities were divided into two sections (Presentation of EU countries experience program; The higher education in Republic of Serbia).
Legislative framework within the EU, as well as the national laws of countries from which the institutions are partners in the project (Legal Framework for Part-Time and Short-Cycle Higher Education – National and Institutional presentation) were presented in the first section.
In the second section the educational system in the Republic of Serbia and strategy of education development in the Republic of Serbia by 2020 were presented. Further, the results of a survey conducted by the Belgrade Chamber of Commerce among its members with respect to the flexible forms of education, has been reported. Also, a preliminary version of the draft positions on education through short cycle and part-time study has been discussed.