The National Agency for European Educational Programs and Mobility of the Republic of North Macedonia organized a three-day event “Inclusive and Digital Higher Education” for training and cooperation for the Erasmus+ Coordinators and the International Relations Offices of the Higher Education Institutions that took place in Ohrid on 13-15 November 2023.

The event had representatives from the National Agency as well as from each Higher Education Institution from Norh Macedonia, including Ms. Dukica Pavlovikj, Head of International Relations Office, who has attended the training as a representative from the International Balkan University.

The event had a rich program including: information regarding the novelties in the Erasmus+ Program 2021-2027 Key Action 1 with a focus on the newly-introduced Blended Intensive Program, informative sessions about Europass and Euroguidance, presentation of the opportunities for Higher Education Institutions concerning the centralized actions of the European Commission, as well as a group assignment for in-depth training for Key Action 2 – Cooperation Partnerships.

As a result of the event, some of the outcomes were: sharing of good practices, networking among the institutions in the country, as well as a better understanding of the opportunities that the Erasmus+ program offers with a focus on digitalization and inclusion as the main horizontal priorities defined by the European Commission.