About this learning event

The Study Visit will take place in Belgrade, Serbia. It is a part of the WeExperience component of the project WeLead: EU Scheme for Young Professionals in the Western Balkans, aiming to encourage young professionals from the Western Balkans’ public administrations to step out as emerging leaders of ideas, people, and reforms.

The Study Visit will allow young representatives from the public administrations from the Western Balkans region to visit Serbian institutions, exchange experience with their counterparts and other representatives there, and to deepen their knowledge in the EU accession process. It will also contribute to enhancing a stronger professional network between young civil servants and between administrations of the Western Balkans’ countries.

Participants will meet representative of the Ministry of European Integration, the Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government, the Institute for Development and Innovations, the Ministry of Education, and the Institute of Economic Sciences.

The Study Visit will provide the participant with the opportunity to learn about the most successful experiences, but also the challenges in the EU accession negotiation process of Serbia. It will be a great opportunity for creating partnerships, and initiating innovations in public administration across the region, bearing in mind the different paces of the EU integration process in the Western Balkans’ economies.  In addition, the study visit would be an opportunity for further exchange of experiences in the implementation of the Principles of Public Administration according to the most recent OECD SIGMA assessment for the Western Balkans to improve the country’s preparedness for the public administration reform. Participants will also learn about influencing and informing the policy making processes through think tank and researches of economic institute.

Target audience

WeExperience participants - third generation

Partners

This event is delivered as part of the EU-funded multi-beneficiary project “EU Scheme for Young Professionals in the Western Balkans” (WeLead) implemented by the CEF.