2nd Workshop of the European Project "Managerial and Governance Enhancement through Teaching" (acronym: MAGNET)

The partners of the project with the acronym MAGNET successfully completed the 2nd
workshop at the Public International Business College (IBC-M) in Mitrovica, Kosovo, which
took place from 31 May to 1 June 2024, according to the project schedule.
The meeting was attended by representatives of all participating University Institutions.
During the meeting were discussed current issues concerning the progress of the work of
each institution, and were noted the important steps that the MAGNET project has made so
far in the field of development of University Pedagogy in the Balkan higher education area.
The main focus of the meeting included updates on the development and monitoring of the
progress achieved in the project work packages, as well as planning of the next steps. The
knowledge and expertise that each partner contributes to the project is valuable both for the
smooth development of the project, and for the formulation of a collective roadmap
concerning the development of a broader course of the field of University Pedagogy in the
countries of the Balkan Peninsula.

A few words about MAGNET
The MAGNET project aims to develop a network for University Pedagogy in the Western
Balkan countries, through the transfer of know-how from countries already have Teaching
and Learning Centres (CTLs) in operation in all partner countries. The main objectives
include the transfer of know-how, the establishment of CTLs, the production of training
materials and the creation of a sustainable BALKANETUP (Balkan Network for University
Pedagogy) network.
MAGNET is coordinated by the Democritus University of Thrace, with Professor Katerina
Kedraka as Scientific Coordinator. Its partners are 12 HEIs from 8 countries of the Western
Balkans, namely the following:
1. DIMOKRITIO PANEPISTIMIO THRAKIS (DUTH)
2. PANEPISTIMIO PATRON (UPAT)
3. LOGOS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (LOGOS)
4. UNIVERSITETI ALEKSANDER MOISIU DURRES (UAMD)
5. UNIVERZITET UMETNOSTI U BEOGRADU (UAB)
6. UNIVERZITET DONJA GORICA PODGORICA (UDG)
7. UNIVERSITETI I PRISHTINES (UP)
8. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE MITROVICA (IBC-M)
9. UNIVERZITET U BANJOJ LUCI (UNIBL)
10. SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY TETOVO (SEEU)
11. MEDITCINSKY UNIVERSITET-PLOVDIV (MUP)
12. UNIVERZITET U SARAJEVU (UNSA)

More information about the MAGNET Project can be found at the link: https://magnet-
project.eu/.
The MAGNET Project is expected to support the implementation of modern and innovative
student-centred teaching practices in the Balkan Universities. At the same time, the use of
digital technologies as a learning, teaching and assessment practice is enhanced, thereby
modernising teaching in higher education. Finally, the project provides the necessary
guidelines for the establishment and proper functioning of Teaching and Learning Centres in
the Western Balkan Universities. Through the BALKANETUP network, the upgrading of
teaching and learning methods leading to student-centred teaching and learning methods is
promoted.