Sandra Vujinovic - Executive Manager in PERMIS in charge of the Working Group on Education


sandra.vujinovic@bsec-organization.org        Tel: +90 (212) 229 63 30-35 (Ext: 114)


The Hellenic Republic is the Country-Coordinator of the Working Group on Education from 1 January 2024 until 31 December 2026.

The key priorities for BSEC activity in the field of education are defined under Goal 14: “Higher Standards in Education and Training” of the BSEC Economic Agenda: Towards a Sustainable Future of the Wider Black Sea Area, adopted in 2023. This goal is structured around 15 directions for action and cooperation, aimed at enhancing educational quality, fostering research collaboration, and strengthening regional networks.


The BSEC Working Group on Education, established in 2005, serves as the main platform for promoting regional cooperation in education. The Working Group convenes its regular meetings twice per year to discuss policy developments, exchange best practices, and explore new joint initiatives.

Since its establishment, three Meetings of the Ministers in charge of Education and one Meeting of the Undersecretaries and Heads of Delegations have been held, resulting in Joint Statements and Declarations that provide policy guidance for BSEC activities in this domain.

Notable events organized under BSEC include:

• The International Conference on “Professional Education and Economic Needs of the Black Sea Region” (2015); and
• The Workshop on “Developing an Information Network on Recognition to Maintain Quality in Higher Education” (2018).

A key step in institutional cooperation was the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation among Diplomatic Academies and Institutes of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the BSEC Member States (2007).

Within this framework, Training Programs for Junior Diplomats were organized by the Republic of Türkiye in 2010 and 2012, and a Workshop for Young Diplomats, initiated by BSEC PERMIS in collaboration with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) in 2018, has since become an annual activity.

In addition, two projects in the field of education have been successfully implemented with financial support from the BSEC Project Development Fund (PDF).
 

 

For further information kindly contact the Executive Manager in charge.