The purpose of this Jean Monnet Module is to establish a course at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Mostar on Enlargement policies for the Western Balkans, with a special emphasis on Bosnia and Herzegovina. This course has been tailored to the urgent need to open academic dialogue about the strategic goal of EU integration. The innovative educational input will seek to engage students making them bearers of critical thought. Their knowledge will be enhanced by experts from different national and international universities. The course will enable students to analyse key components and moments in the complex process of EU enlargement; define the most important forces that affect the genesis of the process; differentiate theoretical and methodological approaches to enlargement and Europeanisation; recognise the position of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the process of approaching the EU; define the key problems due to which Bosnia and Herzegovina is making slow progress and evoke possible solutions that would speed up the process. These outcomes will serve as a baseline to promote academic dialogue which will spread to the public through workshops and round tables. Highlighting all the complexities of the area and promoting scientific dialogue and excellency in research and teaching, this module aims to engage the public to stimulate political dialogue providing recommendations for further affirmation of EU policy in this region.

The process towards the EU membership is unfortunatelly slow from different reasons. To a certain level the process slowness is a reflection of the understanding and implementation of the accession process requirements on all different levels and institutions of the B&H’s society.To improve understanding and knowledge on the EU membership requirements the Module will offer students, civil society, business community and other interested subjects an opportunity to participate in lectures and in open discussions. The Module will be performed at the Faculty of Economics for its students. The invitations for free participation will be distributed at the University, in the business community and among other subjects and institutions. The lecturing with be supported by the focused debate topics. IT information and video sources will make Module’s activities attractive and better comprehended. The Module’s final part will be an open discussion on expectations and challenges of the EU accession. Participating students, business community and institutions’ representatives and others with interest in better understanding the EU working and impacts, will share practical experience and information about achievements or seat backs of the B&H’s ongoing accession.

Architecture Pop-up Lab Exchange (APLE) Project has been created in response to the assessment and critical feedback given by the architecture professionals on the competences of young architects that are seeking employment for the first time. Thus, the project strives to mediate between all the challenges and issues that emerge at the threshold between architecture school and employment. This can be achieved by bringing together the students and academic staff with the professionals through studios, workshops, Pop-up labs, in a common pursuit of improving the transfer of knowledge and fostering practice-oriented teaching and learning. New generations of architects will gain benefits from this initiative in increased competitiveness in the labour market and industry. The positive effects will be reflected in the socio-economic environment through engagement of the public sector. The implementation is focused on three objectives: 1. Innovation and development in the educational process 2. Initiative and proactive approach to private and public sector, apprenticeship and proto-practice (design studios, contractors, material suppliers/producers, governmental and NGO institutions). 3. Technological research and teaching upgrade enabled by the Pop-up Laboratories as networking tool, comprised of Core Labs (physical lab space), Virtual Labs (online labs, projects database) and Temporary Labs. This mission of this project is grounded on the imperatives of improving study outcomes, skills and competences and employability of students. Having in mind its national, regional and international relevance, the project will ensure economic, cultural and social equity and distribution of activities across Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro and include around 100 staff and 210 students directly benefiting from the APLE project and indirectly wider private and public sector.

After finishing high school, students often lack sufficient mathematical, science and digital skills, and students', teachers' and parents' perceptions of mathematics, the importance of mathematics and its role in everyday life are often wrong. On the other hand, there is research showing that employers expect much more mathematical knowledge from their employees than traditional computational skills that were once sufficient in routine jobs. Many jobs, as well as everyday situations, require knowledge, analysis, and interpretation of many mathematical concepts, an interdisciplinary approach, but also the use of information-communication technology. An interdisciplinary approach to teaching is best suited to real-life situations as it connects different areas, it also enables a better understanding and applying of those areas and it develops critical and analytical thinking. An interdisciplinary approach to teaching is still rarely applied in educational systems, although it is an indispensable part of educational strategies in all partner countries and at all levels. Similarly, the application of digital technology in the educational process is also part of educational policies and strategies but it is still under-represented at all levels of education. All of the above indicates a need for a greater representation of the interdisciplinary approach in mathematics teaching with the significant use of ICT tools. This project brings together a consortium of partners from four countries and includes institutions that are participants in the education system with different roles. The consortium includes primary schools, higher education institutions that educate future teachers, future teachers of mathematics and other subjects, and an association with extensive experience in the field of extra-curricular youth education, with a focus on ICT. Project associates are experts in various fields, such as mathematics and applied mathematics, mathematics teaching, popularization of science, informatics, chemistry, geography, and all these areas will be represented in the design and implementation of project activities. In the first phase of the project, an examination of the attitudes of students, teachers, and parents on mathematics and teaching of mathematics will be designed and conducted. This will be the basis for topics of activities that will be designed in the project, as well as innovative methods of implementation of the activities. The activities planned to develop within the project introduce innovative methods of teaching mathematics to lower elementary school students, which, in addition to teaching mathematics, develop critical and analytical thinking, creativity and autonomy of students, digital literacy. In collaboration with several experts in different fields of science, scientists with experience in science popularization and experts in education, activities based on an interdisciplinary approach to mathematics teaching will be designed. The developed methods, activities, and materials will be for use in the school teaching process and in extracurricular activities. Although our primary goal is to contribute to the quality of mathematics education, the activities will also contribute to the improvement of students 'reading literacy, students' science literacy and will increase interest in STEM. Some activities will contribute to the development of a democratic society by educating young people for active participation in the community and for reflecting critically on their environment. Within the project, at least 10 interdisciplinary activities for each of the first four grades of primary school will be designed and each activity will be performed with school students. For each activity, we will write a scenario. The scenarios are primarily intended for schoolteachers and provide detailed instructions for the preparation and implementation of activities. The scenarios will be published in an open and online accessible course within the moodle-based learning management system. Except for the need to design innovative ways of working with students as a response to the challenges posed by modern technology and lifestyles, there is also a need to educate teachers and to develop new curricula for future teacher education programs. The project also envisages activities aimed at educating teachers and future teachers in order to prepare them for the challenges posed by modern society. The designed online course will also serve as self-training for teachers and future teachers on how to design and implement interdisciplinary activities in the classroom and will include interactive materials for working with ICT tools that can be used in designing and implementing activities with students.

The BIOSINT project proposes activities grouped into five work packages that fully support general and specific objectives of the Erasmus+ program. It intends to improve education and development of students of biomedical sciences, as well as teachers and administrative staff of participating higher educational institutions (HEI). Through the implementation of education through internationalization at home (IaH) framework and strategies and internationalized curriculum (IoC) and syllabi, the intention is to strengthen digital capacities, literacy and competencies as well as intercultural skills and attitudes at individual and institutional levels. The specific objectives of the BIOSINT project are promotion of academic mobility of individuals and groups, high-quality learning outcomes for participants, cooperation, quality, inclusion, fairness, excellence, creativity and innovation in higher educational area.The proposed project theme will be implemented by HEI from WB area (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Albania) whereas HEI from Belgium, Romania and Serbia will have advisory and transfer knowledge roles. The HEI of WB are insufficient with internationalization of curriculum, virtual mobility and services/capacities necessary for internationalization. Therefore, many impacts of project results are expected. The most valuable short-time changes are expected from students and teachers who will improve their digital literacy, cultural competency and readiness for future work in global health within “new normality” era of digital society during and after COVID-19 pandemic. The attraction of interested students, which attend HEIs which do not participate directly in the project, is important for achieving medium-term and, in particular, long-term project impacts. The project has ambition to raise lastingly the capacity of HEI of WB partners and professionalism and competence for management according to IaH and integrated virtual biomedical education strategies.