As part of the Erasmus+ project GEAR - Gender Equality in Academia and Research, representatives of the Faculty of Management, Herceg Novi participated on October 16 and 17, 2025 in a study visit, workshops and a transnational project meeting held at Singidunumn University in Belgrade.
The event was dedicated to the creation of a Manifesto on gender-inclusive STE(A)M education for the universities of the Western Balkans, and included the exchange of good practices, identification of challenges in the field of gender equality and definition of common values that will form the basis of the regional manifesto.
Participants from partner institutions from Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia and Lithuania discussed ways to improve institutional policies and practices that contribute to greater participation of women in STEM fields.
The GEAR project (Grant Agreement No. 101129408) is implemented through the Erasmus+ CBHE (Capacity Building in Higher Education) program, and the coordinator of the project is the Faculty of Management Herceg Novi, University of Adriatic Bar.