Erasmus+ project ECOBIAS: Equipping laboratories for ecological monitoring and biological assessment of freshwater ecosystems

Within the Erasmus+ project from capacity building in higher education (E+ KA2 CBHE) “Development of master curricula in ecological monitoring and aquatic bioassessment for Western Balkans HEIs” (ECOBIAS), on 17 July 17 2020 at the UNSA Rectorate a meeting was held, attended by the project coordinator Prof. Dr. Snežana Radulović, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Prof. Dr. Rifat Škrijelj, University of Sarajevo Rector, Prof. Dr. Nusret Drešković, Head of the Geography Department, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, UNSA, Prof. Dr. Samir Đug, project coordinator at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, UNSA and Doz. Dr. Adi Vesnić, project administrator (PMF UNSA).

In addition to discussions on project activities and plans for the next period, the main topic of the meeting was the announcement of tenders for the procurement of equipment. The University of Sarajevo is announcing a joint tender for partner universities in BiH participating in this project, and equipping 7 laboratories for ecological monitoring and biological assessment of freshwater ecosystems (EMAB) in higher education institutions in the Western Balkans is one of the project's goals.

The ECOBIAS project (Development of master curriculum in ecological monitoring and aquatic bioassessment for Western Balkans HEIs) aims to develop and improve the knowledge/skills/technical resources of higher education institutions in partner countries in environmental monitoring and biological assessment of freshwater resources in accordance with national and EU policy.

The project is coordinated by the University of Novi Sad - Faculty of Science, and the project consortium consists of a total of 11 universities from five countries: University of Novi Sad (Serbia), University of Nis (Serbia), University of Zagreb (Croatia), Universitaet Duisburg-Essen ( Germany), University of Donja Gorica (Montenegro), University of Mostar (BiH), International University of Travnik (BiH), University of Tuzla (BiH), University of Sarajevo (BiH), University of Banja Luka (BiH) and University of Eastern Sarajevo (BiH).

Project information: https://www.unsa.ba/projekti/ecobias-development-master-curricula-ecological-monitoring-and-aquatic-bioassessment
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