CREDI – Centre for Development Evaluation and Social Science Research is organizing an online presentation of the national report Mapping and Analysis of Education and Training Capacities in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Agri-Food Sector on March 27, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM CET. This event is part of the SMARTLABOR project, which focuses on…
On February 6, 2025, Nermin Oruč, our Director of Research, participated in the ninth BBinar on “Labour Migration: Drivers, Impact, and Responses in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership Countries.” Hosted by the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, this webinar brought together experts to discuss the challenges posed by high emigration rates…
On February 4th 2025, our researcher Amela Kurta participated as a panel speaker in the Regional Policy Debate titled “After the Food Price Crisis: Lessons Learned and a Roadmap to Food Self-Sustainability in the Western Balkans”. The event, organized by the WEBecon Network with the support of SMART Balkans, brought together experts and policymakers to…
We are pleased to announce that our researcher, Amela Kurta, participated in the podcast “Каде се парите?” hosted by journalist Goran Temenugov. She was joined by her colleagues from the Webecon network: Marija Basheska, Lazar Ivanović, and Vojin Golubović. During the discussion, they presented key findings from the research and studies conducted within the project…
The Western Balkans is undergoing a significant transformation as high emigration rates—particularly among young and skilled workers—combined with unfavourable demographic trends, have shifted the region from a surplus of labour to critical labour shortages. These challenges are especially pronounced in key sectors such as healthcare, IT, and manufacturing, limiting their growth potential. In response, countries…
On December 20, 2024, Amela Kurta, CREDI researcher, participated in the economic forum ‘Race to the Bottom – State Aid Transparency to Attract and Support Investments,’ held in Skopje. The forum was part of a project financially supported by the Open Society Foundation Western Balkans and implemented by the regional network WEBecon. The forum brought…
Dr. Nermin Oruč, CREDI’s Director of Research, participated in an event organized by the Academic Network for Cooperation in Southeast Europe (AMSSEE) on December 13, 2024, at the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Sarajevo. The event focused on social inclusion—a comprehensive process aimed at reducing inequalities and ensuring equal access to resources, rights, and…
On December 3, 2024, CREDI took a significant step in advancing its mission by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Labor and Employment Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (LEA BiH) and numerous other civil society organizations (CSOs). The signing took place during the S.T.A.R. Forum held in Sarajevo. Representing CREDI, the MoU was…
On December 9-10, 2024, the Conference on Data Sharing and Secondary Analysis in Child and Youth Wellbeing Research was held in Zagreb, organized as part of the COORDINATE project and hosted by the CROSSDA – Croatian Social Science Data Archive, University of Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Amela Kurta, representing the Data Archive…
The Center for Development Evaluation and Social Science Research (CREDI) participated in the transnational workshop as part of the JUSTMIG project titled “ Sustainable and Socially Just Transnational Sectorial Labour Markets for Temporary Migrants” (Grant No. 101126535). The workshop was held on November 26, 2024, in a hybrid format, bringing together representatives of social partners and…
