The SMARTLABOR project, aimed at strengthening alliances for policy development and testing in the fields of innovation, digitalization, and labor market transformation, is driving progress in the agri-food sector across the Western Balkans. As part of this initiative, the SMARTLABOR Network (SLN) has expanded its membership by establishing collaborations with key organizations in Bosnia and…
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…
CREDI has been selected by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina to develop the “Roadmap for Employment of Foreign Workers in Bosnia and Herzegovina.” This project, funded by IOM-BiH and closely implemented with the Labour and Employment Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, aims to address the growing demand for foreign labour…
The report presenting the results of comprehensive research on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s tax environment and private sector satisfaction when interacting and using tax administration services has been published, as part of the USAID Fiscal Reform Activity in BiH (FRA). FRA is a five-year USAID-funded Activity working with the ministries of finance and tax administrations in…
CREDI is happy to report successful completion of another project, titled “Data Collection for UNICEF’s Strategic Positioning for Country Programme Evaluations”. As a lead partner, CREDI supported UNICEF’s evaluations in Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia. This initiative, conducted in partnership with Statistics and More e.U (SAM) and the Institute for Sociological, Political and Juridical…
On September 25, 2024, Dr. Nermin Oruč, our director of research, took part in a conference, delivering a presentation and participating in a panel discussion. The conference, titled “Protection and Economic Prospects: Fostering Labour Participation of Asylum Seekers in the Western Balkans,” was held at the Aleksandar Palace Hotel in Skopje, North Macedonia. He presented…
We are pleased to announce that CREDI has been selected to conduct the follow-up research for a major regional project on gender equality within higher education in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro. This research is part of the University and Gender Mainstreaming (UNIGEM) project, the first initiative of its kind in the region,…
Center for Development Evaluation and Social Science Research – CREDI became the first social science research center from Bosnia and Herzegovina to sign the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) on 24/06/2024. DORA provides guidelines for fair research evaluation, advocating for assessment based on scientific content over publication metrics or journal identity. Launched at…
On October 24, 2024, CREDI hosted a national event as part of the regional project “The Perfect Storm: Food and Energy (In)Securities Threaten the Economies of the Western Balkans.” This initiative is financed by SmartBalkans and implemented in collaboration with members of regional network Webecon. The online session gathered researchers, policymakers, and representatives from various…
CREDI recently completed an external evaluation of the Danish Refugee Council’s (DRC) project focused on enhancing healthcare access and integrating migrant health services into the national system in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The project, titled “Support to Health Transition,” was financed by the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC). Conducted from September to October 2024, the evaluation aimed…
