USE IPM – study visit to London | Centar za projektni menadžment

The first group of researchers, stayed in London from August 27th to 31st, 2024, during the second part of their study visit to the United Kingdom as part of the USE IPM projects planned activities outlined in Work Package 1.

In the first group, in front of the CPME – Center for Project Management and Entrepreneurship of the Faculty of Economics of the University of Banja Luka, there were assistant professor Mirjana Milijević, PhD; assistant professor Ljubiša Mićić, PhD; senior teaching assistant Jadranka Petrović, PhD; and teaching assistant Milica Marić, MA. Currently in the United Kingdom are full professor Saša Petković PhD and foreign language professor Milica Bogdanović, PhD.

The partner of this study visit is ISPIM – the International Society for Professional Innovation Management (https://www.ispim-innovation.com) from the United Kingdom, which organized educational activities in the field of innovation management, along with visits to companies, institutions supporting entrepreneurship and innovation development, and universities.

During their stay in London, project participants had the opportunity to visit several universities and centers that focus on student career development and student entrepreneurship. One of the most notable visits was the one to MDX Works (https://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/employability/mdxworks) at Middlesex University (https://www.mdx.ac.uk), a specialized center dedicated to student career development, student entrepreneurship, innovation development, and commercialization. In addition to this center, the participants visited the Middlesex University library and became familiar with the databases that students and staff at this university can use for research and entrepreneurial ventures.

The participants also visited the University of East London (https://www.uel.ac.uk), where the host was professor Shampa Roy-Mukherjee, vice dean of Royal Docks School of Business and Law (https://www.uel.ac.uk/about/our-schools/royal-docks-school-business-law), with which the Faculty of Economics at the University of Banja Luka has excellent cooperation. Among other things, the professor frequently mentioned the participation of professors from this university in the REDETE conference and expressed a desire to deepen the collaboration. She has also participated in the REDETE conference on several occasions and had the opportunity to visit Banja Luka once. Professor Roy-Mukherjee gave the participants a tour of the university and introduced them to the services this higher education institution offers to students and staff: from the student career zone, through the „tax clinic,“ to the legal advisory center.

The visit is carried out as a regular activity within the project „Up-skilling researchers for Sustainable Entrepreneurship based on Innovation Process Management“ – USE IPM, with the support of the European Union (HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-TALENTS-03-01).