41st ERI SEE Governing Board Meeting, 27 February 2026, Belgrade and online
The 41st ERI SEE Governing Board meeting was organised on 27 February 2026 in blended format in Belgrade, Serbia and online.
The Governing Board meeting was chaired by Dr Jasmin Hodžić, State Secretary at the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia. Dr Hodžić succeeded Dr Aleksandar Jović, Assistant Minister for Higher Education at the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia, in the role of Chair of the Governing Board.
Meeting participants, the representatives of ministries in charge of education, partner organisations and the ERI SEE Secretariat staff were greeted by Dr Aleksandar Jović and Dr Jasmin Hodžić of the Ministry of Education and Ms Sandra Brkanovic as Director of the ERI SEE Secretariat. Ministries in charge of education and partner institutions were represented by: Ms Aida Durić of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ms Ksenija Rukavina of the Ministry of Science, Education and Youth of the Republic of Croatia, Ms Ludmila Pavlov of the Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Moldova, Ms Jasna Jovanovic of the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation of Montenegro, Mr Ahmed Qazimi and Mr Jordanco Poposki of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of North Macedonia, Dr Danijela Šćepanović and Ms Anđela Krasić of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia, Mr Jürgen Schick, Federal Ministry of Education of the Republic of Austria (BMB), Ms Elisabeth Augustin of the Austria’s Agency for Education and Internationalisation (OeAD), Mr Gordon Purvis of the European Training Foundation (ETF), Ms Ivana Živadinović and Ms Marina Papović of the ERI SEE Secretariat.
The meeting provided a platform to present, discuss and adopt 2025 reports (Activity Report, Audit Report and Financial Report) and 2026 plans and programme (Work Programme and Financial Plan for 2026). It also served to address ERI SEE’s financial sustainability and organisational matters, and exchange updates between representatives of ministries and partner institutions.
