42nd ERI SEE Governing Board Meeting

The 42nd ERI SEE Governing Board Meeting was organised on 30 June 2026 in an online format.

The Governing Board meeting was chaired by Mr Miloš Blagojević, National Contact Point at the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia, on behalf of Dr Jasmin Hodžić, Chair of the ERI SEE Governing Board.

Meeting participants, including representatives of ministries in charge of education, partner organisations and the ERI SEE Secretariat, were welcomed by Mr Miloš Blagojević and Ms Sandra Brkanović, Director of the ERI SEE Secretariat. Ministries in charge of education and partner institutions were represented by Ms Mirela Cami of the Ministry of Education and Sports of Albania, 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 Jovanović 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, Mr Miloš Blagojević and Ms Anđela Krasić of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia, Ms Elisabeth Augustin of Austria’s Agency for Education and Internationalisation (OeAD), Ms Ulpiana Lama of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), Mr Jürgen Schick of the Federal Ministry of Education of the Republic of Austria (BMB), and Ms Sandra Brkanović, Ms Marina Papović and Ms Duška Krstanović of the ERI SEE Secretariat.

The meeting provided a platform to present and discuss key developments and activities of the ERI SEE Secretariat during the first half of 2026, as well as strategic and organisational matters relevant to ERI SEE’s further work and long-term sustainability. The discussion also covered the revision of annual financial contributions of ERI SEE member economies for the period 2027–2029 and the establishment of the ERI SEE Development Fund.

Following the meeting, the decision-making process on these two agenda items was completed through written electronic voting procedures. With the adoption of the respective decisions, the 42nd ERI SEE Governing Board Meeting was formally concluded.