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Reflecting the knowledge – based society in the context of EU Enlargement. Research on the labour market restructuring, Employment change and skills acquisition in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia and Macedonia. Organisational Details. Project co-ordinator:
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Reflecting the knowledge – based society in the context of EUEnlargement Research on the labour market restructuring, Employment change and skills acquisition in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia and Macedonia
Organisational Details Project co-ordinator: • Institute of Sociology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in Sofia, Address: Sofia 1000, Moskovska Str. 13-A. Bulgarian team’s Members: • Dr. Rumiana Jeleva • Dr. Vassil Kirov • Dr. Rumiana Stoilova • Dr. Svetla Stoeva • Violeta Karagiozova (technical assistant) Project partners: • Dr. Ulrike Papouschek & Prof. Jorg Flecker, FORBA (Working Life Research Centre) Vienna, Austria • Prof. Denisa Krbec, Faculty of Economics and Tourism “Dr. Mijo Mirkovic” Pula, University of Rijeka, Croatia • Prof. Mileva Gjurovska, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Skopje, Macedonia.
Organisational Details II • Project Budget: 11 703 EUR • Project starting date: June 2006 • End of project: March 2007 • Anticipated duration of project: 10 months
Project Aims I 1. Network building and Institutional capacity strengthening within the knowledge-based society rising process • Strengthening and Enlargement of the scientific network • Supporting the scientific dialog on the knowledge-based society and the phenomena discussed within the knowledge-based society rising process such as labour market restructuring, changes at work and education • Summarizing the results of ongoing and already done studies on work, professional education and KBS in the countries within the project • Developing a list of indicators for further research on KBS • Laying the bases of further developing of joint proposal, events, etc.
Project Aims II 2. Research on Work and Education in SEE • Understanding the major changes in work in Austria and SEE countries • Understanding the major changes in education in Austria and SEE countries • Exploring the future perspectives of the knowledge-based society in Austria and SEE countries • Exploring the interaction between these changes and the use of knowledge and skills in Austria and SEE countries
Project Aims III 3. Transition studies in SEE and their impact on the development of knowledge-based society • Reflecting the influence of different patterns of post socialist developments in the SEE countries over the development of the knowledge-based society there.
Project Activities • Kick-off Videoconference; • National Meetings of the national project subgroups; • Two-days’ workshop in Sofia, Bulgaria • Joint publication: Special volume of „Sociological Problems Quarterly“ • Large Consortium of research institutions from Austria, SEE countries cooperating within this project (Bulgaria, Macedonia, Croatia) and other countries in the West Balkans (Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro, Romania and Bosnia-Herzegovina).