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You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.
Eleanor Roosevelt

Week highlights

1. Promotion started
2. MAKE A MOVE
3. NLDS FACI Applications are open
4. Visit to Indjija
5. A Dialogue: Private Sector Support for Serbian Higher Education
6. Learning partnership
7. Reflection

1.Promotion started

This week promotion for new members officially started :). First talks to potential members were done, energy and inspiration is growing. We wish you all the enjoyable experience and the coolest, smartest and most inspiring generation of @ers. Keep up the good job and enjoy you time.

2. MAKE A MOVE

Make a move is first meeting with our potential members, friends and people we will make the difference in the future. For all of you that want to visit or involve in Make a move on LC level you can find the date, time and place at www.aiesec.org.yu

3. NLDS FACI Applications are open

For those tat want to take a chace, for those who want to make the change, who those who want to involve in creation in the new generation of change agents and more important to have a lot of fun, NLDS 2006 FACI Applications are open. Download it at
http://www.aiesec.net/members/ai/yugoslavia/file-storage/?folder_id=48061981

Deadline for the applications is 9th October 2006. 9 a.m.

We as member Committee will be delighted to have a lot of you that want to participate and contribute to delivery of agenda we feel is very empowering and challenging. Waiting for you ideas and applications.

4. Visit to Indjija

Two weeks ago we got an invitation from Indjija municipality about consultancy role in their coming employment fair. Sergio and Stefan were guests of Mr. Stanko Gagic (head of commerce department) and Mr. Petar Filipovic (head of mayor’s office). We had a meeting where we have consulted them about future fair organization, shared our experiences from career days and made very strong contact with this municipality (even arranged some football game :-))
The most interesting fact about this musicality is when you come there, there is not much difference from other cities in Vojvodina (but only on first look :-)), this city is I can freely say Serbian Switzerland, by municipality organization and commerce situation. They have most efficient public administration, not only in Serbia, but in the region, with one stop shop concept in administration to system48 (system where each person can report any problem, and they get solution in maximum 48h of reporting it), strong IT system, www.indjija.net with Microsoft partnering, where you can get any permit or legal document online!
Beside that they have a lot of investors, with over 300 millions of euro Greenfield investments in the past few years (out of 1,500 millions invested total in Serbia), and the interesting fact is that they have lack of faculty graduates to solve investors employment needs!!!
Also, they are very active in the region, presenting our country and bringing new investors each day.
We were extremely impressed by their progress, and we see a lot of room for cooperation, beside employment fair, mostly on exchange side and potential to build stronger relations with most progressive municipality in Serbia.

5. A Dialogue: Private Sector Support for Serbian Higher Education

Organized by the Institute of International Education (IIE),
September 26, 2006. Niš, Serbia
Conference Description: The 1st Annual Forum was the first of its kind and was an exciting opportunity for business leaders, representatives of relevant Ministries, university officials, faculty, students, and NGOs to come together to discuss the present and future of Serbian higher education. This important event for education in Serbia showed how private support can help develop and strengthen local human capacity, highlight best practices, and develop strategies for the future cooperation between the public and private sectors in the arena of higher education.

Some of the participant of the 1st Annual forum for higher education were:
Mr. Eugenio Sidoli, Managing Director, Philip Morris International
Mr. Vuksanovic, Minister of Education
Chair: Mr. Christopher Medalis, Director, European Office, Institute of International Education
Ms. Susan Elbow, Counseor for Public Affairs, US Embassy
Mr. Andrew Glass, Director, British Council
Mr. Mark Lazar, Vice President, Institute of International Education
Ms. Zorana Gajic, Project Manager, Filantrophy
Mr. Milorad Bjeletic, Executive Director, Belgrade Open School
Corporate Program - Dejan Cvetkovic, General Manager, Microsoft Software d.o.o.
Corporate Program - Mr Goran Pitic, Societe General, Professor at the Singidunum University in Belgrade

Participants from AIESEC side were people from LC Nis, Leadership forum team and Sandra.
For more questions contact me at sandra.savatic@aiesec.org.yu.

6. Learning partnership

We have new Learning partner – Berlitz, www.berlitz.us. Last Friday we officially signed partnership for one year. Main part of the cooperation if delivery of trainings to next MC team by Berlitz, mainly on Negotiation, Presentation skills and Project management. We are really looking forward to cooperate with Berlitz, world's largest provider of language training and cultural consulting services.

7. HR PRO Club

We were very proud to be present at the presentation of the company profile and services of Human Synergistics Serbia. Ivan Dmitic, our Alumni invited us to join this presentation. We again enjoyed the atmosphere of Hyat Regency Hotel and talking to our Alumnis such as Daliborka, Chicha, Jeca, Gaga, Davor who were also there.

8. Reflection

F functional meeting, last weekend, Belgrade

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