THE ROLE OF THE FACULTY OF ECONOMICS IN NIŠ IN STRENGTHENING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUTH EAST SERBIAJadranka Đurović Todorović, Marija Radosavljević |
Published 2018 |
ABSTRACT
The Contribution of Academics to Development (DAR) is a project initiated by the Faculty of Economics in Niš, and in cooperation with the Regional Development Agency South. The DAR project is a reflection of the socially responsible behavior of the Faculty of Economics in Niš and way to the implementation of dual education at higher education institutions. The overall goal of this project is to achieve cooperation between the Faculty of Economics and small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurs, which will result in benefits for both parties, and ultimately stimulate the economic development of South-East Serbia. The intention of the Faculty is to provide long existence of this project, with the involvement of more students and enterprises. Within the first call, students solved the problems of 8 entrepreneurs, small and medium-sized enterprises, in the field of marketing, logistics, finance, cost management, investments, quality management, and innovation. As a result of the first call within the DAR project, 8 studies of problem solutions for users have been prepared and presented at the Faculty of Economics in Niš, in the presence of representatives of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia. The aim of this paper is to present the methodology of the DAR project, as well as the results, i.e. the ideas of students created as a result of their knowledge, skills, abilities, team work and good communication with professors and assistants of the Faculty of Economics. Also, the aim of the paper is to spread awareness about the importance of incorporating practice into the curricula of the faculties of economics, so that the validity of the knowledge and skills created and developed during the studies could be verified by its application in finding solutions for practical, real business problems.
Keywords: Project, Faculty of Economics, dual education, cooperation, economic development.