Developing Cooperation in Serbia
A brief
overview for
a successful story
Ph.D. Cristiano Fragassa
University of Bologna
Department of Mechanical Engineering
cristiano.fragassa@unibo.it
Summary
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History
from individual experiences up to a collaborative future
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Fields of collaboration
from a scientific connection up to a technological integration
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Partnerships
from an institutional friendship up to an industrial network
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Analysis
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats
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It was the year…
 First “post-war” participation of young
researchers from Serbia (Belgrade) in a
technical congress organized in Italy by the
University of Bologna (3rd Youth Symposium
of Experiment Solid Mechanics)
 Return visit to the Institute of Nuclear
Sciences of “Vinča” (Belgrade) by two
researchers from Bologna
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It was the year…
 Participation of three students from Serbia
(Belgrade, Kragujevac and Kraljevo) at the
4th YSESM edition in Italy
 Three researchers from Bologna and one
from Buenos Aires at the conference “Heavy
Machinery ‘05” organized in Kraljevo
(Serbia)
 Official support by Italian embassy
in Belgrade and the Italian Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
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It was the year…
 Large participation of Serbian and Italian
researchers to the 5th YSESM in Slovak
Republic, and 1st shared publication
 Serbian professors inserted in the steering
committee for the YSESM. The Faculty of
Mechanical Engineering of Kraljevo (MFKV) is
assigned to be organizer for the 6th YSESM
2007
 15 Serbian students are involved in Industrial
Design course organized by University of
Bologna in Bertinoro and financed by the
Italian Ministry of Education and Research
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It was the year…
 MF Kraljevo, supported by Bologna, organizes the
6th YSESM in Vrnjacka Banja, attracting there over
100 researchers from all over the world
 On Italian initiative, Serbia becomes member of
Danubia Adria Symposium association; 2 Serbian
professors included in the DAS steering committee;
MF Belgrade is assigned to be organizer for the
DAS annual meeting planned for 2012
 two Serbian students start PhD courses in Bologna
 1st joint educational project on developing new
master courses in Industrial Design at MF Belgrade
awarded to consortium of Serbian (Belgrade,
Kragujevac), German and Bologna universities (EU
Tempus, 2 years, 300,000€ of budget)
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It was the year…
 1st joint research project on strengthening railway
vehicles centre at MF Kraljevo awarded to a
consortium of universities from Kragujevac,
Belgrade, Bologna, Stockholm, Wien [EU FP7
Capacities, 3 years, 1M€]
 Workshops in Fatigue of Materials in Serbia with
the participation of teachers from Italy
 Partecipation to EU technologic platforms and
other coordination events for FP7 / FP8
 Serbian researchers from Kragujevac individually
involved as external expert in a trans-regional
research project for SMEs [EU ERA Manunet, 3
years, 1M€]
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It was the year…
 1st applied research project on application of
composite materials in railway vehicles using
national funds for transnational cooperation
[Italian Minister of Economic Development, 2
years, 150.000€]
 20 Serbian students involved in a one month
course on Experimental Mechanic organized by
the University of Bologna in Bertinoro, financed
by the Italian Ministry of Education and Research
 Workshops in Mechanical Engineers in Serbia
with participation of teachers from Italy
 Intensive exchange of professors between the
university of Bologna, Kragujevac and Belgrade
with their participation to classes
It was the year…
 Intensive exchange of researchers between the
universities of Bologna and Kragujevac and their
participation on technological projects
 Joint research activity for transfer of technology respect
to Italian industry needs (e.g. Magneti Marelli, etc.)
 Common publications and participation to congresses
 Two joint large-scale projects for regional
development starting:
• on advanced engineering concepts as
rapid prototyping in MF Kraljevo
• on education for training and retraining
in the automotive industry in Sumadija
[EU IPA RSDP2, 3 years, total 1.2M€]
Up to now…
 Definition and signature of operative agreements
between Institutions for a common strategy
 Italian and Serbian researchers fully involved on
reinforcing the transnational cooperation
 1 project proposals on reinforcing the implants eng.
research centre at MF Kragujevac [REG-POT]
 4 project proposals under evaluation to reinforce
the Serbian system for High Education [TEMPUS]
• Developing Advanced Study Programmes in Environmental
and Civil Engineering for Western Balkan
• Product Development and Design Curriculum
Strengthening in Mechanical Engineering Education
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System
Towards University-Economy Cooperation
• DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE
AND URBAN ENGINEERING STUDIES IN SERBIA
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Increasing the level of collaboration
2004
2005
Individual participation
 Congress participation and technical visits
 MSc and PhD student exchange
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Institutional cooperation
 Education level
 Research level
Integration in society
 Industrial and political level
Common strategy for development
 Creating new opportunities also at
social level
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Academic and Research Institutions
Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna
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Dept. of Mechanical Engineering (DIEM)
Dept. of Civil Enviromental and Material Engineering (DICAM)
Institute of Advanced Studies
University Residential Centre of Bertinoro
Faculty and Schools in Serbia
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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Belgrade
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Kraljevo
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Kragujevac
Technical Faculty in Cacak
University of Art of Belgrade
Polytechnic School of Kragujevac
The First Technical School Kragujevac
Other Serbian institutions
• Institute of Nuclear Sciences Vinca
Together with other universities from Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Germany, Croatia,
Romania,Sweden , Slovenia, Montenegro,
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Public and state institutions
European institutions
• European Commission for Science
• European Commission for Education
Italian institutions
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Minister for Foreign Affairs
Minister for Economical Development
Italian Embassy in Belgrade
Region Emilia Romagna and Friuli Venezia Giulia
Serbian institutions
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Ministry for Economy and Regional Development
Ministry for Science and Technology
Ministry for Labor and Human Rights
Municipalities of Kragujevac and Kraljevo
National and Regional Chambers of Commerce
National Chamber of Engineering
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No-profit or private stakeholders
Italian institutions
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IAL / CISL
Inter-University Consortium ALMA LAUREA
Large Companies: FIAT, MAGNETI MARELLI, SCM
Several SMEs: AETNA , ROBOPAC, Studio Pedrini, Technipes…
(limiting our list up to 100km from Bologna)
Serbia institutions
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Serbian Investment and Export Promotion Agency
Agency for SMEs Krusevac
Sumadijski Fair Centre
Large Companies: ZASTAVA
Serbian companies:
e.g. GIR, Spektar, Cini, Guca foundry…
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Collaborative Projects
Program
Acronym
Objective
Budget
2007-09
Tempus
MS.DESIGN
Educational
300,000 €
2008-11
FP7-Capacity
SeRViCe
Reinforcing Research Infrastructure
1 Mil €
2008-11
Era-net
HiCut
Research for SMEs
550,000 €
2009-11
Mise-ice-crui
Alma@Service
Institutional Research
325,000 €
2011-13
EU-RSEDP2
ATC Serbia
Training for Large Companies
560,000 €
2011-13
EU-RSEDP2
IMPuls
Transfer of Technology to SMEs
1 Mil €
Tempus
DASPACE
Educational
1.078 Mil €
Tempus
DIAUSS
Transfer of Technology to SMEs
840,000 €
Tempus
UNIVCRM
Transfer of Technology to SMEs
670,000 €
Tempus
PPDF
Educational
1.1 Mil €
FP7 – REGPOT
2CC
Scientific &Technological Research
400.000€
Under
evaluation
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SWOT Preliminary Analysis
Institutional support
Disbalance in standards of life
Human resources
Language barrier
Geographical proximity
Bureacracy (in both countries)
Historical relations
Experience in projects manag.
Previous economical cooperation
Slow decentralization in Serbia
Good transport connections
Low cooperation SRB industry-academia
Serbian diaspora in Italy
World crisis influencing IT economy
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toward the future….
With the aim to reinforce the automotive cluster in
Sumadija, several project proposal are under
discussion and preliminary definition:
 Creating a common database of CVs, shared
between educational institutions and opened to
enterprises/stockholders able to support:
• the hiring of human resources with proper expertise
• the mobility of workers throughout the Country
• an adequate tool for social monitoring of unemployment
 Develop technological solutions to convert fuel
engine in a zero emission electric power-train to:
• enlarge the life span for old cars
• reduce costs for mobility and maintenances
• propose an environmental sustainability
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toward the future….
 Transforming the “ex-Zastava” manufacturing
suppliers in a efficient network of SMEs able to
operate in the global market and with respect to
modern standards by investing in:
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Quality assurance and certification
Safety of workers and adequate training
Sustainability of processes and environmental protection
Design&production realized with criteria of efficiency
These preliminary proposals have been developed under the
supervision of the Serbian Minister for Economy and Regional
Development, FIAT Group, Zastava and other public
institutions)
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cristiano.fragassa@unibo.it
Realized with the support of
Prof. Zlatan Soskic (Kraljevo)
Prof. Miroslav Zivkovic (Kragujevac)
Ph.D Ana Pavlovic (Bologna)