Bosnia and Herzegovina has one of the highest rates of unemployment in the region.

It is said that a main cause is an inadequate orientation of education in the country, which is neither sufficiently aligned with the current needs of the labour market nor with European standards.

The framework legislation, strategies and Baseline Qualifications Framework all need to be further developed and implemented.

The 2013 EC Progress Report considered the establishment of links between the labour market and the education system as a priority in order to better contribute to the development of a knowledge based economy.

The EUSR therefore sponsored the popular talk show programme ‘Zabranjeni forum’ on TV Pink BiH with the theme “Can the education system in this country be better aligned with the needs of labour market?”

Now watch the talk show, which was broadcast on 8 May and learn more about the possible solutions that were suggested:

Host and editor-in-chief:  Aleksandar Hršum

Guests:

Doc. dr Goran Mutabdžija, RS Minister of Education and Culture
Mr. Damir Mašić, FBiH Minister of Education and Science
Mr. Adnan Delić, Director, BiH Labour and Employment Agency
Ms. Bojana Škrobić, BiH Foreign Investors’ Council
Mr. David Brozina, Deputy Head of the Mission, Slovenian Embassy to BiH
Ms. Nina Zubović, Expert for Erasmus programme