European Union Training Initiative officially starting!

European Union Training Initiative officially starting!

It is with great pride that we announce the start of the European Union Training Initiative (EUTI) project!

The Centre for European Perspective (CEP) is proud to announce the official launch of the European Union Training Initiative (EUTI). This flagship EU-funded project will strengthen the capacity and readiness of civilian, police, and gendarmerie experts deployed to international crisis management and peace support missions.

Why now?

At a time when the EU is scaling up its civilian crisis management ambitions — from rapid deployment of experts to complex missions, to strengthening resilience in conflict-affected societies — EUTI steps in to support the next big leap toward a more harmonised, agile, and impact-driven training architecture. The challenges have evolved – hybrid threats, human and climate security, gender mainstreaming, cultural heritage protection, AI – and so must we. Providing tailor-made, fast and interoperable training is a must.

Building on over 15 years of experience and the legacy of previous EU-funded (civilian) crisis management training projects (EUCTI, EUPCST, ENTRi), EUTI brings together a unique consortium of 14 institutions from across Europe – civilian, police and gendarmerie. Together, we aim to improve the quality, standardisation, and delivery of pre-mission and in-mission training for deployed experts, ensuring they are equipped to respond effectively to complex challenges in conflict-affected regions.

EUTI’s guiding principles:
  • Provide needs-based, demand-driven and tailor-made specialised pre-mission and in-mission training for personnel deployed to international crisis management missions.
  • Enhance the harmonisation of EU training standards in line with the 2024 EU Policy on CSDP Training.
  • Support the certification and quality assurance of training activities in cooperation with the European Security and Defence College (ESDC).
  • Serve as an innovation hub, addressing new challenges such as hybrid threats, the climate-security nexus, and cultural heritage protection.
EUTI’s target groups include:
  • Civilian, police, and gendarmerie experts, deployed or soon-to-be-deployed to international missions,
  • International civilian crisis management and peace support missions,
  • EU institutions, EU Member States and seconding institutions,
  • International organisations.

The project will run from April 2025 to April 2028, with CEP as the Secretariat and project coordinator.

Follow us on our social media channels and join our journey to equip EU and other international civilian crisis management missions with professionals with state-of-the-art knowledge. Or contact us at [email protected] – we’ll be happy to tell you more.

Workshops in Skopje: Advancing Nursing and Midwifery Education in North Macedonia

Workshops in Skopje: Advancing Nursing and Midwifery Education in North Macedonia

The second set of workshops within the project “Advancing nursing and midwifery education and establishing the system for the recognition of professional qualifications in the Republic of North Macedonia (2024–2025)” will take place from 27 to 28 May in Skopje. The workshops will bring together representatives from six faculties, healthcare professionals, and international experts to discuss the proposed national curriculum for nursing and midwifery, regulatory reforms, and the future of integrated primary healthcare.

Joining the workshops will be Slovenian experts from the Nurses and Midwives Association of Slovenia (Zbornica – Zveza) and the Angela Boškin Faculty of Health Care, who will share insights into curriculum development, the establishment of regulatory bodies, and the role of nurses in family medicine clinics.

The project is implemented with the support of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia [through the International Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid Programme] and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of North Macedonia, with technical support from WHO Office North Macedonia.

PLATFORM LAUNCH: Slovenia Connects – Rebuild Ukraine

PLATFORM LAUNCH: Slovenia Connects – Rebuild Ukraine

We are launching new communication channels for our programme Recovery and Reconstruction in Ukraine: Slovenia Connects – Rebuild Ukraine!

In 2025, we launched an expanded programme Recovery and Reconstruction in Ukraine, a programme that significantly contributes to the processes of recovery, reconstruction and development in Ukraine by providing Slovenian know-how and exchange of good practices. The programme builds on CEP’s longstanding work in local reconstruction and development in Ukraine. It aims to enable sustainable development and stimulate economic growth in Ukraine by addressing key aspects of local and regional reconstruction and development: environment, energy, education, housing, rehabilitation and digitalisation, and empowering local business and entrepreneurship. 

In this new programme phase, CEP will focus on maintaining existing inter-municipal partnerships, spreading its network, and contributing its expertise to the Ukrainian EU integration process. Furthermore, it will strive to connect Slovenian and Ukrainian business stakeholders, respond to emerging needs in local development through pilot initiatives and offer a coordination platform to explore possibilities for further cooperation between relevant partners.

One of the ways to access these partners and provide the most up-to-date information for our stakeholders is through social media. This is why the programme Recovery and Reconstruction in Ukraine launched new communication channels under the common slogan Slovenia Connects – Rebuild Ukraine, providing a platform to share programme activities, events, initiatives and much more.

You can find us on:

And don’t forget to use #SlovenianAid  #CEP_Slovenia and tag us.

Come take a look and connect with us! Слідкуйте за новинами!                                   

This programme is supported by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia and ULEAD з Європою / ULEAD with Europe.

                       

Razpis za delovno mesto – Projektni vodja II

Razpis za delovno mesto – Projektni vodja II

Ustanova – Center za evropsko prihodnost (CEP) razpisuje delovno mesto: PROJEKTNI VODJA II (1 delovno mesto) – M/Ž

Postani ključen del strokovne in zagnane ekipe razvojnega stebra CEP, ki udejanja zunanjepolitične cilje v državah in regijah ključnega pomena, prispeva k njihovem razvoju ter približevanju standardom EU.

Ponujamo zanimivo, raznoliko in fleksibilno delo v okviru operativnega izvajanja zunanjih politik, t.j. v obliki kompleksnih projektov in programov, prilagojenih potrebam držav v razvoju, analize politik, koordinaciji mednarodnih dogodkov in svetovanje institucijam držav prejemnic pri načrtovanju in implementaciji političnih ciljev. Tukaj je moč najti nabor zanimivih vsebin in aktualnih področij nacionalnih in evropskih politik, kjer je tudi potencial za nadaljnji karierni razvoj.

  • Nudimo možnost dolgoročnega sodelovanja;
  • Vzpodbujamo nove ideje in odprto izmenjavo mnenj, idej in inovativen pristop ter poglobitev v vsebine;
  • Nudimo priložnosti za soustvarjanje naše strategije in vidnih prispevkov v okviru ciljev Republike Slovenije v mednarodnih odnosih;
  • Nudimo sodelovanje z vladnimi institucijami in nevladno sfero znotraj in izven meja Slovenije ter z EU akterji na področju izvajanja politik, kot so med drugim razvojno sodelovanje, širitev EU, zunanje-varnostne politike (kot sta kibernetska varnost, boj zoper dezinformacije), pravosodje in notranje zadeve, vladavina prava, regionalna politika in razvoj.
  • Poslanstvo razvojnega stebra CEP bogati vrsta horizontalnih aktivnosti naše organizacije, med drugim strateški in politični dogodki o aktualnih temah zunanje-varnostnih politik našega, evropskega in globalnega prostora, sodelovanje pri mednarodnih publikacijah, raziskavah, analizah politik.

Iščemo vodjo mednarodnih projektov CEP, kar vključuje načrtovanje, koordinacijo in implementacijo mednarodnih aktivnosti, svetovanje pri načrtovanju in izvajanju politik, sodelovanje z vladnimi institucijami Republike Slovenije ter institucijami v državah prejemnicah (državah Zahodnega Balkana, držav Evropske sosedske politike) ter z akterji EU/mednarodne sfere.

Iščemo zainteresiranega kandidata/ko, ki bi prispeval k našemu poslanstvu v stebru razvojnega sodelovanja – v dobrobit držav v razvoju in za izpolnitev ciljev zunanje politike Republike Slovenije.

Iščemo timsko naravnano, zanesljivo osebo s sposobnostjo postavljanja prioritet ter visokim standardom za kakovostno opravljeno delo.

Opis del in nalog:

  • Pomoč pri načrtovanju, spremljanju in izvedbi raznolikih projektov, predvsem za področje Zahodnega Balkana, Ukrajine, Moldavije, ki se izvajajo v okviru zgoraj naštetih politik;
  • Priprava pisnih produktov, analiz in produktov za načrtovanje, vezanih na aktivnosti, implementacijo projektov in povezane vsebine;
  • Poročanje o aktivnostih, zastopanje CEP na zunanjih dogodkih;
  • Upravljanje s projektno dokumentacijo, pomoč pri finančnem načrtovanju in upravljanju; pomoč pri pripravi finančnih poročil;
  • Komunikacija z deležniki projekta – s slovenskimi organi ter organi v partnerskih državah, z mednarodno skupnostjo, tujimi akterji – ter zunanja koordinacija;
  • Sodelovanje pri strateškem komuniciranju;
  • Spremljanje dogajanja in razvoja politik in vsebin na zgoraj omenjenih področjih;
  • Koordinacija izvajanja mednarodnih dogodkov, ki dopolnjujejo naše poslanstvo.

 

Zahtevana izobrazba:  Visokošolska 1. stopnje (prejšnja) oz. bolonjska stopnja družboslovne smeri, novinarstva ali informacijske znanosti

Zahtevano znanje jezikov:

  • Angleški jezik – tekoče (pisno, ustno komuniciranje in bralno razumevanje) (C1/C2)
  • Jezik ciljnih držav/regij (bosanski jezik ali hrvaški jezik ali srbski jezik ali ukrajinski jezik) (B2/C1)

Zahtevana računalniška znanja:
urejevalnik besedil – osnovno
delo s preglednicami – osnovno
delo z bazami podatkov – osnovno
poznavanje računalniških omrežij – osnovno
poznavanje operacijskih sistemov – osnovno
računalniško oblikovanje – osnovno

Drugi pogoji:

  • Državljanstvo države članice Evropske unije
  • Vsaj pet let delovnih izkušenj
  • Vozniško dovoljenje B kategorije
  • Usposobljenost za delo z računalnikom (delo z urejevalniki besedil, delo s preglednicami, delo z bazami podatkov, poznavanje računalniških omrežij, poznavanje operacijskih sistemov,
  • Poznavanje področja mednarodnih odnosov in politik EU, razumevanje delovanja vladnih struktur.

 

Prednost bodo imeli kandidati:

  • s poglobljenim poznavanjem politik do Zahodnega Balkana in držav Evropske sosedske politike;
  • z interesom za dinamično delo na ravni politik oz. njihovega operativnega izvajanja ter interesom po soustvarjanju programskih ciljev naše organizacije;
  • z izkušnjami na področju posredovanja znanja in izvajanja mednarodnih aktivnosti;
  • z izkušnjami na področju načrtovanja projektov in priprave projektnih predlogov;
  • z izkušnjami s pripravo mednarodnih dogodkov;
  • z izkušnjami sodelovanja z EU in mednarodno skupnostjo;
  • z izkušnjami z delom v mednarodnem okolju in/ali sodelovanjem z institucijami v državah Zahodnega Balkana in državah Evropske sosedske politike.

Izbrani kandidat/ka bo delo opravljal/a na sedežu CEP, Grajska cesta 1, 1234 Mengeš.

Prijava naj vsebuje življenjepis in motivacijsko pismo. Kandidati naj prijavi pošljejo po elektronski pošti na naslov: [email protected] s pripisom v naslovu – »Prijava – razpis za delovno mesto Projektni vodja«.

Rok za prijavo poteče dne 9. 4. 2025 ob 23:59. uri. Upoštevane bodo vse prijave, ki bodo pravočasno prispele na zgoraj navedeni elektronski naslov.

Izbrani kandidat/ka bo o izbiri obveščen/a v roku 15 dni po odločitvi o izboru. Razpis je objavljen tudi na spletni strani Zavoda RS za zaposlovanje.

Rok za oddajo prijav: 9. 4. 2025 (do 23:59).

Project kickoff in North Macedonia

Project kickoff in North Macedonia

Yesterday, 12th February, a new project in the field of digitalization in North Macedonia was launched in Skopje.
 
The State Secretary at the Ministry of Digital Transformation, Ms Gordana Klincharova, and representatives of the Ministry of Local Self-Government and the Association of the Units of Local Self-Government (ZELS) held a working meeting with the CEP Project Team, headed by Ms Jelka Klemenc, Head of International Development (CEP). They were also joined by Ms Nika Rotar, Minister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Ambassador, and Ms Gjyle Vishaj, Minister Plenipotentiary, Economic Affairs (Slovenian Embassy in Skopje). They agreed upon an initial timeline, work plan, and other modalities.
 
 
The project, which is supported by the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (Slovenian Aid & Partnerships), will address one of the central elements of the National Development Strategy of North Macedonia (2024–2044), related to the strategic priority of “Sustainable local and regional development.” Incorporating applicable Slovenian experience and expertise, the project will enable key steps to provide a sustainable national platform for the digital development of North Macedonia’s cities and towns and thus enable more efficient delivery of municipal services to citizens.

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