THE NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SIGN AN AGREEMENT ON PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION

A meeting between representatives of the National Academy for Public Administration (NAJU) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Diplomatic Academy was held today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, following which an Agreement on Professional and Business and Technical Cooperation between the two institutions was signed.

The Agreement was signed by Marina Dražić, Director of the National Academy for Public Administration, and Dušan Kozarev, Acting Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Agreement establishes a framework for systematic cooperation between the two institutions in the field of professional development for public administration employees, with a particular focus on international cooperation, diplomatic relations and other matters relevant to foreign policy. Its aim is to enhance employees’ knowledge and competencies and to facilitate more effective integration of the professional and educational capacities of the two institutions.

The planned cooperation includes the development and delivery of professional development programmes, the preparation of training programmes for students undertaking professional placements in public administration, and the joint organisation of seminars, workshops, panel discussions, conferences, lectures and other forms of continuing education.

A particular aspect of the cooperation concerns the exchange of professional knowledge, experience, standards and information; cooperation with scientific research and educational institutions; access to professional and academic literature; and the development of publishing activities in areas of mutual interest.

By signing the Agreement, the National Academy for Public Administration and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Diplomatic Academy reaffirm their commitment to strengthening interinstitutional cooperation and enhancing the professional capacities of public administration, while bringing together knowledge and experience in the fields of international relations, European integration and foreign policy.