BKSTONE project has the main objective of fostering the modernization and development of the stone sector in Western Balkans partner countries through strengthening the relationship between the higher education institutions and the industry, and internationalizing curriculum and methods. To meet the requirements of current international demand of natural stone products according to EU standards, the partner countries industry has to perform important changes in quarrying methods, processing methods, quality controls following European and international standards (ex CE marking, ASTM, etc.), marketing strategies, international trade, e-commerce etc. These changes require the participation of all local agents, including the Higher Education Institutions (HEI) and Vocational Education and Training (VET) organizations, which should develop their training strategies to meet the challenges explained in the rationale of our project in terms of quality, delivery and especially relevance, in response to the industry needs.
Partners:
Polytechnic University of Tirana (Coordinator of the project)
University of Elbasan “Aleksander Xhuvani”
University of Gjirokastër “Eqrem Çabej”
University of Sarajevo
University of Mostar
University Mediterranean Podgorica
University of Pristine
Kolegji Nderkombtar per Biznes dhe Teknologji
University of Coruña
IES Ribeira do Louro
Asociación Empresarial de Investigación Centro Tecnológico del Mármol y La Piedra
Universita Degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza
C.P.I.P.E. – Escuola Edile di Padova
National Technical University of Athens
Transilvania University of Brasov