On Friday, February 15, 2019, SAGE project coordinator Dr. Emin Tahirović and assistant Mirza Rastoder visited the Ministry of Civil Affairs of BiH and the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of Canton Sarajevo.

SAGE team talked with Mr. Adnan Husić, assistant minister in the department of higher education. IUS was presented as the leader among higher education institutions when it comes to the implementation of the gender equality plan. Mr. Husić expressed his satisfaction that the IUS is a partner of SAGE project, funded by the European Union program Horizon 2020, which contributes also to the processes of BiH integration. A Memorandum of Understanding will soon be signed with this institution.

On the same day, SAGE team visited Minister Zineta Bogunić at the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of Sarajevo Canton, who eagerly welcomed the opportunities for future cooperation concerning gender policies in higher education. A Memorandum of Understanding will be signed with this institution, too, and followed by a series of activities and projects, in which the IUS will justify its position as a regional leader.

On Monday, February 18, 2019, SAGE Project Assistant Mirza Rastoder visited Gender Center of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the Gender Center, Mr. Rastoder spoke with Ms. Lejla Hodović, who expressed her satisfaction that International University of Sarajevo is a partner of SAGE project, funded by Horizon 2020 program of the European Union. A Memorandum of Understanding will be signed with this institution soon.