Final event of the project „International Student Migration in the Serbian Context”

The final event of the project „International Student Migration in the Serbian Context and (Re)Construction of Identity: Main issues and inputs for policy making“ (IS-MIGaIN), funded by the Science Program of the Republic within the IDENTITIES call (2023-2025), was held at the Institute of Social Sciences on March 24, 2025. The project was jointly implemented by collaborators from four institutions: the Institute of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade, the Institute of Architecture and Urban & Spatial Planning of Serbia, and the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad, where ISS was the leading SRO.

Principal investigator Dr. Vesna Lukić presented the main results of the project activities and the expected scientific, social, and public policy contribution of the results of this research to the participants. The findings obtained based on empirical research results and through discussion and exchange of experiences during two workshops (with students; with policymakers and decision-makers) contribute to the knowledge base available to policymakers for the further internationalization of higher education in Serbia, as well as for improving the social adaptation of international students. Recommendations for overcoming the challenges of insufficient knowledge of the Serbian language were emphasized, as well as for the best possible socio-cultural adaptation of international students, through better cooperation between diverse institutions at different levels of governance.

As one of the main results of the project a thematic collection of papers, International Student Migration and Identities, published by the Institute of Social Sciences was promoted. The editor of the Series Empirical Research of the ISS, Dr. Irena Ristić, and the reviewers, Dr. Mirjana Bobić and Dr. Dalibor Savić, discussed this collection of articles.