Transnational cooperation in higher education in Balkan countries

Abstract

Successful international educational project entitled "Software Engineering Computer Science Education and Research Cooperation" lasts since year 2001, gathering participants from 9 countries and 15 universities. The project is funded by DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) and exists under support of the "Stability Pact of South- Easter Europe". At first, the project began with the aim of creation of joint course in the field of "Software Engineering". Over the years the cooperation expanded into the development of several additional common courses: "Object-oriented Programming", "Software Project Management", "Compiler Construction", and "Data Structures and Algorithms" being the most developed ones, and already used at several universities. Some other courses are still under development by interested parties from various countries. Over the years, the aims of the project were extended to other educational and research goals, and the most of the educational resources were developed in a web-based form, available for the usage in the eLearning environment.