OPENING CENTRE FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND COUNSELLING AT UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC

Belgrade, 16 November 2007. – Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine together with Prof. Dr. Milos Djuran, Rector of the University of Kragujevac officially opened the Centre for Career Development and Student Counselling by cutting red ribbon in the rectors chamber at the Kragujevac University.

At the opening ceremony, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander highlighted the importance of supporting students and youth, pointing out that “our country is fortunate to have so many young and talented people who will be able to take a part in developing the new image of our country. Our role is to provide them with an opportunity to learn in the best institutions, and be sought out by the finest experts, as well as to give them a chance to implement their experiences for the further modernization of our country”.

The establishment of the Centre for career development was led by the idea that students and graduates must be provided with the proper assistance in order to begin their professional careers. The Career Centre is conceptualized to provide research possibilities for job searching for students during, or after they complete their studies.

This University service goal is to meet all the needs of students and graduates who are in process of developing their careers by providing them with the information that would help them find the answers in order to help them to position themselves on the employment market.

In addition, the Centre will give the students an opportunity to make contacts with the business community in order to help them gain practical skills in different areas.

Establishing the Centre for Career Development and Counselling for youth in Serbia was initiated by the Foundation of Crown Prince Alexander for Culture and Education in collaboration with the University of Nottingham and Belgrade University.

The first Centre for career development and student counselling was opened at the Faculty of Law in Belgrade, on 12 December 2006.

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