OSCE Mission to Montenegro provides project management consultancy to the Department for Media Studies and Journalism at University of Montenegro

The OSCE Mission to Montenegro is supporting the Department for Media Studies and Journalism at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Montenegro with intensive workshops on project management cycles during the month of October.

Nina Beširević, an international consultant with extensive experience in project management, will conduct two series of in-house training courses on project proposal writing, monitoring and evaluation. The goal is to train staff at the Department for Media Studies and Journalism and the recently established Media Research and Training Centre, both located within the Faculty of Political Science, on project writing to secure external funding to support long-term sustainability of these institutions.

Siv Katrine Leirtroe, Acting Head of the Mission, said: “This support to the University will equip staff with the necessary knowledge to write projects, so that the Journalism Centre can function and provide journalism students with the practice they need and lack during journalism studies. This assistance to our long-term partner is just one in a series of activities that the Mission has conducted with the Faculty.”

Nataša Ružić, Head of the Department for Media Studies and Journalism, thanked the Mission for providing significant support to the Department. “This year, we will improve the project activities of the Centre for Media Research and Training through the education of academic staff, with the support of an international expert,” said Ružić, adding that they also plan to include Master students to educate future media researchers.

The Mission will continue to work with the Department for Media Studies and Journalism, as well as with media outlets across the country, to further improve the skills and knowledge of journalists in Montenegro.