As part of the international ANCHOR project, in which Academia is a project partner, the third project e-newsletter has been published. This edition marks an important transition of the project from the strategic planning phase to the implementation of concrete activities for better labour market governance in the Danube Region.
The ANCHOR project (Public-Private Partnership and transnational exchange for better labour market governance to effectively tackle negative impacts of demographic change in the Danube Region) addresses one of the key challenges of the European labour market: how to respond more effectively to population ageing, labour shortages, brain drain, mismatches between skills and employers' needs, and the inclusion of vulnerable groups. The project involves 12 partners from eight countries of the Danube Region, including Academia and ZRS Bistra Ptuj from Slovenia.
From strategy to implementation
The third e-newsletter summarises the activities that have marked the recent period of the project. Special emphasis is placed on the 3rd partnership and steering meeting in Varaždin, where partners reviewed the first year of project implementation and coordinated further steps. An important milestone was also the first meeting of the Transnational Labour Market Forum, dedicated to connecting different stakeholders and exchanging solutions between Danube countries.
In recent months, partners have also been intensively developing local action plans, strengthening cooperation with local stakeholders and preparing pilot activities. These will translate the project's joint strategic orientations into practice and enable the testing of new approaches for attracting and retaining talent, more effective linking of institutions and employers, and better inclusion of different groups in the labour market.
Academia as part of the international partnership
For Academia, participation in the ANCHOR project represents a continuation of its linking of education with the real needs of the economy and the labour market. As a project partner, Academia participates in the international exchange of knowledge and good practices and in the development of approaches that can contribute to more effective linking of educational institutions, employers, the public sector and other key stakeholders.
The ANCHOR project runs from April 2025 to September 2027 and has a total value of EUR 2,086,300, with 80% of the funding provided by the Interreg Danube programme. Its long-term goal is to create more connected, inclusive and resilient labour markets and to transfer the developed solutions to broader regional and national policies.
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Source: Academia (1. 9. 2026). Fotografije: arhiv Academie.
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