Green Week 2026 Promoted Sustainability, Innovation, and Student Engagement at the University of Mitrovica

As part of the Erasmus+ NEST4WB project, the University of Mitrovica (UPKM) successfully organized Green Week 2026 from 20 to 24 April 2026, bringing together more than 100 participants through a diverse programme of educational, promotional, sports, and cultural activities dedicated to sustainability, renewable energy, and digital innovation.

The programme opened with an interdisciplinary workshop entitled “Smart Green City: Data + Mathematics + Informatics = Solution Models for Environmental Problems in the City,” where participants explored how digital technologies, data analysis, and mathematical models can contribute to solving environmental challenges and developing sustainable urban environments.

Throughout the week, students and academic staff participated in presentations on the objectives of the NEST4WB project, visited the Photovoltaic Laboratories, and attended demonstrations of modern laboratory equipment acquired through the project. These activities highlighted the importance of practical education, renewable energy technologies, and investments in modern teaching infrastructure for developing future energy professionals.

Green Week also placed strong emphasis on student engagement beyond the classroom. Sports and e-sports competitions encouraged teamwork, communication, and active participation, while the closing activities brought together students from the Faculty of Arts, whose creative performances emphasized the connection between education, culture, and environmental awareness.

By combining academic excellence, practical learning, student engagement, and interdisciplinary collaboration, Green Week 2026 successfully promoted the values of sustainability, innovation, and green transition while supporting the objectives of the NEST4WB project in modernizing higher education across the Western Balkans.

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7.7
Title	Promotion at scientific conferences.
Description	Project results will be promoted at scientific conferences in the form of scientific and research papers. Presentation of the papers is planned at the scientific conference INFOTEH in Bosnia and Herzegovina (M33). The participation of representatives of all WB HEIs at the conference is planned, with the support of researchers from EU and AP HEIs.

7.6
Title	Promotion of e-knowledge platform.
Description	Established the e-knowledge platform will be created with thematic units that will promote the application of ICT in energy and synergy with the Green Agenda. The platforms will contain the most common questions and answers and knowledge quizzes. The promotion of the platform will be carried out on TV shows and through social networks.

7.5
Title	Promotion of training programs aimed at the economy and the wider community
Description	Promotional info events will be organized at all WB HEIs, two for each WB HEIs. These events will be organized in the second and third year of the project's life cycle, with the aim of promoting digitization in energy (rational energy consumption) and the green agenda. Promotional events will be of different types: announcements on TV stations and on billboards, brochures, and leaflets where details of the application of digitization in the energy sector will be presented. Business partners will also participate in the promotion of the application of ICT in energy and green weeks.

7.4
Title	Info days.
Description	In order to promote established study programs and enroll in them, 16 info days will be organized, two per each WB HEIs. Info days will be realized in the second year of the project. Promotional materials of WB HEIs will be printed to inform students about the developed bachelor's/master's degree programs.

7.3
Title	Promotion of study programs in media and on social networks
Description	Results and activities related to NEST4WB will be promoted on social networks such as: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Lindekin, Twitter... All WB partners will participate in the promotion and place hyperlinks on their websites to pages on social networks. Special attention will be devoted to the promotion of new/innovated study programs, through NEST4WB, and the enrollment of students in these study programs.

6.3
Title	Cooperation agreements between Western Balkans Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and interested parties from the economy.
Description	Agreements will be signed on long-term cooperation between WB HEIs, the economy, and the economic community on popularizing the rational use of energy in light of the energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine.

6.2
Title	Improvement of cooperation among Western Balkans Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) community.
Description	Communication channels will be created between WB HEIs, which will aim at regular exchange of information and examples of good practice. The goal of the community is to expand to other WB HEIs outside of NEST4WB partners.

6.1
Title	Creation of a sustainability plan
Description	The sustainability plan will pay particular attention to academic sustainability and financial sustainability. The sustainability plan will determine the procedures and recommendations for long-termmonitoring and improvement of the developed and innovated master's/basic studies plans and programs.

WP6
Start Month	1	End Month	36
Objectives	Creating a sustainability plan. Enhancing WB HEIs community cooperation. Agreements on cooperation between WB HEIs and interested parties from the economy