Novi Pazar, May 9: USAID's Mission Director, Susan Fritz, along with Serbia’s Minister of Education and the Mayor of Novi Pazar officially opened a new audio-visual laboratory at the State University in Novi Pazar (SUNP), for which USAID, through its PPES program, provided a $20,000 donation.
The AV Laboratory will provide students with experience in producing short marketing and communications materials (such as commercials) and longer television programs for the University's partners - Sandzak’s Association of Textile Producers (ASSTEX) and a local TV station, Regionalna TV.
Thirty students are currently enrolled in the University's new Audio and Visual Technology Department.
Novi Pazar, May 9: Dean of the University Cemal Dolicanin and USAID’s Mission Director Suzan Fritz, officially opened the Audio Visual Laboratory, funded by a USAID-PPES grant worth $20,000, to increase the employability of Sadzak students. The ceremony was organized as a part of celebrations marking the University`s fifth birthday.
USAID’s PPES donated equipment to the State University in Novi Pazar (SUNP) to help the school build a modern audio-visual laboratory. Cameras, editing decks, software and other essentials were among the items provided to the University. The AV Laboratory at SUNP will link the SUNP students with Sandzak’s Association of Textile Producers (ASSTEX) and Regionalna TV to give them an opportunity to have the first real-life work experience by producing marketing and communications material for ASSTEX members and TV shows for Regionalna TV.
As part of its multi-faceted business support strategy, PPES has partnered with Novi Pazar’s two universities to provide more opportunities for work experience and to link students and employers to help reduce youth unemployment. In spring 2010, PPES supported the opening of a Career Counseling Center at the International University of Novi Pazar.
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USAID Mission in Serbia
http://serbia.usaid.gov
For more information about USAID PPES Business Support activities please contact PPES Communications Office