About REDETE

The Network

What is REDETE?

REDETE (Researching Economic Development and Entrepreneurship) is a professional network of academics, businesspersons and professionals in the Western Balkan region producing, in cooperation with many other international institutions, applied research on the impacts of globalisation and European integration on local Balkan communities.

Among others, its professional activities contribute to the reconciliation of ethnic and religious communities of the region following the conflicts of the 1990s. REDETE provided synergies between the local government, graduate students and SMEs. In this respect, it acts as a catalyst between the public and the private sectors of the economy by way of developing synergies between them and the higher education sector.

REDETE's annual conference, founded in 2011, has now moved onto a more complex and rewarding role, benefitting local communities, government, business, students and academics.

Mission

Knowledge Transfer & Community Impact

REDETE is primarily embedded in the Faculty of Economics, University of Banja Luka. As an academic network connecting research with enterprise and policy-making, REDETE has developed knowledge transfer links with over 28 think-tanks and Universities in the Balkans, East/Central Europe and the EU.

This has provided local Early Career Researchers, PhD students and other graduates with ample opportunities to internationalise and involve themselves in fundable research projects benefitting both themselves and the local business sector. As a result, it has substantially halted the "brain drain" phenomenon experienced in the region, while contributing to reconciliation, social inclusion and reduction of unemployment rates among young graduates.

Leadership

Chief Advisor to the REDETE Network

Chief Advisor to the REDETE Network

Prof. Vassilios Fouskas

University of East London, UK

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Academic Publication

Partner Journal

Local academics and students benefit from material and original research articles from the academic publication Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies (Taylor & Francis / Routledge) — the most widely read periodical in academic and business circles in the region and beyond.

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