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of October 2020 in Ohrid (http://eyeohrid2020.engineer. NATIONAL STEM PLATFORM
org.mk/). Spreading engineering ideas among students, EIM The national STEM Platform was established at a satellite
signed a memorandum of cooperation with National Board event of the WIN 2018 Conference. The special focus of
of European Students of technology-BEST and participated the platform is supporting gender balance in STEM through
in their activates: European BEST Engineering Competition activities for bridging the gender gap in education and the
2019 and the panels ”Women in engineering” and ”From job market participation; sharing best practices in imple-
teaching to career: practical work and education”. mentation of gender equality strategy and organization of
workshops on career development for young engineers.

SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY EFFICIENT
CONSTRUCTION
In May 2018, EIM became a partner organization in the Horizon
2020 project “Toward market-based skills for sustainable
energy efficient construction” (http://trainee-mk.eu/). The
main task of EIM is to provide sustainability of the project
results through the newly established Knowledge and Skills
Management Centre. The core activities of the Centre are:
support for personal development of engineers and workers
through professional guidance for EE skills; implementation
Agreement with EYE is signed
of an approach for recognition of previous learning; creation
of Database of certified trainers and certified workers for EE;
WOMEN IN ENGINEERING organization of trainings for Building Information Modelling,
To raise awareness about gender balance and initiating Renewable Energy Sources and EE construction; promotion
greater involvement of women in engineering, EIM was the of best approaches for successful market recognition of EE
initiator for establishing the WIN (Women IN) platform. As skills. 
a part of the platform’s activities in this period, two inter-
national conferences were organized: Second International
Conference Women in Energy 2018: Initiative to promote
gender balance (http://win2018conference.wina.org.mk/)
and Third International Conference Women in Industry 2019:
Leaders joining to advance gender equality (https://women-
inindustry.mk/).

Trainee certification

Women in industry Conference 2019