On May 17, 2019, at the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality in Ohrid, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the University “St. Kliment Ohridski “in Ohrid and” Fan S. Noli “University in Korca as a symbol of officially starting the cooperation between universities related to the newly established Innovation HUBs. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed, in the presence of the project partners from the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Albania and representatives of stakeholders, by the rector of the University “St. Kliment Ohridski “- prof. Dr. Sasho Korunovski and the rector of the University “Fan S. Noli” in Korcha-prof. Dr. Ali Jashari.

After the signing of the memorandum, an innovation eco-system workshop was held. The workshop on innovation ecosystem was aimed at promoting the selected business model of delivery of services to the innovation center, as well as the opportunities offered by it.

At the innovation ecosystem workshop was given the opportunity to share experiences among the attendees, make recommendations for better functioning of the innovation HUB, as well as to deepen the cooperation between the cross-border areas. Representatives of the Universities, Public Educational Institutions (Hydrological Institute in Ohrid), NGO (ED Grachnitsa), Business Sector (PAP-company, Zheleznik AD Demir Hisar) and representatives from the media took part in this event.