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Prof. Dr Danilo S. Furundžić M.Arch.

University – Asset Management, Reform and Role in Society

The proposed University Centre in Block 32 is one of the most ambitious projects in the contemporary development of higher education in Serbia. Conceived...

Tadeu Marroco – BAT Chief Executive Officer

BAT’s Growing Success in Serbia: The Future Lies in Smokeless Products

Tadeu Marroco has been BAT’s Chief Executive since May 2023, following his role as Finance Director from 2019. Since joining BAT in 1992, he...

Duško Suvajac, Principal Representative of the Project Investor, MD Ventures

New Era of Office Buildings in Novi Sad

Situated in the heart of Novi Sad’s future Central Business District, Elleven is a new project by MD Ventures that introduces sustainable architecture, an...

Galina Goduhina, Commercial Director at ONLYOFFICE

Innovation, Open Source anda New Era of Productivity

With more than 15 million users worldwide, ONLYOFFICE has emerged as a leading alternative to traditional offi ce suites. Its focus on innovation, open-source...

Nemanja Vujadinović, COO of SRC

Reality Over Templates

How SRC builds digital solutions that truly transform businesses – Interview with Nemanja Vujadinović, Chief Operating Officer at SRC In a time when businesses are...

Miloš Turinski, PR Manager, Infostud

Unemployment Is A Thing Of The Past

The labour market has shortages in two directions. The first is certainly the it field, while the second encompasses semi-skilled occupations where the workers required for many positions are virtually non-existent. And this has led to the importing of labour, primarily from Asia and Africa. This situation is currently most noticeable when it comes to delivery services.

Over the past 10 years, under the influence of digitalisation, Serbia’s labour market has changed rapidly. Various situations and trends, but also new generations, impacted on the emergence of new occupations, but also the slow “die out” of old occupations. The situation with the pandemic has accelerated the digitalisation process even further, thus imposing mandatory qualifications that candidates are expected to possess, such as basic digital literacy.

On the other hand, the labour market that used to have a high level of unemployment now has shortages in two directions. The first is certainly the IT field, which has had a problem with personnel shortages for years, particularly mid-level and senior personnel, while the second direction encompasses semi-skilled occupations, such as crafts, where the workers required for many positions are virtually non-existent. Here we are mostly talking about construction and hospitality professions, but also jobs like car mechanics, plumbers, hairdressers and even warehouse workers.

A devastating statistic is that as many as 83% of respondents in a joint undpinfostud survey are considering moving abroad, though the positive aspect of this story is that only 23% of them are actively working on doing so

Such a situation has started leading employers to import labour, primarily from Asia and Africa, in order to meet their staffing needs. This situation is currently most noticeable when it comes to delivery services. In parallel with this, the IT industry is also turning to foreign countries in response to its inability to identify high-quality personnel (most commonly senior staff), so in recent years there has been ever more discussion of digital nomads as a potential solution. According to research conducted by the Digital Serbia Initiative, although Belgrade tops the list of European cities where digital nomads stay, it is necessary to work on creating better conditions to entice as many digital nomads as possible.

When it comes to circular migration, research conducted earlier this year by UNDP and Infostud, via a survey and analysis of job advertisements, yielded the devastating statistic that as many as 83% of respondents are considering moving abroad, though the positive aspect of this story is that only 23% of them are actively working on doing so. On the other hand, something that we can still see as a positive aspect is that young people stressed that they would only go abroad to study, after which they would return to apply all the knowledge they’ve acquired on our market. Most of those who would leave the country permanently are people who are already active on the Serbian labour market and have amassed more than 10 years of work experience.

Comment By Branka Prpa

A Rebellious Man

As the history of the 20th century shows us, drowning in the collective Self ends in a totalitarian order with an anti-human nature that...

In Memoriam: His Holiness Pope Francis,
By H.E. Archbishop Santo Rocco Gangemi Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia

Journey Graced by Divine Signs

Making peace requires courage—courage to say yes to encounter and no to conflict; yes to dialogue and no to violence; yes to negotiation and...

Aleksandar R. Miletić, historian

Can Student Ideals Be Realised?

Amid economic and geopolitical instability, Serbia’s student-led protests emerge as a rare beacon of principled idealism, though they lack support from a cohesive or...

Milo Lompar Ph.D. professor of the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology and President of the Serbian Literary Guild

How Much Can We Trust Europe?

A student protest that merges European values with national sentiment has instinctively exposed the falsehoods of both domestic and European politicians. What remains to...

OTP Group Leads ESG Charge in Belgrade

Against the backdrop of vibrant Belgrade, over 120 OTP Group professionals gathered for the third annual ESG Summit, affirming...

Eurovision 2025: First Finalists Revealed

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Ankara’s Modernist Legacy Earns UNESCO Recognition

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Slovenia and Algeria Deepen Strategic Ties

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Nissan Faces 20,000 Job Cuts

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OTP Group Leads ESG Charge in Belgrade

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Eurovision 2025: First Finalists Revealed

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Ankara’s Modernist Legacy Earns UNESCO Recognition

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Ankara’s Modernist Legacy Earns UNESCO Recognition

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Nissan Faces 20,000 Job Cuts

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