The annual International Forum for Cultural Diplomacy, organised by the International Association for Cooperation and Cultural Diplomacy in cooperation with the CEI and under the patronage of the City of Trieste and the Region Friuli Venezia Giulia will focus on promoting the role of women in the field of Cultural Diplomacy.

The purpose of this Forum is to stimulate a greater involvement of women in cultural diplomacy, as a means to promote mutual understanding, empathy and respect for different cultures.

On 10-11 October, the Istituto Affari Internazionali and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, are organising a CEI Dialogue Forum on Youth in Rome.

The main topic of the upcoming 10th CEI Regional Forum for Health, Wellness & Spa Industry will be safeguarding of cultural heritage, cultural tourism and development of wellness tourism based on spa cultural heritage and tradition. The forum will be held in Belgrade (Serbia) on 22 October.

The SAFEMEAT project aims at developing a system for easy and accurate monitoring of gas in meat products during storage and distribution in Serbia where the meat industry is currently facing spoilage during storage due to microorganisms.

The Master in Public Procurement Management (MPPM), is a joint Master's Programme of the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law and the University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Department for Economics and Finance, which was established two years ago with the support of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the CEI.