23 April, Online Focus Group for Stakeholders

On April 23rd, an online focus group was held for stakeholders and industry representatives from Albania and Montenegro. The session was expertly facilitated by project staff from the University of Montenegro (UoM), the Institute of Transport Studies (ITS), and the University “Aleksandër Moisiu” Durrës (UAMD). 

In the first part of the meeting, the team provided insights into the project, focusing on energy efficiency and decarbonization. Following this, participants discussed skills they find essential in their daily work, guided by the Skills Matrix created by EU partners, including Hamburg University of Technology, the University of Athens, and ITS.

The discussion aimed to identify skill mismatches between EU standards and current practices in Albania and Montenegro. The questions used in the focus group were derived from Deliverable 2.1 “Questionnaire/Survey to the Stakeholders,” which is available online. The goal was to analyze the current state of the art, compare it with the strategic skills outlined by the matrix, and define the skill gaps to support energy efficiency and the decarbonization of processes and activities in the transport and logistics sectors. Another constructive step forward in fostering cooperation and advancing the decarbonization process.