MTU Vice-Rector for International Relations, Assoc. Prof. Diturije Ismaili, Ph.D., participated in the WG3 Collaborative Working Meeting: Mapping Results and Survey Development, held on October 8–9, 2026 at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary. She attended in her capacity as Leader of Subgroup 1 within Working Group 3 (WG3) of the HUMAN-IT project – COST Action CA24167.

The two-day meeting, organized in a hybrid format, brought together WG3 members to review country-level mapping reports, discuss key findings, identify common trends and research gaps, and advance the development of harmonized surveys for stakeholders. As leader of Subgroup 1, MTU Vice-Rector Assoc. Prof. Diturije Ismaili, Ph.D., contributed to the collaborative efforts aimed at strengthening the research framework and ensuring a coordinated approach to stakeholder engagement and data collection across all participating countries.

The meeting also focused on finalizing five surveys designed for different stakeholder groups, covering academia, practitioners, government institutions and policymakers, the private sector, as well as NGOs and civil society. At the same time, participants discussed the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), ethical considerations, and information dissemination strategies. They also coordinated plans for activities in the second year, including workshops, training schools, Short-Term Scientific Missions (STSMs), scientific events, and networking opportunities.

Participation in the meeting reaffirms the institution’s continued commitment to international research cooperation, knowledge exchange, and active engagement in European scientific networks, directly contributing to the achievement of the objectives and implementation of activities supported by the HUMAN-IT COST Action.