3s in August 2007 was commissioned with a study to support the cooperation efforts of the New Design University in St. Pölten (Austria).
On the basis of a desk-research phase an overview on relevant training/education markets in the defined target region (Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Poland, Rumania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic and Hungary) was given. Potentially eligible cooperation partners were identified through screening of certain terms. Additionally to the content descriptions of the respective training/education programs/institutions the contact information of the respective institutions has been investigated. On basis of this knowledge selected institutions were contacted to reveal cooperation interests.