The second meeting of the Montenegro-Republic of Austria Mixed Commission was held in Vienna, on July 22, 2010. Montenegrin delegation was led by the Deputy Minister for Bilateral Relations, Dr Irena Radović. The host, acting on behalf of Austria, was the Chief of the Sector for Coordination, Planning and Financing the Projects in the Field of International Cooperation of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Austria, Mr Stephan Vavrik.

They signed the Protocol which verifies the Programme of cooperation between Montenegro and the Republic of Austria in the fields of culture, science and education for the period 2010-2014. The Programme of Cooperation covers the intensification of cooperation between the Universities, exchange of experts, increase in the number of scholarships for postgraduate studies, enhancement of cooperation of the University units under the CEEPUS and the general, teachers,’ continuing and adult education.

They also agreed the framework for proposing the joint bilateral and multilateral projects under the EU programmes ‘Culture 2007-2010’ and ‘Europe for citizens 2007-2013’; in the established initiatives for regional cooperation in the South Eastern Europe, including the Education Reform Initiative of South Eastern Europe and Building Human Capital under the Regional Co-operation Council; and strengthening relations between the two countries in the field of culture, art and sports.