Dominika Crnjac Milić

Analysis and Proposals for Improving Knowledge and Skills in Engineering Aimed at Reducing Unemployment

The aim of this paper is to assess the readiness of engineering students to enter the labour market and to make proposals for improving their knowledge and skills. Our research is based on the assumption that smart economic growth should be based on interdisciplinary knowledge including ICT, communication in foreign languages and economic knowledge. Results of the study conducted on a sample of 153 final-year engineering students point to the necessity of changing educational needs, and to the knowledge and skills desirable in the labour market, and this is supported by the respondents’ opinion on the conditions for knowledge acquisition at their tertiary education institutions but also by their willingness to acquire the necessary knowledge.

Optimization Methods in Modern Transportation Systems

One of the greatest challenges in the public transportation network is the optimization of the passengers waiting time, where it is necessary to find a compromise between the satisfaction of the passengers and the requirements of the transport companies. This paper presents a detailed review of the available literature dealing with the problem of passenger transport in order to optimize the passenger waiting time at the station and to meet the requirements of companies (maximize profits or minimize cost). After a detailed discussion, the paper clarifies the most important objectives in solving a timetabling problem: the requirements and satisfaction of passengers, passenger waiting time and capacity of vehicles. At the end, the appropriate algorithms for solving the set of optimization models are presented.