(ANSA) - BRUXELLES - The European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, Tibor Navracsics, will be in Belgrade today to open the annual ministerial meeting of the Western Balkans Platform on Education and Training. All the six ministers of Education from the region will attend the meeting to review the state of educational reforms in their countries, learn about the latest strategies in the EU, identify challenges, and discuss deeper cooperation. This year the meeting will focus on the region's research capacity and mobility opportunities, the European Commission points out in its daily review. "Since its launch in 2012, the Western Balkans Ministerial Platform has become a valuable tradition" to exchange views on the situation and identify "priorities" for the region, Commissioner Navracsics says. The Commissioner will also attend a panel debate on the impact of Erasmus+ with alumni who have benefitted from the programme in recent years. (ANSA).