WESTERN BALKANS – Are you ready for a challenge? The 2023 Western Balkans Berlin Summit Logo Competition is now open, giving talented designers an opportunity to showcase their skills and creativity. Organized by the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) and supported by the German and Albanian governments, this competition aims to find a captivating logo
read moreSKOPJE – RYCO, with the support of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, is launching the open call for participation in the capacity-building training for project design in the areas of youth mobility, cooperation, and activism in the Western Balkans. The call is opened for less experienced representatives of civil society organizations and secondary schools from
read moreThe RYCO LBO Serbia in collaboration with the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Faculty of Political Sciences University of Belgrade organized a capacity building training program designed to empower students in writing and implementing projects focused on the Youth Peace and Security agenda. The result is four outstanding projects that can make a tangible impact
read more(Pristina, 31st May 2023) – Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO), in collaboration with Deutsche Welle (DW) and the Association of Kosovo Journalists (AJK), successfully completed the second cycle of the program “Peace Broadcasters: Empowering Journalists as Peace Reporters” in Kosovo. The program gathered 20 journalists from different media and trained them in the topics of
read moreWestern Balkans – In celebration of the regional approach of the RISE project, the RISE Expedition just started its journey yesterday. Risers will participate in a 3 to 7-day mobility program, exploring concepts similar to their idea in the social economy sector in Western Balkans. The RISE Expedition is a valuable and enriching experience that
read more[Sarajevo, 26/05/2023] – The High School for Traffic and Communications in Sarajevo, together with the Technical School from Pirot, organized the Day of Sports and Culture, gathering close to 100 students and professors. The event was organized as part of the school-to-school exchange program called Superschools, which aims to support the processes of peacebuilding and
read moreTirana – This week, as part of the #balkantrek tour including a group of 56 Harvard students traveling in Serbia, North Macedonia, and Albania, the RYCO team meet and had an open discussion with them at the premises of the Center for Openness and Dialogue. The students have engaged in high-level meetings all over the
read moreTirana – Today, we bring you an inspiring story from the vibrant city of Tirana, where a unique Superschools partnership is taking place. In the midst of plenty of other Superschools exchanges being implemented all over the region, there is also the exchange between the French International School from Tirana and Josip Broz Tito High
read moreThe Local Branch Office of RYCO in North Macedonia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia, on the 8th of May organized a pre-event panel discussion as part of the prestigious Prespa Forum Dialogue. The panel, titled “Road to 2030,” brought together representatives from various youth organizations actively engaged in EU
read more(Skopje, 15 May 2023) – The President of North Macedonia, Mr. Stevo Pendarovski, visited State School for Rehabilitation of Children and Youth with Visual Impairments “Dimitar Vlahov” (DURDMOV) in Skopje, together with the ambassador of the European Union to the Republic of North Macedonia, H.E. David Geer and ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany
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