TIRANA – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) and the Western Balkans Fund (WBF) signed a joint statement to continue enhancing cooperation on topics of joint interests. The ceremony took place at the RYCO premises in Tirana on Friday, 8 October, in the presence of high officials from the ministries of foreign affairs of the
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If you are a teacher from a high school in the region, we invite you to sign up for the best school exchange ever. BELGRADE – The promotion of Superschools project has officially started as our colleagues from the RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia organized the opening event for the presentation of the Western
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SARAJEVO – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina Ms Berina Bukva Alibašić and Local Program Officer Mr Ali Mahmutćehajić met with the Ambassador of Japan to Bosnia and Herzegovina H. E. Mr Makoto Ito. The meeting took place at the premises of the Embassy of Japan in Sarajevo on Monday, 04 October, and focused on
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ALBANIA – The RYCO Local Branch Office in Albania together with the World Vision Albania concluded successfully the Youth Festival 2021 under the slogan “ACT4IMPACT” on Thursday, 29 September 2021, in Tirana. The Festival brought together youth and those working with youth in discussions about employment, youth development, entrepreneurship, social cohesion and inclusion. The final
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ALBANIA – The RYCO Local Branch Office in Albania together with the World Vision Albania are organizing the Youth Festival 2021 under the slogan “ACT4IMPACT”. The two-day festival is taking place in Tirana in a hybrid format, streamed online, and with live connections from different municipalities of Albania. The Festival brings together youth and those
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WESTERN BALKANS – Applications for the RYCO Superschools Exchange Scheme are now open. This newly established opportunity for schools, students, and teachers aims to support the peacebuilding and reconciliation processes and intercultural learning and dialogue among schools, students and their communities. By participating in this programme, secondary schools will have the chance to apply and,
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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA/KOSOVO/MONTENEGRO/SERBIA – Within the third RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals, supported by the Federal Republic of Germany, United World College Mostar (UWC Mostar) from Bosnia and Herzegovina, in partnership with the Secondary School of Economy and Tourism/Catering from Montenegro, Education Innovators from Kosovo, and EDUFONS-Center for Lifelong Education from Serbia, implemented the
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PRISTINA – RYCO Secretary General Mr Albert Hani and the newly appointed RYCO Deputy Secretary General Mr Denis Piplaš and the Youth Representative of Kosovo in the RYCO Governing Board Mr Edis Prapashtica had a meeting in Pristina with young leaders and activists from Kosovo on Tuesday, 21 September. Mr Hani and Mr Piplaš met
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SARAJEVO – The Government Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the RYCO Governing Board Mr Davor Bošnjak, together with the Assistant to the Minister of Civil Affairs in Bosnia and Herzegovina Mr Adnan Husić, visited the RYCO Local Branch Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Wednesday, 22 October 2021. One of the core objectives of
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PRISTINA – RYCO Secretary General Mr Albert Hani and the newly appointed RYCO Deputy Secretary General Mr Denis Piplaš had a series of meetings with partners and stakeholders in Pristina during Tuesday, 21 September. The meetings were organized during the first official visit of Mr Hani in his capacity as RYCO Secretary General to Kosovo and
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