WESTERN BALKANS – On the occasion of the International Day of Education with the topic “Changing course, transforming education”, sixty secondary schools from the Western Balkans are selected to participate in the Regional Youth Cooperation Office’s (RYCO) Superschools programme. Students and teachers will have a chance to implement school-to-school exchanges as well as to participate
read moreNew Year’s gatherings are synonymous for good mood and a positive atmosphere, especially when you feel like everyone is eagerly waiting for you to share your stories with them, where your experiences are recognized and ideas accepted. Today, such a story started from Sarajevo, as the central location, which connected Belgrade, Podgorica, Pristina, Skopje and
read moreThe ‘Hajde!’ platform (www.hajde.media) is a new online meeting place for all young people who are interested in active participation in and daily monitoring of interesting events, news and opportunities in the Western Balkans. On the platform, young people will have the opportunity to get to know each other, share their own experiences and gain
read moreWESTERN BALKANS – After recently launching the youth platform “Hajde!”, RYCO wants to present it to you – the youth of the Western Balkans 🙂 The Hajde! platform was officially launched on 8 December, during the regional ministerial meeting on youth and education in Tirana. The platform has been developed based on inputs of more
read moreWESTERN BALKANS – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan thank all the applicants for taking time and submitting their applications for the youth exchange “Western Balkans Meet Japan – A Bridge Into Future”. Due to a considerable amount of applications and limited number of places for
read moreBELGRADE – The RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia organized the final conference “Youth participation and mobility: What is the role of local actors?” within the project “You (are) ask(ed). Meet your representatives” on Tuesday, 14 December 2021. The event was organized by RYCO in partnership with the National Youth Council of Serbia (KOMS) and
read moreBELGRADE – The representatives of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia, Head of the Local Branch Office Ms Ivana Antonijević and Local Program Officer Ms Bojana Zimonjić, participated in the International Youth Conference “Included, empowered and connected youth – pillar of sustainable development” organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Serbia on
read moreTIRANA – Within the regional program for students of journalism, a project funded by the Federal Republic of Germany, the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) organized the first regional gathering of Hajde! teams in Tirana on 7-9 December 2021. Hajde! teams made up of participants from this year’s regional program for students of journalism together
read morePODGORICA – The 15th RYCO Governing Board Meeting under the Chairmanship of Montenegro is taking place in Podgorica from 9 to 11 December 2021. The meeting is organized in a hybrid format, providing members of the Governing Board with the possibility of attending it online via the Zoom platform. The gathering started with the reception
read moreTIRANA – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) organized the conference “A Better Region Starts with Volunteering” in Tirana on 7-8 December 2021. The event was opened by RYCO Secretary General Mr Albert Hani, followed by Mayor of Tirana Mr Erion Veliaj and Ms Jenny Stenberg Sørvold, the Deputy Head of Mission of the Royal
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