ALBANIA/KOSOVO*/NORTH MACEDONIA – Within the third RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals, supported by the Federal Republic of Germany, the M&M Ivanaj Foundation Institut from Albania in partnership with the Municipal Secondary School “Aco Ruskovski” from North Macedonia, Let’s Do it Peja from Kosovo, Shkolla e Mesme e Bashkuar “Bardhyl Pojani” from Albania and Odhise
read moreWESTERN BALKANS/JAPAN – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) and the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) are implementing the youth exchange “Western Balkans meet Japan: A Bridge into the Future”, planned to take place during 2022, and invite 12 undergraduate or graduate students aged from 20 years and older, coming from Albania, Bosnia
read moreWESTERN BALAKANS – With the support of the German Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) is starting the development of the new official Strategy of RYCO for the period 2022-2024. This strategy will be developed through an inclusive, interactive and WB6 youth needs-based process, built on produced outcomes coming from the
read moreWESTERN BALKANS – The RISE project selected 129 young entrepreneurs gathered in 47 teams coming from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia to develop their social business ideas. Through a series of workshops, mobility programs and financial support, young people will have a chance to learn, grow, develop their businesses and
read morePRISTINA – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Kosovo Ms Krenare Gashi-Krasniqi and RYCO Local Program Officer Mr Ramadan Sokoli met with the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo Ambassador Michael Davenport and Head of Democratisation Department of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo Mr Childerik Schaapveld on Wednesday, 20 October. Ms Gashi-Krasniqi
read moreWESTERN BALKANS – The newly initiated RYCO Superschools Western Balkans School Exchange Scheme is part of a multi-donor project co-financed by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) together with RYCO. RYCO Superschools Western Balkans School Exchange Scheme is
read morePRISTINA – The RYCO Local Branch Office in Kosovo has organized the opening event for the presentation of the Western Balkans School Exchange Scheme “Superschools” project which took place in Pristina on Tuesday, 12 October 2021. The honored guests of the event, the Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation of the Government of
read moreWESTERN BALKANS – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) is inviting tenderers to submit their offers for travel management and other related services for its Local Branch Office in Kosovo. RYCO is seeking for a local qualified travel agency to conclude a framework agreement for travel management and other associated services. The successful travel agent
read moreWESTERN 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,
read moreBOSNIA 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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