WESTERN 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 moreTIRANA – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) and the National Youth Congress of Albania (NYC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 27 October, and made a significant step forward in mutual recognition and cooperation. The MoU was signed by the RYCO Secretary General Mr Albert Hani and the Secretary General of NYC Ms
read moreBELGRADE – Within the development process of the new RYCO Strategy for 2022-2024, the RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia organized regional consultations with representatives of the business sector on 22-23 October 2021. The event “Business Leaders Network Meeting: Why and How to Invest in Youth in Western Balkans?” gathered more than 30 representatives of
read moreBOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA/NORTH MACEDONIA/SERBIA –Within the third RYCO Open Call for Project Proposals, supported by the Federal Republic of Germany, the Forestry School Kraljevo from Serbia in partnership with SOZCU Gjorce Petrov Kavadarci from North Macedonia and the Secondary school for the Environment and Wood Design from Bosnia and Herzegovina, implemented the project “Exchange for
read moreTIRANA – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) hosted a visit from a delegation of youth actors from Albania and Serbia, on Wednesday, 20 October 2021, at the RYCO premises in Albania. The delegation was composed of representatives of the National Youth Congress (NYC) of Albania, National Youth Council of Serbia (KOMS), the Ministry of
read moreTIRANA – The RYCO Local Branch Office in Albania joined the OSCE Presence in Albania, the Municipality of Tirana and the National Youth Agency of Albania, in organizing the 4th edition of “Youth Trail 2021: Youth and Media in focus”, that took place from 10 to 14 October 2021. This year’s program gathered 18 young
read morePODGORICA – The RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro in cooperation with the Ministry for Education, Science, Culture and Sports organized an info session in Podgorica to present the Western Balkans School Exchange Scheme “Superschools, on 14 October 2021. On this occasion, 33 professors and school directors got a chance to hear more about 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 moreTIRANA – In the framework of the Western Balkans School Exchange Scheme “Superschools”, the RYCO Local Branch Office in Albania organized four info sessions, in the period from 7 to 12 October 2021. The sessions were open for school directors from all around Albania to learn more about the program and the modality of application.
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