TIRANA – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office’s (RYCO) Local Branch Office in Albania organized the online introductory meeting “Meet the Superschools of Albania” in the framework of the Superschools Exchange Programme on Friday, 4 February 2022. The meeting gathered 11 awarded high schools from Albania, represented by their principals and teachers in charge of coordinating the
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WESTERN BALKANS – As 27 January 2022 is the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, it commemorates the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. This day should serve as a tribute to the memory of the Holocaust victims and as a reminder for developing educational programs to help prevent future genocides. On this
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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
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TIRANA – German Minister of State for Europe and Climate Ms Anna Lührmann paid a visit to the RYCO Head Office in Tirana on Tuesday, 18 January when she met with the RYCO Secretary General Mr Albert Hani. The counterparts discussed RYCO’s work and its achievements as well as the continuation of the German Federal
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New 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
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The ‘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
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BELGRADE – 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
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TIRANA – 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
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PODGORICA – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Montenegro Mr Edin Koljenović welcomed recently appointed Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro Ambassador Dominique Waag and OSCE Democratization Programme Manager Ms Christine Brandauer at Local Branch Office’s premises on 2 December 2021. Mr Koljenović introduced the guest with RYCO’s mission and path
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TIRANA – 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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