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
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WESTERN 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
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TIRANA – 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
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BELGRADE – 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
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BOSNIA 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
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TIRANA – 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
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WESTERN BALKANS – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) is inviting tenderers to submit their offers for supply and production of branded visibility materials. RYCO is seeking the services of a local legal entity providing printing services to produce and supply branded visibility materials. Deadline for submitting tenders: 8 November 2021, 05.00 p.m. Tender Dossier
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TIRANA – 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
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PODGORICA – 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
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WESTERN 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
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