TIRANA – For the second consecutive year, RISE Regional Bootcamp, was successfully organized. To create a space for meeting and exchanging ideas, the Bootcamp brought together from 15th to 17th March 2023 more than 40 young social entrepreneurs, trainers, experts, RISE partners, and decision-makers across the region and EU in Tirana (Albania). Launched on 1
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WESTERN BALKANS – RYCO, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, has successfully implemented the third youth exchange program, “Western Balkans Meet Japan – A Bridge into the Future.” Over a 7-day period, from 28 February to 6 March, 23 young people from across the Western Balkans, accompanied by the Head of
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PRISTINA – The RYCO Local Branch Office in cooperation with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) organized the introductory event “Meet the Superschools of Kosovo” in Pristina on March 13th, 2023 in the framework of the Superschools Exchange Programme. The meeting gathered the 11 awarded high schools from Kosovo represented by their principals and teachers
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WESTERN BALKANS – Across the region, Local Incubators selected twelve teams to access the Incubation Chapter and receive grants totalling 36.000€ within the RISE Project. For the last four months, 105 social entrepreneurs from Western Balkans aged between 18 and 35 years old were supported by Local Incubators to transform their idea into a sustainable
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BUDVA – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) organized a capacity-building training within the RYCO Superschools Exchange Programme for 100 secondary school teachers from the region. It was the first time that the awarded schools of the 2nd cycle got to meet each other in person, build ties of friendship, and collaborate together on developing
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PODGORICA – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office’s (RYCO) Local Branch Office in Montenegro organized event entitled “Meet the Superschools of Montenegro” in the framework of the Superschools Exchange Programme on Monday, 06 February 2023. The event was attended by the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Montenegro, H.E. Oana Cristina Popa, Ambassador
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SARAJEVO – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office’s (RYCO) – Local Branch Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina in cooperation with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) organized the introductory event “Meet the Superschools of Bosnia and Herzegovina” in Sarajevo on February 2nd, 2023 in the framework of the Superschools Exchange Programme. The meeting gathered the 19
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BELGRADE – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office’s (RYCO) – Local Branch Office in Serbia in cooperation with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) organized the introductory event “Meet the Superschools of Serbia” in Belgrade on February 1, 2023, in the framework of the Superschools Exchange Programme. The meeting gathered the 30 awarded high schools from
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Representatives from the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) met with the State Secretary for Youth and Civilian Service of Austria, Claudia Plakolm, to discuss ways to increase and strengthen their existing cooperation. The meeting, which took place yesterday in Vienna, was attended by RYCO’s Secretary General Albert Hani, Deputy Secretary General Denis Piplaš, and Head
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RYCO’s representatives visited International Visegrad Fund to explore ways how to boost youth cooperation in two regions. The meeting, which took place in Bratislava, was attended by RYCO’s Secretary General, Albert Hani, Deputy Secretary General, Denis Piplaš, and Head of Local Branch Office of RYCO in North Macedonia, Vladimir Gjorgjevski, along with key representatives from
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