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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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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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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WESTERN 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
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SARAJEVO – The RYCO Local Branch Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina organized the opening event for the Western Balkans School Exchange Scheme “Superschools” in Sarajevo on Friday, 8 October 2021. The event’s participants were greeted by Deputy Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina Ms Ekaterina Dorodnova, Attaché for Cooperation
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WESTERN 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina. RYCO is seeking for a local qualified travel agency to conclude a framework agreement for travel management and other associated services. The successful
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WESTERN BALKANS – The Youth Entrepreneurial Service Foundation (YES Foundation) from North Macedonia in partnership with the Innovation Centre Banja Luka from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Fondacija Biznis Start-up Centar Bar from Montenegro, and with the support of RYCO and the European Union, invite you to participate in an online regional conference titled “Resilient entrepreneurship
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SARAJEVO – Head of the RYCO Local Branch Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina Ms Berina Bukva Alibašić and Local Program Officer Mr Ali Mahmutćehajić met with the Ambassador of Japan to Bosnia and Herzegovina H. E. Mr Makoto Ito. The meeting took place at the premises of the Embassy of Japan in Sarajevo on Monday, 04 October, and focused on
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WESTERN 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,
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