Deadline: 08 December 2017 Open to: citizens of Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovinia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro or Macedonia Scholarship: EUR 750 monthly for an entire year

The Best of South East is a scholarship-programme initiated by the Steiermärkische Sparkasse (Styrian Bank), in cooperation with Montanuniversitaet Leoben, University of Graz, University of Music and Performing Arts Graz & TU Graz.

Target group: talented and dedicated students and graduates from Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, and Macedonia.

The programme’s aim is to provide scholarship-holders with international education, work experience, and training opportunities.

Deadline: 4 August 2017 Open to: participants coming from Macedonia, Kosovo and Germany Venue: 10 – 19 September 2017 in Bitola, Macedonia

The project will take place in Bitola, in south-western Macedonia. The city had once been a busy intersection in which members of different religions and ethnicities have made their homes. The Jewish cemetery is considered to be one of the most important in the Balkans and it tells the history of the large Sephardic community that lived here for almost five centuries. The cemetery ceased functioning in March 1943 when nearly the entire local Jewish community was deported and murdered. Despite its historical importance and great educational potential, the cemetery has been neglected for decades. In 2015, a local initiative started to renovate the cemetery and create a memorial park.

The objective behind the idea is twofold: to... Read More »

Deadline: 10 August 2017 Open to: Bachelor Students, Master Students, PhD Candidates Venue: 28 – 29 September 2017 in Skopje, Macedonia

In order to keep the long tradition of the International Student Congress of International Balkan University (abbreviated as IBUISC’17), this Congress began with an idea from students for students. As the IBUISC’17 is expanding year by year, this year’s congress will be organized on university level.

During the past years, great importance was given to scientific research in the field of economics; however, we are honored to announce that this year a development was made in order to include more fields, such as: psychology, political and social sciences, communications, engineering, art and design, law and education. This change was made in... Read More »

Deadline: 15 August 2017 Open to: 58 participants from 16 SEE countries to attend the conference with a full bursary Venue: Krusevo, Macedonia

It is our pleasure to invite you to the 15th edition of the International Youth Conference “European Values for the Future of SEE countries”. The conference will take place from the 15 to 19 of September 2017, traditionally in Krusevo, Macedonia.

The event is organized by Youth Alliance-Krusevo supported by Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, sponsored by Germany and CIVICA Mobilitas program, in partnership with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

IYC is providing 58 participants from 16 SEE countries with an opportunity to attend the conference with a full bursary. “Early birds” will have much more opportunity to attend the... Read More »

Deadline: 18 June 2017 Open to: persons aged 18-30, coming from Austria, Czech Republic, Portugal, Slovakia or Spain Benefits: accommodation, food and pocket money, travel and visa costs, health insurance, free Macedonian language lessons

Mladiinfo International as a web platform, informative center and a network, has developed the necessary capacities to enhance the educational potential of young people in Macedonia and abroad. By providing free educational opportunities for youth and offering them help, advice and support through the process of application, Mladiinfo International is having a direct impact on the lives of youth, empowering and motivating them for action. Mladiinfo International promotes active citizenship and critical thinking, where young people become shapers of their societies.

Mladiinfo International – Skopje, Macedonia... Read More »

Deadline: 16 June 2017 Open to: foreign students Scholarship: tuition fees waiver, accommodation,  monthly allowance, health insurance, flight

The Ministry of Education and Science of The Republic of Macedonia announces this Call for Applications for students for the academic 2017/2018 who will study at public Universities in the Republic of Macedonia, where the teaching language is Macedonian. Successful candidates will spend a semester (during the summer period) intensively studying the Macedonian language, in order to prepare themselves for a successful start of the academic year, which starts in the fall of 2017. The Universities and the programmes available in Macedonia can be found on the websites of the Universities:

Better representation of migrants and refugees in the new media, increased youth media literacy and more initiatives for the promotion of diversity and integration were some of the main conclusions of the second Youth Forum “Refugees and Migrants in the New Media in South-East Europe and Central Europe”.

The realization of the event was also generously supported by the Visegrad Fund and the Central European Initiative (CEI). The Forum was organized by the Association for Education Mladiinfo International in partnership with Mladiinfo Slovakia, Mladiinfo Czech Republic, Mladiinfo Poland and DemNet Hungary. More than 60 young researchers, journalists and activists from around 15 countries shared their views on the ongoing migrant and refugee crisis, presented their own field... Read More »

Deadline: 10 April 2017 Open to: all artists and creative workers Venue: Youth Cultural Center – Skopje

Paratissima Skopje is an international contemporary art fair open to literally all forms of art and creativity! If you are a visual artist, performer, designer, architect, photographer, fashion designer, filmmaker, musician…or practice any other form of art making, Paratissima Skopje invites you to show and share your work with new audiences.

The event will take place from 15-17 June, 2017 at the Youth Cultural Center in Skopje.

In order to apply please go... Read More »

Deadline:  28 February 2017 Open to:  youth (up to 16 years old), students (17 years old to Master studies) and Professionals (freelancers or non-students) Cost: participation at the Marathon is free for all selected participants.

Codefest Tech Festival is a well-known 3-day event in Southeast Europe that this year marks its 5th-anniversary edition. It is known by the many surprises it brings to the participants each year. The Festival unites all sides of the tech community – not only students, high schoolers and tech professionals, but also the tech business sector, the educational sector, startups and investment funds. The event is announced for 7th to 9th of April at Hotel INEX Gorica in Ohrid, Macedonia and is organised by STARTUP ZONE.

11 June 2011, the USA. Claire Manning, a charming young lady from Oklahoma, knows very little about Eastern Europe. She has just graduated from the University of Chicago with a major in comparative human development. As she feels she wants to be a teacher, Claire applies for a placement with Teach for America. The day after her graduation ceremony, she is already on her way to a place where the aspiring teachers’ training is set to take place.

24 June 2016, Bulgaria. This is Claire’s last day as an English teacher at the foreign language school in the town of Sliven in the framework of Fulbright Bulgaria. She has spent the past two years in the town... Read More »