Modul III of the EUSAIR Communication Academy concludes in Bled

Modul III of the EUSAIR Communication Academy concludes in Bled

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We cannot not communicate, and pictures can tell us more than a thousand words. Two very important sentences that participants of the EUSAIR Communication Academy heard over and over again and started to understand at the Modul III of the EUSAIR Communication Academy.

Government communicators and key implementors, participants of the Academy, learned more about putting theoretical communication knowledge into practice. With Modul III, the last module, EUSAIR Communication Academy officially concluded. It was organised by the Centre for European Perspective in cooperation with EUSAIR Facility Point Lead Partner in Bled, Slovenia, from 26 to 28 October 2022.    

EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR) is a macro-regional strategy striving to find solutions for common challenges in the common sea basins and its hinterlands. The Strategy joins 10 countries EU Member states and non-EU Member states working together as equal partners to further integrate Western Balkan countries. The countries aim to create synergies and foster coordination among all territories in the Adriatic-Ionian Region in the four thematic pillars: sustainable tourism, environmental quality, connecting the region, and blue growth. To do that, cooperation and effective communication are needed. That is the reason EUSAIR Communication Academy was created.

At the final modul, 26 participants from 9 countries joined us (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia).

Academy started by conquering the fundamentals of communication, digital campaign developments, and trends of digital communication. On the first day, they evaluated the campaigns young participants created in the first two days. This gave them inspiration for their own projects they had to create on their last day. Before that, they acquired mobile videography and photography skills, public speaking and graphic design. On the last day, participants engaged in a simulation exercise and competed to find the best and the most creative solution to the problem addressed in the simulation. They had to include all knowledge and skills acquired in the three days of the Academy.

They also had some time for networking and fun social activities. They visited Ljubljana, learned about Slovene culture and sports, and had some time to explore Bled.

 

TalentMagnet final conference on November 9 in Ptuj

TalentMagnet final conference on November 9 in Ptuj

The consortium of the TalentMagnet project (Interreg Danube) is delighted to invite you to the project conference: TalentMagnet in practice: Together for Talent-Friendly Cities on November 9th 2022.

Is your city experiencing brain drain? Do bright, talented people move to other cities?

Learn how to attract and retain young talents and become a TalentMagnet city. Or – if you are a young talent – enjoy being “magnetized” by talent-friendly cities!

We invite you to join the closing event, where the focus will be on the practical aspects of talent attraction and retention – international practitioners, prominent experts, and city representatives will share their knowledge and practical experience – tips and tricks that you can apply in your own city immediately after the conference!

Intervention logic, strategies, actions, tools, and a wide range of good practices from various cities will be presented in an easy-to-use format, with the aim of transferring knowledge and practices to other cities facing similar challenges.

Knowledge and practices reflecting the latest scientific results and the combined experience of the most prestigious experts and practitioners in the field – accumulated during the 3-year-long hard work of our international consortium with partners from 10 countries.

TalentMagnet project addresses major societal (demographic and labour market) challenges caused by the outmigration of highly-educated young people, primarily from small and medium-sized towns in the Danube Region (brain drain). 

The conference will be held in the scenic and historic town of Ptuj in Slovenia, hosted by the leading partner of the TalentMagnet project, Scientific Research Centre Bistra Ptuj and Municipality of Ptuj on 9th November 2022. Participating in the conference is free of charge.


REGISTER: Please sign up for the event by filling out the registration form until 5th November 2022.

VENUE: The Dominican Monastery (Muzejski trg 1, 2250 Ptuj) has preserved its medieval architecture, with baroque features added at the end of the 17th and beginning of the 18th centuries.

Young EUSAIR Communication Academy came to an end

Young EUSAIR Communication Academy came to an end

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Three days-long third part of the Young EUSAIR Communication Academy for young participants came to an end. From 24 to 26 October 2022, we were joined by young students and professionals from different organisations and several countries at Bled. They came to conquer theoretical knowledge of communication and digital communication as well as acquire practical skills in those fields. They start to understand that most of the time, how we communicate is as important (or even more important) as what we are saying.  The Academy was organised by EUSAIR Facility Point Lead Partner and the Centre for European Perspective.  

EUSAIR (EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region) is a Macro-regional Strategy joining 10 countries EU members and non-EU countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia, San Marino, Serbia, and Slovenia) striving to find common opportunities and solutions for common challenges. The general objective of the EUSAIR is to promote economic and social prosperity and growth in the region by improving its attractiveness, competitiveness, and connectivity with focusing on sustainable tourism, environmental quality, connecting the region, and blue growth.

The Modul III, the final modul of the Young EUSAIR Communication Academy, was attended by 40 participants from 8 countries (Albania, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia).

The experts from different countries gave lectures and workshops covering topics on the foundations of communication, trends in digital communication, digital campaign development, public speaking, graphic design, mobile photography, and mobile videography. The final goal was to create a digital communication campaign on a topic connected to EUSAIR. Participants formed eight groups, each with five team members. Each group created their own digital campaign in less than five hours! Regardless of the time limit, the campaigns amazed government communicators and key implementers who chose team blue as the final winner.

Besides that, there was also time for networking and connecting with other peers interested in communication from the region.

 

POTC successfully carries out Stabilisation and Reconstruction Course for civilian experts in cooperation with the Ministry of Defence

POTC successfully carries out Stabilisation and Reconstruction Course for civilian experts in cooperation with the Ministry of Defence

This past Friday (October 21st) the Peace Operations Training Centre (POTC), in collaboration with the Slovenian Ministry of Defence, successfully organised a refresher course for civil experts on the topic of Stabilisation and Reconstruction at Grad Jable.

Klikni tukaj za branje prispevka v slovenskem jeziku.

The goal of the course was to review and upgrade the knowledge of civilian experts on civil-military cooperation happening on Slovenian missions abroad.

All in all 35 civilian experts attended the Stabilisation and Reconstruction refresher course. Diverse lecturers, who have returned from international missions, shared their insights from the ground, including:

  • presenting the changes in the international arena such as the fallout of the Afghanistan retreat;
  • the current work of Slovenians on international missions and operations like the cooperation in the Western Balkans;
  • past work done for KFOR;
  • many more topics and future post openings.

Afterwards, the civilian experts were engaged in a lively debate with the presenting experts, mainly wanting to know more about new developments from international missions and highlighting the importance of civilian experts on missions. The knowledge and experience shared during the course will hopefully contribute to future mission success.

Peace Operations Training Centre (POTC) would like to thank the Slovenian Ministry of Defence for their input and collaboration on this course.

         

Announcement: EUSAIR Communication Academy Modul III

Announcement: EUSAIR Communication Academy Modul III

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Communication is essential for the well-being of all. Great communication leads to good cooperation. That is why EUSAIR Communication Academy was launched in 2022. Good cooperation between the EUSAIR Facility Point Lead Partner and the Centre for European Perspective led to this new project.

EUSAIR Communication Academy aims to equip stakeholders with communication knowledge, skills, and tools to enable them to fulfil the mission of EUSAIR to promote together economic and social prosperity and growth of the Adriatic and Ionian Region, focusing on sustainable tourism, environment quality, connecting the region and blue growth. Stakeholders, from government communicators and key implementers to young participants, must have great theoretical and practical knowledge of internal and external communication to develop cooperation and address common challenges through a holistic approach.

To continue and finalise our capacity building program Modul III of EUSAIR Communication Academy will take place from 24 to 28 October in Bled. There will be 40 young participants joining us first three days and 30 government communicators and key implementers last three days. Participants will learn from practical experiences in the third module using the knowledge acquired in the previous two modules, meet great experts, and expand their network. They will attend several workshops and trainings. Participants will gain knowledge about the importance of consistent messaging, enhance rhetorical skills, and discover different tools for better (digital) communication. They will also gain knowledge in digital campaign development and digital communication trends.

EUSAIR (EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region) is a Macro-regional Strategy joining 10 countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia, San Marino, Serbia, and Slovenia) striving to find solutions for common challenges in the common sea basins and its hinterlands.