17. 4. 2019 | PR, WB6 Startup academy
Click here to read more about the project in Slovenian language. 
The Center for European Perspective is with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia and in cooperation with the GIZ regional office in Sarajevo implementing a project that aims to empower innovative young entrepreneurs from all six Western Balkan countries to strengthen their knowledge, opportunities to realize your business idea.
Encouraging entrepreneurship among young people in the WB region has broader impacts, not only on the entrepreneurs involved in the program, but also more widely. Young people at the workshops are getting different knowledge, skills, acquaintances with leading international experts, get to know people from the region who are facing similar challenges, learn about the innovative environment of different countries and are constantly working on preparation of the presentation of their business idea – they will pitch in front of the investors at the last meeting – in May in Ljubljana and at the international conference PODIM in Maribor.
The first two workshops took place in Tirana and Nikšić in March, where young people became acquainted with the basic principles of investor search, preparation of business plans and taking care of the financial aspect of the business.
The upcoming workshop, the third in a row, will take place on April 24 and 25 in Pristina, where the community of startup companies is quite well developed and very strong. Most of the time it will be dedicated to the art of selling and finding the most suitable and effective marketing tools that are very rapidly evolving and changing. A group of 17 young entrepreneurs will be supported by four experienced experts – from Slovenia Grega Potokar from the ABC accelerator will be present and joined by Selma Prodanovic, Adrian Zettl-Singh and Nedim Tarakcija. All four have rich entrepreneurial experiences, they are in one way or another connected to the region and advocate the principle of broad cooperation.
Project is part of the activities that are through the Slovenia’s Development Cooperation financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia.
15. 4. 2019 | European Digital Diplomacy Exchange, PR
The European Digital Diplomacy Exchange project is hosting a three-day Steering Board Meeting in Brussels unfolding from Monday the 15 of April through Wednesday the 17 of April. The event represents a first of many activities, that will bring together representatives (Steering Board members) from countries already active in the EDDE project through past participation. The topics of discussion in this meeting will include an overlook of the past efforts and successes the project has had, while at the same time develop an effective vision on how to contribute to a future of the EDDE project that includes the common challenges digital communicators are addressing in their everyday work.
The program of the first meeting day was devoted to the establishment of firm common tasks and challenges tackled by the Steering Board members. The open discussion offered a safe space for everyone to contribute their best practices, work experience, digital challenges and other ideas, that will help to build the EDDE project in the future. The discussions will continue in the next two days, so to guarantee that the future work of the project is aligned and leaded by the needs of digital communicators from all countries and regions. The project therefore has additional value by offering guidance and assistance for common digital challenges digital diplomats face in their everyday profession. The participants will also be included in two guest presentations prepared by NATO and the European External Action Service, who are active in the field of digital diplomacy, strategic digital messaging campaigns and other digital tools that offer a great opportunity for future synergies with the EDDE project.
10. 4. 2019 | Global Education Network Europe, PR
ANNOUNCEMENT
Workshops ‘Global Responsibility for the Future’ start in April
Click here to read more about the project in Slovenian language.
In the framework of the project ‘Global Responsibility for the Future’, of which the Centre for European Perspective (CEP) is a partner as well, workshops for young people will start throughout Slovenia in April. Workshops carried out by non-governmental organizations Forum for Equal Development, SLOGA and HUMANITAS will address global learning and sustainable development. The youth entrepreneurship accelerator Ustvarjalnik is also a partner of the project.
More and more young people in Slovenia are involved in business workshops and activities that encourage the development of entrepreneurship. However, such activities devote little attention to the global dimension and sustainable development. The main purpose of those workshops is to provide, through the support and mentoring of representatives of NGOs, young people an opportunity to acquire the skills needed to promote a sustainable lifestyle, including respect for human rights, gender equality, promoting the culture of peace and non-violence, citizenship of the world and to respect cultural diversity. In the framework of the workshops those young people will try to develop entrepreneurial ideas, that will address these issues.
In addition, NGOs have prepared a handbook “‘A Globally Better Entrepreneurship’”, which presents various content for lessons, from global challenges to environmental degradation, gender equality, fair trade and decent work, and the impact of the company on space.
The project is financed by the Global Education network Europe – GENE. The project is part of the CEP program activities co-financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the scope of Slovenia’s development cooperation.
