News and updates from BCSDN and the region
The Gender Justice Legal Defenders Fellowship offers aspiring female human rights lawyers and activists a paid opportunity to take on gender violence or discrimination case with mentorship and support from an expert human rights lawyer. Fellows will identify a specific case of gender violence or discrimination and then execute a chosen intervention towards justice, reparations, and accountability.
Read more →Since 1996, the International Summer University, organized by the Institute of Advanced Studies Kőszeg and the Institute for Social and European Studies, in cooperation with the University of Pannonia, has been a great opportunity for experts, activists, practitioners, policymakers, researchers, social scientists and students to discuss contemporary challenges and international cooperation. From 28th June – 6th
Read more →On 18-20 September 2019, the partnership between the European Commission and the Council of Europe in the field of youth will organise a symposium bringing together up to 120 participants to explore questions, tensions, challenges and opportunities regarding the political participation of young people in today’s changing world and to create a space for learning
Read more →Developing leaders who can understand and navigate complex, dynamic systems is one of the best ways of addressing the future’s many challenges. Systems leadership is about cultivating a shared vision for change – working together with all stakeholders of global society. It’s about empowering widespread innovation and action based on mutual accountability and collaboration. The
Read more →Representatives of youth organisations or young human rights defenders from the seven target countries, with an interest in European and international affairs. Following participation in the programme, youth organisations and young human rights defenders from the region will possess the skills and knowledge necessary to engage in dialogue and be involved in advancing and promoting
Read more →The Local Democracy Academy brings together an international group of leading scholars, post-doctoral scholars, junior researchers, doctoral students, local policy makers and government officials for an intensive week of mutual learning, critical thinking and joint exploration of new ideas and approaches to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The academy is organised around interactive and participatory
Read more →Warsaw Euro-Atlantic Summer Academy (WEASA) 2019: Humans, Machines, Politics, Truth is a summer school for mid-career professionals from the Eastern Partnership, the Western Balkans, and Poland that focuses primarily on the intersection of technology and society. WEASA is addressed to participants coming from a cross-section of society and specifically from public administration, academia, think-tanks, media and
Read more →The European Fund for the Balkans (EFB) announces the call for applications for the new initiative – EFB Fellowship at the Austrian Parliament. The fellowship is designed for the public servants working in the administrations of the National Parliaments in Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Serbia, who are proficient in German language
Read more →Each year, 10 journalists are being selected through an open competition to receive funding and professional support to conduct in-depth research and write journalistic stories that reveal something new about our world – or that reveal the familiar in a new light. Applicants selected by an independent committee to take part in the fellowship will
Read more →Journalists/media producers are invited to apply for the CIVICUS ICSW 2019 Media Fellowship. This fellowship enables selected candidates to attend and cover CIVICUS’ flagship international event, the 2019 International Civil Society Week (ICSW), being held in Belgrade, Serbia from April 8-12, 2019. ICSW is a key global gathering for civil society and other stakeholders to
Read more →The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) is inviting applications for the Brussels Forum’s Young Professionals Summit (YPS). YPS is an annual flagship event hosted by The German Marshall Fund of the United States that connects the next generation of leaders with influential politicians, thinkers, journalists, and business representatives to discuss pressing policy
Read more →The 5th Annual NGO Leadership Workshop targets participants who work for an NGO in a challenged context and want to improve their internal and managerial capacities or increase their effectiveness in fundraising and communication with external environments. The objective of the Workshop is to empower selected civil society representatives to strengthen their internal expertise, managerial
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