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News and updates from BCSDN and the region

CfA: Horizon Europe – ERA 2026 Info Day (Date: 11 December 2025)

Short Description: This online info day will present the European Research Area calls in the WIDERA Work Programme 2026-2027, Destination “Reforming and enhancing the European research and innovation system.” European Commission speakers will introduce topics covering research careers, research management, knowledge valorisation, research assessment reform, open science, gender equality, citizen engagement, and coordination of R&I

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CfA: Horizon Europe – ERA 2026 Knowledge Day & Brokerage Event (Date: 17 December 2025)

Short Description: The ERA 2026 Brokerage Event offers a virtual platform for participants to engage in matchmaking and bilateral meetings to identify potential collaborators for Horizon Europe ERA 2026 calls. The event focuses on topics from the WIDERA Work Programme 2026-2027, covering research careers, knowledge valorisation, open science, gender equality, citizen engagement, and coordination of

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CfA: Re:Connected – Media, Art and Dealing with the Past Workshop (Deadline: 20 November 2025)

Short Description: BIRN Hub and Youth Initiative for Human Rights, in cooperation with the Regional Office of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation in Tirana, invite young activists and journalists to the Re:Connected workshop in Sarajevo. This three-day interactive workshop explores how media and art can be used as tools for reconciliation and dialogue. Target

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CfA: Act for Human Rights – Legislative Theatre Training Course (Deadline: 23 November 2025)

Short Description: This training in Bușteni, Romania, empowers youth workers to use Legislative Theatre methods to address systemic change, engage vulnerable groups, and work with public authorities on advocacy processes. Target Group: Active youth workers, NGO staff, teachers, and professors passionate about human rights and non-formal education; no prior experience in theatre methods required. Countries:

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CfA: EcoAction Hackathon – Youth for Climate Action (Deadline: 24 November 2025)

Short Description: The EcoAction Hackathon is an international online challenge for young people to design creative, practical, and innovative solutions to environmental issues. Participants can develop projects individually or in teams and present their ideas in one of four tracks: Creative & Visual Idea, Media & Digital Content, Project & Community Action, or Innovation &

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CfA: Youth Global Forum 2026 – Madrid, Spain (Deadline: 25 November 2025)

Target Group: Young leaders, activists, social entrepreneurs, youth advocates, policy students, researchers, and creatives aged 16–46 from any country, passionate about making a positive impact. Aim: To bring together global youth changemakers to engage in workshops, policy dialogues, cultural exchange, and innovation labs, addressing challenges such as climate change, AI disruption, youth unemployment, democratic participation,

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CfA: Bridges of Experience – Boosting Senior Volunteering for Sustainable Development across the Balkans (Date: 24 – 25 November 2025)

Short Description: A regional conference bringing together government representatives, civil society, the private sector, and academia to promote inclusive volunteering, with a particular focus on senior volunteers aged 50+. The event highlights the importance of senior expertise in strengthening intergenerational cooperation, fairness, and solidarity across the Balkans. Target Group: Government institutions, civil society organisations, volunteer

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CfA: Kosovo–Serbia Bridge Fellowship Program (Deadline: N/A)

Short Description: Cross-border initiative by Heartefact that supports young professionals, researchers, and creatives from Kosovo and Serbia to develop new and constructive narratives about relations between the two societies. Target Group: Young professionals, researchers, and creatives from Kosovo and Serbia working in or affiliated with academia, CSOs, think tanks, media, culture, creative industries, new media,

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CfA: Connecting Europe Fellowship (Deadline: 4 December 2025)

Short Description: The Connecting Europe Fellowship, launched by the European Policy Centre (EPC), offers young professionals from EU enlargement countries the opportunity to spend three months in Brussels conducting independent, policy-oriented research on how EU policy and enlargement intersect. Target Group: Early- to mid-career researchers and professionals from think tanks, universities, or civil society organisations

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CfA: Winter Youth Work Academy – Training Course (Deadline: 7 November 2025)

Short Description: This training course provides youth workers and adult youth leaders with a structured “curriculum” to plan their professional development, identify areas for formal qualification or competence growth, and consciously develop their own approaches in youth work. Target Group: Youth workers, trainers, youth leaders, youth project managers, youth policy makers, volunteering mentors, youth coaches,

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CfA: Photo Contest: “Gender and Climate Change through Civic Eyes” (Deadline: 10 November 2025)

Short Description: The Gender Budget Watchdog Network (GBWN) is organizing an international conference in Skopje, North Macedonia, on 10–11 December 2025, focused on Gender-Responsive Budgeting and Climate Action Monitoring. The event brings together civil society organizations, policymakers, and experts from the Western Balkans, Moldova, and CEI countries to address the intersection of gender equality and

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CfA: EU Diplomatic Programme for the Enlargement Region (Deadline: 15 November 2025)

Short Description: Implemented by the College of Europe with the support of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood (DG ENEST), this five-month residential programme (1 February – 2 July 2026) offers diplomats and officials from the Enlargement Region an in-depth understanding of EU external action and the accession process. The programme will

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