Development Office Newsletter: Issue N°2 2011
COLUMN
» Balkans Beyond Borders - a success story of the College’s Leadership Development Programme!
Each year since 2006, 30 highly motivated young professionals, coming mainly from the Western Balkans, are selected to take part in the 10-month programme.
The initial idea of the project was developed during the LDP two-week Summer Academy in 2009 and was further extended in 2010, when Alumni from 3 different LDP generations and 5 different countries decided to establish a Greek-based NGO in order to continue the project. Konstantinos Ntantinos (Greece), Adela Demetja (Albania), Igor De Gregorio (Italy), Vera Krikoni (Greece), Vaso Maltasoglou (Greece), Ntina Karydi (Greece), Monica Bucurenciu (Romania), Aber Babic (Bosnia & Herzegovina) and Manuela Brunero (Italy) are all working or finishing their masters studies, and are dedicating their time to develop this regional cooperation project.
Balkans Beyond Borders (BBB) became a non-profit organization with the purpose of promoting intercultural dialogue and innovative means of learning through film-making. BBB's flagship initiative is the organisation of an annual short-film festival having a different theme each year and taking place in different Balkan cities.
ACTIVITIES
The Development Office is visiting the European Neighbourhood Policy countries
Since May and during the coming months, the team responsible for the implementation of the regional project “Preparing staff for EU-ENP related jobs” will visit the 16 European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) participant countries. The College of Europe – Development Office (Bruges in cooperation with Natolin) is managing this EU-funded project that will last until 2013.In 2011 Serbian officials Speak European! at the College of Europe
To date, a total of 54 Serbian civil servants and public administration employees have actively taken part in a three-week training course in the framework of the European Integration Scholarships – Speak European! project. A third group will be trained on 4 to 22 July.New EU Contract Award on Green Public Procurement
The Development Office of the College of Europe, in consortium with the Centre of European Public Studies, has been awarded, by DG Environment, a study on “Monitoring the uptake of Green Public Procurement in the EU”. The study started in May 2011 and should be completed by December 2011.Open Registrations
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» EU Negotiations in Practice – Mastering the Art of Negotiations
The principles and practice of EU decision-making including a two-day simulation exercise.
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» Intensive Seminar on the EU (18th edition!)
All you need to know about EU decision-making and policies! Choose from one- to three-week courses tailored to your level of experience.
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» EU Project Management - From A to Z
An interactive journey through the lifespan of European projects, from EU funding to project evaluation.
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