news, votes, votes-activities

The elections for the new Board members in 4 chapters have started – cast your vote!

This goes to all WBAA members from Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo*, and North Macedonia who have been registered in the WBAA online community for at least six months: You

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news, open-calls, votes

These are the candidates to become National Representatives in the chapters Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo* and North Macedonia

On May 4, 2022, the application period for 4 new Board members ended and we would like to introduce you to the 9 candidates: Albania: Altin Guberi (click on name

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news, wbaa-projects

Capacity building training aimed at modernisation of Higher Education within the WB region

The training has successfully gathered 33 highly motivated WBAA members and young activists from the entire region, with the principal aim to increase their skills regarding Strategic and Action Planning

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activities, events, news, wbaa-projects

Sign up for “SkillUp” training!

Applications for the “SkillUp” training are now open! The training consists of four two-hour online workshops. The first will focus on experience in applying for Erasmus Mundus scholarships, the second

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events, news

WBAA took part at the first-ever Erasmus Generation Meeting (EGM)

On behalf of the WBAA Regional Board, Milan Stojanovic represented Western Balkans Alumni Association (WBAA) in the Erasmus Generation Meeting (EGM) in Porto, Portugal, from 7th to 10th of April

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Who we are?

The Western Balkans Alumni Association (WBAA) is a regional association of alumni from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo * and Serbia, who pursued international learning mobility in an Erasmus+ Programme Country. Officially launched in March 2018, WBAA was born from the EU’s Western Balkans Platform on Education and Training in 2014, where the Ministers of Education of the 6 Western Balkan countries agreed on the need to establish a regional network of alumni. Since its inception, WBAA has come a long way! Read more here


WBAA’s Objectives

  • Establishing a strong union of alumni from the Western Balkans
  • Promoting mobility opportunities in Europe and beyond
  • Sharing experience by supporting and mentoring students
  • Increasing employability through the exchange of best practice, experience and contacts
  • Empowering and inspiring young people to achieve their goals
  • Contributing to the modernisation of higher education systems back home
  • Liaising with other alumni associations in the EU and beyond
Find more details about WBAA aims and goals here.

Our Mission

The aim of the WBAA is to establish a strong union of alumni coming from the Western Balkans countries in order to advocate for modernization and improve the quality of higher education in the region and empower young people of the Western Balkans on their academic and career development towards successful employment.

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Blog

Happy to introduce WBAA Blog, a place where alumni of Erasmus scholarships share their experiences, students discover more about mobilities and opportunities, high education professionals share their work and young professionals get advice on how to grow professionally. This blog is about storytelling that inspires, tips and tricks on how to succeed professionally and academically. Meet Western Balkan stories from the eyes of successful and empowering WBAA members.

Author: Isidora Janeva – North Macedonia Chapter Content: “Are the participants arriving?” “The gift bags are ready right?” “Please take some photos of the people while we’re waiting to start.”
July 23, 2020

Author: Nikolina Pandza – Bosnia & Herzegovina Chapter Content: I AM WBAA I am WBAA became for many of us a proud statement during the last almost three years. We
July 23, 2020

Author: Teuta Nunaj – Albania Chapter Content: I’m WBAA The history of the Balkans is early in culture, and it is composed by different cultures that are world heritage and
July 23, 2020

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How to get involved in WBAA?

This goes to all WBAA members from Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo*, and North Macedonia who have been registered in the WBAA online community for at least six months: You have the opportunity to vote for your new National Representatives...

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