WBAA – Western Balkans Alumni Association

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Call for Candidates for Albanian chapter starts soon!

The Albanian chapter is looking for a new board member. We will soon start the Call for candidates for this position which will be open for four weeks. Candidates need

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WBAA Statute and Internal Regulations successfully voted on during the GA 2021!

Two important votes took place at the WBAA General Assembly 2021 – online event. WBAA members had the chance to vote on the changes to the WBAA Statute and the

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Results from General Assembly 2021 evaluation

We like to inform you about the final results referring the evaluation of the General Assembly 2021 – online event. After the event we asked the participants to take part

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Call for WBAA projects ended on March,30th 2021

We like to inform you that on March,30th the first Call for WBAA projects in 2021 for WBAA members ended. We received 25 applications. Now starts the evaluation period and

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Launch of the new Erasmus+ programme 2021-2027

On 25 March 2021, the new Erasmus+ programme 2021-2027 has been launched by the European Commission. Mobility and learning for all will be supported with an increased budget of over

WBAA General Assembly – online event

General Assembly - online event - on March, 20th 2021 After the postponement of the planned General Assembly in March 2020, the European Commission and WBAA board decided to organise an event for you tailored to the current circumstances. Therefore, we want to invite you to join the “GA online event” of WBAA, which will take place on March, 20^th 2021. The event will gather over 120 students and alumni from WBAA, members from partner organisations, and other stakeholders. The registration will start on Feb, 11^th and will be open for four weeks until March,11^th. All WBAA members will get an extra invitation to register on Feb,11^th. What is the WBAA General Assembly all about? The WBAA General Assembly is the annual gathering of its members from across the region – this year in an online format. You will receive a summary about the current state and progress of the Association and have the opportunity to engage in various sessions to support WBAA in shaping its future development and related activities.

1st WBAA call for projects 2021 open on Feb 18!

On Feb, 18th we opened the Call for WBAA projects! This call for projects includes crucial changes in the process of application. We added a new submission form (Google form) which you can only access via the WBAA online community. Deadline of submission is March,30th (noon!). For more info on the call click here. We are very much looking forward to your submissions!

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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Under the webinar series from the project “Using the time wisely during the COVID-19 pandemic – Experiences and perspectives of you

January 28, 2021

In the framework of the Erasmus Days 2020, the first joint online event by WBAA and ASAF (African Students and Alumni Forum) took place last Thursd
October 20, 2020

On 10th October WBAA in cooperation with Youth on Board celebrated World Mental Health Day! We focused on mental health amon
October 14, 2020

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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Events

Mar

26

2021

WBAA Friday Evening talk – March,26th – Register now!

In light of the open call for WBAA projects our next Friday talk will host project holders from the online call for projects. If you want to have a nice

Mar

20

2021

WBAA General Assembly online event – March,20th

After the postponement of the planned General Assembly in March 2020, the European Commission and WBAA board decided to organise an event for you tailored to the current circumstances.

Mar

04

2021

WBAA online project: Kick-off conference of OPEN on March,4th 12pm – 1:15pm

On the occasion of the launch of the online platform OPEN, the project manager Adnan Rahimić and Hatidža Jahić invite you to attend an online kick-off conference introducing you to

Mar

02

2021

Register now for our Q&A sessions for the Call for projects on March,2nd & March,16th

In order to ask your questions in advance to the Service provider of WBAA referring to the new Call for WBAA projects we are organizing two Q&A sessions in March:

Dec

18

2020

WBAA online project “communication is real sensation” starts with online training – apply now!

The call for the training “Communication is real sensation!” is open. There are many reasons why interpersonal communications may fail. The aim of WBAA project “Communication is real sensation!” is