January 19, 2026
Education & Research News/Events The Secretariat

WBF-funded project receives international prize

tional Amateur Documentary Festival 2025 with a video produced as part of a WBF–EU funded project. The award-winning documentary, “Broken Heart Syndrome,” by Science4Reel, was filmed during the Summer Science.

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Education & Research Matching Grants News/Events The Secretariat

Balkan Economic Forum 2025

Yesterday, the Balkan Economic Forum 2025 took place in Belgrade. Supported through the WBF Matching Grants scheme, the Forum reinforces a regional platform for growth and collaboration. Its mission: expand.

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Education & Research News/Events Podgorica Success Stories

A regional platform for childhood cancer survivors

Childhood cancer is not just a medical battle fought in hospital rooms, it’s a test of courage that reshapes entire families. While chemotherapy and surgery attack the disease, it’s the.

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7th Call for Proposals Belgrade Cultural Cooperation Education & Research News/Events

Uncovering Populism, Democracy, and Gender Relations: ANDEM School Sparks Regional Debate

In Sremski Karlovci, the School of Social Engagement and Democracy (ANDEM) became a vibrant space for dialogue and reflection on some of today’s most pressing challenges: populism, the crisis of.

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7th Call for Proposals Cultural Cooperation Education & Research News/Events Prishtina Success Stories

Astronomy as an engine of regional cooperation

Just one day after hiking up to 2,000 m, a WBF project reached even higher, straight to the stars! Thanks to the initiative of the Astronomy Club of Kosovo and.

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7th Call for Proposals Education & Research News/Events Tirana

Combatting breast cancer at a Regional Level

Statistically, one in eight women will face in her lifetime the terrible challenge of fighting against breast cancer. Thanks to increasing access to healthcare, earlier diagnosis, and improved treatments, the.

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Belgrade Education & Research MOVE Grants News/Events Success Stories

Promoting paralympic sports and athletes regionally

Empowered by a WBF Move Grant, Darko Petrović from Čačak, a long-standing advocate for persons with disabilities, conducted an in-depth regional analysis on the challenges and current state of Paralympic.

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7th Call for Proposals Cultural Cooperation Education & Research News/Events Skopje Success Stories

Danica, Sara and Matea: Youth People, key to Europeanisation of the Balkans

Danica Sretkovska, Sara Neskovska, and Matea Kargovska are three young activists and researchers, actively engaged in leading civil society organisations in North Macedonia. They participated in the project “Youth for.

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7th Call for Proposals Education & Research News/Events Podgorica

Boosting Youth Engagement for the Europeanisation of the Balkans

In Podgorica, students, activists, and experts from the Parliament of Montenegro engaged in dialogue about the European future of the Region. Meeting at EU House, the kick-off for the “Youth.

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Belgrade Education & Research MOVE Grants News/Events Skopje Success Stories Tirana

Funding regional cancer research (Download Paper)

The Western Balkans Fund is proud to support regional scientific cooperation through the WBF Move Grants.As part of this initiative, we facilitated the mobility of Dr. Marjana Petković, a distinguished.

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6th Call for Proposals Belgrade Education & Research News/Events Prishtina Sarajevo Success Stories Tirana

Rewriting the narrative: How to use AI to reshape the Regional Media

The Journalists’ Association of Serbia (UNS) was founded in 1881. It is one of the region’s oldest and most respected media organizations, dedicated to upholding professional standards and fostering regional.

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6th Call for Proposals Belgrade Education & Research News/Events

4 new schools join WBF-funded network

Four new high schools become part of a WBF-funded network. Zmaj “Jova Jovanović” in Ruma, “Nikola Tesla” in Vinča, “Ivo Lola Ribar” in Ruma and “Radojka Lakić” in Belgrade were.

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