[ALBSA-Info] Fwd: [balkans] Workshop: Fostering Institutional Transfrontier Cooperation in the fields of Higher Education and the Media: Towards the Establishment of a Euroregion in the Lake Prespa/Ohrid Region, 8-9.11.2002, Korca

[Agron Alibali]

Towards the
Establishment of a Euroregion in the Lake Prespa/Ohrid Region,
8-9.11.2002, Korca

EASTWEST INSTITUTE

Fostering Institutional Transfrontier Cooperation in the fields of Higher Education and the Media::
Towards the Establishment of a Euroregion in the Lake Prespa/Ohrid Region
8-9th, November 2002
Korca, Albania

Second Set of Round Table Discussions on Transfrontier Cooperation in The Prespa/OhridRegion in the Spheres of Media and Higher Education

Background

The EastWest Institute has been engaged in supporting intensified Transfrontier Cooperation and the establishment of a Euroregion in the Prespa/Ohrid area since the latter half of 2000. A project for the creation of a Prespa Economic Task Force and a cross-border regional economic development strategy has already been launched by EWI and its local partner organizations to solidify economic cooperation as a concrete underpinning to the future Euroregion. EWI’s initiative, ‘Prespa/Ohrid Round Tables on Inter-community Cooperation’ is intended to compliment work underway in developing institutionalised cooperation in the sphere of economic development by encouraging cooperation in a number of key additional sectors- namely media, education and the NGO sector- vital to the establishment of an inclusive and functional Euroregion.  

The first Round Table Meeting laying the foundations for a number of more specialized sector-specific Round Tables took place on 26-27 April, 2002 in Bitola, FYROM. Over 60 participants (national government officials, mayors, local government officials, NGO sector and other civil society representatives, media, and members of the business community) attended. 

Per one of the recommendations of the first Round Table meeting on Media and Education, and at the kind offer on the part of The Regional Development Agency in Korca for the city of Korca to host this event, the EastWest Institute is pleased to organize the Second Set of Round Table Discussiosn on Transfrontier Cooperation in the Spheres of Media and Higher Education on November 8-9, 2002, in Korca, Albania. 

Objectives

With this Second Round Table Discussions on Transfrontier Cooperation in the Spheres of Media and Education (Korca, 8-9th November), the organizers aim to build on the achievements of the First Conference and exploratory Round Table Discussions on Transfrontier Cooperation in the spheres of Media, Education and the NGO sector (Bitola, 26-27th April) and capitalize on the interest expressed by local actors in a longer-term process for systematizing cooperation. The meeting intends to specifically focus on the recommendations for follow up adopted at the First Round Table Discussion with an emphasis on:

§       Cross-border Exchange of Information, Transfer of Experience and Practical Sector-specific Networking of Education and Media actors
§       Elaboration of Systematized Practices and strategies for Cross-border cooperation in the fields of Media and Education
§       Identification of Priority Initiatives for the Prespa/Ohrid region in the spheres of Media and Education

The Second Set of Round Table Discussions on Transfrontier Cooperation in the Spheres of Media and Higher Education will consist of the following sessions:

A. General Plenary Session 

The Common Needs of the Prespa/Ohrid Region and the Benefits of Institutionalising Cooperation  Opening
Speeches

B. Technical Plenary Session 

Technical Plenary Session: Lessons Learned and, Transfer of Experiences and Opportunities forin Cross-border Cooperation 

C.1 Round Table on Education

Cost Benefit Analysis of Transfrontier Cooperation Among Educational Establishments in the Prespa Region

Assessment of Cooperation to Date (positive and negative lessons learned). Identification of Priority Initiatives for Cooperation of Educational Establishments in the Prespa Region

Development of Systematized Practices and an Institutional Structure for Cooperation of Educational Establishments in the Prespa Region

C.2 Round Table on Media

Cost Benefit Analysis of Media Transfrontier Cooperation

Assessment of Cooperation to Date (positive and negative lessons learned). Identification of Priority Initiatives for Media Cooperation the Prespa Region

Development of Systematized Practices and an Institutional Structure for Media Cooperation in the Prespa Region

D. Summary Session  Educating the Public trough Media

Exploring the Potential for Cooperation between the Educational Establishments and the Media in their TFC Efforts for a Better Synergy

Systematisation of Sectoral Cross-border Cooperation 

For more information, please contact:

Bohdana Dimitrovova
Programme Associate 
TFC SEE
EastWest Institute, Prague
Phone: 4202/21984210
Fax: 4202/24917854
Mobile: 420 728 150 008
bdimitrovova at iews.org   

Silvena Nikolova
Project Manager
Transfrontier Cooperation Programme, SEE
EastWest Institute
Mobile: +359 89 506921
Tel/Fax: +359 2 9588309
E-mail: snikolova at iews.org
Website: http://www.iews.org

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