Building Networks for Rural Youth Opportunities (8th October 2021)
Event Date: 8th October 2021 Friday
Location:Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food-Skopje – Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje – Skopje, North Macedonia
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Time | Description |
12.00-12.10 | Registration of participants |
12.10-12.25 | Opening of the CA18213 National Dissemination Meeting
– Vjekoslav Tanaskovikj, Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food-Skopje – Aleksandar Tutnovski, COST National Contact Person, Ministry of Education and Science of Republic of North Macedonia – Goce Georgievski, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy of Republic of North Macedonia |
12.25-12.40 | Introduction to COST: Western Balkans opportunities and challenges
– Zoran Popovski, Full Professor at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food-Skopje and Member of Executive Board of COST |
12.40-13.00 | Experiences and Opportunities of involvement in COST Actions – Successful COST stories at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food – Skopje
– Dusica Santa, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food-Skopje – Dimitar Nakov, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food-Skopje |
13.00-13.10 | Introduction to CA18213 – Rural NEET Youth Network: Modelling the risks underlying rural NEETs social exclusion
– Francisko Simoes, Chair of CA18213, Assistant Researcher at CIS-IUL |
13.10-13.20 | Coffee Break |
13.20-13.40 | Rural NEETs – Insights from CA18213 countries
– Alen Mujcinovic, Leader of WG within CA18213, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Sarajevo |
13.40-13.50 | Rural NEETs: Best practices across Southern and Eastern Europe
– Claudia Petrescu, Leader of WG within CA18213, Researcher, Romanian Academy, Research Institute for Quality of Life |
13.50-14.00 | NEETs in North Macedonia – institutional framework
– Daniela Bojadjieva, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics-Skopje |
14.00-14.15 | Rural NEETs in North Macedonia as a challenge for the agricultural and rural development policies
– Ivana Janeska Stamenkovska, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food-Skopje – Emelj Tuna, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food-Skopje |
14.15-14.30 | Open discussion on the challenges and the opportunities for rural NEETs in North Macedonia – building network
– Representatives from the invited institutions |
14.30 | Closing of the national dissemination meeting |
Target audience: Social workers, teachers, researchers, youth workers, NGOs, policy makers.