Applications are open for Swedish Institute Academy for Young Professionals (SAYP) Western Balkans. The Swedish Institute Academy for Young Professionals (SAYP) is a training program developed to build awareness, capacity and resilience in the practice of governance. Are you a young professional in Western Balkans and want to deepen your knowledge about modern sustainable governance? This is the program for you.

Summary

The Swedish Institute Academy for Young Professionals (SAYP) is a collaboration between the Swedish Institute (SI) and Swedish universities, responsible for developing and organizing training modules. The modules rely on a mix of modern teaching methods with emphasis on interactivity, collaboration and problem-based learning. The training program may include webinars, interactive lectures, small-group discussions, study visits and other learning activities allowing to deepen and practice your knowledge. This year, it is possible to apply for the following thematic modules within SAYP:

• Collaborative Governance in a Digital Era, Halmstad University.
• Innovation Ecosystems & Entrepreneurship, Lund University .
• Migration and Integration in the Western Balkans: International Perspectives on Policy and Administrative Challenges for the Development of Inclusive Societies, Gothenburg University & Georgian Institute of Public Affairs .
• Sustainable e-Government for Resilient and Innovative.
• Democratic Public Administration, Linköping University.
• Sustainable Public Management, Malmö University .

Benefits and Outcomes

The Swedish Institute Academy for Young Professionals (SAYP) will give you

• Opportunity to develop your professional skills.
• Tools to apply in your own organizations and local contexts.
• Knowledge within sustainable modern governance.
• Experience of cross-sectorial work environment.
• Personal and professional network.
• Lifelong membership in the SI Alumni Network.
• Exclusive access to Peer Shadowing and other tools for continued learning.

Criteria

• Citizens of and currently working in one of the following countries Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia.
• Good command of the English language.
• A relevant higher education (at least three years).
• 35 years or younger (born 1986).
• Employed in one of the following groups: Policymakers (politicians, government officials, employees of political parties); Public servants (non-political civil servants working at public organizations) and Civil society workers (CSO/NGO employees)

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