{"id":1934,"date":"2026-01-23T20:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/btbalkans.org\/?p=1934"},"modified":"2026-05-31T20:30:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T20:30:06","slug":"nextgen-balkans-youth-cooperation-series-youth-lab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btbalkans.org\/index.php\/2026\/01\/23\/nextgen-balkans-youth-cooperation-series-youth-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"NextGen Balkans: Youth Cooperation Series &#8211; Youth Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Youth Lab marked the final session of the NextGen Balkans series, bringing together young people from Kosovo and Greece to transform innovative ideas into practical, youth-led project concepts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Building on the themes explored throughout the series, including youth participation, digital skills, climate action, and regional cooperation; participants worked collaboratively in two thematic tracks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Artificial Intelligence, Social Entrepreneurship, and Innovation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Civic Engagement and Regional Cooperation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Through interactive workshops, group discussions, and hands-on project design, participants moved beyond theory to develop concrete initiatives aimed at creating positive change in their communities and across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The session was enriched by the valuable contributions of our guest speakers and experts, whose knowledge and experience inspired participants throughout the process:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Sara Azemi (DYV\u00d3LAB)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Erza Preteni (Youth Ambassador)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maria Lelaki (UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Afroditi Gkortsou and Stavroula Tsitsiri (Balkan Youth Cooperation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We extend our sincere gratitude to all participants, facilitators, speakers, and partners whose enthusiasm, creativity, and collaboration made this journey a success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NextGen Balkans series was jointly implemented by Building the Balkans (BtB) and Balkan Youth Cooperation (BYC), fostering dialogue, learning, and cross-border cooperation among young people in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay connected for more opportunities, stories, and updates from NextGen Balkans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Youth Lab marked the final session of the NextGen Balkans series, bringing together young people from Kosovo and Greece to transform innovative ideas into practical, youth-led project concepts. Building on the themes explored throughout the series, including youth participation, digital skills, climate action, and regional cooperation; participants worked collaboratively in two thematic tracks: Through [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1935,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btbalkans.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1934"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/btbalkans.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/btbalkans.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btbalkans.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btbalkans.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1934"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/btbalkans.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1937,"href":"https:\/\/btbalkans.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1934\/revisions\/1937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btbalkans.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btbalkans.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btbalkans.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btbalkans.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}