TI BiH Academy for Women Empowerment in Politics 2017

Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH) is organizing TI BiH Academy for Women Empowerment in Politics. Apply!

EAST SARAJEVO
21st – 22nd SEPTEMBER 2017
Location: The University of Business Studies, Ravnogorska bb, 71 123 East Sarajevo
Please send your applications consisting of a short CV and a motivation to the email address tibihakademija@ti-bih.org no later than 17th September 2017.
Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH) is organizing TI BiH Academy for Women Empowerment in Politics. During the two-day lectures and workshops, the attendees will have the opportunity to find out more about the following topics:
1. Participation and introduction of women in politics in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Lecturer: Elvira Mujkic);
2. Role of transparency and responsibility in modern politics (Lecturer: Srdjan Blagovcanin);
3. Gender and corruption (Lecturer: Boris Divjak).
TI BiH Academy will be also held in Bijeljina, Bihac and Zenica, and the gathering of all attendees will be at the final workshop in Banja Luka.
The main goal of TI BiH Academy is to strengthen and develop the leadership skills of women, with specific emphasis on education related to transparency, accountability and integrity as key principles in the anti-corruption fight. The Academy is designed to allow the attendees to listen to the lectures provided by the leaders in the specific field, but also to interactively participate through group discussions, activities in small groups and different analysis.
The selected attendees are expected to be dedicated to the topics, to actively participate in discussions and to write an essay concerning one of the discussed topics. The best essays will be published in a specially prepared publication.

Terms of participation:
• The attendees must be extremely motivated to gain knowledge about the topics concerning the women empowerment in politics, and do not necessarily need to be students of the socio-economic sciences;
• The attendees must be senior high school students or university students aged 18 to 28;
• The attendees are expected to be dedicated, to actively participate in discussions and the work, and to read the recommended literature prior to the start of TI BiH Academy;
• All attendees are obliged to write an essay concerning one of the selected topics as they agree with the lecturers, and the best essays will be selected by TI BiH and published in a specially prepared publication;
• The advantage in the selection of attendees will be given to the high school and university students coming from the marginalized groups.
Methodology and method of work:
TI BiH Academy will be based on expert lectures and discussions that will be moderated by lecturers in order to involve the attendees to participate in the work more actively. TI BiH Academy will be organized as an intensive two-day course. All attendees will be given a literature that they need to read prior to the start of the Academy. It is planned to have 20 attendees in each city.
Participation costs:
The participation for the selected attendees of TI BiH Academy is free, and fully covered by Transparency International BiH supported by the US Embassy in BiH. Transparency International BiH does not cover the potential accommodation costs, or the travel costs the attendees might have.
How to apply:
Applications consisting of a short biography and a motivation letter should be sent to tibihakademija@ti-bih.org no later than 17th September 2017, for TI BiH Academy that will be held in East Sarajevo (21st and 22nd September 2017) at the University of Business Studies, Ravnogorska bb.
For all additional questions and information please call: 051/224-520.