On February 22, 2023, the Kick-Off meeting of the project “Corruption Free Universities in Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia” which is being implemented by ISIE- Institut za strateški istražuvanja i edukacija – ISIE (MK) together with IDRA – Institute for Development Research and Alternatives (Albania) and CESID- CESID – Centar za slobodne izbore i demokratiju (Serbia).
The purpose of this meeting was to introduce this regional initiative to relevant stakeholders such as students, student councils, universities, lecturers, youth organizations, and civil society organizations that exercise their activity in the field of anti-corruption, state structures for higher education and the fight against corruption, donors, etc., in order to share the planned activities and products for a better and meaningful engagement.
This project is being implemented in the framework of SMART Balkans – Civil society for shared society in the Western Balkans, which contributes to strengthening participatory democracies and Euro Atlantic integrations in the Western Balkans by empowering civil society organizations and CSO networks for stronger and active role in creating peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia. The project is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway.