{"id":9166,"date":"2026-09-10T08:11:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T06:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.efos.unios.hr\/?p=9166"},"modified":"2026-09-10T08:13:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T06:13:52","slug":"applications-open-24th-international-youth-conference-in-krusevo-north-macedonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.efos.unios.hr\/en\/applications-open-24th-international-youth-conference-in-krusevo-north-macedonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Applications Open: 24th International Youth Conference in Krusevo, North Macedonia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are pleased to invite our students, young researchers, and alumni to participate in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/krusevoconference.org.mk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">24th International Youth Conference: \u201cEuropean Values for the Future of the SEE Region\u201d<\/a><\/strong>, taking place from <strong>24 to 27 September 2026<\/strong> in <strong>Krusevo, North Macedonia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conference will gather over 150 young leaders from across Southeast Europe and the EU\u2014including Croatia, Germany, France, Italy, Poland, and neighboring countries\u2014to foster international dialogue, exchange ideas, and build new regional partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to Expect<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike traditional academic conferences, this year\u2019s edition is designed around interactive and hands-on formats. Participants will collaborate alongside policymakers, EU representatives, civil society leaders, and entrepreneurs through:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Interactive Policy Labs &amp; Co-creation Sessions<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cooperation Zones &amp; Ecosystem Mapping<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Developing concrete policy recommendations<\/strong> and contributions to the <em>Commitment Board<\/em> and <em>Cooperation Atlas<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key topic areas include <strong>democratic trust, youth participation, EU integration, regional cooperation, peacebuilding, tackling disinformation, social innovation, and entrepreneurship.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who Should Apply?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Applications are open to <strong>young leaders, activists, students, researchers, young professionals, and social innovators aged 18\u201335<\/strong> who are passionate about positive change in their communities and the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Participation &amp; Costs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Participation Fee:<\/strong> Free of charge for selected participants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Covered Expenses:<\/strong> Accommodation, meals, and all official conference materials are fully covered.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Travel:<\/strong> Applicants may indicate their need for travel support directly within the application form.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Application &amp; Contact Details<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Application Deadline:<\/strong> 16 September 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Online Application:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/krusevoconference.org.mk\/register-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Apply Here<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Contact for Inquiries:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:conference@youthalliance.org.mk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">conference@youthalliance.org.mk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.efos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Draft-Agenda_IYC_2026.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:1000px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Draft Agenda_IYC_2026.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-85a818dd-1b3d-4c23-8a96-586594f4e289\" href=\"https:\/\/www.efos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Draft-Agenda_IYC_2026.pdf\">Draft Agenda_IYC_2026<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.efos.unios.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Draft-Agenda_IYC_2026.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-85a818dd-1b3d-4c23-8a96-586594f4e289\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The conference will gather over 150 young leaders from across Southeast Europe and the EU<\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":9167,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vijesti"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.efos.unios.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.efos.unios.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.efos.unios.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.efos.unios.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.efos.unios.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9166"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.efos.unios.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9170,"href":"https:\/\/www.efos.unios.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9166\/revisions\/9170"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.efos.unios.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.efos.unios.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.efos.unios.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.efos.unios.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}