Junior Achievement of Albania, in collaboration with POLIS University, organized the second study visit under the InnoVET 2.0 program, bringing together 36 students from the Technical VET School Korça (26 students) and “Sami Frashëri” High School in Tirana (10 students). All participating students from 10th and 11th grade took part in an orientation experience designed to introduce them to the world of innovation, prototyping, and entrepreneurship.
During November, Junior Achievement of Albania held two information sessions under the InnoVET 2.0 project. The third session took place at the Technical VET School Korçë with 98 participating students, followed by the fourth session at “Sami Frashëri” High School in Tirana, which gathered 92 students. These activities aim to guide students toward entrepreneurial and innovation-driven thinking by presenting the opportunities and actual results achieved through the program.
From July 1–4, JA Albania participated in GEN-E 2025, Europe’s largest youth entrepreneurship festival, held in Athens. With over 900 young innovators from 40+ countries, the festival showcased entrepreneurial ideas solving real-world problems.
Albania’s 24 participants — from Junior UP and Student Companies programs — competed with passion and skill, winning four international awards:
On May 8 and 9, 2025, the 13th edition of GEN-E Albania – the National Entrepreneurship Festival, organized by Junior Achievement of Albania, took place at the Pyramid of Tirana and the Innovation Hub. This event brings together the most talented and engaged high school students from across Albania to showcase their entrepreneurial ideas and businesses created throughout the school year.
In April 2025, Junior Achievement Albania participated in a 10-day job shadowing program in Slovenia under the VETpreneur Project. The program brought together learners, educators, and management staff from Albania, Montenegro, and Bosnia & Herzegovina, immersing them in Slovenia’s dynamic entrepreneurial and vocational education ecosystem.
9 participants from Albania engaged with innovative entrepreneurs, observed daily business operations, and joined practical workshops on integrating the EntreComp Framework — the European model for entrepreneurial competence — into teaching and learning. This framework helps educators and youth connect education with labor market needs, fostering employability, innovation, and entrepreneurial mindsets.
