From 19 to 24 September 2025, the first activity of the DEAL – Debate Education for Active Local Participation project took place with the organization of the Regional Training for Educators in Struga, North Macedonia.
Junior Achievement of Albania at IDEA Debate Exchange 2025
GEN-E 2025: Junior Achievement of Albania takes over GEN-E Europe in Athens
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:
Albanian Student Debaters at WSDA 2025 in Slovenia
GGC - Albanian Team Nominated for the European Online Award at Women and Girls in STEM Forum
Women and Girls in STEM Forum invited girls aged 14–19 from across Europe to design innovative digital tools for online safety.
Under the Girls Go Circular initiative, supported by the EIT Community and the European Commission, the forum promotes creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving. This is a unique opportunity for young women to build confidence, develop digital skills, and address one of today’s most urgent issues — online security.
Albania at Prague Debate Spring 2025
June 1–2: JAA BizTown Transforms Piramida Tirana into a Mini-City
On June 1st and 2nd, Piramida Tirana was transformed into JAA BizTown — a fully functioning miniature city run by 40 enthusiastic “citizens” aged 10–14 from 5 schools in Tirana, Sabaudin Gabrani, Skender Caci, Edith Durham, Vasil Shanto, Jeronim De Rada.
Participants took on key roles such as:
🏦 Bankers | 📮 Postal workers | 🏙 Urban planners | ✈️ Travel agents | 💼 Employment officers
🏗 Construction managers | 🛡 Insurance agents | 🏠 Real estate agents | 📺 Media staff | 📱 Telecom operators
Leader for a Day 2025 – 80 young leaders, 1 day, a life-changing experience!
GEN-E Albania 2025: Albanian Students Excel at National Entrepreneurship Festival
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.
VETpreneur: Empowering VET Youth through Job Shadowing Experiences
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.