From August 18 to 23, 2025, the city of Warsaw, Poland, hosted the annual IDEA Debate Exchange, organized by the International Debate Education Association (IDEA).
Innovation of Youth in Focus at GEN-E 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:
Job Shadowing in Cyprus – June 2025 VETpreneur Study Visit: Empowering Youth Through Entrepreneurship Education in Cyprus
June 15–24, 2025 | Cyprus
In June 2025, the VETpreneur journey continued with an inspiring 10-day job shadowing program in Cyprus. The initiative brought together VETpreneur implementing partners and civil society organizations from Albania, Montenegro, and Bosnia & Herzegovina, all working in VET institution management, capacity building, and youth empowerment.
During the visit, participants explored Nicosia and surrounding areas, engaging with local organizations, businesses, and social innovators who are driving positive change in their communities. These exchanges offered a hands-on understanding of how entrepreneurship education can empower youth and strengthen cross-border collaboration in the region.
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
A New Generation of Founders: 28 Young People of JUP 4.0 Attend Startup Workshops
National Debate Competition for the University Level 2025
In June, twelve universities from across Albania competed in Junior Achievement of Albania’s National University Debate Competition, part of the Debating Economics program.
Across 16 debates, students examined the motion:
“This House Believes that the biggest threat to cybersecurity is not technology, but human behavior.”
The grand final brought together the University of Vlora and The Young Economists team from Epoka University, with Epoka University claiming the championship title.
DEAL Project: Launching Debate Education for Local Active Participation
Kick-Off Meeting in Zagreb – June 2025
From June 2–4, JA Albania joined partners in Zagreb for the official launch of the DEAL Project, aimed at promoting debate education and active citizenship among youth.
Over three days, partners planned activities, set timelines, and agreed to hold a teacher and debate trainer training in North Macedonia this autumn. Methodologies and expected outcomes were discussed to ensure quality implementation across all partner countries.