This scholarship is not just about financial support; it’s a platform for scholars to carry forward Emir Zec’s legacy. It fosters personal growth and professional excellence while encouraging recipients to give back to their communities, just as Emir did.
Read MoreEdin credits our Foundation as a cornerstone of his professional and personal growth. Through the Foundation, he secured his first internship abroad, which later evolved into a full-time position.
Read MoreThe journey to earning the Amgen Research Scholarship is a considerable challenge, and it begins long before the actual application. For Hana Babić, it started during university courses. At the University of Sarajevo, Hana built a strong foundation in theoretical genetics but understood that to thrive in the fast-paced, evolving field of science, practical experience was necessary.
Read MoreVera Šnajder was a trailblazer in Bosnian mathematics and one of the most influential female scholars in the region. Her legacy lives on through the Vera Šnajder Award, aimed at supporting young researchers who are committed to making an impact in science and society, just as she did.
Read MoreWe brought together 20 of our contributors, volunteers, donors, mentors and learning facilitators living in Vienna as a means of expressing a big thank you.
Read MoreWe are thrilled to announce the acceptance of an extraordinary group of students into our Incubation and Ignite programs. These initiatives are crafted to nurture and ignite the talents of young scholars, laying the groundwork for Bosnia and Herzegovina's future leaders across various fields.
Read MoreOver the past two years, our organization has experienced transformative growth under our dedicated leadership team. For the first time, we welcomed several new staff members alongside our invaluable volunteers. We developed our first comprehensive strategy and defined a business model, laying the foundation for future growth. Essential procedures were established, financial processes refined, and agile methodologies implemented to enhance efficiency. Transitioning from a fully remote work model to a hybrid one has further improved collaboration and productivity.
Read MoreAs part of our commitment to foster connections and engagement, we regularly host meetup events across Bosnia & Herzegovina and around the globe, wherever our citizens reside and work. The event provided an opportunity for networking and offered a brief overview of our foundation's work, achievements, and future initiatives. Around 100 people came to hear our stories and to network, many of which have important roles in big companies such as Symphony, Linden Health, Apple, TechForge Labs, HTEC Group and others.
Read MoreThe HTEC Foundation awards the Emir Zec Memorial Scholarship in honor of Emir Zec’s philanthropic contributions. This scholarship is dedicated to recognizing and supporting students who exemplify the values of dedication, excellence, and community service that Emir Zec championed.
Read MoreWe are thrilled to celebrate the remarkable achievements of our graduating class, who have successfully journeyed through our Futures Scholarship Program. This group of dedicated and ambitious individuals has demonstrated exceptional growth, resilience, and commitment, embodying the true spirit of our program.
Read MoreOur scholars hosted Dr. Elma Hot Dervic, a postdoctoral researcher at Medical University of Vienna, for one of our regular “Coffee & Chill” sessions.
Read MoreA new year and many exciting changes at our foundation. Meet the 2024-2025 board of directors and our new executive director.
Read MoreWe are Azra and Maid, two high school students who, at first glance, do not have much in common. However, we are both finishing our schools this year, and we are both interested in IT. We are both creative and musical and finally, what brought us together is the BH Futures Foundation Mentorship Program. Namely, due to similar characteristics and similar desires for the further course of our lives, we were matched with the same mentor - Nihad Ferhatović.
Read MoreSince universities and schools suddenly had to face the challenge of online education, we decided to jump in and give them additional support for overcoming all obstacles. In the spirit of giving back and helping, the Foundation successfully activated and used all of its resources to assist teachers, students, and parents in Bosnia & Herzegovina with online distance learning.
Read MoreLast week we had a webinar with Dževad and this Thursday some of our scholars had the opportunity to directly chat with him at DKR – German Robotics Centre in Tuzla, and hear details regarding his magnificent work experience, some interesting moments he encountered as well as advice on how to achieve success in business life. He explained the whole motivational and inspirational story about his path towards science and business. He also shared useful tips on starting the business today, as it is usually not as simple as people think.
Read MoreSarajevo. On Friday, as a part of the English and Soft Skills lesson, I had a task to do a presentation, where we could choose a topic of our interest. I decided to do a presentation on the topic: “Aspire to Inspire – Bosnia & Herzegovina Futures Foundation”, as an endless source of my inspiration and motivation for everything I do.
Read MoreIn order for me to be closer to Vildana and some other BH Futures Foundation members, and work together on the last preparation phase of the Futures Makerspace, I went back to spend my last two Bosnian weeks in Banja Luka, where I was comfortably hosted by a Foundation scholar, Damir Bajramović and his friendly flatmate Andrej Bucalo.
Read MoreWe are happy to announce that Mugdim Đuliman, one of our students who joined the Foundation in April this year, is an active member of Let’s do it BiH where contributes a lot to organization and coordination of clean-up actions. He has already participated in one such action recently and below is his great experience.
Read MoreOn 19th September, Sarajevo QA Crew made another outstanding event! With the great support from the Mistral company and EuroSTAR Conference, the biggest software testing conference in Europe, their QA meetup brought together almost 100 QA enthusiasts in Mistral company. The guests showed a huge interest in the meetup. After posting the event on social media, all places had been reserved in only three hours.
Read MoreFrom an early age, I showed interest in technology and disassembled things like watches to find out how they work. In my spare time, I loved to read books, so I got interested in how books were made. This is how I got into graphics technologies. I was always creative and an art lover, most of all interested in photography, so this faculty is a mix of things that I love.
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