A good indication of how far the foundation has come is indicated by the fact we were invited to speak about our work in developing innovation & entrepreneurship competencies among youth in Bosnia & Herzegovina at the world famous MIT Enterprise Forum.
Read MoreAfter Vedran Kapetanović, Upper School Assistant Principal at International School of Stuttgart e.V. heard about our program and its results, he decided to donate 12 Texas Instruments T-inspire calculators for our little scientists. We congratulate 12 students for their outstanding results, and also, we want to thank from the bottom of our heart Vedran and Internation School of Stuttgart for this gesture. Working with numbers is certainly easier with the right equipment. 😎
Read MoreIt is no secret that the U.S ambassador to Bosnia & Herzegovina, H.E. Eric Nelson is a huge fan of Bosnia & Herzegovina Futures Foundation. In his TEDx presentation titled “Connecting For Your Future”, he spoke about how much the foundation’s work has inspired him.
Read MoreWe wanted to hear what our experts have to say about the cybersecurity threats and challenges, and what advice do they give to all of us, so we organized an online panel.
Read MoreWe are immensely proud of all young talents who joined our Foundation during the past five years. Together we have grown, achieved greatness, and made some outstanding plans for the future. We are especially proud of our scholars who joined us in the early beginning, while we were not so famous or big, as we are now. One of them is our Vildana Hrnjić, who was one of our first scholars ever and during the last three years, she helped us in many ways.
Read More“U Stambolu, na Bosforu…”, says the old Bosnian sevdalinka. In this enchanting metropolis, the place of war and love stories, and history connecting our nations, our ambassador Adela Kadiric, together with our scholar, Ivana Jeftovic, hosted a meetup. This is Ivana’s experience…
Read MoreBy empowering the youth through education, technology and leadership, we shape the next generation of change-makers. We are proud that every year we can grow more, and welcome more scholars than before. This year it is our absolute record since we are onboarding 99 new scholars and 29 members of our new Ignite program.
Read MoreGoran Barbir, the foundation’s ambassador presented our work in front of an audience of Balkan and Chinese professionals. This is the first official foundation event in China but just the start of our collaboration.
Read MoreWe are growing and we have to be honest with you, it is a great feeling. Our scholars, volunteers, mentors, mentees, ambassadors, donors, tutors, partners, podcast and webinar speakers… Numbers are going up constantly (some of them even 400% more than last year), and we are immensely proud of our work over the years. The fact that more and more people want to be involved in our work is a proof that we are doing something right.
Read MoreDuring a regular mentoring meeting with my mentor Senka Krivić, I expressed those feelings and wishes regarding the direction of my career development. She suddenly remembered an internship position she could write me a recommendation letter for. That's how our mentoring success story reached its peak and my dream came true.
Read MoreFutures Webinar Series je samo jedan od naših načina na koji dijelimo znanje svjetskih stručnjaka sa mladim ljudima u Bosni i Hercegovini. Naši webinari obuhvataju gotovo sve nauke, i dosad smo obradili na desetine različitih tema koje uključuju razvijanje softvera, 5G tehnologiju, umjetnu inteligenciju, mreže neurona, umjetnosti komunikacije i pregovaranja i još mnogo više!
Read MoreFutures Show and Tell sessions are a unique opportunity for mentees in our extended Mentorship Program to present what they’ve learned with their mentors. In a total of three episodes, several mentees (Muhamed, Ajla, Alen, Valerija, Rijad and Mirza) were granted the educator positions and shared their valuable insights with their peers.
Read MoreWe are honoured to share another outstanding achievement of our scholar Rijad (Rick) Sarić. Last year, he successfully defended his master thesis in the area of embedded system engineering with the highest grade (A) at International Burch University (IBU).
Read MoreTittle? Well, we did not lost count, we are just proud of dozens of success stories that our newest mentorship program produced. The program is almost over, and we have a few more success stories to tell. This time we bring a fantastic story of Ismet Sokoljanin in a role of a mentor and Marina Milanovski, young and talented girl who is just about to start her studies. Here is how, both of them, experienced this unique opportunity.
Read MoreStatistical and bureaucratic differences aside, what differentiates angel investment the most from other forms is its non-monetary aspect. Angel investors typically invest a lot of their time, counseling and contacts. They are more of a caretaker than a typical investor, your startup’s nanny helping you raise your little, fragile baby.
Read MoreThis article is the second one in a series of articles in which I am deconstructing a recent course I worked on with Bosnia and Herzegovina Futures Foundation. 'Leaders of Online Learning' is now live, upskilling educators across Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro. In this article, I will demonstrate how I used research from neuroscience to optimize this learning experience for our learners.
Read MoreAs part of the mentoring program "Making markets work for the new generation in B&H", which we launched together with the Market Makers initiative, young people were given the opportunity for additional education in areas such as, artificial intelligence, databases, programming and others. Several participants decided to learn graphic design as well.
Read MoreIn a nutshell, design thinking is a human- centered, iterative process that companies use to solve problems and develop products and services. It puts the end user at the center of attention and is very much data-driven. There are five stages in the design thinking process: empathizing, defining, ideating, prototyping, and testing.
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.
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