In the period from 9th to 13th August, our students Una Karabeg (Senior Scholar and Event Coordinator), Valerija Ereš (CMO), and Amar Eminović (Senior Scholar and Coordinator of the HP Team) attended Utrecht Summer School’s course ‘Global Management: Strategic Marketing, Management and Finance’ at HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht - Business and Management.
Read MoreWe introduce you to the winners of the 1st ever “Hack-my-business”, where talented students had the opportunity to solve real world problems for a start up company and get rewarded for it. Who are the winner? Read the article to find out.
Read MoreAlthough we opened our Donji Vakuf Futures Makerspace in April this year, due to COVID-19, we did not want to risk anything, so we scheduled our official opening for later. The later happened this weekend and we are more than happy that we could finally welcome guests, partners and friends into our new Makerspace.
Read MoreWith the announcement of the winners and the awarding of over 15,000 BAM in cash prizes at an online ceremony held on the 26th of June 2021, the second 3MT competition in Bosnia and Herzegovina has concluded. Find out all the winners and rankings here.
Read MoreOur last on-site BH Futures Academy was held in March 2020 in Zenica, just a few days before our first lockdown. The year 2020 was very challenging for us, and it shifted us entirely into online mode.
Read MoreZorana Štaka and Zlata Jašarević recipients of inaugural “Vera Šnajder” Award. The award honors the legacy of Vera Šnajder, a visionary educator and first female dean in the former Yugoslavia. The award provides 5000 BAM to recipients in order to attend a global conference of their choice.
Read MoreUpoznajte pobjednike “Lige Prvaka Znanja” za 2020/2021 sezonu. Mladi iz cijele Bosne i Hercegovine slušaju svjetske stručnjake putem naših webinara o raznim temama. Na osnovu njih ispunjavaju kvizove, a najbolji dobijaju novčane nagrade na kraju godišnjeg takmičenja. Učenje nikada nije bilo lakše i korisnije.
Read MoreTwo of our very own scholars, Selma Kesten and Zlatko Marjanović, became a part of the BOLD Fellowship programme, an intensive academic and practical programme that provides a group of fresh students and recent graduates from across Bosnia and Herzegovina with in-depth training on entrepreneurship and leadership through a combination of classroom and experiential learning in New York State.
Read MorePublic voting for the 2021 Bachelor/Masters 3-Minute Thesis competition is now open. Check out the amazing Bosnia & Herzegovina talent and vote thumbs up on their YouTube video to help them win the public award.
Read MoreOne very special role in our volunteer team is the Chief Marketing Officer (a.k.a CMO) because it is really challenging to channel and communicate dozens of our activities and achievements, our mission and vision, our latest projects, and other important topics, through our communication tools. After two and a half years of being the CMO (yes, this is me, Kenan, now the ex-CMO, writing this), I decided it is time to pass the torch to the next generation, and now CMO title moves from Tešanj to Ljubuški, to a super creative young lady with a ton of positive energy - Valerija Ereš.
Read MoreBH Futures Foundation Alumni, Zorana Štaka has been working with researchers in Australia and New Zealand to optimise the processing time of vital professionals sports player data. Her work has had an enormous impact on the ongoing research. Find out what Zorana did.
Read MoreTogether with our friends at Codecta, we delivered a QA & Enterprise skills academy over a period of 6 months. Upskilling over 40 young people in Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Read MoreThis month we opened Makarspace in Donji Vakuf and we wanted to create a place for young people where they can learn about the latest technological innovations and where they can grow as the young leaders of their communities, the new Makerspace is equipped with various tech devices that allow them to apply their knowledge in practice and turn their ideas into reality, by which they are going to develop their community.
Read MoreDespite grim reports on satisfaction with secondary education among B&H youth and staggering youth unemployment rates, these young people have done it differently and the discussion kicked off with their ‘Eureka!’ moment – when and how have they realized that they can make it – get into some of the best universities in the world. While their answers to all questions were varied and highly individual, there was still enough overlapping to provide meaningful advice for our listeners.
Read MoreOur mission is to empower the youth through education, technology and leadership, and to shape the next generation of change makers. In order to reach our goals, together with our supporters, we will always be transparent and open about our operations. For this reason we have produced a financial report below to showcase our income and expenditure. Our board of directors ensures that we are utilising our donors funds in the most ethical and fair manner. If you you have any additional questions regarding the report, don’t hesitate to contact us.
Read MoreFutures Academies are an important occasion for all scholars and volunteers - it is the opportunity for us to gather, reflect on the work we’ve accomplished over the past months, attend workshops and together make plans for the future of our Foundation. Just like most organisations do nowadays, our first Academy in 2021 was held online, but that did not stop our Academies team from making this a great experience for all attendees.
Read More99 new scholars joined the BH Futures Foundation this October. Central to the scholarship experience in our Foundation is the one-year mentorship, where our students get to work with experts from the industry to improve their skills and define their career path and goals. Our mentors help their mentees find their first internships, work on fixing their flaws, and help them create a bigger picture. One of our senior scholars, Esma Đulović, met her mentor Elvir Hadić in November, and Elvir has already helped Esma land an internship at the APS Engineering company in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina. We interviewed Esma and her mentor Elvir to see how it’s been.
Read MoreWith the announcement of the winners and the awarding of valuable cash prizes at an online ceremony held on the 12th of January 2021, the first 3MT competition in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which brought together 70 Bosnia & Herzegovina PhD students from eminent universities from 21 countries around the world has concluded. Find out who won here.
Read MoreWho could predict that 2020 will be like this? It looked like a rollercoaster ride for sure, but we at BH Futures Foundation always give our best to see the sunny side in everything, and that is exactly what we did with 2020 as well. This year has been the best one for us until now, according to all parameters, but it would be impossible without our big team who works day and night behind the scenes. So thank you people! Our scholars and volunteers, and our donors, none of this would be possible without you and we are immensely proud of everything we achieved together this year!
Read MoreWe got 70 application from P.h.D. students with Bosnian and Herzegovinian origins from all around the world, and from our country as well. As you already know, one of the prizes is called People’s choice award and you will have a chance to pick your favourite until 10th of January 2021. All videos are on our YouTube channel and you will have a chance to vote with simple like on your favourite video. Video with the biggest number of likes on 10th of January gets the People’s choice award. We wish you a good luck!
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