Education Archives | U.S. Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Slumber Parties at Museums Bring BiH Youth Together

For third year in a row, the Education Center for Democracy and Human Rights CIVITAS BiH, in partnership with the United States Embassy to BiH, organized “Night at the Museum” event. This year, CIVITAS transformed what last year was one night at one museum into a 17-day festival with three “Nights at the Museum” across ...

By U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo | 4 May, 2018 | Topics: Education, Events

Students Have Solutions!

Young people from across BiH demonstrated on May 20th that they want to be a part of solutions for their country and in their communities, presenting project proposals addressing a range of problems through the BiH Project Citizen Showcase. More than 370 students from throughout the country shared their innovative portfolios in which they identified problems ...

By U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo | 21 May, 2017 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Education, Events

Denis Suljakovic Wins BiH Spelling Bee Final Competition

On Saturday, May 13, 17 young people from across BiH, winners of the Regional English-language Spelling Bee Competitions, came to Sarajevo to compete for prizes and the honor of carrying the title Bosnia and Herzegovina’s “Best English-Language Speller.” Denis Suljaković, from Gimnazija „Edhem Mulabdić“ Maglaj, won the first place, Ramiz Begić, from Gimnazija „Muhizin Rizvić“ Kakanj, came ...

By U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo | 14 May, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, Education, Events

Awards Presented to the Winners of the Contest “My Bosnia and Herzegovina – My Heritage”

The BiH Commission to Preserve National Monuments organized an awards ceremony for winners of the contest “My Bosnia and Herzegovina, My Heritage”, which complimented the reconstruction project of the Red Cross Society building of Bosnia and Herzegovina, funded through the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation. The aim of the campaign was for students to creatively ...

By U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo | 27 March, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador's Fund, Culture, Education, Events

Science Slumber Party at the National Museum Brings Youth Together

Ambassador Cormack opened BiH’s second “Night at the Museum” (but first overnight experience) which offered hands-on learning experiences for participants from elementary and secondary schools across BiH. Designed by BiH’s NGO Center for Democracy and Education CIVITAS, and the event’s host the National Museum of BiH, the program gathered over 250 students who spent the ...

By U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo | 24 March, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, Events

Nationwide “Model BiH” Project Engages Youth in the Process of Government and Governing

With support from the U.S. Embassy’s Office of Public Affairs, Sarajevo’s Second Gimnazija played host to Model BiH, which drew together 120 high school students from across BiH to participate in simulated sessions of the BiH state bodies – the House of Representatives, the House of Peoples, the Council of Ministers, and the Presidency of ...

By U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo | 23 March, 2017 | Topics: Education, Events

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