Programme of the event 

Agenda
All hours displayed are EEST (CEST -1)

Friday
14:00 - 00:00 Check in - Hotel Old Town
Street Emanoil Ungureanu number 2

20:00 - 22:00 Dinner

Saturday
08:00 - 09:00 Breakfast
09:00 - 09:30 Arrival at conference venue - Hotel Continental
Boulevard Revolution of December 1989 number 2A
09:30 - 10:00 Welcome session: Renewing education: a liberal approach in the Balkans
Ines Holzegger (LYMEC), Raimar Wagner (FNF), Ioana Abaseaca (USRT)
10:00 - 10:30 The youth strategy of the city of Timisoara, Mr. Dominic Fritz, Mayor
10:30 - 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 - 13:00 Consultation results - country reports for Romania, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ines Holzegger (LYMEC), Eleni Siapikoudi (YLG), Anes Hodzic (FMNS), Adrian Popescu
(USRT), Ilinca Ghiza (USRT)
13:00 - 15:00 Lunch
15:00 - 17:00 Expert lecture: How can we renew education in the Balkans?
17:00 - 20:00 Departure from the conference venue & free time
20:00 - 22:00 Dinner
22:00 - 02:00 Social night out

Sunday
08:00 - 10:00 Breakfast
10:00 - 12:00 Walking tour of the city centre of Timisoara

12:00 Check out - Hotel Old Town

This tripartite initiative aims to provide decision makers across Balkan states with a list
of policy proposals on how to achieve a more liberal agenda on education. The project is mainly
focused on young people aged 14-34 who are undergoing high school or university studies, have
already graduated or are part of an ongoing learning process. Our project consists firstly of an
ample consultation phase where we aim to gather replies from at least 1,000 young persons in
the region. In the second phase of this project, the replies gathered will be discussed with experts
and in the final phase we will formulate a list of policy proposals which will be transmitted to
the Ministries of Education of the countries involved and to the members of Parliaments part of
Education Committees. Our project’s final outcome will be a list of at least 5 policy proposals
through which we want to liberalize education for young persons and further cooperation on this
topic in Europe. We also strive to push governments to give 6% of GDP for Education.

The organizers of this project, under the leadership of LYMEC - European Liberal Youth, are USR Tineret (Romania), Nasa Stranka Youth (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Young Liberals Greece.

Timeline of the project: 

February 2021 – July 2021
*Location: Online (Feb – Jun), Timisoara (Jul)
*Event format: Hybrid (online + offline workshops and meetings)
*Targeted audience: 1,000 young persons, 10 experts on education, 3 ministers of Education, liberal
members of Parliaments from Education Committees.