The final stage of the Balkan Youth Thinkathon 2023 was completed with the visit of the two top teams’ visit of the NATO HQ in the last days of the semester. There, the winning team had the chance to present their idea in front of NATO representatives. The idea of Balkans Peace Games structured according to NATO divisions suggested an innovative way to promote knowledge about NATO skills and operations.
In September, AUBG hosted a unique initiative that brought together 18 university students from across the Balkan region. The Balkan Youth Thinkathon was organized by the Center for Information, Democracy, and Citizenship (CIDC) and the Department of Politics and European Studies at AUBG in cooperation with NATO Public Diplomacy Division. The innovative idea comes from the “hack” weekend challenges where participants need to come up with a business-oriented solution, however, this time they had to think of a communication strategy that would stimulate discussions about NATO among Balkan youth.
