Sjećate se odluke koja je promijenila vaš život u potpunosti?
Upravo takvu odluku je donijelo oko 150 mladih osoba iz BiH, zainteresovanih za IT/STEM kada su se prijavili za Mentorski program, prošlog mjeseca.
Prijavi se za ulogu mentora u Mentorskom programu i budi odskočna daska onima koji tek kreću na put, kojim ti već odlučno ideš. Bilo da dolaziš iz IT/STEM industrije ili ne, prijavi se ukoliko osjećaš da možeš doprinijeti!
Read MoreFor the first time ever, we organized BH Professionals meetup in Dubai. This wonderful city is a center for many world-class companies and we were more than happy to see people from our country working for them. At the meetup, we hosted more than 20 professionals who are entrepreneurs, but who also work for Rolls-Royce, Government of Dubai, Ericsson, Walter, Insider, Hewlett-Packard, and other amazing companies.
Read MoreBH Futures Foundation was well represented in Boston at the Symposium: Equality, Progress and Economic Development in BiH and Neighboring States. Momcilo Amovic and Eddie Custovic presented the incredible work our foundation is doing to empower youth and build economic prosperity through capacity building, the bottom up approach. Five panelists presented their current work and its relevancy in economic development in BiH and USA.
Read MoreWe are very proud of being this year's partners of the Data Science Conference in Belgrade, which is the biggest and most famous event of its kind in our region. Last week, eight of our scholars went to Belgrade - Andrej, Denis, Emir, Ivana, and Ognjen as volunteers, while Emina Mersiha and Dzenita attended as participants.
Read MoreAt the beginning of November, we announced the second intake of scholars for this year. Since we are growing as a Foundation in every sense, the number of scholarship applications we receive grows as well. Dozens of bright young people applied and we had a tough time picking out the best of the best.
Read MoreBosnia & Herzegovina Futures Foundation has again shown incredible leadership and with its partners New England Friends of Bosnia & Herzegovina and the Bosnia & Herzegovina American Academy of Arts & Science hosted the largest Bosnia & Herzegovina Professionals Networking & Business Forum in Boston, MA, USA. The gathering was the first of its kind in Boston and brought together more than 70 professionals from academia, private industry, government, healthcare together with numerous senior leaders representing companies from Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Read MoreAn interactive hands-on "Arduino for Beginners" workshop was held in Zavidovici on November 16, which aimed to introduce high school students to the world of programming and electronics. The workshop was held within the Informatics classroom at the gymnasium “Rizah Odzecic” by BH Futures Foundation's outreach program team.
Read MoreWe want to express our gratitude to Mr. Namik Hrle, who managed to find time for our scholar and motivate them with his meaningful words. We claim that, while there are such individuals who have a desire to sit and talk to young people, give them directions for success, the future of our country will be bright.
Read MoreFondacija budućnosti u Bosni i Hercegovini (BH Futures Foundation), u partnerstvu sa MarketMakers, zvanično je pokrenula “Making Markets work for the new generation in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, jedan od najvećih mentorskih programa za mlade u regiji.
Read MoreLast week we had a webinar with Dževad and this Thursday some of our scholars had the opportunity to directly chat with him at DKR – German Robotics Centre in Tuzla, and hear details regarding his magnificent work experience, some interesting moments he encountered as well as advice on how to achieve success in business life. He explained the whole motivational and inspirational story about his path towards science and business. He also shared useful tips on starting the business today, as it is usually not as simple as people think.
Read MoreOur scholar Ivana Čulić was given the opportunity to visit The world No. 1 trade fair for plastics and rubber in Dusseldorf, K2019. The fair is held every 3 years, and that is why all the biggest companies are preparing their innovations and products for it. This year's motto was: Plastics shape future and hot topics were Circular economy, Plastics industry 4.0 and Renewable energy.
Read MoreRiding 85 km from Sydney to Wollongong to raise funds to educate youth in Bosnia & Herzegovina: Lejla Seperovic, a proud BH Futures Foundation Ambassador.
Read MoreSarajevo. On Friday, as a part of the English and Soft Skills lesson, I had a task to do a presentation, where we could choose a topic of our interest. I decided to do a presentation on the topic: “Aspire to Inspire – Bosnia & Herzegovina Futures Foundation”, as an endless source of my inspiration and motivation for everything I do.
Read MoreHas anyone ever asked you about your goals, plans and wishes you want to fulfil before you become 88 years old? Well, the answer is most possibly ‘No!’. However, it was one of the first questions for our 13 scholars who attended the Breakfast and Meeting with Mr. Sejo Jahić on last Friday morning.
Read MoreHello, my name is Almedin Beganović and I am the first-year student of Information Technology at International Burch University in Sarajevo. During the last month my team and I traveled over 1500km all around BIH to educate youth about 3D printing and 3D modeling, but also to teach them to apply gained knowledge on solving problems. Workshops were held in 5 cities, with 5 hosts and partners.
Read MoreGermany has the largest BiH diaspora and we welcomed a large group of diverse, open and authentic professionals on this rainy Sunday afternoon in Restaurant Sarajevo traveling from Cologne, Dortmund, Nijmegen (Holland) and other key cities. Our friends from the Pangea-Netwerk made time to join to further collaborate and build synergies.
Read MoreDuring EU Code Week, the IT Girls initiative in Bosnia and Herzegovina, organized the largest and first-ever female hackathon with over 80 participants, split into 18 teams. The project was supported by the EU in Bosnia and Herzegovina, UN Women, UNDP, UNICEF, and the event was held at HUB387. The fact we are proud of is that our two scholars not only participated in the hackathon but have shown outstanding performance. Dženita Đulović was the part of the winning team and Mersiha Ćeranić was their mentor on the competition.
Read MoreOn the 12th of October, the second module “Design” was officially introduced to the participants by our member Vildana Hrnjić. As our main Graphic Designer, she introduced students to the basics of Adobe Illustrator.
Read MoreSuccessful Bosnians & Herzegovinians live all over the world. Some of the most successful reside in Silicon Valley, the innovation hub of the world. BH Futures Foundation organised a meetup event in San Jose, California to bring together professionals who draw their roots from Bosnia & Herzegovina. Some of them may be familiar to us through community activities while others are going about their careers without much interaction. Check out what we got up to.
Read MoreEarlier this week our Foundation Founder Eddie Custovic and Board Member Damir Mitric visited Perth in Western Australia. They were invited by the Bosnia Youth Network of Perth to attend the screening of the documentary film Return to Bosnia which was followed by a Q&A session with the audience.
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