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18.08.2015 Pristina |
Arrival in Pristina
Explore the city with our tour guide and visit New Born monument, Old Bazaar, Great Hammam of Pristina and Clock Tower. Enjoy a traditional dinner, followed by a cultural event at Kosovo’s first book café, where we will meet the band gypsy groove. |
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19.08.2015 Pristina |
Swiss-Kosovar Relations, Politics and Student Life
Briefing at the Swiss embassy to talk about diplomatic relations between Kosovo and Switzerland and getting an insight into Switzerland’s role in peace building and human security in Kosovo. Meeting with a government representative to better understand the political situation in Kosovo and the main issues. Spend time with University students and exchange student life experiences through a workshop. |
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20.08.2015 Gracanica/Mitrovica |
Minorities in Kosovo
Meeting with Kosovo Serbs at the Centre for Peace and Tolerance in Gracanica to better understand about their life as a minority. Travel to the divided city of Mitrovica and meet with a local NGO that facilitates contact and dialogue between Albanians and Serbs. |
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21.08.2015 Prizren / Peja/Pec |
Historic City, World Heritage Site and Mountain Life
Explore the historic city of Prizren and meet the organizers of the famous Doku-Fest. Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Patriarchate of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Overnight we will be staying in a home stay in the Rugova Mountains |
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22.08.2015 Valbona Valley |
Natural Beauty
Visit the Valbona Valley a national park of Albania and the river that crosses the valley. Discover the wild and natural beauty by exploring and hiking the mountains around the area. We will spend the day in a guest house where we get to know more about the local people living in that region. |
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23.08.2015 Shkodra |
Cultural Heritage and Religion
Learn about Shkodra city, the city of bikes in Albania and discover the legendary story of the fascinating castle at the lake near the city. Shkodra is considered as the centre of Albanian Islam as it has 17 mosques and offers higher education in religious studies. Representatives of women’s rights in Shkodra will share with us the complexity of women’s issues and religion in the city. Enjoy a welcoming dinner at “Tradita Geg and Toske” restaurant, which is a beautiful traditional Albanian house and offers special traditional food. |
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24.08.2015 Tirana |
Political Life and Recent News
Tirana Travel to the capital city Tirana, which offers an urban lifestyle and where all the political institutions are based. It is the main centre for political, economic and cultural life of the country. The representative from the Ministry of Youth and Social Welfare will share with us the current situation of the youth of Albania. |
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25.08.2015 Tirana |
Minorities and Social Recognition
Roma people are a large community in Albania and Tirana, an estimate claims 100,000 Roma live in this country. Meet experts on this issue and learn about their situation and the role of the government in improving their lives. Get to know the LGBT community in Albania and listen to their stories. The executive director of Aleanca LGBT will inform us about the problems that this community is facing in a post-communist country. |
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26.08.2015 Tirana/Pristina |
Development and Culture
Albania is a fast growing country but still not part of the EU. Talk to representatives of NGO’s working on the development of the country and learn about integration policies of the government. Visit cultural spots of the city, alternative spaces mixed with communist past. Travel back to Pristina in the evening. |
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27.08.2015 Pristina |
Travel back home. |