PROJECT NAME:

Young Cell Scheme Rounds XIII, XIV, XV

SECTOR:

Public Finance Management & Public Administration

PROJECT VALUE:

Euro 6.000.000.00 (from which EURO 1.500.000,00 governement co-financing)

DURATION:

53 months: 22/05/2022 – 21/10/2026 (IPA 2019 should be extended by 7 months, so in total 60 months)

IMPLEMENTING PARTNER:

Aristoteles University of Thessaloniki, Greece & Institut National du Service Public, France

DIRECT BENEFICIARY:

Office of the Prime Ministeration, Ministry of Internal Affairs, all line ministries and Kosovo government in general, YCS Alumni association

COVERAGE/IMPACT:

Kosovo

OVERALL OBJECTIVE:

To improve the professional capacity of the civil service to better serve Kosovo citizens and meet the obligations arising from the SAA

PROJECT PURPOSES:

Young women, men and minorities are selected, study and graduate from a master’s programme in the EU and then complete three years of work in the Kosovo civil service.

RESULTS:

Result 1: Selection and recruitment of candidates done based on a competitive and merit-based procedure, after which the students complete postgraduate degrees in universities throughout the EU in relevant fields. Result 2: YCS grantees, woman and men, are subsequently employed by the Kosovo institutions, respecting the legal framework and affirmative measures adopted and signed by Kosovo government. Result 3: Monitoring of employment of the previous rounds og YCS and follow-up on the accomplishment of the contractual obligation of graduates in the civil service.