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2018 OSCE scholarship programme at European Innovation Academy
From 8 to 27 July in Turin, 18 finalists of the OSCE Scholarship Programme for young people from the Western Balkans attended the European Innovation Academy (EIA). The selected finalists were immersed in a multicultural ecosystem with professionals and mentors from the world’s top institutions, including business leaders from America, Europe and Asia, to help talents emerge and make a difference in society. The OSCE Scholarship Programme is sponsored by the Italian 2018 OSCE Chairmanship in the framework of the project YDEAS (Young Developers and Entrepreneurs to Advance Start-ups in the Western Balkans) managed by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA).
European Innovation Academy (EIA) environment ready to welcome hundreds of students from all over the world, Turin, 8 July 2018. (European Innovation Academy (EIA))
Brunilda (second from the right), one of the YDEAS awardees from Albania, during the first day of the academy, Turin, 9 July 2018. (European Innovation Academy (EIA))
Participants of the European Innovation Academy at one of the brainstorming sessions, Turin, 11 July 2018. (European Innovation Academy (EIA))
Learning about the meaning of Product Market Fit during the 3rd day of the academy, Turin, 12 July 2018. (European Innovation Academy (EIA))
Zaid Haque, Senior Program Manager at Amazon, providing students with all the possible ways how to prototype their idea and validate it afterwards, Turin, 13 July 2018. (European Innovation Academy (EIA))
Teams sketching and diagramming the digital prototype, Turin, 16 July 2018. (European Innovation Academy (EIA))
Oltjana, YDEAS awardee from Albania, whose team was selected among the top ten teams of the 2018 EIA in Turin, 27 july 2018. (European Innovation Academy (EIA))
The finalists of the OSCE scholarship programme “YDEAS” pose for a family photo at the European Innovation Academy, Turin, 13 July 2018. (European Innovation Academy (EIA))