GARIWO

On Wednesday, 13.01.2010 in NGO Gariwo and Foundation Imam petlju Gariwo have organized another session of meetings with ambassadors in their offices. On this occasion, H.E. Tomas Szunyog, Ambassador of Czech Republic in Sarajevo talked to students about the available opportunities of studying in Czech Republic and in EU countries.

H.E. Mr. Szunyog spoke about scholarship and grant opportunities through International Visegrad Fund, established by Visegrad group composed of Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary, a fund with a budget of 5 million Euros for scholarship and grant programs. He emphasized that the Embassy of Czech Republic in Sarajevo has, in cooperation with B&H Ministry of Civil Affairs, developed a web portal studirajvani.ba which contains relevant information about study and scholarship opportunities in EU and the world for B&H students. Moreover, the Embassy of Czech Republic in Sarajevo awards 25 to 30 scholarships to B&H students for studying in the Czech Republic.

In the discussion with the students which followed great interest was shown for the mentioned topics. Hence, the Ambassador together with Mr. Ognjen Grego, spokesperson of the Embassy of Czech Republic offered additional information to participants' detailed questions related to pre-conditions and processes of receiving scholarships, particular areas of study, recognition of B&H diplomas and so on.

More information about study opportunities that were discussed in the Meeting with Ambassador can be found at the following websites:

Embassy of Czech Republic in Sarajevo
http://www.mzv.cz/sarajevo/

International Visegrad Fund
http://www.visegradfund.org

Web portal Studirajvani.ba
http://www.studirajvani.ba

Central European Exchange Program for University Studies
http://www.ceepus.info