05/05/2022

Research: NGOs in Belarus before and after 2020

After the collapse of the Soviet Union the union countries obtained the possibility to get independent and choose another way of living: democracy. Unfortunately both in theory and in practice the change in regimes is not smooth and easy especially in the face of the rise of authoritarianism, which does not intend to give up […]

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30/04/2022

Basics of infographics: training and workshop for WEASA alumni members

Today more than ever the information flow is so huge that content consumers try to digest the obtained information as quickly as possible. At the same time, the content creators seek to make their content attractive to gain audience, sales revenues, and/or followers. Be it a journalist, a researcher or a communication or media person […]

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21/02/2022

WEASA Fellows selected!

We finally completed the tough selection process of the WEASA Fellowship Program. After careful consideration of the host institutions’ opinions, we selected two bright applications.   Here are the winning projects:  1. “Disinformation and migrants’ integration: the case of Poland”, Olena Shelest Szumilas, Ukraine  The aim of project is to study the problem of the […]

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04/02/2022

WEASA alumni produce new research on Cyberbullying

On January 31st 2022, three WEASA alumni members from different editions presented their research on cyberbullying in North Macedonia and Serbia. The valuable piece of the research caught the attention of the attendees, who shared their appreciation and feedback after the presentation, and demonstrated their deep interest in the topic. The research found out that […]

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26/01/2022

Cyberbullying in North Macedonia and in Serbia. research presentation

For the last decades, human behaviour has been modified due to internet access in many cases even crossing the red lines. One of these red lines is cyberbullying and harassment. The latest research shows that cyberbullying has become a serious issue in North Macedonia and in Serbia. Women and underaged girls suffer from cybercrime because […]

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17/01/2022

WEASA Launches Pilot Fellowship Program

With the support of the Polish American Freedom Foundation WEASA announces the launch of a pilot WEASA Fellowship Program! The long-awaited WEASA Fellowship Program aims to connect talented mid-career professionals, alumni of WEASA, who would like to pursue a specific project in the areas covered by WEASA (technology, digital and cyber security issues, politics and […]

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15/12/2021

WEASA at IGF2021 Internet Governance Forum 

Amazing week with our alumni members from WEASA 2020 and WEASA 2021 editions!  Attending IGF  During the first week of December 2021, the WEASA team and its partners – taking into consideration the fact that these two editions took place online only due to the coronavirus pandemic – initiated a special study tour to Poland, […]

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17/11/2021

Panel discussion: Lies and consequences: Current trends in understanding disinformation in Eastern Partnership and Western Balkans

We are delighted to announce about our panel discussion on “Lies and consequences: Current trends in understanding disinformation in Eastern Partnership and Western Balkans” on November 23rd, from 19:30 CET. The discussion will be featuring WEASA alumni members: Maria Avdeeva, Research Director at the European Expert Association (Ukraine) Elmas Hasanović, Expert in cyber security and […]

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28/10/2021

Special offer to WEASA alumni members: Study tour to Poland

Attention WEASA Alumni members from 2020 and 2021 – Apply for a special study tour to Poland December 6-11 to attend the Internet Governance Forum in Katowice and help us build our alumni activities!  What   We are delighted to announce a special study tour to Poland for 15 WEASA alumni members (from the 2020 & 2021 editions) to Katowice during the 16th Annual Internet […]

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21/07/2021

#WEASA2021: the final day!

The final bold accord of WEASA 2021 was devoted to the investigative journalism and it was presented by one of the bravest investigative journalists in the region Anna Babinets who is the editor-in-Chief of co-founder and editor-in-chief of the independent investigative agency Slidstvo.Info, and also works at OCCRP (Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project). She shined […]

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