Day 1 Thursday, October 22
10:00-15:00 Arrival to Prishtina, Kosovo
14:00-16:00 Welcome lunch
18:00-19:00 Meetings with organizer
19:00-20:00 Dinner, Restaurant ‘Ciao’
Day 2 Friday, October 23
14:00-15:00 Registration
Address: Kosovo Institute of Journalism & Communication, Mazgit/Obilic,
next to Sultan Murat's Tomb, Prishtina, Kosovo
15:00-15:45 Welcome Speech by Organizers:
Mr. Obrad Savić (KIJAC, Chair for International Cooperation, Prishtine)
Guests Speech:
Mr. Wolfgang Klotz, (Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Berlin, Germany: Director of the Office Southeastern Europe, Belgrade, Serbia)
Ms. Bea Klotz, (Head of the Central and Eastern European Online Library, C.E.E.O.L, Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
15:45–16:30 First Session: Promoting Democracy under Conditions of State Fragility
Introduction: Mr. Wolfgang Klotz, “Network of European Thought: The Mission of the Heinrich Böll Stiftung in the Southeastern Europe and Kosovo.”
Debates with the Professors, Students, and NGO Representatives
Moderator: Mr. Obrad Savic (KIJAC, Prishtina)
16:30-16:45 Coffee break
16:45-17:30 Second Session: Kosovo’s Publisher and European Networking: How to reach additional worldwide readerships
Introduction: Ms. Bea Klotz, “The Mission of the C.E.E.O.L in Kosovo: Technical and logistical support for the future networking with Europe”
Debates with the Publishers, Editors, Journalists and Students
Moderator: Lazar Stojanovic (KIJAC, Prishtina)
17:30-17:45 Coffee break
17:45-19:15 Third Session: Self-Representation of the Book Publishers, Editors of the Journals, Members of Academic Community and NGO Representatives from Kosovo, Albania and Macedonia
Participants: Prof. Fatos Tarifa (Director, Institute of Social and Policy Studies, European University of Tirana, Albania. Editor-in-Chief of the Journal, Sociological Analysis); Prof. Uros Lipuscek (Dean of the AAB University, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal “Thesis Kosova”, Prishtina); Mr. Kapllan Halimi (Director of Department for Development Coordination and European Integration, Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Prishtina); Prof. William Wechsler, (Instructor International relations, Law, and Public Policy, American University in Prishtina); Prof. Arber Celiku (Asdreni Publisher, Skopje, Macedonia); Mr. Rexhep Bajrami, (European Initiative of Kosovo, Journal Europe, Prishtina); Dr. Alejtin Berisha (University Colleg Universum: e- AGA XHITE”College”. Executive Director, Universum Institute for Economic and Social Studies Publishing House Universum Press, Universum Journal and SEE Economic Policy Research Journal, Prishtina, Kosovo); Mr. Durim Hasaj, PR and Ms. Bukurije Haliti, Chef of Catalogue Department (The National and University Library, Prishtina); Mr. Adrian Arifaj (Publishing Section, Kosovo Foundation for Open Society, Prishtina); Mr. Shkelzen Maliqi (Philosopher, Editor-in-Chief of the Theoretical Journal “MM”); Mr. Baton Domi and Mr. Genc Salihu (Books store Distributor, Dit’e a Nat / Day and Night, Prishtina); Ms. Eli Krasniqi ( The Institute for Social and Cultural Studies, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal Alter Habitus); Ms. Besa Luci, (Youth Initiative for Human Rights, Prishtina Office); (We are waiting for other confirmations! Moderator: Gjergj Filipaj (KIJAC, Prishtina)
19:15-20:00 Guest visitors debates with the Publishers, Editors, Journalist, and Students from Kosovo