SOP – School of Youth Policy is a half-year course comprised of 40 hours of interactive classes (lectures, workshops, discussion) with a range of over 50 practical activities for around 20 school attendants per school (young people between 18 and 26 years of age). In 2004, Schools have been opened in Banja Luka, Bihac, Mostar, Sarajevo, Zenica and Zvornik with over 130 students in total.

The first generation Youth Policy School (ŠOP), under the patronage of the Mayor of Sarajevo, was opened in November 2002. The total of 29 participants completed the 6-month course, i.e., attended over 40 hours of inter-active training, had over 150 hours of practical activities and 900 hours of volunteer work. The best students had the chance to participate at the seminars in France, Germany, Slovenia, Italy and Switzerland . 15 participants of ŠOP have worked afterwards on small, temporary or permanents tasks in OIA and other NGOs, and one group established and registered their won NGO that started its activities in 2003. A team of 8 ŠOP graduates was additionally educated on peer education and in a special module of workshop called “Active Youth”, upon which they have been engaged, in cooperation with the City of Sarajevo, on the project of workshop in secondary schools in Sarajevo.

Given the excellent results and its specific nature, ŠOP continued training the second generation in November 2003, when 105 young people applied, out of whom 32 went through the program and finished School in June 2004.

With support of Swedish Olof Palma and Open Society Fund in March 2004 OIA opened 5 regional Schools of youth policy in Banja Luka, Bihac, Mostar, Sarajevo, Zenica and Zvornik. OIA got around 400 applications and 130 of them became student in the School. The regional school has the same curricula as Sarajevo School, but with addition of the follow up activities after the teaching phase. The Regional Schools are running under the patronage of the Mayor of Banja Luka (Banja Luka School), Minister of Education Una-Sana Canton (Bihac School), Prime Minister of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton (Mostar), Mayor of Zenica (Zenica School) and Mayor of Zvornik (Zvornik School).

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		Over 200 ‘Active Youth’ workshops organized in high schools in this year (October) During the autumn OIA continued the realization of the ‘Active Youth’ workshops which had for a goal informing of high school students in Bosnia and... [more...]
		ŠOP: The results of the project Active youth for the first semester (1 July) In the framework of the School of Youth Policy, in 2005 OIA has conducted realization of 90-minute workshops 'Active youth' in high schools. The goal... [more...]
		Evaluation seminar of the Regional schools of youth policy (22. and 23.12.) The final evaluation of the Regional schools of youth policy was held in Sarajevo on Decembar 22 and 23. Participants of ŠOP from Bihać, Banja Luka... [more...]
		Certificates for the 2nd generation of SOP attendants (28 June) Sarajevo, 28 June (7 P.M.) – certificate presentation ceremony for the 2 nd generation of SOP (School of Youth Policy) attendants. School Coordinator Jan Zlatan... [more...]
		Public Advocacy Workshops in Regional SOPs (12. and 19. 06.) Within the regional youth policy schools (SOP), after 12 weeks of theoretical lectures in the field of youth policy, and after many practical activities members of 5... [more...]
		Youth Policy Schools opened in Banja Luka, Bihac, Mostar, Zenica and Zvornik (03.) In the period from 10th till 12th March five BiH cities: Banja Luka, Bihac, Mostar, Zenica and Zvornik had the opening ceremonies of Youth Policy Schools... [more...]
		Youth Policy School in Sarajevo – Public Advocacy Workshop (02.-03.03.) Public Advocacy Workshop was organized by Youth Information Agency and held in Fojnica on March 2nd and 3rd for about 30 students of the second generation... [more...]