Innovation Center Kosovo - Business Tuesday

The Norwegian novelist, Per Petterson, tells stories of life in the remote parts of Norway. In an interview for the Economist, he describes his authorship as being based on the typically Norwegian longing for silence and solitude, as well as on his solidarity with the working class. The ”existentialist” Per Petterson was awarded the Dublin IMPACT award in 2007, and Petterson reveals that this...

Give your children a Norwegian summer of fun and learning.

This weekend, Startup Weekend was arranged in Prishtina. Young, enthusiastic entrepreneurs came together to start businesses in 54 hours, with great success. Here you can watch the film from SW Prishtina 2011.

The largest tournament in the world for youth, Norway Cup, is arranged each summer in Oslo. The tournament is a melting pot with youths from the four corners of the world, meeting fellow footballers and making new friends. 30.000 participants from 49 nations are going to play football in Norway next summer, in the fortieth edition of Norway Cup.

Albanians make up the vast majority of the inhabitants of Kosovo, with 93%, while 5.3 % are Kosovo Serbs. Bosniacs, Gorani, Montenegrins, Ashkali, Egyptians, Roma, Turks and Croats make up the remaining population. . This article will focus on the Kosovo Croats. Ambassador Braathu visited Janjevo, one of the villages in Kosovo where Kosovo Croats are living today.

Zubin Potok is a municipality located north of the Ibar river in the northern part of Kosovo, a region that for the time being operates outside the framework of Kosovo institutions. Ambassador Braathu visited Zubin Potok in order to familiarize himself with the local political situation and to view recently completed Norwegian Embassy assistance projects.

On the Conference on Governement Priorities and Capacity Development Needs, held in Prishtina 10. November, Ambassador Braathu held a speech, the opening remarks. He underlined the importance of the civil service.

This year, the Norwegian Embassy has supported and funded several projects in the Municipality of Decan, in western Kosovo. Ambassador Braathu visited the municipality – to meet the Mayor and the people of Decan, and in order to inaugurate the projects the Embassy had supported. In addition, Decan municipality is a “special” municipality in that Norwegian social-anthropologist, Berit Backer, di...

Do you want to start a business in Kosovo? And you do not know how to begin? Read this for advice.

A commemoration of 150th anniversary of Fridtjof Nansen’s birth took place today, on October 7, 2011, at the Amphitheatre of the National Library in Pristina, Kosovo. In a series of speeches, distinguished guests have outlined the great contribution that Nansen has given as a scientist, explorer, diplomat, statesman and humanist.