Workshop held on the theme ''Corruption in BiH''
As part of the project "Introducing anti-corruption measures at universities in BiH", which is implemented by Vesta Association, with the financial support of EU, the first capacity building workshop took place on 13 May 2011, at the Peace Flame House in Tuzla. The theme was "Corruption in BiH". Participants of the workshop were members of Vesta project team and OKC Banja Luka, as well as project associates, Students' Parliament Banja Luka and Youth Movement Revolt from Tuzla.
The trainer at this workshop was Executive Director of Transparency International BiH, Mr. Srđan Blagovčanin, who informed participants about the main terms related to perception, and the types of corruption, focusing on the field of education, and updated statistical data for BiH. Through the workshop assignments, framework was set for the research to be carried out within the project, as well as guidelines for its implementation.
The next capacity building workshop will be held on 27 May in Banja Luka on the theme „Use of media in combating corruption", when participants will be trained by Ms Ivana Korajlic, spokesperson of Transparency International BiH.
With a view to contribute to the capacity building of civil society and government institutions in their combat against corruption at universities in BiH, Vesta Association, in partnership with Omladinski komunikacioni centar OKC from Banja Luke, is implementing the project „Introducing anti-corruption measures at universities in BiH“. The project is being implemented at the Universities of Tuzla and Banja Luka in 2011 and 2012, with the financial support of the European Union under the IPA program.
The objective of this project is to provide to students of Tuzla and Banja Luka Universities an efficient system for detection of corruption and systematic addressing of this problem, and to ensure that, by the end of 2012, these two Universities have Program of measures to prevent and combat corruption, developed jointly by all interest groups.
