Milan Babić

WBAA member since: 04/01/2022

Member of which WBAA team: Transition from Higher education to labour market and professional life

My engagement with WBAA so far:

1. Training of Strategic and Action Planning, and Writing Public Policies, as a Mechanism of Public Advocacy - March 03rd-06th, 2022. - participant
2. "United Youth for Green Western Balkan” - May 12th-15th, 2022. - participant
3. How to become digital Marketer - May 19th-22nd, 2022 - project coordinator
4. Decision making training & students mentorship May 26th-29th, 2022 - participant
5. JOB - Application Preparation Simulation - October 6th-09th, 2022. - participant
6. WBAA Sustainability in Fashion and Food Industry as a part of the EU Green Deal and the UN Agenda 2030 strategies, and the role of Western Balkans - February 23rd-26th, 2023 - participant
7. WB6 EnviroMental Citizenship and SDGs Training - May 11th-14th, 2023. - project coorganiser

What is your motivation for applying for this position to become a board member for one of the relevant chapters?

I am deeply passionate about the mission and values of this organisation and I believe in the positive impact it has on the community. I am very excited to take this oportunity of serving as a board member because I believe I can make a meaningful contribution by activating members and leveraging my demonstrated leadership skills, gained as an active member and project participant/organisator/coordinator. I am committed to fostering collaboration and driving innovation within chapters, aligning with our organisation's goals and vision. I see the board position as an opportunity to work closely with like-minded individuals who share a common vision for the organisation's growth and success. I know I can bring a valuable set of skills and expertise to the board that will contribute to the organisation's success, such as: strategic vision, project management, team leadership, effective communication, network.

What are your plans as a board member (what is your plan of action for the period you are elected)?

As a dedicated member of the WBAA for the past year and a half, I have observed that some fellow members may not be as actively engaged in the organisation's activities as they could be. I intend to address this issue by initiating discussions with both WBAA members and colleagues selected for the Serbian Chapter. My aim is to collaboratively devise an action plan. Since I have extensive background in project management and coordination, my primary objective will be to enhance the quality of our projects. This approach is particularly pertinent given the rising number of applications we are receiving. As the WBAA is a rapidly evolving organisation, it is imperative that we elevate the standard of our projects to match our growth trajectory. My final action item pertains to actively engaging in the team restructuring process, which was among the key resolutions adopted during the most recent General Assembly meeting. Given thatI would be one of the 12 national representitives, the action plans of other representatives should be added to these plans, for the reason that we represent one team.

What skills and qualities do you bring to this position?

I will bring excellent communication skills gained in participating, organising and coordinating numerous projects. This includes confidently speaking in front of diverse audiences, efficiently supervising tasks, making objective assessments, and ensuring clear and assertive information transmission when necessary. Moreover, my time managment skills will contribute to this position.

Describe yourself in three words:

responsible, leader, proactive

Miloš Dinić

WBAA member since: 04/10/2019

Member of which WBAA team: none

My engagement with WBAA so far: I have been participating in many WBAA projects since 2019. I am an active member who is promoting WBAA and inviting new members to join.

What is your motivation for applying for this position to become a board member for one of the relevant chapters?

As an active member who is in touch with most of the members, in gratitude to WBAA for the knowledge and friends I have in Western Balkan, I would like to give something back to the organisation and to improve it. I think we are all evolving and my experience could help to WBAA to grow.

What are your plans as a board member (what is your plan of action for the period you are elected)?

I would like to organise activities connected with the goals of the organisation, to promote opportunities among young people and to share experience of the members.

What skills and qualities do you bring to this position?

I have been in WBAA almost since the beginning. I have experience in leading as I was a president of 1 department in the student association. I have been a member of Student Parliament and board member of Council of High School Students in city of Nis. I have experience in Finance and Strategic operation.

Describe yourself in three words:

Creative, organised, social

Milan Stojanović

WBAA member since: 15/02/2018

Member of which WBAA team: Transition from Higher education to labour market and professional life

My engagement with WBAA so far:

My engagement with WBAA for the period 2018 - 2022 (highlights):

Participation in important WBAA events:

1. WBAA Kick-off Meeting, Ohrid, March, 2018.
2. 1st WBAA General Assembly, Tirana, March, 2019
3. 1st WBAA Team Meeting, Skopje, June, 2019.
4. 2nd WBAA Team Meeting, virtual, 2020
5. 2nd WBAA General Assembly, virtual, March, 2021
6. 3rd WBAA General Assembly, Pristina, April, 2022
7. 17th WBAA Board Meeting, Tivat, June, 2022
8. Work on the publication of a book chapter entitled “WBAA as Positive Deviance” with a renowned publisher Springer, which is part of a book series “Facilitation in Complexity”.

Project Coordinator:

1. September 13-15th, 2019: WBAApreneurs: Future Western Balkans Entrepreneurs
2. November 14-17th, 2019: Let’s improve WBAA visibility together (WBAA Design Weekend)
3. August 26-29th, 2021: WBAA Leadership and Team Development training
4. October 14-17th, 2021: Public Speaking Training – yes, we all need it!
5. March 03-06th, 2022: Training of Strategic and Action Planning, and Writing Public Policies, as a Mechanism of Public Advocacy. Project Co-organiser:
6. May 26-29th, 2022: Problem Solving and Decision-Making Training.

My engagement with WBAA in 2023 (detailed):

1. On behalf of WBAA, participation at the Final Conference of the EUSAIR4YOUTH Project, Albania, January, 2023.
2. On behalf of WBAA, participation at the AI-NURECC PLUS High Level Conference: "Youth Skills for an innovative, Sustainable and Inclusive Adriatic-Ionian Region", North Macedonia, January, 2023.
3. Participation at the WBAA project "Sustainability in Fashion and Food Industry as a part of the EU Green Deal and the UN Agenda 2030 strategies, and the role of Western Balkans Countries", Serbia, February, 2023.
4. Participation at the WBAA General Assembly in Belgrade, March, 2023.
5. Participation at the WBAA project ”WWW - WBAA Website Workshop”, Montenegro, March, 2023.
6. Participation at the WBAA outreach event ”High Level Event for on Sustainable Development in the Western Balkans”, Albania, March, 2023.
7. Co-organiser and participation at the WBAA project ”Soft Skills in Digital Communication”, Serbia, April 2023.
8. Participation at the WBAA project ”WB6 EnvironMental Citizenship and SDGs Training”, Serbia, May 2023.
9. Participation at the WBAA project ”Communication and negotiation skills for better mentorship by WBAA members and Erasmus+ promotion”, North Macedonia, May 2023.
10. On behalf of WBAA, participation at the ”8th Annual EUSAIR (EU Strategy for Adriatic Ionian Region) Forum”, Bosnia & Herzegovina, May 2023.
11. Participation at the WBAA outreach event ”ASAF General Forum”, Kenya, June, 2023.
12. Participation at the WBAA outreach event ”NEO Networking Meeting”, Belgium, June, 2023.
13. Co-organiser and participation at the WBAA project ”EU's Green Agenda WBAA Forum - (Self Branding Training)”, Serbia, June 2023.
14. Participation at the WBAA project ”Digital Entrepreneurship and Self Development”, Montenegro, June/July, 2023.

What is your motivation for applying for this position to become a board member for one of the relevant chapters?

Regional above national and local! Our goal is to join the EU together as the region of the Western Balkans, so, as my dear friend Renata likes to say: "let's adopt a Regional approach and move beyond silos". As a WBAA Board member, I am super motivated to continue my active contribution in engaging new members from the entire region. People who know me well, also know that I am targeting new WBAA members everywhere, during travels, at the airport, BlaBlaCar rides, buses, conferences and even at parties. Every young person of the Western Balkans matters, every part of the Western Balkans matters and every part of Serbia matters. I am free to say that for the last two years I made a huge effort to move out WBAA only from Belgrade and I did my best to bring WBAA to all parts of Serbia, and not only. Within the WBAA community, which today counts over 1.000 registered members, a Serbian chapter is a leader in the number of active members, leader in number of implemented projects and leader in participation in WBAA projects of other WBAA chapters. Pancevo has become the unofficial WBAA capital and the recruiting centre for active WBAA members and WBAA functionaries from the entire Region. Extremely big and hard work is behind it.. Also, I am working actively on involving active and motivated WBAA members in other regional organisations, primarily in the Adriatic-Ionian Youth Network. That's why I am asking you for your support to continue with my duty and what I really enjoy.

What are your plans as a board member (what is your plan of action for the period you are elected)?

As a WBAA Board member I will work on: Engaging and activating as many members as possible from the Serbian chapter (membership analysis). Continuation of work on the WBAA formalisation. Continuation of work on reconstruction and increasing the efficiency of WBAA teams. Support to regional WBAA projects dealing with increasing interaction within the Western Balkans region, providing skills to members of our organisation and improving and internationalising higher education in Serbia. Raising awareness of regional solidarity and sustainable development. Increasing the employability of our members. Empower young people through counseling related to their academic and professional development. Support for Serbia in the EU integration process.

What skills and qualities do you bring to this position?

Decision making skills, project management skills, research skills, leadership skills, communication skills, sustainable development knowledge, teamwork, business development skills, scientific experience, rich mobility experience, regional approach, huge regional and international network, collaboration with other alumni networks from the region and beyond.

Describe yourself in three words:

Collaborative, flexible and supportive.