STUDENT FORUM 2025
Consolidating student participation and cross-border cooperation across the Western Balkans and beyond.
The second edition of the Student Forum has arrived.
- 9-10 MAY 2025
- SKOPJE
- Consolidating Regional Presence
The second edition of the Student Forum took place in the heart of Skopje, further consolidating the Forum as a regional platform for student participation and policy development.
Building on the outcomes of the first edition, the 2025 Forum focused on student well-being and addressing long-standing regional barriers to academic mobility through high-level policy dialogue.
Workshops
Targeted sessions on policy writing and advocacy strategies.
Plenaries
Dialogue with regional ministers and education stakeholders.
Cooperation
Strengthening cross-border academic mobility links.
Continuity
Linking high-school and university representation.
The second edition of the Student Forum took place on 9–10 May 2025 in Skopje, North Macedonia, further consolidating the Forum as a regional platform for student participation and policy development. Over the course of two days, the Forum gathered 140 participants from North Macedonia, Albania, Serbia, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Greece, and Montenegro, who took part in plenary sessions, workshops, and thematic working groups.
Building on the outcomes of the first edition, the 2025 Student Forum focused on student participation, well-being, and cross-border cooperation in higher education. Several important normative and policy documents were adopted, including the Student Well-Being Charter, updated Student Forum Resolutions, and the Joint Declaration on the Recognition of Higher Education Diplomas, addressing long-standing regional barriers to academic mobility.
The Forum also resulted in the establishment of the Troika Mechanism, a new coordination framework linking high-school and university student representation, aimed at strengthening continuity, inclusiveness, and long-term student advocacy across different levels of education.
- Impact Overview