27.09.2016

Breakfast with STIKK member companies and member companies of the German-Kosovo Economic Chamber (OEGJK)

Today, on 27th of September 2016, the traditional breakfast meeting organized by STIKK in cooperation with OEGJK is happening.

The breakfast meeting with member companies of STIKK and member companies of OEGJK was opened by the Board President of STIKK – Mr. Mentor Sahiti and the Executive Director of OEGJK – Mr. Albert Matoshi.

Member companies of STIKK and member companies of OEGJK are participating at this meeting, where they are discussing topics related to potential collaborations and development of the IT sector.

In addition, member companies of STIKK are discussing about creation of more opportunities in exporting their services and creating a more suitable system in doing that. This system would positively impact the increase of efficiency because it would allow companies to have an automatic form through which companies would operate faster and be more accessible in the market.

Furthermore, it was emphasized that OEGJK will work on prioritizing the IT sector in order for the partnership to be more sustainable. This partnership will also enhance the creation of job opportunities, a factor which directly impacts the development of economy in general.

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26.09.2016

Second Steering Committee Meeting in Istog

The second Steering Committee Meeting of the EU financed project, “Harnessing innovation & entrepreneurship in cross-border region of Kosovo (KS) and Montenegro (MNE)”.

Today, on 26th of September 2016, the Steering Committee meeting is being held in CBC Innovation Hub in Istog, as part of the “Harnessing innovation & entrepreneurship in cross-border region of Kosovo (KS) and Montenegro (MNE)” project, financed by EU, implemented from Kosovo ICT Association (STIKK) and Syri i Vizionit, in cooperation with Tourist Organization Berane and IT Cluster Montenegro.

Participants of the meetings are officials of the Municipality of Istog, representatives of the project from both sides of the cross-border region, Kosovo and Montengero.

This meeting is being directed by Mr. Lorik Mullaademi – Project Manager, who is explaining all the details of the work process and achievements until the actual stage and expected results until the end of the project.

As such, the first steps of the project are being discussed, where presentations at high schools of the Dukagjini region with the aim to inform students about the project’s objectives are mentioned; study visit at Val Di Fassa; activities of CBC Innovation Hub such as trainings and workshops in Istog and Berane, which prepares youth to contribute in developing tourism sector through the use of technology, and at the same time positively impact the development of economy.

In addition, during the meeting, all participants are discussing their opinions and ideas in regards to activities, which are focused in preparing youth to engage in developing the tourism sector on online platforms.

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07.09.2016

STIKK Education opens the application for the second generation!

The main goal of STIKK Education is to increase the capacities in the sector of ICT through professional and competent trainings, specifically designed to meet the needs of the local industry, while keeping on with international technology trends.

You can be part of STIKK Education by registering online @ stikk.education/register. Deadline for applying is March 31, 2016.

STIKK Education will implement 2 training cycles and other supplementary project activities as foreseen in the activity plan below in a 12-month period 2016-2017. Through the trainings, the young IT enthusiasts will gain specific skill-sets that are currently key on the local and European Union market by successfully mastering over curricula that are in full compliance with the European e-Competence Framework 3.0, which is an initiation of multi-stakeholders from the European ICT sector in order to identify and standardize skills that are currently needed in the market, and which has also been prioritized by the local ICT companies to implement.

During the second half of our training programme, 45 young IT enthusiasts will go through intensive training in these three profiles: IT Management, Mobile Development (iOS), and Software Engineering (Java). 3 months of internship will be provided to successful trainees at STIKK member companies, which will help them put to practice the newly acquired skills and showcase their skills to potential employers.

The total fee for attending one training profile is 200 EURO.

For further information, please refer to the Terms and Conditions: https://stikk.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Terms_and_Conditions_-_STIKK_Education.pdf

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