Open Society Education Programs - South East Europe

Open Society Education Programs - South East Europe (OSEP-SEE)

"The Open Society Institute and network of national foundations established by George Soros support programs in education at all levels throughout the countries of South East Europe. OSEP-SEE was established in 2001 to coordinate the network's education and youth initiatives in the region and to provide technical support as needed. OSEP-SEE operates as an independent unit of the Zavod IRC, a non-profit, educational organization in Slovenia.

"OSEP-SEE is part of the Open Society Institute's broader Education Support Program, whose role is to facilitate and inform the pursuit of education change and national policy development in line with the open society mission. This approach to education emphasizes teaching and learning that develops human potential, systemic change, cost-effective and sustainable solutions, a focus on equity and quality, and democratic governance.

"OSEP-SEE works closely with the South East European Education Cooperation Network, which was established in 2000 under the umbrella of the Stability Pact Task Force on Education and Youth.


 * Director, Terrice Bassler
 * Program Manager, Suzana Gerzina
 * Information Manager, Teja Rek
 * Administrative Assistant, Katja Debeljak

Steering Group
Accessed September 2007:


 * Elvis Ali (Macedonia)
 * Rayna Gavrilova (Bulgaria)
 * Dakmara-Ana Georgescu (Romania)
 * Miso Palandacic (Slovenia)
 * Dukagjin Pupovci (Kosovo)
 * Tomislav Reskovac (Croatia)
 * Natasa Zivkovic (Montenegro)
 * Vigor Majic (Serbia)

International Donor Partners
Accessed September 2007:


 * American Development Foundation (ADF)
 * American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
 * Association for Aid and Relief-Japan
 * Austrian Youth Red Cross
 * Balkan Children and Youth Foundation
 * British Council
 * Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
 * Center for Democracy and Reconciliation in SEE
 * Concern Worldwide
 * Deutcher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD)
 * Education for Change Agency
 * ENAIP Piemonte
 * Embassy of France in Republic of Macedonia
 * Freundenberg Foundation
 * King Baudouin Foundation
 * Institute for Sustainable Communication
 * International Debate Education Association (IDEA)
 * International Reading Association
 * International Rescue Committee (IRC)
 * Kultur Kontakt Austria
 * Ministry of Education - Austria
 * Ministry for Foreign Affairs-Austria
 * Ministry of Education and Science - Finland
 * Ministry of Education-France
 * Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Central & Easten Europe Support Program (Matra)
 * Mott Foundation
 * Netherlands Institute for Curriculum Development SLO
 * Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
 * Oxfam
 * Pax Christi-Netherlands
 * Peace Corps
 * Rumo, Cooperativa de Solidariedade Social
 * Tulossilta Ltd. - Tampere Finland
 * Save the Children
 * Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development (SDC)
 * UN High commissioner for Refugees
 * UNICEF
 * United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
 * United Nations Interim Administration Mission In Kosovo (UNMIK)
 * United Kingdom Jewish Aid and Development (UKJAID)
 * US Office in Macedonia
 * US Office in Pristina
 * US Office in Moldova]]
 * World Bank
 * World University Service (WUS) Austria

Contact

 * Web: http://www.osepsee.net