International Visegrad Fund

🤝 Executive Director of the Visegrad Fund Linda Kapustová Helbichová met with H. E. Evgenija Ilieva, Ambassador of the Republic of North Macedonia to Slovakia. 🇸🇰🇲🇰 🙌 At today's meeting between the Fund's Director and the Ambassador, which took place in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, the possibilities of strengthening regional cooperation between North Macedonia and the Visegrad region through civil society organizations and educational institutions were discussed. @Embassy of the Republic of North Macedonia

🧑🤝🧑💬 Active Ageing in the V4 Countries project is an initiative dedicated to improving the lives of senior citizens in the Visegrad region by addressing social isolation and promoting engagement in community activities. The project was realised by Healthy Cities Association in the Carpathian basin and partners. 📚 As a result of their cooperation - a comprehensive guidebook was made. It is available in five languages (English, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, and Slovak), offering practical examples of activities, from physical exercise and life-long learning to programs reducing isolation. 👉 Aging population is a relevant matter in many countries, also in the Visegrad region. Growing number of elderly people requires wider changes and a more age-friendly environment which facilitates their active social life. Check out the full V4 story here: https://bit.ly/3S1dufQ 📷 taken during the implementation of the project

🎥🎞 Visegrad Fund supports Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, the most important documentary film event in the CEE region. One of the key parts of the festival is the Visegrad Accelerator, which provides film professionals from the V4 countries with a set of educational, promotional and networking activities. 📽 Emerging Producers is another industry flagship project of the Ji.hlava IDFF and the only one of its kind designed for documentary film producers in Europe. The Emerging producers 2024 ceremony was followed by 18 presentations of short documentaries not only from the V4 countries, but also from Finland, France, Slovenia, Spain, Germany, Armenia, Serbia, Romania, etc.  Among other films, the award went also to the documentary With Love, From the Front Line, directed by Ukrainian director Alicia Kovalenko and produced by Polish producer Katarzyna Kuczynska (Emerging Producer 2023). 🎬 At the event, Linda Kapustová Helbichová, Director of the Fund met with Marek Hovorka, Director of the festival and René Kubášek, Head of International Relations of the festival.

🚀 One of the projects we were happy to support, Education4Entrepreneurship, uses the Toolkit to empower young researchers to approach their work with an entrepreneurial, market-driven mindset. This resource encourages early consideration of end-user needs, guiding researchers to develop practical, impactful solutions. Course structure includes: 🔹 Problem research with technology radar 🔹 Design Sprint workshop 🔹 Pitching workshop Developed by experts from #Unico and partner organisations, the Toolkit aims to strengthen the entrepreneurial mindset in universities across central and eastern Europe, preparing researchers to make a lasting impact. 👉 Check it out yourself: https://bit.ly/3UoH9R6 📷 taken during the implementation of the project

Today, we came together to raise awareness about breast cancer 🎀 💗 As part of our in-office initiative, we gathered for a small photoshoot and presentation to better understand what breast cancer is, who it might affect, and why early detection and self-exams are so important. To make the day even more engaging, we wrapped things up with a fun quiz to help reinforce the knowledge that we gained. 🎉 💪 Days like this are important to compassionately and sympathetically approach various topics. Let’s remember to take care of ourselves not just today, but every day. #breastcancerawareness #thinkpink #pinkoctober #mirrorchallenge NIE RAKOVINE

🤝 In Prague, the Fund's Executive Director Linda Kapustová Helbichová also met with Jan Marian, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. @Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic #diplomacy #V4 #VisegradGroup #Slovakia #Czechia

🙌 The Visegrad Fund is participating in the 28th annual Forum 2000 Foundation conference, which is taking place these days in Prague. Distinguished guests are focusing their discussions on Democracy's Resolve and Resilience. 🤝 At the event, Linda Kapustová Helbichová, Executive Director of the Fund, also met with Dr. Murra, Executive Director of the Western Balkans Fund, and Marianna Neupauerová, Deputy Head of Mission of the Slovak Embassy in Prague. 📌 Forum 2000 Conference is a global platform for the essential dialogue on freedom, democracy and human rights, supported by the Visegrad Fund. #Forum2000 #democracy #strategicconference

🥁 Encouraging all literary artists! 📖 Recalling writers, poets, essayists, critics as well as literary translators, publicists and journalists. 🚀 Literary Residency consists of stays and literary events for writers of fiction and non-fiction, poets, essayists, critics as well as literary translators, publicists and journalists from the V4 countries. RESIDENCY ENABLES to carry literary projects in 4 Host Institutions 🌟 Institut umění - Divadelní ústav, Prague 🌟 Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum, Budapest 🌟 Stowarzyszenie Willa Decjusza, Krakow 🌟 Slovenské literárne centrum, Bratislava 🚀 choose one of the given periods: Compact Spring Edition (May 1 – June 12) or Regular Autumn Edition (Sep 1 – Nov30) FINANCIAL SUPPORT 🧲Spring Edition €1,300 🧲Autumn Edition €2,400 🧶 Find out how to send your application here https://bit.ly/3NiOGNG 📷 from the project Young Visegrad Theatre: Space for Freedom

🎓 The project to establish a Living Labs (LLs) network on campuses in Rzeszów, Pécs, Prague, and Prešov has reached its successful conclusion. 💡Living Labs are open innovation ecosystems that bring together universities, private businesses, public institutions, and the civil society to co-create and test sustainable, innovative solutions. As part of the project, Wyższa Szkoła Informatyki i Zarządzania w Rzeszowie and partners developed a toolkit, training materials, and scenarios (available in multiple languages) to help anyone implement LLs in academic settings. They piloted these in a workshop with students from all participating universities. 👉 Sounds interesting? Check out the full V4 story here: https://bit.ly/485F1Dr

👩💼 The Deputy Executive Director of the Visegrad Fund Maja Wawrzyk met with Ekaterine Dugladze, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of Georgia (Georgia in Slovakia).🇬🇪 👉 At the meeting, Maja Wawrzyk presented projects supported by the Visegrad Grant scheme in Georgia as well as scholarship opportunities offered by the Fund to the Georgian citizens. 🤝 The Deputy Executive Director underlined the importance of active cooperation, as the Fund supports interregional cooperation between civil society organizations and educational institutions.