Life in Kosovo discusses about emergency situations
Tonight, Life in Kosovo will broadcast a debate on the emergency situations in our country.
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Every Thursday starting from 20:30, Radio Television Kosovo, RTK, broadcasts the TV debate show "Life in Kosovo", a joint production of BIRN and RTK.
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Apply for Participation in the 1st Round of BIRN’s Balkan Cultural Cooperation Programme
16 February 2010 BIRN – Balkan Investigative Regional Reporting Network is launching a call for ten journalists with strong interest in cultural policy and regional cooperation to participate in new regional project, funded by the Swiss Cultural Programme in the Western Balkans.
Within the course of three years, the project aims to build a pool of 30 skilled journalists from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia,and Macedonia to write about common cultural policy issues contributing to the change and development of individual country policies.
The first ten-month round of the project offers:
-Initial joint training workshop in analytical reporting, online media and internet social networking delivered by internationally recognised journalists and experts;
-Participation in the initial regional conference where networking between journalists and cultural representatives will be strongly encouraged;
-A study visit to one of the capitals of the participating countries; attending a selection of cultural events;
-Contribute one analysis per month (paid) to the prestigious BIRN’s online outlet, www.balkaninsight.com;
-Republishing articles in the journalist’s media outlet, as well as in leading news outlets throughout the region and internationally.
-Personal progress, through on the job training and editing with BIRN’s local and international experts;
-Working in direct contact with colleagues from the region;
-The opportunity to become a member of the growing network of BIRN’s analytical and investigative journalists in the Balkans after the end of the project.
BIRN will select 10 successful candidates from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia and Macedoniabased on the following criteria:
-Minimum two years of journalistic experience; strong interest in cultural development;
-The application is supported by the editor of the media outlet for which the journalist works;
-The applicant will have an active knowledge of English, spoken and written;
Journalists’ applications should include the following:
-A letter of motivation with contact details;
-A recent CV emphasising previous experience
-A letter from the editor of the outlet the journalist is employed by (if employed), confirming theirwillingness to provide the journalist with the possibility to participate in the project
Send your application to dusica@birn.eu.com, and write “Application for BICCED” in the subject line.
Applications must be received no later than 15th March 2010. The selection process will be completed by 25th March 2010.
BIRN is an equal employer and encourages both women and men candidates, regardless of their political, religious, ethnical and other affiliation to apply for participation in this project.
THE PROCESS OF JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS OF JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS
The report on the process of judicial appointments and reappointments analysis the flow of this process, specifically focusing on the bright and dark sides that have marred the process to its final stages.
COURT MONITORING ANNUAL REPORT APRIL 2010 - FEBRUARY 2011
Court monitoring report is published as a result of a continuous monitoring of all municipal and districts courts of Kosovo. The findings of this report are based on the monitoring of 2,147 court hearings, by BIRN monitors.
THE PROCESS OF JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS
This report presents the results of part of BIRN's court monitoring project, specifically on the process for the appointment and reappointment of judges and prosecutors.
Follow the Paper Trail
\"Follow the Paper Trail\", a guide to document-based journalism in Kosovo, explains relevant laws, access to public documents, how to publish safely, where to find databases on investigative journalism, and how to locate documents online through various search engines.
Courts Monitoring Report 2010
A detailed analytical report about the work and administration of the courts in Prishtina, Peja, Prizren, Gjilan, Mitrovica, Ferizaj, Gjakova, Decan, Vushtrri, Poduleva, Lipjan, Klina and Istog. The report contains important information, collected by the network of monitors, placed in the major municipalities of Kosovo and aims to identify the key problems and issues that the justice system in Kosovo is facing.
REPORT: Monitoring the Courts 2009
Monitoring the work and administration of courts in Prishtina, Peja, Mitrovica, Gjilan, Ferizaj, Vushtrri and Skenderaj.
DIRECTLY ELECTED MAYOR SYSTEM IN LOCAL GOVERNANCE
The report on Directly Elected mayor System in Local Governance aims to provide a critical overview of the rationale and feasibility of the implementation of a municipal governance system that places the mayor as the central executive figure, during the third year of its application. The efficiency of this system was assessed based on the following pillars: the relationship between local government bodies, accountability of the municipal executive, respect for the law, the link between the mayor and the citizens, provision of public services (water supply and waste management, capital investments (in school and road projects)), level of transparency, public consultation and citizen participation in decision-making.
BIRN Report on Monitoring the Education System
Report on monitoring the elementary and high schools in Prishtina: Mitrovica, Ferizaj, Peja and Gjilan
Analytical report of the situation and the problems in the University of Prishtina
Report on Kosovo`s Healthcare System
Monitoring report on all primary, secondary and tertiary (University Clinical Center of Kosovo, UCCK) healthcare institutions in Pristina, Prizren, Peja, Mitrovica, Gjilan, Ferizaj, Gjakova, Klina, Decan, Istog and Vushtrri.
Situation and the Problems at the University of Prishtina
Analytical report of research into the standards and problems at the University of Prishtina. Ten years since the end of the war in Kosovo, the University of Prishtina (UP) continues to suffer from a variety of problems, resulting in persistently low quality courses being offered. For this reason, BIRN conducted research into the problems faced by UP students. The data gathered suggests that, out of the many issues reported, the most significant are: the non-implementation of contemporary teaching and assessment methods, the lack of practical work for students, the lack of appropriate academic literature, arbitrary assessments by
professors and generally poor relationships between students and their professors.
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