Conference on the centenary of the beginning of First World War brought together four EU ambassadors in SEEU

How the world has changed and what is reality in the Balkans one century after the First World War began was the main topic of debate at the conference hosted in Skopje entitled “The Balkans 100 Years after the Start of the First World War” hosted at the South East European University (SEEU).
The conference gathered a range of speakers such as diplomats, professors, researches, who reflected on the changing political and security reality in these 100 years.

"I am led to believe that the history will highlight the past only through careful consideration of those events that left their stamp on time in the past century", said conference moderator, Demush Bajrami.

“This centenary, must guide us towards building and strengthening our institutions to work in educating new generations, who by knowing the past would be easy to build the future” stated among other things, Prof. Dr. Zamir Dika, Rector of SEEU, who shared the opening panel of the conference with Britain Ambassador in Macedonia Garrett, Gudrun Steinacker German Ambassador in Macedonia, Thomas Michael Baier Austrian Ambassador in Macedonia, Laurence Auer French Ambassador in Macedonia, Dr. Reis Mulita Director of ICID-Tirana Albania, Dr. Ylber Sela Director of IPIS-Skopje Macedonia, Izet Mexhiti Mayor of Cair Municipality, and Pishtar Lutfiu President of Club Alpbach Macedonia.

The conference was organised by the South East Europe University, ICID and Club Alpbach Macedonia with the support and partnership of the Municipality of Cair, Austrian Embassy in Skopje and the German Embassy in Macedonia.