→ NEE announces tender for conducting study visit to Ukraine within its "Partnerships for Better Energy Use" project
The study visit will be held to explore best international practices in participatory energy management at the local level. more... →
→ NEE announces tender for conducting study visit to Poland within its "Partnerships for Better Energy Use" project
The study visit will be held to explore best international practices in participatory energy management at the local level. more... →
→ NEE Project Educates Local Communities on Effective Energy Saving
On October 24-29, 2011 the Energy Efficiency Advisors' School was held in Minsk within the "Partnerships for Better Energy Use" project to educate some 40 participants from throughout Belarus. more... →
→ Belarusian Legal Clinicians Take Part in Global Legal Clinic Forum
Belarusian legal clinic representatives actively took part in the 6th Worldwide Conference of the Global Alliance for Justice Education (GAJE) held in Valencia, Spain, July 11-15, 2011. Six of 14 legal clinics from Belarus were present at the conference, with the Belarusian delegation totaling 10 people. more... →
→ New Eurasia Establishment is looking to fill the position of Grants and Contracts Manager
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→ New NEE's Projects Presented in Zhaludok at Flower Fest
Zhaludok countrymen discussed prospects of "Leveraging Partnerships for Sustainable Development in Rural Belarus" and "Partnership for Better Energy Use" projects of New Eurasia Establishment at a round table in Zhaludok (Hrodna voblast) on August 20, 2011. more... →
→ NEE Introduces Energy Efficiency to Belarus Communities
For Belarus the efficient use of energy resources, 90% of which are imported, remains a subject of considerable concern. The inefficient consumption of energy, is an especially acute problem for rural communities that lack the technical capacity or financial resources to repair outdated infrastructure. more... →
→ Motal Local Agenda Is to Be Developed
It's been for the third time that New Eurasia Establishment comes to Motal, an affluent township in the South-West of Belarus. This time NEE presented organization's newly launched projects "Leveraging Partnerships for Sustainable Development in Rural Belarus" and "Partnership for Better Energy Use" on August 13, 2011. more... →
→ Vidamlya Learns about "Leveraging Partnerships" Project
Vidamlya village has a strategic location at the crossroads of Brest and Belavezhskaya Pushcha. The medium-sized village of 2,500 citizens welcomed NEE representatives August 3, 2011, who came there for a round table to present and discuss plans within the projects "Leveraging Partnerships for Sustainable Development in Rural Belarus" and "Partnership for Better Energy Use". more... →
→ "Leveraging Partnerships" Project Goes to Rasony
Representatives of Rasony, Kliascicy, and Zaborje got together at the premises of Rasony Rayon Executive Committee June 26, 2011. more... →
→ Belarusian Legal Clinic Students and Supervisors Learn from Polish Experience
For the first time in the history of Belarusian legal clinics, students and supervisors took part in a global legal clinic forum which was held in Valencia, Spain July 12-15, 2011. The participation of Belarusian legal clinic representatives at the 6th Worldwide Conference of the Global Alliance for Justice Education was made possible thanks to the Polish Legal Clinics Foundation, which organized the visit with support of Eurasia Foundation and funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). more... →
→ NEE Projects Unite Business Educators, Support Initiatives from across Belarus
Late spring and early summer is a peak time in Belarus for university teachers, who are busy giving exams to their current students and new students, as well as making plans for the upcoming academic year. Since this is the most productive time of year, Eurasia Foundation (EF) and its partner in Belarus, New Eurasia Establishment (NEE), have made it a traditional period for large-scale events aimed at improving the content and quality of business education in Belarus, and for developing professional networks. This year is no exception, as EF and NEE work to provide the nation's education and research community with even more opportunities for professional growth. more... →
→ Official Launch of "Leveraging Partnerships for Sustainable Development in Rural Belarus" Project
A roundtable, which took place June 22, 2011 in Minsk, launched a new project "Leveraging Partnerships for Sustainable Development in Rural Belarus", co-funded by the European Union and Eurasia Foundation (with funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development). The event was organized by New Eurasia Establishment (NEE), which will be the key implementer of this ambitious initiative. more... →
→ Congratulations to the winners of the Promoting Business and Economic Development through Building on the Capacities in Education and Research Grant Competition!
New Eurasia Establishment is pleased to announce the winners of the Promoting Business and Economic Development through Building on the Capacities in Education and Research Grant Competition! Held as part of the NEE's Business and Economic Development Program, the competition was intended to encourage Belarusian universities, business schools, business support institutions, professional associations, think tanks and businesses to plan or pilot collaborative projects aimed at enhancing the capacity of Belarus' education and research as key drivers of economic development. more... →
→ Legal Clinicians Prove Their Skills in Professional Olympiad. Successful Kick-off to the Seventh Step
Over 4-5 March 2011, Belarusian State University (BSU) hosted a two-day Olympiad for law students from across Belarus. The Olympiad was organized under the academic supervision of Prof. Siarhei Kalinin, who chairs the legal theory and history studies faculty at BSU.
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→ International technical assistance projects registered
NEE is pleased to announce the successful completion of state registration for its "Leveraging Partnerships for Sustainable Development in Rural Belarus" and "Partnerships for Better Energy Use" projects in accordance with Belarusian legislation. more... →
→ Euroregions project final conference
Over 9-11 February 2011 a final conference was held as part of the "Using Euroregions to Integrate Belarus with Europe" project supported by the Eurasia Foundation with funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (UK). The project was aimed at leveraging partnerships among local authorities, businesses and civic initiatives in various Euroregions of Belarus to promote cross-border economic and social development. The project was implemented by New Eurasia Establishment (NEE), a partner of Eurasia Foundation in Belarus, in cooperation with local actors in the field. more... →
→ The First International Forum on Country Image held 25-27 November 2010
A relatively new and fashionable notion, nation-branding, is a field of theory and practice that aims to measure, build and manage the reputation of a country. A country with an enhanced international image and favorable reputation might help create better conditions for foreign direct investment, tourism, trade and relations with other states. more... →
→ Legal Clinicians Across Belarus Gather to Develop Future Strategy
On 22-23 October 2010 Belarusian State University (BSU) hosted a two-day workshop to kick-start the new Legal Advocacy for Vulnerable People project being implemented in Belarus with the support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through Eurasia Foundation and with funding from the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Warsaw. more... →
→ NEE Addresses National Competitiveness Issues for Belarus
On 21 October 2010 New Eurasia Establishment (NEE) held the final conference for the project "National Competitiveness: Meeting the Major Challenges for Belarus", which was supported by the Embassy of Finland in Lithuania and co-funded by Eurasia Foundation with funds from the U.S. Agency for International Development. more... →
→ Belarusian Euroregions explore best practices of cross-border cooperation
Since the enlargement of the European Union in 2004, Belarus has found itself on the border of the EU, which makes integration issues suddenly very important for the country. Euroregions will play a special role in this process. more... →
→ Belavezhskaya Pushcha summer school unites professionals from Belarus, Poland
Alena Sidarenka, a student of the Geography Department at Belarus State University, is passionate about her studies. She is the kind of person more... →
→ NEE Educates Belarusian Communities on Capitalizing on Their Culinary Traditions
The New Eurasia Establishment, Eurasia Foundation's partner in Belarus, is continuing its traditional activities aimed at enhancing sustainable development in remote regions of Belarus by introducing innovative business and local development practices. As part of this work, the NEE supported the second annual Motal Delicatessen Festival in Brest region on Aug. 16, 2009. more... →
→ Distance Learning Enthusiast Uses New Educational Technologies to Link Belarusian Regions to NEE
Baranavichy State University (BarSU) is one of the youngest regional universities in Belarus, having received accreditation just five years ago. Despite its youth, it has quickly become one of most inspiring universities in the country, trying to build its reputation as a leading educational establishment across the region. more... →
→ Belarusian Business Woman Owes Success to NEE
Lola Trapsh, who founded and manages the Minsk-based employment agency, First Consulting Company, is a doer, the kind of person who not only sets a goal in order to achieve it, but sees a string of accomplishments as keys to an even larger success story. more... →
→ NEE Extends Legal Aid to Vulnerable Groups in Belarus
Raisa Protasevich, a pensioner, needed legal advice to help her understand the complex Belarusian property regulations so she could transfer her apartment to her son. She could not afford commercial legal advice, so she trekked to the legal clinic at Belarus State University, which provides pro bono legal counsel to vulnerable groups. more... →
