Announcement

The kick-off meeting of the DiBS project brought together all partner teams to launch two years of joint work connecting researchers, schools and citizens across the Western Balkans. Representatives of the five partner universities discussed the overall work plan, the two editions of the European Researchers’ Night, the Researchers at Schools programme, and the communication and dissemination strategy built around DiBS Connect and the Balkan Science Bridge video magazine. On the agenda The meeting covered the project overview and objectives, the structure of the work packages, roles and responsibilities of each partner, financial and administrative management, and the timeline for the first activities — including the first Researchers’ Night on 25 September 2026. The kick-off confirmed a shared ambition: one connected, multilingual digital ecosystem where science speaks the language of the whole region. The teams agreed on the next steps and on close cross-border cooperation throughout the project.  

The Horizon Europe project DiBS — Digital Bridges: Science, Media, Society — has officially begun. Five universities  are joining forces to bring science closer to citizens across the Western Balkans. Over the next two years, DiBS will deliver two editions of the European Researchers’ Night, more than 100 Researchers at Schools activities, the DiBS Connect digital platform and the Balkan Science Bridge video magazine — all in four languages: English, Serbian, Albanian and Montenegrin. Our goal is simple: to make science visible, accessible and inviting for everyone — especially young people and rural communities. The consortium The project is coordinated by the University of Mitrovica, together with the University of Business and Technology, the University of Montenegro, the Polytechnic University of Tirana and Aleksandër Moisiu University of Durrës. DiBS is funded by the European Union under Horizon Europe (MSCA and Citizens), Grant Agreement No 101305420.