The director of the Bosnian Ethnic School (BEŠ) Sydney Maida Kulić Vugdalić is currently visiting Sarajevo, and on that occasion, in agreement with the Honorary Consulate of Bosnia and Herzegovina in New South Wales, she visited the Sarajevo Canton Government Office for the Diaspora.
She discussed future joint projects with the head of the Office, Emir Ibrahimagić, and they expressed the hope that this Office will be a window to the homeland for all citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina who live outside their country of origin.
Ibrahimagić pointed out that in addition to the desire for the Office to cooperate with associations, organizations and companies in the diaspora, they also want to open their doors to individuals and help them and provide adequate advice.
Otherwise, in order to strengthen cooperation in the field of education, science, culture and sports, the Office for Diaspora will, in cooperation with relevant ministries, universities, and other competent bodies and institutions in KS and local self-government units, carry out professional and administrative-technical work in order to connect with institutions, organizations and individuals from the diaspora in the mentioned areas. The goal is to encourage and create joint programs, engage in the design and implementation of youth participation and cooperation projects, the exchange of pupils and students, as well as scientific and professional personnel between the KS and the countries where the diaspora lives.
The office will, among other things, work on informing our citizens who live and work abroad about opportunities and conditions for employment in KS, encouraging the connection of businessmen and associations of businessmen from the diaspora with business entities in KS, initiating the establishment of dedicated financial funds or foundations in cooperation with to our citizens who live and work abroad, to support the work of innovators and innovations from KS and the diaspora, and to encourage the participation of our citizens abroad in promoting the tourism potential of KS, etc.
The work of the Office will also refer to encouraging the enrollment and study of young people from the diaspora under the same conditions that apply to students from KS, developing opportunities, i.e. establishing a scholarship fund for students from the diaspora, establishing regular educational visits of young people from the diaspora to KS, through the organization of mutual projects, summer schools and youth gatherings…
The activities will also refer to encouraging and simplifying the process of returning to Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as providing administrative and technical assistance, services and providing information on various procedures related to administration in various segments of life, as well as providing information needed to exercise the rights of persons who diasporas return to KS. The office will also establish and manage the Register of Diaspora Associations and Organizations. Finally, we would like to emphasize that the Office will be the contact point for all questions of our citizens from the diaspora.