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The Young Cells Scheme is the EU Postgraduate Scholarship Programme for Kosovo, aiming to contribute to the creation of an effective, efficient and transparent public administration in Kosovo at all levels. The YCS aims to improve the professional capacity and expertise of civil servants in key sectors of the Kosovo public administration by offering the opportunity to Kosovan graduates to undertake postgraduate masters programme in EU Universities.
The Scheme runs this year its 7th Round, and it was initiated in 2004. A total of over 130 grants were awarded since its initiation, with 36 students under Round VI currently abroad studying in Master Programmes in 9 different EU Countries (Belgium, Netherlands, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Estonia, Hungary, Austria) and in different fields ranging from EU Law to Telecomunication (kindly refer to Round VI Selections page). Grantees from the previous Rounds had the opportunity to specialise in various fields within economics, law and politics of the European Union, as well as in Environmental sciences, Agricultural studies and Statistics. YCS's Alumni studied in an array of Universities that include London School of Economics, Sussex University, King's College, Lancaster University, University of Manchester, University of Birmingham, University of Sheffield, the College of Europe in Bruges, the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, the European Business School in Brussels, Maastricht University, the University of Hamburg, the University of Bremen, The Collegio Europeo di Parma, the Central European University in Budapest, ISAE - Touluse and EDHEC -Nice in France, the PostGraduate School of Law of Riga, the University of Tartu, and many more still.
Out of the 86 students who already completed the Scholarship Programme, some 80% currently works for the Government of Kosovo at various levels and offices, both in Line Ministries and in specialised Agencies like the Agency for Coordination of Development and European Integration.
The Young Cell Scheme is open to all sectors of Kosovo society, and it has always encouraged participation from minorities, women and people with disabilities.
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