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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 in order to support the Kosovo Government to meet the obligations arising from the EU Integration Process.
The Scheme runs this year its 9th Round, and it was initiated in 2004. A total of over 222 grants were awarded since its initiation, with 40 students under Round VIII currently abroad studying in Master Programmes in 9 different EU Countries (Belgium, Netherlands, UK, Germany, Portugal, France, Ireland, Hungary and Spain) and in different fields ranging from EU Law to Veterinay (kindly refer to Round VIII 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, Statistics, Aviation Safety and Regulations, Engineering, Telecommunications, Food Safety etc. YCS's Alumni studied in an array of Universities that include London School of Economics, University College of London, 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, Utrecht University, Leiden University, Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, the University of Hamburg, the University of Bremen, The Collegio Europeo di Parma, the Central European University in Budapest, Sciences-PO Paris, ISAE - Touluse, EDHEC -Nice and SKEMA Business Schools in France, the PostGraduate School of Law of Riga, the University of Tartu, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, and many more still.
Out of the ca. 170 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, with many serving at the Ministry for European Integration, and independent authorities, like the Central Bank.
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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