"WAVE" No.46
August 2010

Editorial


Topic of the Issue

Interview: Marija Bulat, president of International Student Week in Belgrade, ISWiB 2010

I am proud of ISWiB team
We prepared for this year's ISWiB for about nine months. We had a team of about 30 people and delegation of responsibilities was done through sectors. Sometimes it was full of strain, but above all it was a pleasure to stand in front of this team. Even though my position evolves management I want to emphasize that it was more a cooperation and that I am very proud of all these young people who invested their time and energy and with a lot of enthusiasm organized this festival... >>



My Belgrade Week
"Voz" and "Vlak"
Upon arriving at ISWiB I was pleasantly surprised by the scope of the term "International", however, I soon realised I gravitate towards the Balkaners, the ex-Yugoslavs, to be precise. Having a common language is important when you wish to share a joke with someone, or to comment on a song blaring out of somebody's car; also, when you realise that people understand your curses, it forces you to be a little more decent


ISWiB 2010 - Educational part
Do we tolerate intolerance?
Derek Small held an open lecture at this year's festival on July 13th. Speaking about what is possible when young people learn to overcome their personal challenges and become the best they could be, professor Small was committed to the idea that there is more that unites us than that which divides us and we should focus more on those similarities than on the differences


Music, parties, fun
ISWiB 2010 after hours
One of traditions is Country Fair taking place every year. On the fourth day participants were asked to prepare their national stands in Kalemegdan park. Each team prepared their traditional snacks, beverages to share with other participants and visitors as well as pictures, brochures and presentations to be shown. Some ISWiBers went even further than that by taking on their national dresses and performing dances accompanied by others playing traditional instruments. Later on MTV concert took place

Politics

International Court of Justice (ICJ) about Kosovo's independence
Declaration not illegal - problem remains political
"The declaration of independence of the 17th of February 2008 did not violate general international law", says the official document released by the International Court of Justice, on the 22nd of July 2010, giving its opinion on the delicate matter of Kosovo's independence from Serbia, and making it quite clear that what the two parties involved should do right now is try to sit down and talk... >>

Society

Young people in Spain: Working for free (1)
Low Cost Youth
They are invisible. They don't appear in official statistics and national surveys. There are young people who work for free - or in exchange for a ridiculous sum of money - without a contract and without recognized labour rights. In Spain, they are simply considered recipients of grants, a "special" figure, out of the law; an undetectable practice - or, at least, it is what they said - for national Labour Inspections... >>


The European Journalism Institute 2010
Doing the Right Thing
This year, EJI gathered 31 young journalists from 17 countries on five continents. Throughout the week, they experienced an exciting mix of professionalism, creativity and innovation, through interesting lectures, open discussions and hands-on media workshops. They had the opportunity to interact with high-level professional journalists and experts and engage in intercultural exchange through practical work and cultural activities... >>


Leadership Summer School (LSS) - Ljubljana, Slovenia
Sharing is caring
The main goal of the workshops was self - exploration and accepting your own strengths and weaknesses, because, as the LSS trainers firmly believe, getting to know yourself is the first step in becoming a true leader. The topics discussed on the sessions were: giving and receiving feedback, emotional intelligence and cultural differences, leadership styles, group dynamics, presentation skills, time management, solving conflicts and motivation... >>

Culture & Arts

Interview: Ratko Božović, culturologist
State without culture - picture without the frame
Media continues to deform the face of the reality, the back is increasingly breaking up and it's a reflection of the value system placed upside-down. Mass media battle with the profit and commerciality, not with the quality of the information provided. Information is merchandise - once more it has been proved, and the quality is again overrun by quantity... >>

Science & Tech

A Brazilian doctor holds out against animal trade
Noah's Ark is back in town
In the heart of one of the world's treasure houses of biodiversity, one oncologist stands up with a spearheading initiative focused on clogging the exotic animal trade, reported to be the world's third largest illicit business after arms and drugs. Once in his Eden, it is quite inevitable for one not to compare this silent hero with biblical Noah or John Hammond of Michael Crichton's book Jurassic Park... >>


Social network sites
Brazilian and global trend
According to Alexa, top social networks in Brazil, in terms of intensity of access, include Orkut, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. Orkut, Google's social network, is a popular trend specially in two countries: Brazil and India. Many studies have tried to explain why this social network site is only popular in these two countries, and some of the reasons include the fact that it created a massive user base from these countries... >>

Sport

Even bigger event than in 1988, despite Netherlands lost
Incredible honouring Dutch football players
Such a small part of the Dutch crowd expected the national team to be in the final of the World Cup in South Africa. Now, one month later after the Netherlands has lost against Spain, the streets are as they were, the people are as they were. Orange binds us together, without the national colours everybody is going its own way, and so do we slowly forget about a great cup, about great matches, about a fantastic football team... >>


Interview: Cveta Coneva, young Bulgarian volleyball coach
Volleyball is my passion
I was born in a sport family - my father is a volleyball coach, my mother met him on the playground, he was her coach, then my elder sister was born and later started to play the game also. So it was inevitable for me not to fall in love with volleyball. Every single day the game was the main topic of conversation on breakfast, dinner, whatever. I couldn't possibly resist... >>

Entertainment

The Family without borders
Russia the most difficult, Georgia the loveliest
Brave and adventurous young married couple decided to give a piece of world to their baby daughter Hanna and spread her and their own view. European Union countries are more and more similar to each other, shopping windows are the same everywhere, so the Black Sea route supposed to reveal life in eastern part of Europe... >>

and much more in all sections... explore!