The Culture and Creativity for the Western Balkans project is implemented by UNESCO, the British Council, and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), with financial support from the European Union. Within this project, Creative Mentorship is implementing mentorship programme Creative Mentorship for Young Professionals Programme (February 2025 – March 2026)

Learn more about the Culture and Creativity for the Western Balkans project here.

Creative Mentorship for Young Professionals Programme is one – year long mentorship programme began in February 2025 and is intended for 30 young professionals aged 18 to 35, working in the fields of culture, the arts, and the creative industries. Participants come from six Western Balkans IPA beneficiary countries*. 

The programme aims to provide participants with a space for professional and personal development through the support of 30 experienced mentors, the expert team at Creative Mentorship, a tailor-made educational programme, and peer-to-peer knowledge and experience exchange.

🔗 Learn more about the selected participants
🔗 List of mentorship pairs
🔗 Read more about the programme launch

*Beneficiaries are the EU candidate countries Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo* (under UN Security Council Resolution 1244), Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia.