‘SI Leader Lab provided me with new collaboration opportunities and creative approaches’

Iryna Kozikava, Executive Director of PEN Belarus, works to foster Belarusian culture, defend freedom of expression, and protect the rights of cultural workers. Her participation in the Swedish Institute’s Leader Lab helped her expand her advocacy skills and build international partnerships.

Woman with long hair in brown jacket and glasses. — Iryna Kozikava participated in SI LEeader Lab 2024. Photo: Moa Karlberg

Alumni, Democracy, Leadership programmes, SI alumni stories, The 2030 Agenda

‘SI Leader Lab provided me with new collaboration opportunities and creative approaches’

Alumni, SI alumni stories, SI stories, The 2030 Agenda

From Nobel Prize Summit to local impact – meet Sujeena Shakya

This autumn, Sujeena Shakya attended the Nobel Prize Teacher Summit – an opportunity provided by Sweden Alumni Academy. We asked about her experience at the summit, her work as a…

Alumni, Democracy, Leadership programmes, SI alumni stories, SI stories, The 2030 Agenda

‘I met a lot of incredible people, professionals from different countries’

Badri Belkania, editor at Go Group Media, is committed to fostering peace and dialogue in Georgia and the surrounding regions. Through his participation in the Swedish Institute’s Leader Lab, Badri…

Baltic Sea region cooperation

28 new projects receive funding

In November, the Swedish Institute (SI) announced decisions for two of our funding programmes: the SI Baltic Sea Neighbourhood Programme and the SI Ukraine Cooperation Programme, resulting in funding for…

Baltic Sea region cooperation

Co-Crea Youth – an SI project to foster youth engagement

Researchers at Karlstad University, in cooperation with colleagues from Finland, Estonia, and Georgia, have conducted a project on democracy using seed funding from SI. The project focused on supporting municipalities…