Panel Discussion: Art production as a sustainable form of learning and exchange

Panelists: Vatra Abrashi - Co-founder and Education Director in Autostrada Biennale, Besa Luzha - FES Prishtina, Övül Ö. Durmusoglu - Co-curator of Autostrada Biennale, Tihana Pupovac - Coordinator of Kooperativa - Regionalna platforma za kulturu - Croatia, Hans - Juergen Cassens - Director of ITP Prizren (Innovation and Training Park.

On 6th March, at Autostrada Hangar we organized a panel to discuss the new models of education that will empower the youth of Kosovo with a focus on informal education programs on Creative and

Cultural Industries.

Lack of skills, in most relevant professional fields, limits the economic development of the country. The main aim of the panel was to discuss the projects that will support innovation and creativity in young people in ways relevant to employability.

Therefore, the Autostrada Hangar as an Education and Production Space for youth will provide adequate equipment and expertise for students, graduates, and aspiring entrepreneurs, as well as promote entrepreneurial activity and inter-sector interaction and partnerships.

Our new space with its two studios, the Atelier and the Technology LAB, and its education program employing experts in their fields, will have a long-term impact on young people for future jobs related to art, technology, and innovation. These projects/programs will also have a long-term impact on improving informal education opportunities in Kosovo.

The panel discussion was organized in partnership and was generously supported by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Prishtina Office.