Student Essay Competition: What Does NATO Integration Mean for Bosnia and Herzegovina?

The Atlantic Initiative Sarajevo, in partnership with the Center for International and Security Studies from Banja Luka, with the support of the Public Affairs Office of the US Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is announcing an essay competition in B/H/S languages on the topic "What Does NATO Integration Mean for Bosnia and Herzegovina?", reports the Patria News Agency.

All full-time and full-time self-financing students of public and private universities in BiH aged 18 to 26 can submit their works to the competition. The commission will evaluate the essays that best demonstrate what NATO integration brings to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The three best works will be awarded: First prize – Apple MacBook Second prize – Apple iPhone Third prize – Apple iPod. The awards will be presented at a ceremony in Banja Luka within the conference "What Does NATO Integration Mean for Bosnia and Herzegovina?", which will be held in June 2015, and at which the best essays will be presented.

You can send five copies of the works, signed with a code, by April 24, 2015, to the following addresses: Atlantic Initiative, Despićeva number 3, 71000 Sarajevo or Center for International and Security Studies, Kralja Petra I Karađorđevića 97, 78000 Banja Luka.

Each page of the essay must contain a code (no longer than eight characters), consisting of a combination of letters, numbers, and non-alphanumeric characters. In a separate envelope, send the solution to the code (name, surname, and contact details of the essay author) and a confirmation of student status from the faculty.