In the period from 22 to 31 August 2011 in Ohrid, the second School for Young Leaders under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Macedonia, Dr. Gjorge Ivanov will be held which will bring together 37 young people from all over the country.

The School for Leaders is a project that was first initiated in the electoral program of President Ivanov, following his idea and vision to enable young, talented and ambitious people from Macedonia upgrade and improve their skills, develop their creativity and managerial capabilities.

The School, which was first organized in 2010, is designed for young people with university education who wish to develop their leadership skills and capacities and contribute to the future positive development of the society and environment in which they live and work.

The mission of the School is to stimulate positive values among young leaders and future political, cultural and economic leaders of our country but also to develop their capacity to cope with the challenges of global technology, international competition, and cultural and religious diversity.

The program includes lectures and trainings in the areas of leadership and management by prominent lecturers and guests from the top educational and professional institutions, management simulations and practical exercises. This year the participants will be addressed by: President Dr. Gjorge Ivanov, Dr. Georg von Habsburg, Ambassador for European Affairs in the Government of the Republic of Hungary, Mr. Constantino Lauria, Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister of Italy, Mr. Hartmut Gross, German company owner, Mrs. Darja Bavdazh Kuret, Ambassador of Slovenia in Hungary, Mr. Adam Goral, CEO of ASSECO Group - the fourth largest IT association in the world, Mr. Lars Rise, former Norwegian MP, professors from Cambridge and Oxford universities, directors of international institutes and other successful leaders from Europe and the world.

The implementation of the School is entirely supported by private sector donations: Makstil, ELEM, Alkaloid - Skopje, Mikrosam, Technical Gases - Skopje Makprogres, Tehnometal Vardar, ASSECO SEE - Skopje, Stopanska Banka - Skopje , Macedonian Telecom, Vitaminka, Tikves Winery, Pelisterka and the foundations Konrad Adenauer and Friedrich Ebert.