1 00:00:06,580 --> 00:00:09,560 I am Fis Malësori, Executive Director of the Entrepreneurship 2 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:12,700 and Innovation Center "Venture UP" at the University of Prishtina. 3 00:00:12,700 --> 00:00:15,220 As the Executive Director of "Venture UP" , I make sure, 4 00:00:15,220 --> 00:00:18,380 together with my team, to create a platform where students, 5 00:00:18,380 --> 00:00:24,800 graduates and academic staff of the University of Pristina can develop and expand ideas for business, 6 00:00:24,820 --> 00:00:31,260 and create a community so they can connect with higher education and labor market and economy. 7 00:00:31,300 --> 00:00:36,600 The work we are doing will have a very long-lasting impact on the country's economy. 8 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:40,740 The ‘Venture UP’ organization is the first of its kind in Kosovo, 9 00:00:40,740 --> 00:00:43,880 a university incubator that has been developed as 10 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:49,020 a result of a research conducted by the US Government and Kosovo Government together, 11 00:00:49,660 --> 00:00:53,600 recommending to the leadership of the University of Pristina the establishment of such center, 12 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:57,880 a university incubator, that will enable young people to develop business ideas, 13 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:01,260 develop business and innovation skills. 14 00:01:01,260 --> 00:01:06,120 There are many career alternatives, it isn´t about just finding a job and working for someone. 15 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:09,000 Entrepreneurship and innovation, especially entrepreneurship, 16 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:12,660 is a good career option for every youngster in Kosovo. 17 00:01:12,660 --> 00:01:19,380 Kosovo is often considered as a country with the youngest population in Europe, 18 00:01:19,780 --> 00:01:22,880 and as such we have a lot of potential for developing innovation, 19 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:28,460 developing new enterprises that not only solve and offer solutions for existing problems in Kosovo 20 00:01:28,460 --> 00:01:31,100 but even for those in the region and beyond. 21 00:01:31,100 --> 00:01:34,880 In this way, young people in Kosovo can develop professionally, 22 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:40,740 individually, and create workplaces and solutions for their community in different forms. 23 00:01:40,820 --> 00:01:42,360 My message to young people in Kosovo 24 00:01:42,900 --> 00:01:43,860 is to work hard, 25 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:47,375 to follow their dreams and to not let failures disappoint them, 26 00:01:47,380 --> 00:01:50,160 because their success is a success for Kosovo. 27 00:01:50,580 --> 00:01:53,520 This is my contribution to our innovators and entrepreneurs. 28 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:55,660 What about you, what can you do for Kosovo? 29 00:01:59,960 --> 00:02:00,960