ohrid – Young Travelling Scholarship

August 26, 2018September 3, 2018

Ohrid, Macedonia

Macedonia, Makedonija, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Macedonia and in the future maybe Republic of North Macedonia. Why is this successor state of the former Yugoslavia which is independent since 1991 called so many different names?

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The Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) was founded on September 8, 1993 in Fez, Morocco. It represents more than 300 cities with sites that are included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The headquarters is located in Québec City.

The OWHC is following three main goals:

to favor the implementation of the World Heritage Convention
to encourage co-operation and the exchange of information and expertise on matters of conservation and management of urban heritage
to develop a sense of solidarity among its member cities

The OWHC is subdivided by Regional Secretariats to link the member cities of their region with the General Secretariat. The Regional Secretariat of Northwest Europe and North America is hosted by the city of Regensburg.

Find out more about the OWHC: https://www.ovpm.org/en