EWA Macedonia 2025

At the invitation of the Foundation for Management and Industrial Research (MIR), within the framework of the Empowering Women in Agrifood (EWA) program, and supported by EIT Food, NEXT-EM dooel participated in an event held on November 20, 2025 in the Public Room, Skopje. The event concluded a six-month program dedicated to supporting women entrepreneurs in the agri-food sector. Participants presented their innovative ideas and solutions to a jury and an audience, in the presence of key actors from the agri-food and innovation ecosystem. The program began with welcoming speeches by Gabriela Kostovska Bogoeska, Executive Director of the Foundation for Management and Industrial Research and National Coordinator of the EWA program, as well as by Daniela Dimovska, Director of the Agency for Innovation, Scientific and Technological Development and Entrepreneurship – INOVA. The winners of the EWA Macedonia 2025 program were announced during the ceremonial part of the event, with cash prizes and recognitions being awarded. The event was closed by Emilija Andonova, Program Director of the Foundation for Management and Industrial Research and Co-Coordinator of EWA in Macedonia.