TIDEA DOO BANJA LUKA

Their core work

TIDEA is a private company based in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, specializing in science communication and public engagement events. They are the national organizer of the European Researchers' Night in Bosnia and Herzegovina, running the event continuously from 2014 through 2021. Their work centers on making science accessible to the general public through formats like "Stand Up Science" lectures, science festivals, and TED-style presentations designed to promote research careers and increase public recognition of researchers.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their early projects (2014-2017), TIDEA focused narrowly on their signature "Stand Up Science" lecture format as the core activity for Researchers' Night events. From 2018 onward, they broadened their approach significantly — incorporating TED-style presentations, edutainment, science festivals, and explicit goals around career promotion and public recognition of researchers. This evolution shows a shift from a single-format event organizer to a more diverse science communication agency with multiple engagement methods.

TIDEA is expanding from event-based science outreach into broader science communication and career promotion, suggesting readiness for wider public engagement and dissemination roles in EU projects.

How they like to work

TIDEA operates exclusively as a project coordinator — all five of their H2020 projects were led by them, which is unusual for an SME of this size. They work in very small consortia (only 4 unique partners across all projects) across 2 countries, indicating tight, repeated partnerships rather than broad networking. This makes them a reliable lead partner for focused national-level activities, but their consortium-building reach is limited.

TIDEA has a small, tight network of 4 partners across 2 countries, likely concentrated in the Western Balkans region. Their repeated coordination role suggests stable, trusted relationships with a core group of local partners rather than a wide European network.

What sets them apart

TIDEA is the only organization that has consistently coordinated the European Researchers' Night in Bosnia and Herzegovina across the entire 2014-2021 period — five consecutive editions without interruption. For any EU project needing science communication, public engagement, or dissemination activities in the Western Balkans, TIDEA offers proven event management capability and established local audiences. Their 100% coordination rate on CSA projects demonstrates they can handle EU administrative and reporting requirements independently.

Highlights from their portfolio

• RiNG-18-19
  Highest funded edition (EUR 82,500) and marks the transition to TED-format presentations, showing programmatic evolution.
• RiNG-20
  Delivered during the COVID-19 pandemic period (2020-2021), demonstrating adaptability in science communication under exceptional constraints.