Lighthouse of knowledge
About the Lighthouse
“Lighthouse of Knowledge” is a project implemented by the Association for the Affirmation of Culture – KAS ( afirmacijakulture.org ) and which encourages high school students to master the basics of writing projects and presenting them through creative and instructive multi-month work.
The “Lighthouse of Knowledge” project is a competition of 60 high school students from 15 local communities divided into teams. Each team consists of four third- and fourth-year high school students. With the expert guidance of mentors and coordinators from the youth organization, the teams will work on devising an idea that will improve life in their environment. The topics on which the projects will be designed are: tourism, public health, ecology, social activism and culture and art. 15 cities from the Republic of Serbia are participating in the project.
Our team
Keepers of light

Andrej Balanč
Executive Director
Andrej is the founder and CEO of ASK. Dedicated to details and believes that the beautiful word iron door opens. Balancing between “ideas” and the planet Earth, he is committed to achieving the long-term goals of the organization and the perfect implementation of projects. He likes to read and travel.

Maja Rubin
Project manager
Maja is the Project Manager and is in charge of making the Lighthouse of Knowledge flawless. She overwhelms team members with new ideas constantly, except when she’s hungry and roaming. She has many years of experience working on projects and is a lover of marketing. She likes to watch series and strives to travel all over the world.

Aleksandar Ostojic
Project coordinator
Our Alexander is a true veteran of the Lighthouse of Knowledge, he has been with us since the first generation.
Alexander is studying two faculties in parallel, law and political science. He has gained previous work experience in several non-governmental organizations and in the office of the Prime Minister of Serbia. In his free time, he likes to travel, sleep and enjoy all forms of culture and non-culture.

Katarina Srdanović
Project assistant
Katarina is a project assistant and a student at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts. She started volunteering in the fourth grade of elementary school. She is a former participant of the Lighthouse of Knowledge. In her free time, she rides a motorcycle or plays the guitar.

Milica Alimpić
Project assistant
Milica is a project assistant, also a former participant and alumni mentor of the Lighthouse of Knowledge. She studies journalism and communication at the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade. She describes herself as a great optimist and likes to gain new experiences.

Vid Radičević
Project assistant
Vid is a project assistant and student of andragogy at the University of Belgrade. He is an alumni of the “Lighthouse of Knowledge” project. He is the youngest member of our small team.