Portfolio
In its work, ICS connects research, education and communication to respond to concrete social challenges. Through national, regional and European projects we develop and apply new research approaches, educational models, communication solutions and media formats.
We work independently and in partnership with universities, research centres, media, public institutions, and civil society and international organisations. Through projects we apply and develop our expertise in media literacy, information integrity, journalism, strategic communications, futures literacy, and science and environmental communication.
Selected projects
2026 – 2029
British Embassy
COMPASS: Coordinated Mechanism for Protection Against Strategic Influence
The project aims to strengthen institutional and societal resilience to foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) in North Macedonia. By establishing a national mechanism for coordinated response, developing procedures and protocols for strategic and crisis communications, training and simulation exercises, the project will contribute to better preparedness of institutions to recognise and deal with malicious information influence.
COMPASS also includes support for media and journalists by strengthening cyber-protection capacities, improving cooperation with the competent institutions and developing investigative and informative content on disinformation campaigns.
2026 – 2029
European Union, Erasmus+
Back to the Future: Advancing futures literacy through interactive massive open online courses in the Western Balkans
The project brings futures literacy into the regional educational context through cooperation between higher education institutions from the Western Balkans and Croatia. It develops interactive online courses and shared educational resources that connect futures literacy with media and information literacy, digital transformation, climate activism, human rights, communication and the future of work.
2025 – 2027
European Union
Encouraging behaviour change among citizens to improve waste management practices in the Prespa region
The project uses communication as part of solving a concrete environmental challenge in the Prespa region. Through the campaign “Prespa? Wake up for a clean environment”, research and work with local communities are connected with media content, public activities and education on sorting, reducing and handling waste more responsibly.
2025 – 2026
British Embassy Skopje
Strengthening the government’s operational preparedness to respond to FIMI in North Macedonia
The project focused on how institutions recognise, process and coordinate cases of foreign information manipulation and interference. An analysis of existing mechanisms and information flows served as the basis for developing a draft operational protocol and a standardised incident response template, with a clearer process from detection and verification to risk assessment and public communication.
2025 – 2026
British Embassy Skopje
Monitoring, detecting and exposing covert foreign information manipulation and interference
The project connected FIMI research with work with institutions, journalists and different groups of citizens. The research and case studies opened space for a better-informed institutional discussion, while through training and practical tools journalists and citizens strengthened their skills to recognise, verify and critically assess manipulative information influence.
2021 – 2025
USAID
YouThink
YouThink is one of ICS’s most significant projects in media literacy and work with young people. Through research, educational activities and cooperation with higher education institutions and media, media literacy was linked with critical thinking, education and youth participation. The project also contributed to the development of new academic and educational formats within ICS.
2022 – 2025
British Embassy Skopje
Use the facts: Using fact-based journalism to raise awareness and counter disinformation in the media space in North Macedonia
The project connected disinformation research with fact-based journalism, media production, training and public campaigns. Research findings were turned into analytical and journalistic content, educational resources and activities for citizens, journalists and organisations, and through the platforms Samo prashaj, Doma, Res Publica and Medium complex topics were brought closer to the wider public.
2020 – 2026
European Union, Horizon 2020
Urban Pathways to Accelerate Nature-Based Solutions through EU Regenerative Urban Lighthouses – UPSURGE
UPSURGE was a European research project aimed at developing and applying nature-based solutions to tackle pollution, climate risks and urban development challenges. The project connected scientific research, testing solutions in real urban settings and communication with different publics, and expanded ICS’s work in science and environmental communication.
2020 – 2024
European Union, Erasmus+
Popularising environmental communication through online learning and virtual mobility
The project helped develop environmental communication as an interdisciplinary educational and professional field in the region. It produced a six-month specialisation, a curriculum, online educational materials, a learning game and a guide to environmental communication, and through courses and a hackathon participants worked on concrete communication solutions for environmental challenges.
2016 – 2018
European Union
Media literacy in an age of information overload: Media and Information Literacy Coalition – MAMIL
The project strengthened media and information literacy by bringing together media, civil society organisations, educational institutions and young people. It developed joint activities, resources and practices for the critical understanding of information and media content, and was ranked among the ten best European media literacy projects.
Consulting services
Alongside its research, educational and project work, ICS also offers professional services for institutions, organisations, media and professional teams.
Our services include developing communication strategies and public campaigns, specialised training and educational programmes, event organisation and communication support, and the development of multimedia and digital content.
We begin every collaboration by understanding the context, needs and audiences. We turn research and professional knowledge into solutions tailored to the organisation’s specific goals, from analysis and concept to delivery and evaluation.