Bosnia and Herzegowina

Aida Čengic

Independent cultural manager

Čobanija 21, 71000 Sarajevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Tel: +387 33 208 803

E-mail: cengica@bih.net.ba

Aida Čengić studied Computer Sciences at the University of Sarajevo. Worked as the Assistant Producer with the International Theatre and Film Festival. In the period 1994 – 2002 worked with the Open Society Fund BiH, where she was in charge for Arts & Culture, Library, and Youth Programmes developing programme strategies, monitoring programme implementation, editing a publication on state of Sarajevo cultural institutions (1994). In the period 2003-2008 ran Pro Helvetia Sarajevo office as a Cultural Programme Officer, being in charge of implementation of the Swiss Cultural Programme Bosnia-Herzegovina and participating in development of a country specific strategic document.

She has translated novels and short stories of P. Auster, T. Marcus, W. Gibson, S. H. Manto.

She works as an independent cultural manager and a translator.