Despite the political deadlock on the name row between Macedonia and Greece, students & professors from both countries joined together with their colleagues from several Universities in Macedonia to work & exchange views on common Balkan concerns - from political difficulties to the economic crisis. The 20th anniversary years of the fall of the Berlin wall served as a perfect example for what lessons the leaders of both countries should keep in mind, as the European idea continues to evolve: mutual respect & open minds, as Vice-Primeminister Bocevski declared at the start of the event.