Youth all over Europe is going to participate to the elections, next May. Among young people there is the largest share of non-voters, although they will be the leader of the future. So, it is mostly on this part of population, and on those that will vote for the first time, that it is important to work.  

The Young Europe Youth Summit, this May in Copenhagen, will give the opportunity to analyse, discuss ideas and deepen knowledge with other 200 young Europeans. The main topics will be: culture, identity, migration, climate, international relationships and youth.

How can the Young Europe Youth Summit help European youngsters? It will collect young people and strengthen the voice of youth.

A full week in Denmark

The Young Europe Youth Summit will take place from May 6^th to May 12^th and will be divided in two parts.

Stay at a Danish Folk High School

During the first 4 days, participants will be in a folk high school,  a non-formal residential school with approximately 60-100 young people. In groups of 20 people, they will make activities and workshops on the topic they chose. The method will be based both on the presence of experts and the experience of participants. The aim is to choose the visions and messages to communicate to the European Parliament.

Stay at the Youth Island in Copenhagen

During the last 3 days, activities will move on Youth Island in the Copenhagen Harbour, with other 200 young people. In these days, the main focus will be communication, with training during which participants will learn how to communicate visions and how to make their voice heard in the public debate. The idea is also to give young people the means to inspire other young people. During the press conference of Sunday, May 12^th, the messages and the visions will be communicated.

Who can apply?

The 200 participants will be:

• 100 young people from all over Europe;
• 100 Danish folk high school students.

The eligibility criteria are:

• Applicants must be between 18-25 years old at the time of applying;
• Applicants must be citizens of one of the 28 European Union member States;
• Danish citizens cannot apply

Deadline: Sunday, February 17th.

Do you want to apply? On the website of the International People’s College website, it is possible to find some more information and submit the application. .  

You could also be interested in:

“Youth4Europe” project, that will take place during 2019 and 2020, involving more than 150 young people into 7 youth exchanges. You could have the possibility to create a proposal related to the EU policies on media, environment and employment. Follow our website and our pages on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, to be always updated on this and much more projects.

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The course included basic information, so it could be of particular interest to those starting off in the field of youth. This course was open and free for anyone interested. It doesn’t have specific requirements, except for intermediate English skills.

Course Date: Oct 8 – Nov 18, 2018
Duration: 6 weeks
Commitment: 4 hrs/week
Course Type: Instructor-led
Credential: Certificate (free)

Objectives
By the end of the course, learners will:
* Understand the “basics” of youth policy (concepts and definitions, scope, objectives, actors, European and national levels).
* Become aware of the relevance of the key elements for youth policy (cross-sectoral, knowledge-based, participation, inclusion, youth work).
* Understand how to build a framework for youth policy (identifying key issues, priority areas and themes).
* Understand the major steps for youth policy development, implementation and delivery, and evaluation.
* Reflect on the future of youth policy and their future engagement in youth policy.
* Gain motivation and information about different ways of getting involved in youth policy.

Target Audience:

Our course is open and free for anyone interested. We encourage in particular youth policy makers from different levels, youth workers and youth leaders, youth NGOs and youth researchers to join the course.

MOOC’s structure

Module 1: Introduction
* It included basic user orientation on the Canvas platform
* Introduced participants to the structure, objectives, methodology of the course
* Included a short self-assessment questionnaire that users fill in to assess their prior knowledge on youth policy

Module 2: Youth policy essentials
* It included information about the main concepts and definitions of youth policy, actors and roles, history, objectives of youth policy
* It included information about the link between the transnational and the national level of youth policy

Module 3: Key elements of youth policy
* It included information about the main elements needed for youth policy to develop
* It included 4 sections with theory and examples on : cross-sectoral co-operation in the field of youth policy, evidence base for youth policy, social inclusion of young people, youth participation and youth policy

Module 4: How to build a youth policy framework
* It included information about practical mechanisms to develop a youth policy strategy

Module 5: Implementation of youth policy
* It included information about the delivery of youth policy, as well as monitoring and evaluation of youth policy

Module 6: Future of youth policy and course closing
* It included information on recent developments, opportunities and future trends in youth policy in Europe
* It included the evaluation of the course by participants.

Course is offered by partnership between the European Commission and the Council of Europe in the field of youth.

EU-CoE youth partnership

The partnership between the European Commission and the Council of Europe in the field of youth is meant to create synergies between the commitments and activities of the two partner institutions in the youth field in situations and on issues that justify a common European approach.
Youth policy is an important focus of the work of the EU-CoE youth partnership.

MOOC team
Laimonas Ragauskas – Instructor
Mara Georgescu – Instructor
Sandra Roe – Instructor
Ron Salaj – Instructor

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