The conference will help strengthen a Europe-wide network of professionals working with youth on LGBTQI+ issues while presenting the main outcomes of the project. It is an open call for any individual or organisation interested in the Up4Diversity lines.

Up4Diversity Final Conference

Who? The conference will be particularly addressed to final stakeholders, professionals in the area of gender, LGBTIQ+ issues and youth, social agents and policy makers. The scientific community is also welcomed.

What? The project’s main outcomes and products will be presented, such as the training materials and workshops for youth professionals to foster upstander zero-violence educational environment.

How? Following a communicative orientation, this conference will include the voices of the participants, counting on LGBTIQ experts, youth professionals, volunteers, trainers and other social agents to talk about UP4Diversity contributions. The conference will be carried out in English, with the possibility of simultaneous translation to the official languages of the project on the main keynotes.

How To Participate

This conference will include a diversity of voices from both participants and end-users, counting on LGBTIQ experts, youth professionals, volunteers, trainers, members of national and European administrations, and other social agents to talk about Up4Diversity contributions and its impact.

To participate register here.

It is open to policymakers, educators, teachers, youth or LGBTIQ+ entities.

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The Erasmus Plus programme is a well-established scheme that provides crucial fundings to support existing relationships to mobility initiatives. Not just mobility in education and training, but also mobility in the field of youth, from Outermost regions. And also Erasmus Mundus and the Erasmus Plus Master Loans (Key Action 1). Other initiatives are those aiming to build cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices (Key Action 2). Plus initiatives to support the policy reform (Key Action 3). The decision to opt out robs youngsters and students of opportunities that are central to academic, personal and professional development.

Under the new deal with the EU, the UK has decided to leave the Erasmus Plus Programme due to BREXIT. It includes also the European Solidarity Corps.

This means that the English and European youngsters, willing to go to the UK for mobility initiatives, will no longer participate in the Erasmus Plus Programme starting from January 2021. The reason given by the UK is that the Erasmus Plus Programme would have been too expensive to face after BREXIT. The existing Erasmus scheme is thought to be worth around £243 millions in income a year to the UK economy.

Despite the UK leaving the Erasmus Plus, UK and other countries beneficiaries can continue to take part in grants already approved until their end date, even if it is after 2020.

The BREXIT deal on Erasmus Plus would effectively blow a hole in the education sector and deprive young people of opportunities, as it facilitates opportunities for young people for whom it otherwise would not be financially viable.

As a replacement to the Erasmus Plus programme, the UK Prime Minister has mentioned the “Turing Scheme“. The Prime Minister says this will give students the opportunities to travel to “the best universities in the world”. Not solely universities based in Europe. Such new scheme seems to identify as a one-way scheme with English participants only. It is also designed only for universities and schools. There is no provision (as far as we know) for non-formal education, youth, sport, vocational training or lifelong learning.

The implications about travelling and visas are not clear so far. In fact there is not a statement by the UK Government nor a guidance by the National Agency on the matter.

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The #ErasmusDays are three days of events to celebrate the Erasmus+ Programme, discover more the worlds of international mobility and promote European citizenship.

On one side exhibitions, concerts, contests, seminars, partner networking, open days, distribution of Europass Mobility documents, digital events… On the other side, they provide an important platform to share about your personal experience within Erasmus. Many countries are organizing a multitude of actions for the #Erasmusdays. So, what will be your action?

How can I partecipate?

There are a lot of possible ways to take part in the #ErasmusDays!

For example, you have the possibility to:

The #ErasmusDays are a bottom-up event – their success is based on the collaboration and participation of us all! Don’t miss this opportunity to be actively part of the Erasmus community!

For the Official Website click here.
For more info, have a look at the FAQ.

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Non-formal education: an opportunity for the future

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