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Programme Title Translation Traineeships at the European Parliament for university graduates Translation training placements at the European Parliament

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Google Europe Scholarship for Students with Disabilities European Youth Capital Young European of the Year Award - Travel Fellowships & InterRail-Global-Passes Fulbright - Schuman Programme

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1 March 2014

Heinrich Boll Foundation Scholarships

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1 March 2014

European Youth Media Days 2014

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3 March 2014

Erasmus Mundus (2009-2013)

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4 March 2014

Horizon2020: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions

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Researchers' night

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Culture sub-programme within Creative Europe

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EU-Japan Training programmes

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Not-for-profit European sport events within Erasmus+ International Children’s painting Competition on the Environment BEST courses for students of technology Mobility project for higher education staff with Erasmus+ Mobility project for higher education students with Erasmus+ Mobility project for young people-European Voluntary Service with Erasmus+ Mobility project for Vocational Education and Training for Learners with Erasmus+ Mobility project for young people-Youth Exchanges within Erasmus+ Mobility project for youth workers within Erasmus+ Mobility Project For Adult Education Staff within Erasmus+ Mobility Project for School Education Staff within Erasmus+ Mobility Project for Vocational Education and Training for Staff within Erasmus+

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Civil society cooperation within Erasmus+ Horizon2020: European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants Jean Monnet Modules within Erasmus+

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Jean Monnet Chairs within Erasmus+

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Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence within Erasmus+

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Jean Monnet support to associations within Erasmus+

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Jean Monnet Networks within Erasmus+

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Jean Monnet Projects within Erasmus+

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Joint Master Degrees with Erasmus+

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European Prevention Prize

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Traineeships at the Committee of the Regions

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Traineeships at the Economic and Social Committee Traineeships and Fellowships at the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) Traineeships at the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade marks and Designs) Traineeship at the Council of the European Union European Youth Foundation - Grants for international youth activities International youth activities held in co-operation with the European Youth Centres Large-scale European Voluntary Service events within Erasmus+ Knowledge Alliances within Erasmus+

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Sector Skills Alliances within Erasmus+ Capacity Building in the field of youth within Erasmus+ Traineeships at the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe Bogliasco Fellowships Programme

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Jean Monnet support to institutions within Erasmus+

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Traineeships at the European Ombudsman Internship programme at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Traineeship at the Court of Justice

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30 April 2014

Marco Biagi Awards for young scholars

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Strategic Partnerships within Erasmus+ Structured Dialogue: meetings between young people and decision-makers in the field of youth within Erasmus+ OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Research Fellowship

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Traineeships and Study Visits at the European Parliament Executive Training Programme (ETP) in Japan Executive Training Programme (ETP) in Korea Traineeships at the European Parliament for people with disabilities ICI ECP - Cooperation in higher education and training between the EU and Australia, Japan and the Republic of Korea Sport with Erasmus+: Collaborative Partnerships

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Documentation Erasmus+ Programme Guide The Programme Guide is a tool for anybody who would like to participate in the Erasmus+ Programme, the European Union's new programme for education, training, youth and sport. It includes the necessary information about the priorities, actions and main features of the Programme as well as the criteria and conditions on how to participate. http://tinyurl.com/ohkhjsn Education and Training in Europe 2020 - Responses from the EU Member States Published by the Eurydice Network, the report presents a comparative analysis of national responses to the Europe 2020 priorities in the field of education and training. It concentrates on recent and forthcoming national reforms across several thematic areas that have a direct relevance to the Europe 2020 strategy: early school leaving, higher education, youth employment and vocational education and training and lifelong learning. The report covers the 28 EU Member States. http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice./thematic_reports_en.php First Eurydice Mobility Scoreboard Report According to the report the best public support systems for promoting and giving advice to higher education students about opportunities to study or train abroad are in Germany, Belgium, Spain, France and Italy. Following up on a 2011 Council Recommendation, through which Member States committed to promoting and removing obstacles to learner mobility, the report aims to set a framework for monitoring progress. It covers topics ranging from information and guidance to language preparation, portability of financial support, recognition and support to disadvantaged learners. The report covers all 28 EU Member States, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey and takes 2011/12 as the reference year. It also contains proposals for 'scoreboard indicators' focusing on conditions supporting learner mobility in higher education. http://tinyurl.com/qcz3pvp Global Employment Trends 2014: The risk of a jobless recovery Published by the International Labour Office, the study offers the latest global and regional information and projections on several indicators of the labour market, including employment, unemployment, working poverty and vulnerable employment. According to the study, the weak global economic recovery has failed to lead to an improvement in global labour markets, with global unemployment in 2013 reaching almost 202 million. The report underlines the pressing need to integrate young people into the labour force. At present, some 74.5 million men and women under the age of 25 are unemployed, a global youth unemployment rate of over 13 per cent, over two times more than the overall global unemployment rate. http://tinyurl.com/ktksffd Directorate General for Education and Culture (DG EAC) website Revamped website for the Directorate General for Education and Culture (DG EAC).

The website offers information on education, culture, youth, languages, and sport. http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_culture/index_en.htm

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Erasmus+ Cartoon Published by the European Commission, the Erasmus+ video highlights some of the key features of the new Erasmus+ programme. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=685518561498897&set=vb.63080992030 3095&type=2&theater Thessaloniki: European Youth Capital 2014 Thessaloniki, Greece, a vibrant student city situated in the Thermaikos Gulf on the Aegean, takes over from Maribor (Slovenia) the title of European Youth Capital for 2014. The programme for the year will be based on topics like culture, innovation, volunteering, youth participation, environment, sports and creativity. Big scale youth events will take place during the year, including the Youth Event of the Greek Presidency, campaigns for the European Parliament elections, European Parliament and United Nations simulations for students and many competitions. In cooperation with the local civil society network as well as the city’s youth organisations and with the support of EU, the Council of Europe, the UN, the Greek Presidency and a large number of Foundations, the programme in 2014 will give the city an open youth laboratory profile. http://www.thessaloniki2014.eu/en Chinese for Europeans The website, available in 23 languages, provides free and easily accessible educational materials that will allow all those interested in Chinese culture (students, businesses or tourists) to learn basic Chinese while discovering their culture. http://www.chinese4.eu

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Opportunities Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards 2014 Young people worldwide, from 13 to 19 years old, can join this global competition and express their vision for driving change in local communities through photo essays, music videos and other forms of visual storytelling. They will have to team up with adult educators who are from any school or youth organisation worldwide.

Educators can work in formal or informal educational settings (classroom, youth centre, NGO).

Eligible projects should demonstrate the power of media to give voice to youth issues and concerns.

Projects should be original, with high quality for online viewing and voting and be submitted by an eligible adult educator. Winning projects will receive broad recognition and exposure through wide multi-platform distribution of their work, including online, print magazine, film festivals, and DVD. Participation is completely free and does not require the use or purchase of Adobe products.

Deadlines: 14 February 2014 no later than midnight Pacific Time (content produced between 2010 and 2013).

18 April 2014 no later than midnight Pacific Time (content produced after 2014).

Find out more: http://youthvoices.adobe.com/awards Google Europe Scholarship for Students with Disabilities The scholarship is addressed to students with disabilities who are pursuing university degrees in the field of computer science at a university anywhere in the European Union or Israel. The scholarship aims to help dismantle barriers that prevent students with disabilities from entering computing, encourage them to excel in their studies and become active role models and leaders in creating technology. Candidates should be at the final year of a Bachelor’s degree, or enrolled in a Master’s or PhD programme (or equivalent) in 2013/2014, be enrolled at a University in Europe, be citizens, permanent residents and international students with disabilities studying at a University in Europe.

The ten best candidates will each receive a 7,000 EUR scholarship for the 2014/2015 academic year.

Deadline to apply: 17th February 2014, 17:00 GMT. Find out more: http://www.google.com/studentswithdisabilities-europe European Youth Media Days (special edition): Voice of Youth, reporting on the EYE Organised by the European Parliament in collaboration with the European Youth Press, this year’s edition will focus on the report of the European Youth Event (EYE) and the European elections.

Young journalists, between 18 and 30 years old, citizens or residents in an EU Member State will report from the European Parliament at the European Youth Event from 8 to 11 May 2014, in Strasbourg, France. The report and multimedia documentation will later on be handed to newly elected Members of the European

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Parliament. Participants will experience three and a half days of media workshops, hands-on media production and invaluable insights into the European Parliament and European media. They will interact with high-level European politicians, professional journalists and experts, engage in intercultural exchange through practical media production and meet their peers from all over Europe.

The European Parliament will reimburse participants’ travel costs.

The European Parliament will also pay a 540 Euro lump sum to working journalists and a 270 Euro lump sum to journalism students or interns to cover accommodation, meals and local transport.

For participants living in Strasbourg no lump sum or travel cost will be paid.

Deadline to apply: 1st March 2014, 23:59 CET. Find out more: http://tinyurl.com/mzsat7q International Children’s Peace Prize 2014 Every year KidsRights organises the International Children’s Peace Prize, aiming to award a child whose courageous or otherwise extraordinary efforts have made an impact on behalf of the rights of children worldwide. The prize consists of cash money, which will be invested by KidsRights in specific projects related to the winner’s area of work. Organisations and governments worldwide can nominate a child between 12 and 18 years old who has a history of standing up and fighting for children’s rights.

Deadline to submit nominees: 1st March 2014.

Find out more on: http://childrenspeaceprize.org FEST 2014: International New Directors|New Films Festival, Espinho (Portugal) Fest 2014, one of the most important cultural events in Portugal and worldwide, will be held in Espinho from 24th to 30th June.

Young directors, up to 30 years of age, are invited to send their videos, which must have been concluded after 1st January 2012, under one of these categories: Fiction; Documentary; Experimental and Animation. Directors can submit more than one film, in separate entries. They cannot submit the same film in more than one category. Videos should be on DVD, Blueray and Hard Drive formats and be in English or Portuguese, or have subtitles in one of the two languages.

There are small administration fees.

Deadline for submitting entries: 9th March 2014.

Detailed information can be found on: http://fest.pt/?page_id=40&lang=en European Commission video competition What makes you proud to be a European? What are the values behind the European flag that you appreciate the most and how do you live your life being a European citizen?” Show it in a short video and connect all of this back to a related event of the history of the European Union.

Three winners will share the €10,000 prize.

Videos should be submitted before 10th March 2014.

The competition is organised by the European Commission, in partnership with the United Nations.

Find out more: http://ow.ly/ssC8q

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BNP Paribas Ace Manager Competition The Competition is based on an interactive economic simulation of the bank’s activities linked to the company’s three fields of activity: Retail Banking, Investment Solutions and Corporate and Investment Banking. Participants will be undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in a school of higher education or a university, under 26 years old. They will be grouped together into teams and will have to resolve different case studies that, according to the appropriateness of their decisions, will enable them to accumulate points (“Aces”). The aim of the Competition is to obtain a maximum number of Aces to ensure that one’s team qualifies for the international final which will take place on 15 th May 2014 (indicative date) and during which the 5 finalist teams will be given their final ranking and will be also awarded with cash prizes.

Deadline for registering: 10th April 2014.

Find out more: http://www.acemanager.bnpparibas.com ICI Education Cooperation Programme This programme supports co-operation with Australia, Japan and the Republic of Korea through Joint Degree Projects (JDP) and Joint Mobility Projects (JMP).

Projects focus on structured exchanges of students and faculty members and on the development of joint or shared curricula and joint study programmes, as well as on the award of joint or double degrees in the case of Joint Degree Projects.

All projects must address: development of innovative international curricula, student services, language and cultural preparation, organisational frameworks for student mobility and faculty members' mobility, evaluation, sustainability and dissemination.

In the case of Joint Degree Projects the Call is open to consortia of higher education institutions and in the case of Joint Mobility Projects the Call is open to consortia of higher education institutions or vocational and training institutions.

Eligible applicants must be from one of the Partner Countries or from one of the 28 countries of the European Union.

Deadline: 15th May 2014.

Find out more: http://tinyurl.com/oftfaey

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Highlights EUROSTAT Release: December 2013 Euro area unemployment rate According to new data on unemployment, published by Eurostat (the statistical office of the European Union) the Euro area (EA17) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 12.0% in December 2013, stable since October. It was 11.9 in December 2012.

The EU28 unemployment rate was 10.7% in December 2013, down from 10.8% in November. It was 10.8% in December 2012. In December 2013, 5.544 million young persons (under 25) were unemployed in the EU28, of whom 3.5 million were in the Euro area. Compared with December 2012, youth unemployment decreased by 184 000 in the EU28 and by 77 000 in the Euro area. In December 2013, the youth unemployment rate was 23.2% in the EU28 and 23.8% in the Euro area, compared with 23.6% and 23.9% respectively in December 2012. In December 2013, the lowest rates were observed in Germany (7.4%) and Austria (8.9%), and the highest in Greece (59.2% in October 2013), Spain (54.3%) and Croatia (49.2% in the fourth quarter of 2013). http://tinyurl.com/ndv3u26

strategies to deliver a national Youth Guarantee scheme. The Commission will assess the Youth Guarantee Implementation Plans that have been submitted and give feedback to Member States.

The plans submitted and/or still upcoming are expected to identify in each Member State the measures to be taken to implement the Youth Guarantee. The Youth Guarantee Implementation Plans clarify how the partnerships between responsible public authorities, employment services, education and training institutions, social partners, youth organisations and other stakeholders will be organised. They should also outline which youth employment reforms and measures Member States expect to see co-financed from the European Social Fund and the Youth Employment Initiative. Together with their Implementation Plans, Member States are preparing their operational programmes setting out the planned use of their European Social Fund (ESF) allocations in 2014-20 as well as of additional funding under the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI). http://tinyurl.com/pww25yb Finding answers to Youth Unemployment With just over three months left before the start of the European Youth Event 2014, from May 9 to 11, 5.000 young Europeans, between 16 and 30 years old, will come to the European Parliament premises in Strasbourg, France, to discuss their vision for Europe. It will also be an opportunity for them to debate European values, the future of the EU, as well as sustainability, the digital revolution and youth unemployment. http://tinyurl.com/pk5gj9m

Seventeen Member States submit Youth Guarantee Implementation Plans Seventeen Member States have already submitted to the European Commission their final plans to implement the Youth Guarantee. The Youth Guarantee is an EU-wide reform which aims to help all jobless people under 25 find employment, continued education, an apprenticeship or traineeship within four months of becoming unemployed or leaving formal education. Eleven Member States are still preparing their

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EURODESK BRUSSELS LINK BULLETIN FEBRUARY 2014 European Commission acts to defend voting rights of EU citizens The European Commission has issued guidance to EU-Member States which have rules in place leading to a loss of voting rights for citizens in national elections, simply because they have exercised their right to free movement in the EU. Five Member States (Denmark, Ireland, Cyprus, Malta and the United Kingdom) currently apply regimes which have that effect. The guidance invites Member States to: - Enable their nationals who make use of their right to free movement in the EU to retain their right to vote in national elections if they demonstrate a continuing interest in the political life of their country, including by applying to remain on the electoral roll; - When allowing nationals resident in another Member State to apply to keep their vote, ensure that they can do so electronically; - Inform citizens in a timely and appropriate way about the conditions and practical arrangements for retaining their right to vote in national elections. http://tinyurl.com/nkuofq2

employment services, chambers of industry, commerce and skilled crafts, qualification authorities, guidance services, youth and youth work organisations, voluntary sector organisations, and experts. It will run until 15th April 2014. http://tinyurl.com/p2v3vb5 First European Week of Sport to take place in 2015 The European Week of Sport (EWoS), designed to promote participation in sport and physical activity across Europe, will be held for the first time in 2015. On 20th November 2013 a preparatory seminar took place in Brussels where representatives of the European Commission and major stakeholders exchanged experiences and learnt about existing national sport weeks, days and events. The discussion covered mainly the objectives, organisational structure, activities, finance issues and communication and will feed into the format of the future week. The European Commissioner Vassiliou will announce the final concept in a conference, which is likely to take place on 11th June 2014 in Brussels (Belgium). http://tinyurl.com/qfl8z4g

Consultation on a "European Area of Skills and Qualifications".

Launched by the European Commission, the consultation aims to collect the views of stakeholders on the problems faced by learners and workers with regard to the transparency and recognition of their skills and qualifications when moving within and between EU Member States, on the adequacy of the related European policies and instruments and on the potential benefits of developing a “European Area of Skills and Qualifications�. The consultation is addressed to stakeholders interested in or affected by policies and tools on recognition and transparency of skills and qualifications, including learners and workers, governmental bodies, education and training institutions, employers, federations of employers, trade unions, public and private

Joint Recommendations on the Structured Dialogue The second phase of the review of the Structured Dialogue with Young People and Youth Organisations took place in the form of a conference, organised by the European Commission on 26th-27th November 2013, which involved all the main actors of the Structured Dialogue. The Conference gathered representatives of national youth authorities, representatives of National Working Groups (including representatives of National Youth Councils), the European Youth Forum (including representatives of INGYOs), the European Steering Committee and the European Commission.

Following discussions in four dedicated workshops, the participants endorsed Joint Recommendations for the future conduct and development of the

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The Joint Recommendations, as handed over to a senior representative of the Greek national youth authority, are expected to feed into a Council Resolution on Structured Dialogue to be adopted during the Greek Presidency of the EU Council of Ministers. This Council Resolution will mark the third and final phase of the review process. http://tinyurl.com/q3oboz2

products less attractive to young people was reached by the European Parliament and the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of Ministers.

This legislation would require all packs to carry a health warning covering 65% of their surface. E-cigarettes should be regulated, either as medicinal products, if they are presented as having curative or preventive properties, or as tobacco products. The agreed text will be debated and voted in the EP Health Committee and the plenary beginning 2014. http://tinyurl.com/ojdsvlc

EP and Council of Ministers reach agreement on the Tobacco Directive On 18 December, an agreement on draft legislation to make tobacco

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Upcoming Events 1st January-30th June 2014: EU Greek Council Presidency Since January 1st Greece holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union for the fifth time since accession to the EU in 1981. The Greek presidency will be the third and last one of the Trio Presidency with Ireland and Lithuania. The Greek Presidency priorities will be growth, economic governance and migration. Information on the new Presidency, its work programme, the main priorities, position papers, events and latest news can be found on the presidency website: http://www.gr2014.eu Riga and Ume책 European Capitals of Culture 2014 The Latvian capital Riga along with the Swedish Ume책 are the two European Capitals of Culture for 2014. These two cities will offer a year of music, theatre, dance, film and literature events showing their culture to the world.

Further information on their celebrations and events can be found at: Riga 2014 http://riga2014.org/eng Ume책 2014 http://umea2014.se/en 10th February 2014: Citizens' Dialogue, London, United Kingdom Vice President of the European Commission Viviane Reding will have an online debate on the following themes: - What should the EU be doing to tackle the crisis?

- What should your rights be as a citizen of the European Union?

- What should the European Union of the future look like?

The debate will take place at Royal Institution, Albemarle Street, London, W1S 4BS, starting at 15.00 CET. The debate will be webcast live here.

Participants can register here to attend the event.

Questions can be posted using the Twitter hashtag #eudeb8.

Find out more: http://ec.europa.eu/debate-future-europe/citizens-dialogues/online/index_en.htm 11th-12th February 2014: iLearning Forum, Paris, France The forum will be the place for all the demonstrations and the presentations of the latest international innovation in e-learning (simulations, interactive video, serious games, skills and management applications, the development of contents tools, social learning, mobile learning.).

The access to the forum is free.

Find out more: http://www.ilearningforum.org

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EURODESK BRUSSELS LINK BULLETIN FEBRUARY 2014 12th February 2014: "Youth Employment: Where are we?", Brussels Belgium Panel with European decision makers, NGOs and Youth Organisations on Youth Employment. Participants will also have the possibility to make proposals for key action points. The debate will take place at rue de la Loi 80, Brussels from 17:30 CET. Entrance is free, interested participants should register here.

Find out more: http://www.europe-solidarity.eu/conf5.htm 13 February 2014: Debate “Young Women and Girls-Leaders of Today, for a Better Tomorrow” New York City, United States Organised by the Office for the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth and UN Women, the event will focus on young women and girls’ empowerment and leadership, and their role in achieving sustainable development and influencing positive change. In parallel, the event will also look at the main challenges that must be overcome to ensure young women’s voices are heard. The panel will feature Ambassadors, UN representatives, youth activists and young professional women. It will take place at the Trusteeship Council in the United Nations headquarters, New York City (United States).

Live webcast live available here from 11.30 am EST to 1 PM EST. Find out more: http://ec.europa.eu/debate-future-europe/citizens-dialogues/online/index_en.htm 24th February 2014: Meeting of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport (EYCS) Council, Brussels, Belgium The Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council consists of the EU Ministers of Education, Youth, Culture and Sport and assemble three to four times a year.

It works to ensure a high standard of education and vocational training and to contribute to the flourishing of national cultures. This is done while fully respecting that the responsibility for teaching content, structure of education systems and cultural diversity lies with the Member States.

The event will be streamed live on the Council website: http://video.consilium.europa.eu/?siteLanguage=en Find out more: http://gr2014.eu/events/council-meetings/meeting-education-youth-culture-andsport-council-eycs 24th March-20th April 2014: On-line Training Course “Global Education: The Intercultural Dimension” Organised by the North South Centre (NSC) and The Network University (TNU), the course provides an overview on why intercultural education is relevant and needed, what it means in theory and practice and how it can be improved in relation to the context of a globalised world, the local needs, its contents and methodology.

Deadline to apply: 17th March 2014.

Find out more on: http://icd.netuni.nl/page.php?id=8 6th-10th May 2014: World Conference on Youth, Colombo, Sri Lanka Under the theme “Mainstreaming Youth in the Post 2015 Development Agenda”, the conference will be an opportunity for Member States, young people, and other relevant stakeholders to come together to discuss the role of youth in formulating the Post-2015 Development Agenda and integrate the youth voice into the process.

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EURODESK BRUSSELS LINK BULLETIN FEBRUARY 2014 The aim of event is to produce a joint outcome document between governments and youth, called “Colombo Action Plan�.

Young people worldwide, from 18 to 30 years old, representing a regional youth platform or a global youth-led organisation, or interested in youth policies, or experienced in facilitating events, or bloggers are invited to join the event.

The organisers will cover all expenses of all youth representatives selected to attend the conference.

Deadlines: - 21st February 2014 (for international youth delegates and facilitators) - 10th March 2014 (for bloggers) Find out more: http://www.wcy2014.com Salto-Youth: Training Calendar The European Training Calendar contains current training offers of different institutions and organisations, such as SALTO, the National Agencies for the YOUTH IN ACTION Programme, non-governmental youth organisations, the European Youth Centres of the Council of Europe and the Partnership Programme on European Youth Worker Training. They are addressed to young people, group leaders, mentors, trainers and other specialists.

Find out more: http://www.salto-youth.net/tools/european-training-calendar

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