EBL Bulletin August 2013

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Deadlines up to 15 November 2013 Documentation European Opportunities Highlights Upcoming Events Quote of the month EBL Activities Network Calendar

Deadlines Deadlines up to 15 November 2013 Deadline Reminder: http://www.eurodesk.eu/edesk/SearchDb.do?go=1 Reference number EU0010000481

1 August 2013

The James Dyson Award

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12 August 2013

YEN International YOU Day contest

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14 August 2013

People (FP7) - Marie Curie Actions

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15 August 2013

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15 August 2013

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15 August 2013

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15 August 2013

Translation training placements at the European Parliament Translation Traineeships at the European Parliament for university graduates Creative Encounters: Cultural Partnerships between Asia and Europe European Youth Media Days 2013

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19 August 2013

@Diversity Idea Competition

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23 August 2013

Europe in My Region Photo Competition 2013

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29 August 2013

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30 August 2013

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30 August 2013

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30 August 2013

Call for proposals - European Policy Network of National Literacy Organisations Traineeships at the European Commission Administrative in- service training periods Traineeships at the European Commission Translation traineeships UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi Researcher Fellowships

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30 August 2013

Tvebiomovies 2013

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31 August 2013

Europemobility Video Contest

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31 August 2013

International Citizen Media Award 2013

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31 August 2013

Traineeships at the European Ombudsman

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31 August 2013

Viral Video Award 2013

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1 September 2013

Heinrich Boll Foundation Scholarships

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1 September 2013

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1 September 2013

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1 September 2013

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2 September 2013

YOUTH IN ACTION - Action 5.1 - Meetings of young people and those responsible for youth policy Young European of the Year Award - Travel Fellowships & InterRail-Global-Passes Europe for Citizens: Action 1: Active citizenship for Europe - Town Twinning Traineeship at the Council of the European Union

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3 September 2013

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6 September 2013

European Soundscape Award 2013

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8 September 2013

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8 September 2013

Partnership Programme on European Youth Worker Training Peace and Sport Awards 2013

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9 September 2013

FARE Football Against Racism in Europe Action Week

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9 September 2013

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10 September 2013

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10 September 2013

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12 September 2013

EU prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards Youth In Action - 4.3. Youth Support Systems Support to Youth Workers' Mobility ‘Youth in action’ programme Action 4.3 - Support to youth workers’ mobility Daphne III Programme

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13 September 2013

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16 September 2013

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16 September 2013

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17 September 2013

Call for proposals: Implementation of the European strategic objectives in Education and Training (ET 2020) Lifelong Learning - COMENIUS

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17 September 2013

Lifelong Learning - GRUNDTVIG

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26 September 2013

Electric December 2013 - Video competition

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30 September 2013

Traineeships at the Committee of the Regions

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30 September 2013

Traineeships at the Economic and Social Committee

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30 September 2013

Traineeship at the Court of Justice

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30 September 2013

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30 September 2013

Traineeships and Fellowships at the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) Roberto Cimetta Fund

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30 September 2013

EU Health Prize for Journalist

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30 September 2013

MEDEA Awards

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30 September 2013

European Award for Best Content for Kids

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30 September 2013

Waste-smART Photo, cartoon and video competition

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30 September 2013

International World Food Day Poster Contest 2013

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1 October 2013

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1 October 2013

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1 October 2013

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13 October 2013

Traineeships and Study Visits at the European Parliament European Youth Foundation - Grants for international youth activities International youth activities held in co-operation with the European Youth Centres BEST courses for students of technology

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15 October 2013

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15 October 2013

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15 October 2013

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15 October 2013

Study visits for education and vocational training specialists Traineeships at the European Parliament for people with disabilities Lifelong Learning - Policy Co-operation and Innovation in Lifelong Learning (Key Activity 1) European Union Women Innovators Prize

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20 October 2013

Juvenes Translatores - translation contest for schools

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31 October 2013

European E-learning Award – EureleA

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31 October 2013

Internships at the World Bank

European Investment Bank (EIB) Research Action DG Interpretation bursaries

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Universities

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31 October 2013

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31 October 2013

Internship programme at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Traineeships at the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market

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Documentation Eurodesk Brussels Link Summer Newsletter The summer edition of the Newsletter outlines Eurodesk Brussels Link’s recent activities including the right2move campaign, the launch of the new European Youth Portal during the European Youth Week and the upcoming activities of the network. http://eepurl.com/BRwhb Erasmus - Statistics 2011-2012 The statistics reveal that more than 3 million students have benefitted from EU Erasmus exchange grants since its launch in 1987. The statistics show that in the academic year 2011-2012, more than 250 000 Erasmus students spent part of their higher education studies abroad or took up a job placement with a foreign company to boost their employability. More than 46 500 academic and administrative staff also received support from Erasmus to teach or train abroad, an experience designed to improve the quality of teaching and learning in the 33 countries which participate in the scheme (EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey). The three most popular destinations, in 2011-2012, were Spain, France and Germany. Spain also sent the largest number of students abroad, followed by Germany and France. http://ec.europa.eu/education/erasmus/statistics_en.htm#11 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-647_en.htm Young Citizens of Europe 2013 has been designated the European Year of Citizens to raise awareness on the rights and responsibilities of EU citizens and to encourage discussion at every level of society on the future of Europe. This booklet presents activities undertaken by young people in the EU and beyond, reflecting their active, critical and responsible citizenship. Projects were all supported by the Youth in Action programme, in the form of Youth Exchanges, European Voluntary Service projects or training and networking projects for youth workers and youth organisations. http://ec.europa.eu/youth/documents/publications/young-citizens.pdf Youth employment- Making it happen Published by the PES Group, the publication brings together facts, figures, best practices from across the EU as well as concrete policy proposals of the European Socialist group for boosting youth employment. The theme had been extensively discussed during the Group's 2012 Open Days seminar. The publication is available online in English, French and German. http://pes.cor.europa.eu/Meetings/Events/Pages/youth-employment.aspx Video: Hangout - The future of Erasmus Video of the first European Parliament Hangout that took place on 26 June 2013.

Participants had the chance to share views and ask questions to MEP Doris Pack about the EU's exchange programme Erasmus. http://tinyurl.com/nvxw5ky European Health Insurance Card website The website provides information about the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), allowing EU citizens to get emergency healthcare and so enjoy worry-free holidays when travelling within the European Union, Switzerland, Liechtenstein,

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Norway and Iceland. From the website it is also possible to download the app for smartphones and tablets giving access to a wide range of information such as emergency contact numbers, treatments that are covered and costs, how to claim reimbursement and much more. http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=509&langId=en European Network for Health Promotion in Youth Organisations This new platform aims to create an international network for health promotion in youth organisations. It is addressed to all persons wishing to exchange ideas, experiences, knowledge and projects. The focus is on resources needed for a healthy development of young people and special attention is given to participation, living competences and well-being. http://www.enphyo.eu Global Map of Youth Cooperatives and Cooperatives working for/with Youth Launched by the United Nations DESA-DSPD Focal Point on Cooperatives, the global map is a result of an online survey with youth cooperatives and cooperatives working for/with youth that identifies who they are, where they are, and what they do. http://social.un.org/coopsyear/coops-youth-map.html

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European Opportunities Youth on the Move “Where was it taken?” Picture Contest Organised by the European Commission Directorate-General for Education and Culture, has launched the second edition of the contest aims to test young people’s knowledge of European urban topography. Young people from 16 to 30 years old, who are resident in any of the 28 EU Member States, as well as Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey or Switzerland, are invited to participate. They will have to visit the Facebook page and answer the weekly question: Where was it taken? Contestants will need to identify the European capital in the picture and choose the correct answer from the list.

The deadlines are the following: 16th edition: 22 – 28 July; 17th edition: 29 July – 4 August; 18th edition: 5 – 11 August; 19th edition: 12 – 18 August; 20th edition: 19 – 25 August; 21st edition: 26 August – 1 September Each week a winner will be selected on the basis of a draw held on Mondays following the end of every edition. Headphones with the Youth on the Move logo printed will be awarded to each weekly winner.

Find out more: https://www.facebook.com/YouthontheMoveEurope/app_139825572834713 Youth Employment Network (YEN) International YOU Day Contest To celebrate the International Youth Day 2013, the Youth Employment Network (YEN) has launched a new contest to highlight the accomplishments of youth.

Young people from around the world are invited to post on the organisers’ forum what has been their greatest accomplishment in the past year. They can enter once per day. Each day one entry will feature on the Yen’s home page and, on International Youth Day, a random draw of all the featured youth will be done and the winner will be announced and awarded a prize package, including a smart phone.

Deadline: 12th August 2013.

Find out more: https://yenmarketplace.org/forum/international-you-day Electric December Video Competition 2013 European young people under 21 years of age, who made a short film this year or are thinking of making one, have the chance to showcase their talent to the rest of Europe. They just have to submit their mini masterpieces to Electric December 2013. The short films should be less than 5 minutes long, completed after September 2012, of any productions techniques, in English or providing English subtitles.

Deadline to submit videos: 26th September 2013 at 5:00pm (UK time).

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

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International Student Design Competition 2014 - A Society for All Ages Organised by the International Council for Caring Communities (ICCC) and its partners, the competition invites architecture students around the world to join the competition and show their creative talents in developing solutions, which integrate older persons into the fabric of the community and fully include them in all social, cultural, and productive activities.

The competition aims at answering future urban challenges: “Is it possible to design successful, diversified and multi-generational communities for older adults including aspects of information and communication technology (ICT)? How are older adults fully integrated, connected to and fully engaged in their communities?”.

To enter the competition, individually or in teams, undergraduate or graduate students must register by 15th September 2013 and submit projects by 31st December 2013.

Two winners for the first, second and third place will be awarded cash prizes.

Find out more: http://international-iccc.org International World Food Day Poster Contest 2013 Children and young people from 5 to 17 years old from around the world are invited to enter the first International World Food Day poster contest launched by FAO, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation. They will have to upload a poster design under the theme "Healthy Food Systems". Winners will be selected in three categories: ages 5 to 8, ages 9 to 12 and ages 13 to 17. Multiple designs may be submitted using the same contact email address, but the artist’s name should not be duplicated. Poster entries may be drawn, painted or sketched using pens, pencils, crayons or charcoal, or using oil, acrylic or watercolor paint as well as mixed media. Photographs are not allowed but digitally created artwork is permitted. The poster can also have text in any language. All artworks must be original and should not include photographic images of the contestant or other personal information. Winners will be announced on World Food Day 16 th October 2013. The top three poster designs in all three categories will be published on World Food Day website and shared through the Facebook accounts of FAO and the Ending Hunger movement.

Deadline: 30th September 2013.

Find out more: http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/worldfoodday/wfd-poster-contest/en Waste-smART – Photo, cartoon and video competition Launched by the European Environment Agency (EEA) the competition invites citizens from EEA member countries and West Balkan cooperating countries, from 18 years old, to express their thoughts about waste in Europe by making a photo, cartoon or video answering the following questions: - How do you see wasted food, construction waste, landfills, composting?

- How can we better reduce, re-use or recycle waste?

- How do you want Europe’s waste policy to look like in the future?

Each entrant may submit a maximum of five entries all supported by a short text.

Entries should be uploaded to an online sharing site, such as YouTube, Vimeo, Flickr, Shutterfly, Snapfish or Photobucket. The winner of each category (photo, video, cartoons) will be awarded a cash prize of EUR 500. In addition, a Youth Prize of EUR 500 will be awarded to the winning entry, selected among those submitted by persons aged between 18 and 24 (born in calendar years 1995-1989) to any of the competition categories.

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All the finalists will be put forward for the People's Choice Award and may also feature in future digital and print material from the EEA and its European partners.

Deadline: 30th September 2013 at 12:00 (CET).

Find out more: http://www.eea.europa.eu/about-us/what/public-events/competitions/wastesmart-competition European Award for Best Content for Kids The award aims at encouraging children and adults to create new and highlight already existing child-friendly, quality online content for 4-12 year-old children. The award is given in four categories, at both national and European level: - Adult professionals - Adult non-professionals - Individual young people (up to 3 youngsters) - School classes/groups of young people (at least 4 youngsters) Any form of online content can be submitted, including websites, blogs, games, apps, educational content, videos and other multi-media content. National winners in each of the participating countries will be announced in autumn. They will compete for the European Award for Best Content for Kids. One European winner and two runners-up will be awarded in each category at the European Award Ceremony in Brussels on Safer Internet Day on 11th February 2014.

Deadline for National competitions: 31st October 2013 (30th September 2013 for Germany).

Find out more: http://www.bestcontentaward.eu European E-learning Award – EureleA 2014 EureleA 2014, the European eLearning Award for best-practice projects in eLearning for job training and further education, has been launched. Users of successful eLearning projects for teaching and learning with digital media within Europe (geographically) can apply in the following two categories: didactics and technology.

Deadline to submit entries: 31st October 2013.

All detailed information about the documentation to send is available here: http://tinyurl.com/32xnfah

Please also look at the Programmes folder within the Eurodesk intranet for news on European and international (funding) opportunities.

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Highlights Creative Europe Programme on track for adoption On 17th July, the Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER, responsible for preparing the work of the Council) agreed on the compromise text of the Regulation establishing the Creative Europe Programme with a view to finalising agreement with the European Parliament on this European Commission's proposal. This decision will enable the European Commission to continue the preparations for the programme. The “Creative Europe” Programme (2014-2020) will bring under a single umbrella three currently self-standing programmes that have provided EU support to the cultural and audiovisual sectors: Culture, MEDIA and MEDIA MUNDUS programmes. The “Creative Europe” Programme will be EU's main instrument to promote cultural and audiovisual initiatives in the Europe Union and beyond, encouraging creativity and having a direct economic impact on growth and job creations. http://tinyurl.com/q8p88zj Agreement on "HORIZON 2020": the EU's research and innovation programme 2014-2020 On 17th July, the Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER, responsible for preparing the work of the Council) endorsed the agreement reached last June between the Presidency of the Council and the European Parliament representatives on the "Horizon 2020" programme for research and innovation for the years 2014 to 2020, paving the way for its formal adoption by the European Parliament and the Council through a vote in the coming months. Horizon 2020 will replace the EU's 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7), which runs until the end of 2013. Compared with FP7, the new programme is expected to further

eliminate fragmentation in the fields of scientific research and innovation.

Horizon 2020, will support the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy for growth and jobs, as well as the goal of strengthening the scientific and technological bases by contributing to achieving a European Research Area in which researchers, scientific knowledge and technology circulate freely. http://tinyurl.com/nt3ylu5 EU agreement on the new Life Programme The Council's Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER, responsible for preparing the work of the Council) has approved the agreement reached between the institutions on 26th June on a new LIFE Regulation. This paves the way for formal adoption of the new funding instrument for the environment by the Council and the Parliament later in the year. The new LIFE programme will provide EUR 3,456 million, including EUR 2,592 million for environment and EUR 864 million specifically for climate change action, over the next 7 years. http://europa.eu/rapid/pressrelease_MEMO-13-701_en.htm First Youth Take Over Day On 12th July, young people took over the United Nations in New York for the first Youth take over day.

Over 500 students, ranging from 12 to 25 years old from over 30 countries and 100 organisations called for quality universal education for all in a unique Youth Assembly.

The 12th of July also marked Malala Yousafzai’s 16th birthday. Malala is a courageous education rights campaigner who was shot on her school bus by the Taliban for being a schoolgirl. http://tinyurl.com/mfy93l9 http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/ 2013/sgsm15166.doc.htm

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EC Communication on European higher education in the world On 11th July, the European Commission adopted a Communication on "European higher education in the world" which will provide recommendations on how Europe's 4,000 higher education institutions can work strategically to promote themselves in the rest of the world. According to the European Commission, strategic partnerships with higher education institutions outside Europe enhance the quality of European higher education and contribute to innovation and job creation by equipping European graduates with broader skills and by attracting international students, researchers and academics to the EU. According to the Communication, European universities have excellent links inside Europe but many lack a clear strategy for strengthening their ties with non-European partners. http://ec.europa.eu/education/news/2 0130711_en.htm Eurostat Release: Young people in the EU Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, has published two new Statistics Explained articles on “Youth unemployment” and

“Participation of young persons in education and in the labour market”.

The articles explain concepts and definitions used to describe the structure of the youth population in a comprehensive way, in order to facilitate the interpretation and assessment of related statistics for users. http://europa.eu/rapid/pressrelease_STAT-13-107_en.htm European Alliance for Apprenticeships launched Launched by the European Commission on July 2nd, the alliance aims to increase the quality and supply of apprenticeships across Europe and change mind-sets towards apprenticeship-type learning, facilitating a smooth transition of young people from education to work.

The Alliance promotes measures which will be supported by the European Social Fund, the Youth Employment Initiative and Erasmus+, the new EU programme for education, training and youth. It will also support national reforms seeking to set up or strengthen apprenticeship schemes. http://tinyurl.com/lechv3e http://tinyurl.com/lhzp4qy

Please also look at the News folder within the Eurodesk intranet for other European news from the network.

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Upcoming Events 12th August 2013: International Youth Day The International Youth Day is celebrated every 12 th August as declared by the United Nations General Assembly. The theme chosen for this year is “Youth Migration: Moving Development Forward”. The theme is a global call to encourage young people across the world to celebrate the Day by focusing on the topic of youth migration.

The day will also be an opportunity to launch the 2013 World Youth Report, a global call to action for young men and women, as well as other stakeholders around the world, to develop and engage in partnerships with and for youth towards building a better world.

Find out more how to get involved: http://social.un.org/index/Youth/InternationalYouthDay/2013.aspx 21st-25th August 2013: 4thG-20 Youth Summit, Saint Petersburg, Russia The objective of the summit is to prepare a set of recommendations by young business leaders to be disseminated across the world and shared, in particular, with the G-20 Heads of States and leading international organisations. The event is addressed to top young executives, from 30 to 50 years old, coming from the G20 countries.

Find out more about the fees and how to participate here: http://www.g20ys.org 1st-7th September 2013: Youth Future Project, Bonn, Germany Organised by a German group of students within the network of the Youth Future Project, the conference will focus on challenges and innovative solutions in the field of sustainability.

Young people from 18 to 28 years old, from all over Europe are invited to join the conference and learn about the views and actions of important activists in the field of sustainability. They will also gain an integrated understanding of the multidimensional challenges of environmental problems.

There is a contribution fee.

Find out more: http://www.youthfutureproject.org/en/conference2013/conference 9th-12th September 2013: EU Youth Conference and meeting of the Directors General for Youth Affairs, Vilnius, Lithuania Run by each Presidency on a yearly basis, the event focuses on the Presidencies’ youth policy priorities, included in the agenda of the Trio (Ireland, Lithuania and Greece) and the Lithuanian national programme. The meeting involves delegations from 28 Member States, representatives of the European Youth Forum, representatives of the General Secretariat of the EU Council, in charge of youth matters, representatives of International Youth Organisations, EU candidate countries and the countries of the European Economic Area.

Find out more: http://www.eu2013.lt/en/events/political-meetings/conferencesandseminars/euyouth-conference-and-the-meeting-of-the-directors-general-for-youth-affairs

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16th-22nd September 2013 – European Mobility Week 2013 During the European Mobility Week European cities and towns will have the opportunity to participate to the most widespread event on sustainable mobility.

This year’s theme is “Clean air – it’s your move!”. http://www.mobilityweek.eu 18th-19th September 2013: 7th International Conference "Keeping Children and Young People Safe Online", Warsaw, Poland Organised by the Polish and German Safer Internet Centres, the conference aims to raise awareness of the new challenges and opportunities in fighting online threats and to share best practices across different sectors.

Representatives from the education sector, NGOs, law enforcement, government and industry will work together on a wide variety of issues focusing on children’s and young people’s safety online, such as privacy in social networking sites, managing online identity, educational strategies and emerging trends online. The languages of the conference will be English and Polish.

Participation is free of charge, however, participants will have to cover travel and accommodation costs.

Interested participants should submit their application form by 23rd August 2013.

Find out more: http://tinyurl.com/n82c55p 26th-27th September 2013: European Youth Forum for Road Safety, Crotone, Italy At its 5th edition, the forum will welcome two youth delegates per EU Member State, selected on the basis of their active involvement in road safety, to debate on the current road safety matters involving youngsters all over Europe. Participants will be asked to come up with concrete solutions.

Find out more: http://ec.europa.eu/transport/eyfrs/news-events/index_en.htm 1st-4th October 2013: Conference "Youth in 2020 – the Future of Youth Policies", Budapest, Hungary Organised by the EU-CoE youth partnership, the conference will focus on trends and challenges in the youth field in Europe and their possible implications for European youth policy, youth work and research. Participants from research, practice, policy from all over Europe and beyond, in particular from the regions of South-East Europe, Eastern Europe and South Caucasus, and South Mediterranean region will join in the event.

Youth experts, young people but also those people outside of the youth field are invited to apply by 18th August 2013.

The conference will be held in English.

Travel and full board for all participants, expert contracts, preparatory costs, and promotional and logistical costs will be covered by the EU-CoE youth partnership.

Find out more: http://tinyurl.com/kh44c8f 2nd-5th October 2013: One Young World Summit 2013, Johannesburg, South Africa The Summit is a global initiative aiming to bring together the best and brightest of the next generation to discuss the most critical and compelling issues of our times.

The summit will give young people from around the world, from 18 to 30 years old, a place to engage and have their voices heard about their future.

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Find out more about the fee and how to participate: http://www.oneyoungworld.com 8th-11th October 2013: Budapest Water Summit, Budapest, Hungary The Summit aims to contribute to the elaboration of the water-related Sustainable Development Goals and provide concrete guidance on the most pressing water issues: drinking water, sanitation, waste water treatment, integrated water management, international water cooperation, innovative water technologies – with a view to defining the priorities of global development policy post 2015. During the summit, a Youth Forum will be organised jointly by youth organisations and the Hungarian government, contributing to the aims to provide a space for future decision-makers to develop, collect and exchange ideas and opinions during the Budapest Water Summit as well as to engage in the longer-term process involved in outlining the Budapest Recommendations. Young people worldwide are invited to join the event.

There is no registration fee.

Find out more: http://www.budapestwatersummit.hu/budapest-water-summit/youth-forum 15th-17th October 2013: European Youth Media Days, Brussels, Belgium Organised by the European Parliament in collaboration with the European Youth Press, this year’s edition will focus on social movements, new political parties, civil society protests and the upcoming parliamentary elections.

Young journalists, between 18 and 30 years old, citizens or residents in a EU Member State are invited to apply by 15th August 2013, 23:59 CET. Find out more: http://www.youthpress.org/news/562-eymd-2013-call-participants 27th-29th November 2013: World Forum for Democracy 2013, Strasbourg, France The forum focuses on re-connecting citizens with institutions and re-inventing democratic participation in the digital age. Forty young participants, from 18 to 30 years old, residents in one of the 50 signatories of the European Cultural Convention, representatives of youth NGOs active at local, regional, national or European level, will be selected by the Council of Europe Youth Department. Board, lodging and travel costs will be covered by the Council of Europe.

Deadline: 9th August 2013.

Find out more: https://www.dropbox.com/s/czz9eggt0q7hjx5/Call_for_Participants_WFD2013.pdf European Citizenship Training Courses 2013/2014 The courses are meant to support youth workers and youth leaders developing their critical understanding of European Citizenship and encourage them to integrate the topic in their practical work.

List of proposed Courses for 2013: •Training Course 2: ECTC-BG in Bulgaria (9th-15th December 2013) Deadline: 8th September 2013; •Training Course 7: ECTC-ES in Spain (24th February–2nd March 2014) Deadline: to be announced.

All details are available here: http://www.salto-youth.net/rc/training-and-cooperation/tc-rcnanetworktcs/europeancitizenship

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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 Coming up: European Festivals Information on the biggest pop and rock festivals in Europe can be found on the European Festival Planner on the Yourope site of the European Festival Association. http://www.yourope.org Searching for more background information on festivals, have a look at Wiki. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_festival European and worldwide Rock Festivals – although the layout is simple, it has an extensive list of festivals. http://members.a1.net/mtpios/Festivals/Festivals.htm More general site with links to cultural events and festivals, not only rock festivals, in Europe. http://www.bugbog.com/festivals/european_festivals.html Summer Music Festivals Europe 2013 http://www.festivalsearcher.com/festivallists.aspx?region=europe

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