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Deadlines up to 15 September 2015 Documentation Opportunities Highlights Upcoming Events

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Deadlines up to 15 September 2015 Deadline Reminder: http://eurodesk.eu/deadline-reminder Reference number

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8 June 2015

Traineeship at CEDEFOP

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3 June 2015

Erasmus for young entrepreneurs

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15 June 2015

International Essay Contest for Young People

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15 June 2015

PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival 2015

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15 June 2015

Traineeship Agency

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28 June 2015

European Youth Capital

EU0010000662

30 June 2015

Junior Professionals in Delegation (Jpd) Traineeship Programme

EU0010000461

30 June 2015

World Bank Youth Professionals Programme

EU0010000481

2 July 2015

The James Dyson Award 2015

EU0010000570

6 July 2015

DepicT! 2015 - Can you do it in 90 seconds?

EU0010000543

15 July 2015

European Together

EU0010000184

15 July 2015

European Youth Award

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15 July 2015

New Zealand International Doctoral Research Scholarships

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31 July 2015

European Economic and Committee Civil Society Prize

EU0010000427

31 July 2015

Global Junior Challenge Award

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1 Aug 2015

The One Minutes Jr. video competition

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30 Aug 2015

Europemobility Video Contest

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31 Aug 2015

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EU0010000468

1 Sept 2015

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1 Sept 2015

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Shining Stars of Europe Video Contest Traineeships and Fellowships at the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) Traineeships at the European Ombudsman EU Aid Volunteers initiative: Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Heinrich Böll Foundation grants scholarships (for study in Germany) Young European of the Year Award Travel Fellowships & InterRail-GlobalPasses Erasmus+Key Action2-Capacity Building in the field of youth

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Documentation The European Higher Education Area in 2015: Bologna Process Implementation Report The Report gives a snapshot of the state of implementation of the Bologna Process across the 47 countries of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). It provides comprehensive qualitative and quantitative information on all main aspects of higher education reforms aiming at a well-functioning EHEA. The Report shows that much work remains to be done. On average, only 7 of 10 students finish their higher education programme, while half of the countries' completion rates are as low as 30-50%. The report also finds that funding and knowledge of languages are considered the biggest barriers to student mobility. The report has been developed by Eurydice, Eurostat and Eurostudent. http://bit.ly/1cscwm0 OECD Skills Outlook 2015 - Youth, Skills and Employability According to the OECD Skills Outlook 2015 Report, young people around the world are struggling to enter the labour market. In some OECD countries, one in four 16-29 year-olds is neither employed nor in education or training. The Report shows how improving the employability of youth requires a comprehensive approach. While education, social, and labour market policies have key roles to play, co-ordination between public policies and the private sector is also crucial. The publication, which builds on the results of the 2012 Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) presented in the first edition of the Skills Outlook, also presents examples of successful policies in selected countries. http://bit.ly/1KzIQC8 Education For All Global Monitoring Report 2015 The Report provides a complete assessment of progress towards the Education for All goals established in 2000. The UNESCO report reveals that, although some progress has been achieved, only one third of the 164 countries that agreed to the agenda succeeded in meeting all of these goals. The six Education for All Goals address educational issues ranging from the early years of pre-primary education to youth and adult skills.

One of the goals aims to ensure equal access to learning and life skills for youth and adults. However, the Monitoring Report finds that only 46 percent of countries reached universal lower secondary enrollment and predicts that one third of adolescents in low income countries will not complete lower secondary school in 2015. Furthermore, it is also clear that access to education is still unequal as financial background and gender still have a big influence. http://bit.ly/1Fre5wc

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European Youth Monitor Published by the European Commission and based on the Youth Dashboard, the Youth Monitor provides information on the eight fields of action of the EU Youth Strategy: Culture and Creativity, Education and Training, Employment and Entrepreneurship, Health and Well-being, Social Inclusion, Voluntary Activities, Youth and the World and Youth Participation. Some contextual information on young people is also available, including the youth population, ratio of young people, and the age at which young people leave their parental household.

The indicators are available from 2010 onwards, although figures concerning the EU as a whole exclude Croatia until 2013. The data provided is currently under review and, as such, may change.

The information is mainly based on data provided by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, and Eurobarometer, a collection of surveys and studies of public opinion. http://ec.europa.eu/youth/dashboard/index_en.htm Infographic: Quality of Life Developed by Eurostat, the infographic provides information on people’s well-being in a simple way. For each dimension of the quality of life framework the infographic shows an indicator of people’s subjective evaluation complemented with an objective indicator. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/infographs/qol/index_en.html Be Active - European Week of Sport Website of the European Week of Sport taking place from 7th to 13th September 2015 all over Europe. The week, aiming to promote sport and physical activity across Europe, is for everyone, regardless of age, background or fitness level. With a focus on grassroots initiatives, it will inspire Europeans to BeActive on a regular basis and create opportunities in peoples’ everyday lives to exercise more. http://ec.europa.eu/sport/week/media-corner_en.htm Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes The Eurobarometer survey reveals a downward trend in tobacco use across Europe. The overall reduction compared with 2012 is 2 percentage points (26% vs. 28%). The age category that saw the biggest drop (4 percentage points) was young people aged 15 to 24 (25% vs 29%). There are still notable variations in tobacco consumption with lowest rates seen in Sweden (11%) and Finland (19%) and the highest in Greece (38%) and Bulgaria (35%). The average age that Europeans start smoking remains unchanged at 17.6 years. Regarding quitting attempts, a majority of smokers have tried to quit (59%), with 19% having tried in the past 12 months. Regarding e-cigarettes, 12% of Europeans have now tried them, compared with 7% in 2012: 67% said they tried them to reduce or quit smoking. However, only 14% of e-cigarette users were able to stop smoking, indicating that e-cigarettes are not particularly effective as a quitting tool. http://bit.ly/1GfVMMK iCoach

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Online digital health coaching platform that helps individuals stop smoking. The platform, which is free of charge, is available in 23 official EU languages. iCoach is not just intended for those who want to quit smoking. It also aims to inform those who are not yet ready to stub out their last cigarette. http://www.exsmokers.eu/uk-en/icoach.html

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Opportunities Anna Lindh Foundation Call for “Intercultural Actions” The call aims at funding civil society actions in the face of challenges to social cohesion and rising xenophobia impacting on local communities across the Euro-Mediterranean region. Projects should be developed by a partnership of members from the same ALF National Network, with the necessary participation of the Head of Network institution.

The duration of the project must be between a maximum of 7 consecutive months and a minimum of 3 consecutive months and the duration of the implementation must fall within the period between 1st October 2015 and 30th April 2016. Eligible applicants should be a member of the Anna Lindh Foundation National Networks in the 42 Euro-Mediterranean Partnership Countries prior to the 20th of January 2015.

Deadline: 17th June 2015 (16.00 Egypt time – GMT+2) Find out more: http://grants.annalindh.org EaSI-EURES: Targeted Mobility Scheme - Your first EURES job The call aims to foster the exercise of workers' freedom of movement, test innovative ways to improve the integration of young mobile candidates into the host country and trigger the development of a "welcoming/integration culture". It also aims to contribute to: 1. filling hard to fill vacancies with available youth workforce at EU EFTA/EEA level; 2. developing comprehensive mobility support services in EU EFTA/EEA countries and enhancing the quality of services provided to employers who wish to recruit workers from other EU EFTA/EEA countries.

3. boosting cross border matching and placement services for apprentices and trainees as a critical element to help transition from education to work; 4. addressing labour mobility obstacles.

Proposals should focus on job placements (mandatory item) and also on at least one of following types of placements: traineeships, apprenticeships.

Deadline: 26th June 2015.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/1GKT9QY Junior Professionals in Delegation (Jpd) Traineeship Programme Launched by the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the European Commission (EC), the programme gives highly qualified junior professionals from the EU Members State the opportunity to work in the EU Delegations worldwide. The aim is to enable young people to gain a first-hand experience in the work of Delegations and an in-depth understanding of their role in the implementation of EU external policies.

Eligible candidates should be nationals from an EU Member State, hold at least a university degree equivalent to a Master's degree in a domain

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relevant to the activities of the Delegations, have excellent command of English and / or French, with knowledge of other languages being an asset, show a great interest and motivation to work in a Delegation and have a professional experience. Extra-curriculum activities, such as volunteering or publications, are an important asset.

The pre-selection of candidates is managed by the EU Member States.

The final selection is made by EEAS and the EC. Selected candidates will be offered a single paid traineeship agreement of a fixed-term of nine months, which can be renewed for another period of nine months. The traineeship will start in March 2016.

Deadine: 30th June 2015 Find out more: http://bit.ly/1M4HWuD European Photo competition "Living Together" The European Socialist Group in the Committee of the Regions is inviting amateur and professional photographers from 18 years old, resident in one of the 28 EU Member States, to join the “Living Together” competition. They will have to capture through their lens images one of the founding values of the European Union, that is, United in Diversity.

They can only submit one entry.

A jury, chaired by a member of the Committee of the Regions and composed by professionals in the field of photography, will select 3 winners during the first half of October 2015. In addition, a public vote will be held on the Committee of the Regions PES Group Facebook page between 1st and 15th October 2015, to select the winner of the public prize. Winners, in the three categories, will be awarded with prizes including a trip for two persons to Brussels, Capital of Europe, and photographric/electronic equipment. The public prize winner will get photographic equipment worth up to €500.

Deadline: 15th July 2015, 23:59 CET Find out more: http://bit.ly/1DyClf3 EESC Civil Society Prize 2015 Launched by the European Economic and Social Committee, the prize rewards initiatives carried out by civil society organisations and/or individuals and aimed at improving the economic and social inclusion of the people living in poverty and countering the increasing risk of facing poverty in Europe. The prize, which has a total value of 50,000 € and will be awarded on 10th December 2015, is open to civil society organisations officially registered within the European Union and acting at European, national, regional or local level. It is furthermore open to individuals.

Deadline: 31st July 2015.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/1G0L4Ye

Europemobility Video Contest 2015

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The contest seeks original and creative videos showing mobility experiences. Any European learner who has done a practical training programme, a youth exchange, a work placement, a business exchange or an internship abroad, within or outside Europe, is invited to apply. The learning mobility exchange in another country may have been supported by a national programme, by own initiative or by the following programmes: Erasmus+, Long Learning Mobility Programmes, Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs, European Social Fund Transnational Measures, Youth Guarantee Transnational Measures. Videos should be original, in English or having English subtitles and from one to three minutes long.

There will be two award categories, one for the videos elected by the Europemobility International Jury and one for those elected by the online voters. For each category there will be three prizes plus a trip to be part of the Award Ceremony.

Deadlines: 30th August 2015 (to upload videos), 15th September 2015 (to vote on line).

Find out more: http://www.europemobility.tv Next Generation of Science Journalists Award 2015 Young science journalists, at the beginning of their career with a maximum of five years’ experience, should submit their article on the main topic of "Health", which must have been published after January 1 st 2014, to science-journalist-award@worldhealthsummit.org. The article may be published in any form: print, digital, acoustic or visual. Audio and video content is to be made available via web-link. Translations will be accepted if the original article is attached. A short CV (one page), and a scan of a current passport, must accompany the submission. The top five young science journalists will be invited to participate in the World Health Summit (WHS) 2015, held from 11th to 13th October at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany. Additionally, each winner will receive 500 Euro to recompense travel expenses.

Deadline: 1st September 2015.

Find out more: http://tinyurl.com/mhgoxv4 H2020-SEAC-2015: Call for making science education and careers attractive for young people The call aims at developing scientific citizenship by promoting innovative pedagogies in science education, attracting more young people towards science, with a special emphasis on girls, and addressing the challenges faced by young people in pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and innovation.

It also aims at developing Responsible Research and Innovation in Higher Education Curricula and easing the access to scientific careers by increasing the service level of the EURAXESS Services Network. The actions foreseen within this call for proposals include the following topics: - SEAC-1-2015: Innovative ways to make science education and scientific careers attractive to young people

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- SEAC-4-2015: EURAXESS outreach to Industry Dedline: 16th September 2015, 17:00:00 (Brussels local time).

Find out more: http://bit.ly/1PRCOgj Please also look at the Opportunities folder within the Eurodesk intranet for news on European and international (funding) opportunities.

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Highlights Eurostat release: April 2015 Euro area unemployment rate According to new data on unemployment, published by Eurostat (the statistical office of the European Union), in April 2015, 4.746 million young persons (under 25) were unemployed in the EU28, of whom 3.168 million were in the Euro area. Compared with April 2014, youth unemployment decreased by 478 000 in the EU28 and by 270 000 in the Euro area. In April 2015, the youth unemployment rate was 20.7% in the EU28 and 22.3% in the Euro area, compared with 22.5% and 23.9% respectively in April 2014. In April 2015, the lowest rates were observed in Germany (7.2%), Austria and Denmark (both 10.1%), and the highest in Greece (50.1% in February 2015), Spain (49.6%), Croatia (45.5% in the first quarter 2015) and Italy (40.9%). http://bit.ly/1HK6TIv UN Secretary General addresses youth issues One thousand young people were addressed by and asked questions to Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations Secretary General, on 28th May at the event: “Our world, our dignity, our future. The post-2015 agenda and the role of youth”. The event, jointly organised by the European Commission and the UN in the context of the European Year for Development 2015, was broadcast live in selected schools across the EU and online, and included a multilingual discussion on global and development issues with a specific focus on topics that matter to young people. Youth ambassadors worldwide, aged between 14 and 27, made their proposals on various topics: from education to the environment and underlined the importance of a youth voice in decisions regarding these topics. EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, introduced the Secretary General saying: “Young people are the future of development. As they are the people who will be most affected by the decisions we take now, it is important to listen to their views and take them into account.” The Secretary General delivered his address, speaking about the importance of youth participation in politics as well as the UN’s commitment to ensuring young people are involved and included in the post-2015 agenda. He urged young people to claim their rights and be part of the decision-making process and took questions from selected youth ambassadors, addressing specific questions on climate change, education, LGBTQ rights and more. https://europa.eu/eyd2015/AskBanKimoon European Youth Event to be back in 2016 EYE2016, the second edition of the European Youth Event for and by young people, will be back in 2016 from 20th to 21st May in Strasbourg, France. Once again the European Parliament will open its doors to young Europeans to discuss with European decision-makers and come up with innovative ideas on how "Together, we can make a change".

All activities will focus on the five new themes: - War and peace: Perspectives for a peaceful planet;

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Apathy or participation: Agenda for a vibrant democracy; Exclusion or access: Crackdown on youth unemployment; Stagnation or innovation: Tomorrow's world of work; Collapse or success: New ways for a sustainable Europe.

Registrations for future EYE participants will start in October 2015. http://bit.ly/1FnJzBS Youth employment initiative: Council increases pre-financing to €1 billion On 19th May, the EU Council increased advance payments for the youth employment initiative (YEI) in 2015. Instead of about €67 million, Member States will receive around €1 billion as advance payments this year.

The Regulation adopted by the Council removes the main bottleneck in the implementation of the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) by releasing the financial burden on the Member States' budgets and allowing them to roll out quickly measures against youth employment. The adoption of the Regulation follows the agreement reached in the Council on 21st April and the approval of the European Parliament on 29th April.

The Regulation will enter into force the day after its publication in the Official Journal of the EU. http://bit.ly/1EhiRqD World Education Forum 2015 At the World Education Forum, convened by UNESCO, from 19th to 22nd May in Incheon, the Republic of Korea, key educational stakeholders, country Ministers from UN member states, as well as civil society actors and the private sector, discussed and set course for education for the next 15 years. Ministers for education made commitments to ensure everyone gets quality education with a broad set of knowledge, skills and values, by fostering critical thinking, creativity, solidarity, dialogue and problem solving. Country delegates worked on a joint Declaration and the Framework for action which will help countries reach the 2030 educational goal of the Sustainable Development Agenda, as well as its set targets and indicators.

Amid concerns that some countries will not have enough capacity to fulfill the set achievements, the Declaration will be re-discussed after the adoption of the Sustainable Development Agenda in Autumn 2015. Prior to the World Education Forum, a Civil Society Forum took place, bringing together non-governmental organisations worldwide to create a joint vision on education for the period 2016-2030, calling upon governments to, among other things, “reaffirm education as a public good and reject calls for increased privatisation or commercialisation in education, including any support for low fee private schools and for-profit universities”, as well as to make a “particular emphasis on out of-school children and youth in providing education opportunities.”

Incheon Declaration Civil Society Forum declaration

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Plovdiv (Bulgaria) and Matera (Italy) European Capitals of Culture 2019 On 19th May, the European Council designated the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv and the Italian city of Matera as the two European Capitals of Culture for 2019. Plovdiv will be the first Bulgarian European Capital of Culture ever. Under the motto “Together”, Plovdiv, with its important Roma communities, will highlight the multi-cultural dimension of the city.

Matera will be the fourth Italian city to hold the title of European Capital of Culture. Under the slogan "Open Future", Matera will promote openness in all its dimensions and use culture as a propellant for conceiving a better, more inclusive and sustainable future in Europe. Plovdiv and Matera have now four years to prepare for 2019.

So far, more than 50 cities have been European Capitals of Culture over the last thirty years. http://bit.ly/1JZXJKu Education, Youth, Culture & Sport Council Conclusions On the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport (EYCS) Council, which took place in Brussels, Belgium, on the 18th and 19th May 2015, EU Ministers for education, youth, culture, communication and sport assessed the achievements of European cooperation in the field of education and training ("ET 2020"), and discussed its future development in preparation for the mid-term stocktaking and the 2015 Joint Report.

ET 2020 is the key European-level framework that helps member states to modernise their education and training systems, thus contributing to the overall political priorities set under the Europe 2020 strategy.

Ministers adopted conclusions on the role of early childhood education and primary education in fostering creativity, innovation and digital competence.

Ministers adopted conclusions on reinforcing youth work, highlighting its contribution to personal development, social inclusion, cultural diversity and active citizenship.

Ministers adopted conclusions on enhancing cross-sectorial policy cooperation to effectively address the socio-economic challenges facing young people. Cross-sectorial policy cooperation is also one of the three main priorities set out in the recently adopted EU Work Plan for Youth 2014-2015. Ministers also discussed how to improve political participation by young people in the democratic life of Europe and agreed that the focus should be put on the following measures: – strengthen civil and political education and increase support from families and school in order to combat extremism and radicalisation; – make the best use of social media, the European Youth Portal and userfriendly tools for political participation; – develop tailored projects mainly at local level aiming to increase the dialogue with and between young people; – continue to exchange best practices.

Ministers also exchanged views on the follow-up to the Declaration by Ministers of Education at their informal meeting in Paris in March 2015,

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highlighting the crucial role which the education and youth sectors have to play in preventing radicalisation and promoting common European values.

In the session on sport, Ministers adopted conclusions on the role of grassroots sport in developing transversal skills, especially among young people. The conclusions explore how voluntary activities in sport as a nonformal and informal learning can help young people acquire skills and competences that complement formal education and enhance their employability. http://bit.ly/1R2NHfW EU Parliament supports school milk and fruit schemes According to the EU Parliament, healthy eating habits start young, so the EU and its member states should do and spend more to encourage kids to eat healthy and local foods. To ensure that they get healthy eating lessons, as well as school milk, fruit, and vegetables from EU schemes, on 27th May, the EU Parliament amended draft rules and approved a mandate for MEPs to negotiate their final form with EU member states. http://bit.ly/1G20v4m Please also look at the News folder within the Eurodesk intranet for other European news from the network.

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Upcoming Events EURES Job Fairs Thinking about finding a job in another EU country?

EUR Job Mobility Portal organises job fairs all over Europe.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/EUREScalendar 16th June 2015: Civil Society Day, Brussels, Belgium Under the theme: “Civil dialogue: a tool for better legislation in the general interest”, the European Economic and Social Committee initiative, organised in partnership with its Liaison Group with European civil society networks, will try to set up principles and guidelines for a permanent and structured civil dialogue at European level.

Deadline to register: 10th June 2015.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/1SVcGDG 29th June-10th July 2015: ILO course: Decent work for youth, Turin, Italy Promoting decent jobs for young people in a comprehensive and adapted manner is at the centre of the ILO's 2012 "The Youth Employment: a Call for Action". Based on this call for action, the course "Decent Work for Youth" aims at developing the capacity of ILO constituents and youth stakeholders at designing and implementing policies and tools for the promotion of youth employment at local and national levels. The course is targeted at government officials from relevant ministries (youth, employment, labour, planning, education, training); social partners involved in the design and implementation of employment policies; and other relevant stakeholders (such as UN staff, civil society) Find out more: http://www.itcilo.org/calendar/26330 29th June 2015: #Hashtag Debate, Paris, France #Hashtag is a new monthly television series that presents a fortuitous opportunity for the youth of Europe to be seen and heard. The topic will be “Youth Employment”. The debate will also be webcast live.

Find out more: http://eu-russia-csf.org/en/projects/europe-lab 14th-22nd August 2015: International Culture Week-Debate summer Academy, Pécs, Hungary The event is one of the most popular annual youth cultural festivals organised in the city. Its programme combines a summer school, different cultural and sport activities, and an inspiring festival with concerts, dance shows, and exhibitions. Students from all over the world will be engaged with a series of debates on the central topic: “The reality of cyber security – On the edge of digital war”.

Deadlines: 15th June 2015, 15th July 2015.

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Check the participation fees and the programme here: http://icwip.hu 1st-5th July 2015: Antiracist World Cup, Bosco Albergati, Italy The International antiracist football tournament is an annual project offering five days of football but also concerts, debates, and other cultural and sporting events, designed to fight racism and discrimination.

Registrations are open.

Find out more: http://www.mondialiantirazzisti.org 3rd-7thAugust 2015: Entrepreneurship Summer School, Hong Kong, Hong Kong The course is addressed to young people interested in establishing their own business and willing to get inspired and learn more from experienced and successful entrepreneurs. The course will be done in an innovative way, without teachers, lecture style courses, or Power Point presentations. Real entrepreneurs will share their experience with students giving them an inside view of entrepreneurship.

Deadline to apply: 20th June 2015.

Find out more about the course and the fees: http://bit.ly/1G4Jtk9 12th-18th September 2015: M100 Youth Media Workshop, Potsdam, Germany The M100 invites young journalists from 18 to 26 years old, from Eastern Partnership countries, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Belarus, Armenia and Azerbaijan as well as Germany, to join the workshop under the theme: “Journalism between politics, propaganda and prison". The participants wil be taught how propaganda works and what its objectives are, how it can be recognised, how to verify information (including within social networks), and how as journalists they can defend themselves against propaganda, co-optation, and manipulation by governments and lobbyists.

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Find out more: http://www.euif.eu

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19th-22nd October 2015: Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Strasbourg, France In the framework of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities’ 29th session taking place from 19th to 22nd October 2015 in Strasbourg (France), a special call for youth delegates has been launched. The aim is to create a space for dialogue between the selected youth delegates and local and regional elected representatives and enable young people to express their views on the issues being debated. Youth delegates, one per national delegation, have been resident in one of the Council of Europe member states for a minimum of five years, be a member of a local/regional youth council or parliament, or local/regional council or assembly or executive, or a representative of a youth NGO, or a youth-led structure, or involved in youth work, or a local or regional elected representative and be able to speak one of the languages interpreted during the session (English, French, German, Italian, Russian).

Deadline: 19th June 2015.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/1RJvOmz 24th-26th November 2015: Towards collaborative practice European conference on youth work, social innovation and enterprise, Malmö, Sweden A cross-sector conference exploring the potential of youth work in fostering social entrepreneurship and advancing cooperation between different sectors to better support social innovation and entrepreneurship among young people in Europe. Participants will be able to explore the role of different actors in supporting social entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial learning in different European contexts, share their experiences and good practice, and initiate or strengthen co-operation.

The conference is addressed to youth workers, social entrepreneurs, NA officers, formal education representatives, policy-makers, researchers, employment and entrepreneurship support services from the Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme countries.

Deadline: 21st June 2015.

Find out more: http://bit.ly/1Fak8AA 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

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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 European and worldwide Rock Festivals – although the layout is simple, the website has an extensive list of festivals. http://www.britishrock.cc/portal/festival/index.php A general site, with links to cultural events and festivals, not only rock festivals, in Europe. http://www.bugbog.com/festivals/european_festivals.html Music Festivals Europe 2015 http://www.festivalsearcher.com/festivallists.aspx?region=europe Europe Music Festivals 2015 http://www.musicfestivaljunkies.com/all-festivals Searching for more background information on festivals, have a look at Wiki. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_festival