VUF FIFTH UNIVERSITY FORUM OF THE EUROPEAN YOUTH PARLIAMENT ESTONIA
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THE V UNIVERSITY FORUM OF EYP ESTONIA The V University Forum will take place in Tallinn, 19-23 April 2017. The event will gather 150 participants from all over Europe. The theme of the forum is Shaping our Future - Shaping the Economy. It will be organised by the official representative of the European Youth Parliament (EYP) in Estonia MTĂœ Tegusad Eesti Noored. The discussions will be organised using the EYP format derived from the procedure of the European Parliament and adapted to suit EYP goals. The format includes a day of Teambuilding, followed by three days of Committee Work and one day of General Assembly. The University Forum will provide the participants with a first-hand experience of the functioning of the EU while allowing them to openly express their views in a supportive environment. At the forum, the participants will learn about current issues of the EU and develop their argumentation skills while searching for innovative solutions. Throughout the event, all the participants will be immersed in different European cultures and languages.
VUF FIFTH UNIVERSITY FORUM OF THE EUROPEAN YOUTH PARLIAMENT ESTONIA
THE EYP European Youth Parliament is a non-partisan and independent educational programme for young European citizens. Its mission is to support the development of young people into politically aware and responsible citizens by involving them in European political thinking and promoting intercultural understanding. Since its creation in 1987, hundreds of thousands of young people have taken part in regional, national and international sessions, formed friendships and made international contacts across and beyond borders. The EYP network is present in 39 European countries and has over 2400 active volunteers. The entire network organises almost 500 events every year. The Berlin-based Schwarzkopf Foundation is the international umbrella organisation of the EYP. All activities of the European Youth Parliament are under the permanent patronage of the SecretaryGeneral of the Council of Europe.
THE TEGUSAD EESTI NOORED Tegusad Eesti Noored (TEN) is the official representative of the European Youth Parliament in Estonia. It is a youth organisation created and run by motivated young people. TEN organises educational events for high school and university students. It aims to foster personal development and to encourage participants to value their own opinions. TEN’s events help participants create a better understanding of local and European affairs and help young people find the confidence to make a difference in their community.
TEGUSAD EESTI NOORED
THE CONCEPT OF THE FORUM Like any other EYP forum or session, V UF will follow the structure described below.
TEAMBUILDING During Teambuilding, the participants, in their respective committees, learn to know each other through a series of activities and games.
COMMITTEE WORK Throughout Committee Work, the delegates analyse the topic of their committee, identify the problems surrounding it and discuss solutions to these issues. The output of Committee Work is a written resolution.
CULTURAL PROGRAMME An extensive Cultural Programme, providing the participants with an opportunity to socialise and discover each other’s cultures through conversation, accompanies every session or forum of the European Youth Parliament.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY The last part of every session is a General Assembly (GA). In GA, the committees come together to present and debate the resolutions they wrote. In the end, the resolutions are put to a vote.
THE SUBSIDIARY PROGRAMME The programme of the V University Forum will also include the following elements:
DISCUSSION WITH EXPERTS
Each committee gets a chance to discuss their ideas with at least one expert qualified to provide profound background knowledge on the topics under discussion. Expert visits will take place after the committee has considered the problems inherent to their topic and before they begin to work on solutions. This approach will give the delegates an opportunity to determine the aspects of the topic, for which additional information is required.
PUBLIC LECTURES
As part of the Cultural Programme, a public lectures will be conducted. The lectures will be opened to everyone interested and will be tackling the topics of the Forum. This event will provide delegates with inspiring presentations and useful information for their discussions while opening the floor for all the citizens interested.
HEAD ORGANISERS
ANNEMARI SEPP annemari.sepp@ten.ee +372 56219418
ELINA UDEKJUL elina.udekjul@ten.ee +372 53947332
VUF FIFTH UNIVERSITY FORUM OF THE EUROPEAN YOUTH PARLIAMENT ESTONIA
INFORMATION BOOKLET THE FIFTH UNIVERSITY FORUM OF EYP ESTONIA