Oldal logó
ESC logó
Gyengénlátó mód képe

Learning programme “Youthful Europe” – Western Balkan edition

Jelentkezés a képzésre
Határidő: 2016.06.30.

Training Course

3-8 October 2016 | Pristina, KOSOVO * UN RESOLUTION

for 20 participants
from Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme countries Austria, Belgium - DE, Belgium - FL, Belgium - FR, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Western Balkan countries Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, KOSOVO * UN RESOLUTION, Montenegro, Serbia

and recommended for
Youth workers, Youth leaders, Project managers

Working language(s): English

Organizer:
SALTO South East Europe Resource Centre (SALTO)
The SALTO South East Europe Resource Centre promotes co-operation between Erasmus+ Youth in Action Programme Countries and the Programme's neighbouring partner countries in the Western Balkan region.

Co-organizer(s):
Interkulturelles Zentrum -Austria (National Agency)
Jugend für Europa -Germany (National Agency)

The activity provides youth work practitioners with a space to explore and critically reflect different approaches towards Europe through identity, values and active participation, and to promote the notion of Europe as an opportunity.
»Europe is an identity, an idea, an ideal«.
-European Commission: »New narrative for Europe« Declaration »The mind and body of Europe«

The concept of contemporary Europe based on modernity, affluence and civic values, such as democracy and respect for human rights, has begun to unravel due to recent economic and socio-political challenges. Along with the awaking political extremism and xenophobia, the idea of unified and interdependent Europe has begun to represent a threat instead of an opportunity for many, especially young people, for whom the crisis has had a multiple effect. The learning programme “Youthful Europe” provides youth workers with a possibility to explore and critically reflect different approaches towards Europe, as well as to discover the potential of European dimension in youth work for the empowerment of young people.

The programme encourages participants to discover answers to the following questions: How do we, and the young people we work with, perceive Europe? What are the realities of young people in different parts of Europe? How are our personal identities and values reflected in the European level? How can we find new and creative ways to practise active citizenship in Europe? Overall, how can we open perspectives for today’s young people -to whom locality and nationality no longer provide a sufficient framework for identity and political agency- to experience Europe as an opportunity for empowerment, and therefore to take an active role in envisaging future Europe? A specific emphasis in the training course is on transferability of methods to address the topic in participants’ local youth work contexts.

The learning programme is an initiative of the Austrian, German and Polish National Agencies for the Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme and the three regional SALTO Centres (SEE, EECA and Euromed). It has a long-term perspective consisting of residential training courses implemented semi-annually in the regions of Partner Countries within the Erasmus+ Programme neighbouring the European Union: Western Balkans, Eastern Partnership countries and Russian Federation and South-Mediterranean countries. The training courses include an e-learning phase prior (four weekly modules) and after (two weekly modules) the residential activity. The e-learning phase enables the participants to reflect and apply their learning directly in their local environment as well as in the international context. Additionally, the learning programme includes the development of an e-learning tool to better enable youth work practitioners to address the topic of Europe with young people. More information on the entire project is available at https://www.salto-youth.net/rc/see/activities/youthfuleurope/.

This call for participants is targeting youth work practitioners interested in taking part in the learning programme focusing on the topic of Europe with specific aspects in relation to the Western Balkan region. The residential training course will take place in Kosovo*, a country which has the youngest population in Europe with the average age of 25 years, and lively youth sector seeking for new prospects for international cooperation.


Aim and objectives

The aim of the learning programme is to provide youth work practitioners with a possibility to explore and critically reflect on different approaches towards Europe through three of its constitutive elements: identity, values and active participation and further inspire young people to see Europe as an opportunity.

Objectives:

-    to provide the participants with an opportunity to express and review their thoughts and feelings of Europe;
-    to discover diverse perceptions on Europe and concrete realities of youth work and young people in European communities;
-    to develop insight on personal identity and values and develop understanding on how they are reflected in the European context; 
-    to deepen the understanding of what means to be an active citizen in Europe and stimulate creative approaches of practising it;
-    to discover different approaches of non-formal education towards opening perspectives and supporting young people in using Europe as an opportunity;
-    to motivate participants to use the possibilities offered by the Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme.

The target group of this activity is youth work practitioners who are:

-    working directly with young people;
-    interested in the reflection and further learning on the topic of Europe and the empowerment of young people to understand and experience Europe as an opportunity; 
-    motivated to apply the acquired competences in the local youth work practice;
-    able to commit to participate in the entire programme, including the e-learning phase prior and after the training course (see the programme of activities for further information);
-    able to work effectively in English;
-    over 18 years old;

We welcome applicants with a diverse level of prior international experience.


*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

Application deadline: 30 June 2016
Date of selection: 11 July 2016


Costs

This project is financed by the Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme. Being selected for this course, all costs (accommodation, travel, visa, etc.) relevant to participation in the course will be covered by the NAs or SALTO involved in this project - except a participation fee which varies from call to call and country to country. Please contact your Erasmus+: Youth in Action NA to learn more about the financial details, and how to arrange the booking of your travel tickets and the reimbursement of your travel expenses, in case of being selected. For those coming from the Western Balkan region, the travel costs will be reimbursed fully by the SALTO SEE Resource Centre. More information on this topic relevant for the applicants from the Western Balkan region is available at https://www.salto-youth.net/rc/see/activities/whataresupportactivities/ . In case of further questions, please contact Maija.Lehto@mva.si


Note: Hungarian applicants are expected to apply on a Hungarian and on an English application form, too.


Hungarian application form, more information and conditions:

Jelentkezési lap

Kódszám a jelentkezéshez: 16009


Application form in English

 

For any questions or more information please contact:

Halász Dóra
programkoordinátor| programme coordinator 
Család-, Ifjúság- és Népesedéspolitikai Intézet
Institute for Family, Youth and Population Policy
HU-1134 Budapest, Tüzér utca 33-35. 
Tel: +36 1 237 6765 
E-mail: dora.halasz@csini-int.hu
 

Tempus Közalapítvány
Erasmus+ ifjúsági csoport:
1077 Budapest, Kéthly Anna tér 1.
E-mail: info@tpf.hu
Tel.:(+36 1) 237-1300
Ugródeszka Ifjúsági Hírlevél:

Érvénytelen e-mail cím!
A hírlevélre feliratkozással megismertem az Adatvédelmi tájékoztatóban foglaltakat, és hozzájárulok ahhoz, hogy a Tempus Közalapítvány a hírlevél feliratkozáshoz megadott személyes adataimat az abban foglaltak szerint kezelje. Nem fogadta el az Adatkezelési tájékoztatót! Kérjük, pipálja be a "Nem vagyok robot" jelölőnégyzetet!
Erasmus + logó és Európai Szolidaritási Testület logó Tempus Közalapítvány logó, Emberi Erőforrások Minisztériauman logó, Innovációs És Technológiai Minisztérium logó