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EURODESK BRUSSELS LINK BULLETIN SEPTEMBER 2014
EURODESK EBL BULLETIN 2014 FEBRUARY 1
February 2014
Deadlines up to 15 May 2014
Documentation
European Opportunities
Highlights
Upcoming Events
EBL Activities
Network Calendar
Eurodesk Brussels Link Bullet in
September 2014
2014
1. Deadlines up to 15 November 2014
2. Documentation
3. Opportunities
4. Highlights
5. Upcoming Events
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Deadlines up to 15 November 2014
Deadline Reminder: http://www.eurodesk.eu/edesk/SearchDb.do?go=1
Reference number
Deadline Programme Title
EU0010000028 15 September 2014
EU-Japan Training programmes
EU0010000578 15 September
2014 Model UN Workshop 2014
EU0010000641 15 September 2014
Kodu Kup Europe Competition
EU0010000177 16 September
2014 DG Interpretation bursaries
EU0010000585 16 September
2014 2014 Digital Woman of the Year Awards
EU0010000020 30 September 2014
Traineeships at the Committee of the Regions
EU0010000152 30 September 2014
Traineeships at the Economic and Social Committee
EU0010000180 30 September 2014
Traineeship at the Court of Justice
EU0010000365 30 September 2014
European Investment Bank (EIB) - Universities Research Action
EU0010000456 30 September 2014
MEDEA Awards
EU0010000478 30 September
2014 International Citizen Media Award 2014
EU0010000579 30 September 2014
Environment & Me - EEA photo competition
EU0010000021 1 October 2014 Traineeship at the Council of the European Union
EU0010000085 1 October 2014 European Youth Foundation - Grants for international youth activities
EU0010000229 1 October 2014 International youth activities held in co-operation with the European Youth Centres
EU0010000584 1 October 2014 OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Research Fellowship
EU0010000604 1 October 2014 Mobility project for young people-European Voluntary Service with Erasmus+
EU0010000606 1 October 2014 Mobility project for young people-Youth Exchanges with Erasmus+
EU0010000607 1 October 2014 Mobility project for youth workers with Erasmus+
EU0010000615 1 October 2014 Strategic Partnerships within Erasmus+
EU0010000619 1 October 2014
Structured Dialogue: meetings between young people and decision-makers in the field of youth within Erasmus+
EU0010000631 1 October 2014 Training placements at the European Parliament
EU0010000633 2 October 2014 Support for policy reform - Prospective initiatives within Erasmus+
EU0010000329 12 October 2014 BEST courses for students of technology
EU0010000404 14 October 2014 European Youth Capital
EU0010000004 15 October 2014 Traineeships and Study Visits at the European
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Parliament
EU0010000205 15 October 2014 EU prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards
EU0010000345 15 October 2014 Traineeships at the European Parliament for people with disabilities
EU0010000483 15 October 2014 Roma Education Fund Scholarships Programme 2014-2015
EU0010000210 20 October 2014 Young European of the Year Award - Travel Fellowships & InterRail-Global-Passes
EU0010000373 20 October 2014 Juvenes Translatores - translation contest for schools
EU0010000150 31 October 2014 Internship programme at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
EU0010000234 31 October 2014 Traineeships at the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade marks and Designs)
EU0010000263 31 October 2014 Internships at the World Bank
EU0010000352 31 October 2014 Traineeships at the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe
EU0010000590 3 November 2014
European Human Rights Moot Court Competition
EU0010000583 9 November 2014
InnoApps EU-China Hackathon Challenge
EU0010000178 15 November 2014
Translation Traineeships at the European Parliament for university graduates
EU0010000560 15 November 2014
Translation training placements at the European Parliament
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Documentation
Annual Erasmus statistics 2012-2013
Almost 270 000 students benefitted from EU grants to study or train in 2012-2013,
according to the latest Erasmus statistics published by the European Commission.
While studying at another university continues to be the most popular choice, one
in five students (55 000) opted for Erasmus job placements in companies. The
three most popular destinations for Erasmus students in 2012-2013 were Spain,
Germany and France. Countries sending the highest number of students as a
proportion of their graduate population were Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Finland,
Latvia and Spain. Social sciences, business studies and law were the most popular
subject areas (41%), followed by humanities and arts (22%), then engineering,
manufacturing and construction (16%). The statistics show that the average
Erasmus grant, designed to cover part of the costs of living abroad and travel, was
€ 272 per month, a 9% increase on the previous year (€ 250). The grant is topped
up in some countries by national, regional or institutional funds. In 2012-2013
more than 52 600 academic and administrative staff also received funding from
Erasmus to teach or train abroad.
http://ec.europa.eu/education/tools/statistics_en.htm
Quality Management in Youth Information and Counselling
Published by ERYICA, in the frame of the Youth on the Move - InfoMobility project,
the booklet intends to provide a self-assessment quality tool and good examples in
quality management in a way that is accessible to all youth information workers in
Europe. The report sets a theoretical approach to quality management, provides a
template of reflection (assessment) tool for youth information services and
showcases six examples of already functioning quality management systems in
Europe. It also provides a Glossary with the main notions that are used in the text.
http://eryica.org/sites/default/files/EURYICA_v2_page%20by%20page.pdf
Mental Health Matters: The social inclusion of youth with mental health
conditions
Published by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the
report analyses the social inclusion of young people with mental health issues. The
report finds that mental health issues remain particularly prevalent amongst young
people, and have a significant impact on youth development and social and
economic integration. Furthermore, it underline that mental health conditions are
still surrounded by stigma, and that stigma reduction represents a crucial next step
in improving the overall wellbeing of young people.
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/documents/youth/IYD2014/reportsocialinclusionofy
outhwithmentalhealth.pdf
Spring 2014 Standard Eurobarometer
The survey outlines EU citizens' perception of the current economic situation, their
main concerns and trust in political institutions. The report finds that the number of
citizens who feel their voice counts in the EU has risen from 29% in November
2013 to 42%. This is the highest level since this question was first put into the
Standard Eurobarometer a decade ago. In addition, 65% of Europeans feel like an
EU citizen, up from 59% in the last Autumn Eurobarometer. For the first time since
the beginning of the financial crisis, more Europeans think the economic situation
will improve in the next 12 months and almost three out of four people do not
expect a negative trend. And, for the first time, the percentage of Europeans who
believe that the impact of the crisis on the job market has reached its peak is larger
than that of those who think that the worst is still to come. Support for the Euro is
also on the rise. Finally, people are more optimistic about the future of the EU:
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since last November, there has been a rise of five percentage points in those saying
they are optimistic while the number of those saying they are pessimistic has fallen
by five percentage points.
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/eb/eb81/eb81_en.htm
ErasmusIntern.org
Launched by the Erasmus Student Network, the platform is the meeting place for
trainees and traineeships. Here students that would like to do a traineeship abroad
can have their profiles online, search for traineeships and apply for them. On the
other hand, companies and organisations that are offering traineeships can post for
free their vacancies, search for trainees and see if the applications they received
are suitable for the position that they have opened.
http://erasmusintern.org
MapAbility: The Innovative Guide to European Universities’ Accessibility
Launched by the Erasmus Student Network, the online map aims to inform disabled
students about the accessibility level of European Higher Education Institutions.
http://exchangeability.eu/mapability-map
New EU-Council of Europe youth partnership website
The website aims to inform about the partnership and how to get involved in youth
projects.
http://pjp-eu.coe.int/en/web/youth-partnership
Graduateland
The website offers jobs, internships, and graduate programmes for students and
recent graduates in Europe.
http://graduateland.com
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Opportunities
MOVE Congress Photo Contest
The MOVE Congress 2014 organisers have launched a competition giving everybody
the chance to be rewarded for their creativity and win free registration for the event
in Rome, Italy, from 22nd to 25th October. The MOVE Congress aims to find
innovative ways of engaging people in physical activity.
Entrants will have to send a photograph answering the following question: “What
does sport for all mean to you?". Maximum three colour or black and white (or a
mixture of both) photos per entrant can be submitted. Photo captions must
accompany all submissions.
The photographer of the photo awarded first prize will win free registration to the
MOVE Congress 2014 in Rome (value € 250). Their photo and the work of nine
runners up will be exhibited at the Open Market Fair, featured in the official
Congress video and published on the MOVE Congress 2014 website.
Deadline: 26th September 2014, 12:00 PM (GMT + 1).
Find out more: http://bit.ly/1uc5dnR
Visit Europe Travel Film Competition
Organised by the European Travel Commission, the competition invites anyone who
is travelling through Europe and are over 18 to submit a short film, no longer than
5 minutes that reflects a personal journey across at least three countries in Europe.
Up to 10 potential winners will be selected and given the chance to promote their
film online. The shortlist will consist of the 3 films that receive the largest number
of public votes. The winning film will be rewarded with a holiday for two in Europe,
including flights and accommodation for two weeks. Additionally, the winner will
receive first-class rail passes to get around Europe in the most comfortable way.
Deadline to submit videos: 1st October 2014.
Find out more: http://euroshorts-films.com
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Research Fellowship
The aim of the Fellowship programme is to provide students with practical
experience in the field of international affairs. The primary duty of Research Fellows
is to conduct substantive research on various projects for the Assembly and to
provide assistance to its officials and staff members. Applicants must be graduate
students between the ages of 21 and 26 from universities in OSCE countries.
Deadline: 1st October 2014 (for intake in February/March).
Find out more:
http://www.oscepa.org/about-osce-pa/international-secretariat/staff/research-
fellowship
Call for tenders EAC/24/2014 - Enhancing the attractiveness of European
higher education in the world
The service contract resulting from this call for tenders will provide a range of
services and activities to promote Europe's higher education offer in the world.
This will include web and social media promotion, higher education fairs, and the
networking of existing promotional channels to boost awareness of Europe as a
study destination and partner for higher education cooperation.
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Deadline: 10th October 2014.
Find out more: http://ec.europa.eu/education/calls/tender-24-2014_en.htm
EU prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards
The purpose of the annual prize is to give public recognition to exemplary initiatives
and to skills of deserving individuals and/or organisations in the field of
preservation and enhancement of cultural heritage (architecture and its related
movable heritage, archaeology, cultural landscapes).
The Awards will be given to up to 30 remarkable heritage projects and initiatives in
four categories: conservation, research and digitisation, dedicated service by
individuals or organisations and education, training and awareness-raising.
Up to seven applicants will be selected as Grand Prix winners and receive € 10,000
each. One will get the Public Choice Award.
Deadline: 15th October 2014.
Find out more: http://www.europanostra.org/apply-for-an-award-2015
Juvenes Translatores: translation contest for schools
The competition is designed to give 17-year-olds (born in 1997) from schools
throughout Europe first-hand experience of what it is like to be a translator. Young
students will be given the opportunity to take part in a translation test that will take
place on the same day in all EU countries: 27th November 2014.
Pupils will be able to decide which of the European Union's official languages they
want to translate to and from.
Schools across Europe are invited to register on the contest website by 20th
October 2014.
The awards ceremony will take place in Brussels, Belgium, in Spring 2015.
Find out more: http://ec.europa.eu/translatores/index_en.htm
Travel Video Contest 2014
Young people from 18 years old, from around the world, already enrolled or
planning to enrol in college or university outside their home country are invited to
join this contest. All they have to do is make a short video of maximum five
minutes, explaining their reasons to travel or study abroad. If entrants are already
studying abroad, they could make a video about a trip they would like to take. The
author of the best video will be awarded with $ 4,000. There will also be runner up
prizes. The winner will have to maintain a blog documenting the trip. The blog will
start immediately after the winner is announced and will continue through the trip
until return to school.
Deadline to register and submit videos: 22nd October 2014, 11:59 PM, EST.
Find out more: http://www.internationalstudent.com/contest
Traineeships at the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe
The North-South Centre of the Council of Europe offers unpaid traineeships twice a
year for a period of three (minimum) to five (maximum) months. The duties to
which trainees are assigned include research, the preparation of activities, draft
reports and the drafting of minutes. They may also be required to assist with
current work.
The traineeship programme is open for nationals of one of the Council of Europe's
member states or Southern Countries with which the North-South Centre co-
operates, who have completed their higher education or have successfully
completed at least three years of university study (six semesters).
Deadline: 31st October 2014 (for the January-June 2015 session).
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Find out more: http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/nscentre/traineeship_en.asp
European Human Rights Moot Court Competition
In order to provide law students with an opportunity to gain practical experience in
the field, the European Law students' Association (ELSA) has launched the 3rd
edition of the European Human Rights Moot Court Competition in cooperation with
the Council of Europe. The competition is open to all students from ELSA countries
as well as from countries that are members of the Council of Europe. The
simulation of a court trial is often divided into two phases: the written phase and
the oral phase. In the written part students draft submissions or memorials on
behalf of the applicant and the respondent. The written phase leads to the oral
phase, which means simulations of court hearings where students represent the
applicant and the respondent.
The teams will examine a fictive case and draft written submissions for each party.
The teams will be evaluated based on their written admissions and the best 16
teams will compete in the European final at the European Court of Human Rights in
Strasbourg, France. For the teams that are qualified to the final, there will be a
participation fee that covers accommodation and meals.
The winning team will be awarded with a traineeship at the European Court of
Human Rights in Strasbourg and with cash prizes.
Deadline for sending questions: 15th October 2014.
Deadline for teams to register: 3rd November 2014.
Deadline for written submission: 23rd November 2014.
Find out more: http://www.humanrightsmootcourt.org
Please also look at the Opportunities folder within the Eurodesk intranet
for news on European and international (funding) opportunities.
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Highlights
Plovdiv to be 2019 European
Capital of Culture in Bulgaria
The independent selection panel
responsible for assessing the
Bulgarian cities competing to be
European Capital of Culture in 2019
has recommended that Plovdiv should
be awarded the title. The other three
cities short-listed after the initial
selection round in December 2013
were Sofia, Varna and Veliko Turnovo.
The formal nomination of Plovdiv by
the EU's Council of Ministers is
expected to take place in May 2015.
http://bit.ly/1AeTlRN
EU-China cooperation for
education, culture and women's
rights
The European Union and China plan to
work more closely together in
education, culture and youth policy as
well as new areas including gender
equality and efforts to address
violence against women. These are
among potential new priority areas for
the 'High-Level-People-to-People
Dialogue' (HPPD) between the EU and
China which aims to build trust and
understanding between the two
regions' peoples. In a meeting with
Chinese Vice-Premier Liu Yandong in
Beijing on 6th September, European
Commissioner for Education, Culture,
Multilingualism and Youth, Androulla
Vassiliou, took stock of the HPPD's
achievements since its launch two
years ago. The two leaders also
discussed other areas where the EU
and China could expand cooperation,
including greater participation of
Chinese institutions in the U-Multirank
university ranking and a new project
to promote cultural festivals in China.
http://bit.ly/1pw8yI1
2014 European election turnout
figures confirmed as lowest-ever,
raising concerns over youth
participation
Despite initial estimates that
suggested increased turnout, May’s
European Parliament elections saw
the lowest voter participation on
record (42.54%), according to the
figures released by the European
Parliament. It had been hoped that
the #EP14 elections would finally
reverse the long-term trend of
declining turnout, both overall and at
youth level. However, confirmation
that the overall figure fell yet again
has cast some doubt on the youth
participation rate, which is due to be
confirmed in the Autumn. The latest
European Parliament elections were
carried out under the slogan “This
time it’s different” and included a
number of high-profile initiatives
designed to further engage voters.
These initiatives included the
introduction of the
“Spitzenkandidaten” - public
candidates nominated by the major
European political parties for the
European Commission presidency,
who participated in a series of public,
TV and online debates. Despite initial
estimates of a 43.09% turnout and a
much-anticipated halt in the decline,
the final figure was confirmed as
42.54% last week.
http://bit.ly/TKW0Vv
Xavier Prats Monné, New
Director-General of DG Education
and Culture
As of 1st August, the Directorate-
General for Education and Culture of
the European Commission has a new
Director-General – Xavier Prats
Monné. After being DG EAC's Deputy
Director-General responsible for EU
policies and programmes in the field
of education and training for the last
three years, he will now also be
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responsible for EU policies in the field
of culture, youth and sports, and for
the Creative Europe programme.
http://bit.ly/1rVASud
Commissioner Vassiliou urges
Education Ministers to help kids to
develop basic computer coding
skills
European Commissioner Vassiliou has
written a letter to EU Education
Ministers urging them to ensure that
children have the opportunity to
develop basic computer coding skills
in school. The letter, jointly signed
with Neelie Kroes, Vice-President for
the Digital Agenda, states that coding
skills are part of the solution to youth
unemployment and a growing skills
gap in the ICT sector, which is
expected to see a shortage of 900 000
ICT practitioners by the end of 2020.
http://bit.ly/1rKHA6U
Lithuania to adopt the euro on 1st
January 2015
On 23rd July 2014, the European
Union General Affairs Council of
Ministers has adopted the final
decision on Lithuania’s participation in
the Economic and Monetary Union
(EMU) from 1st January 2015. From
this date Lithuania will become the
19th full-fledged member of the
Eurozone and will start using the Euro
as the single currency of the European
Union.
http://bit.ly/WUpL7Q
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?
EURES, the European Job Mobility Portal, organises job fairs all over Europe.
Find out more: http://bit.ly/EUREScalendar
16th-22nd September 2014 – European Mobility Week 2014
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 “Our streets, our choice”, encouraging people across Europe to
create the type of city that they want to live in.
Find out more: http://www.mobilityweek.eu
26th September 2014: European Researchers' Night
The European Researchers' Night is an event taking place every year on a single
September night in about 200 cities all over Europe and aiming to promote careers
in science and research. Whether with family, school, friends or on their own,
everybody is invited to explore science in different engaging ways.
Find out how to get involved here:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/researchersnight/events_en.htm
23rd-24th September 2014: European Business Forum on Vocational
Training, Brussels, Belgium
The forum will focus on how VET providers and businesses can work in partnership
to provide the skills needed to spur growth and competitiveness in Europe.
Find out more:
http://ec.europa.eu/education/events/2014/20140923-business-vet_en.htm
29th September-5th October 2014: European SME Week
The week will provide information on what the EU and national, regional and local
authorities are offering as support to micro, small and medium-sized businesses. It
will also provide an opportunity for entrepreneurs, young people, business
organisations, business support providers, public authorities, educational
institutions to organise an event under the umbrella of the European SME Week.
The main event will take place together with the SME Assembly and the European
Enterprise Promotion Awards Ceremony on 1st-3rd October 2014 in Naples, Italy.
Find out more: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/initiatives/sme-week
26th September 2014: European Day of Languages
Organised jointly by the EU and the Council of Europe, the European day of
languages aims to raise public awareness of the languages used in Europe, to
promote cultural and linguistic diversity and to encourage people, schoolchildren
and adults, to learn languages.
Find out more: http://edl.ecml.at/Home/tabid/1455/language/en-GB/Default.aspx
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2nd-3rd October 2014: Universities, businesses & co. Together we can,
Rome, Italy
The thematic University-Business Forum on "Strategic Inter-sectorial Partnerships
for Economic & Social Change & Growth" is organised by the European Commission
and Italian Rector's Conference as part of the Italian Presidency of the Council of
the European Union. The event will bring together a group of multi-disciplinary
representatives from both academia and the business sector and will be structured
around the following themes: Rethinking and opening up education, Business
creation and employability, Strategic alliances and the creation of ecosystems.
Deadline to register: 15th September 2014.
Find out more: http://www.ubcforum-italy.com
20th-24th October 2014: Training and knowledge-sharing course “Skills
Needs Anticipation and Matching” Turin, Italy
Organised by CEDEFOP, the course aims to help participants understand the central
importance of identifying current and future skill needs and labour market
imbalances in a broader policy framework, and to acquire basic knowledge.
The course is addressed to policymakers and technical advisors of Ministries of
Employment/Labour, Ministries of Education, as well as other Ministries working in
the area of skills development and TVET; members of skills councils, national TVET
authorities or similar institutions; representatives of workers’ and employers’
organisations experts and technical staff, public employment services staff, staff
from international cooperation agencies working in the area of TVET and Skills
Development.
There are tuition fees.
Deadline to apply: 15th September 2014.
Find out more: http://bit.ly/1kyHbMq
5th-15th February 2015: ISFiT – International Student Festival, Trondheim,
Norway
ISFit is the world’s largest student festival with a thematic focus and has been
organised every second year since 1990. About 450 students from all over the
world will have the chance to attend and join one in 18 different workshops in order
to discuss this year's theme: corruption. The festival is addressed to students who
are at least 18 years old.
Deadline for applying is 30th September 2014.
Find out more: http://www.isfit.org
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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