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EURODESK BRUSSELS LINK BULLETIN JULY 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
July 2014
1. Deadlines up to 15 October 2014
2. Documentation
3. Opportunities
4. Highlights
5. Upcoming Events
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Deadlines up to 15 October 2014
Deadline Reminder: http://www.eurodesk.eu/edesk/SearchDb.do?go=1
Reference number
Deadline Programme Title
EU0010000570 7 July 2014 DepicT! 2014 - Can you do it in 90 seconds?
EU0010000351 15 July 2014 New Zealand International Doctoral Research Scholarships
EU0010000416 15 July 2014 World Summit Youth Award
EU0010000453 15 July 2014 Photo Competition - "Jobs for Europe - Europe for Jobs"
EU0010000458 15 July 2014 Creative Encounters: Cultural Partnerships between Asia and Europe
EU0010000527 15 July 2014 Europemobility Video Contest
EU0010000569 15 July 2014 Young Audiences Music Awards (YAMA)
EU0010000639 15 July 2014 Discover e-volunteering Competition
EU0010000401 17 July 2014 Erasmus for young entrepreneurs
EU0010000184 21 July 2014 European Youth Award
EU0010000483 21 July 2014 Roma Education Fund Scholarships Programme 2014-2015
EU0010000427 31 July 2014 Global Junior Challenge Award
EU0010000481 7 August 2014 The James Dyson Award
EU0010000178 15 August 2014 Translation Traineeships at the European Parliament for university graduates
EU0010000560 15 August 2014 Translation training placements at the European Parliament
EU0010000484 15 August 2014 European Health Insurance Card Storyboard Competition
EU0010000564 18 August 2014 European Soundscape Award 2014
EU0010000511 20 August 2014 Entrepreneurship Education (Pan-European Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative
EU0010000525 25 August 2014 Tvebiomovies 2014
EU0010000576 25 August 2014 Europe in My Region Photo Competition 2014
EU0010000072 29 August 2014 Traineeships at the European Commission - Administrative in- service training periods
EU0010000090 29 August 2014 Traineeships at the European Commission - Translation traineeships
EU0010000021 31 August 2014 Traineeship at the Council of the European Union
EU0010000147 31 August 2014 Traineeships at the European Ombudsman
EU0010000192 31 August 2014 Traineeships and Fellowships at the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML)
EU0010000474 31 August 2014 Viral Video Award 2014
EU0010000210 1 September Young European of the Year Award - Travel
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2014 Fellowships & InterRail-Global-Passes
EU0010000468 1 September 2014
Heinrich Boll Foundation Scholarships
EU0010000589 1 September 2014
Next Generation of Science Journalists Award
EU0010000618 2 September 2014
Capacity Building in the field of youth within Erasmus+
EU0010000638 7 September 2014
EVS Video Contest
EU0010000050 11 September 2014
Horizon2020: Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions
EU0010000028 15 September 2014
EU-Japan Training programmes
EU0010000578 15 September 2014
Model UN Workshop 2014
EU0010000177 16 September
2014 DG Interpretation bursaries
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
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 Parliament
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EU0010000345 15 October 2014 Traineeships at the European Parliament for people with disabilities
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Documentation
Report: Do changes in cost-sharing have an impact on the behaviour of
students and higher education institutions?
Increased tuition fees do not have an overall negative impact on enrolments in
higher education, even among students from lower socio-economic groups, unless
the magnitude of change is exceptional. However, increases in fees can result in
falling enrolments among older students, according to an international study
commissioned by the European Commission. The report underlines that grants
and/or loans are crucial for offsetting negative consequences of fees or fee rises on
university enrolments, particularly from vulnerable groups.
The study, carried out by independent researchers, analysed the impact of changes
in student fees in nine countries with different models of funding over the past 15
years (Austria, Canada, UK-England, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Portugal
and South Korea).
http://ec.europa.eu/education/news/2014/20140623-cost-sharing_en.htm
Eurobarometer survey: European Area of Skills and Qualifications
According to a Eurobarometer survey, around a quarter (23%) of EU citizens feel
that their education or training has not provided them with the skills to find a job in
line with their qualifications. While over half of the respondents (56%) think their
qualifications would be recognised in other Member States, 6% tried to work or
study in another Member State but were unable to do so, either because their
qualifications were not recognised by their prospective employer or education
institution, or because the respondents lacked information about recognition of
their qualifications abroad. The survey was carried out in all 28 Member States
between 26 April and 11 May when 28 000 people from different social and
demographic groups were interviewed face-to-face.
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_417_en.pdf
European Vacancy and Recruitment Report 2014
Low-skilled workers encounter increasing difficulties to find a job, face lower job
stability and are out-competed by medium-skilled workers even in elementary
occupations. In contrast, job opportunities are growing in some high-skilled
professions. These are the main findings of the European Vacancy and Recruitment
Report 2014 published today.
The Report also highlights the increase in temporary and part-time work during the
crisis and underlines the need to better support school-to-work transitions, to
decrease segmentation of the labour markets and to up-skill jobseekers,
particularly the low qualified ones.
http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=738&langId=en&pubId=7711
Eurydice-Eurostat report: Key Data on Early Childhood Education and Care
2014
The report finds that only eight European countries - Denmark, Germany, Estonia,
Malta, Slovenia, Finland, Sweden and Norway - guarantee a legal right to Early
Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) soon after a child's birth, normally after the
end of paid maternity or parental leave. In all other countries, the gap between the
end of maternity/parental leave and legal entitlement to ECEC is more than two
years. The report shows that the provision of quality ECEC is affected in many
countries by lack of funding, staff shortages, employees with low qualifications and
an absence of educational guidelines for teachers and other staff. This is a serious
concern, as one in four children in Europe under the age of six is at risk of poverty
or social exclusion and may need specific support for their educational needs.
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The report combines statistical data from Eurostat and system-level information to
describe the structure, organisation and funding of ECEC in Europe. It covers access
to ECEC, governance, quality assurance, affordability, professionalism of staff,
leadership, parental involvement, and measures to support disadvantaged children.
The report covers 32 European countries – all EU Member States except the
Netherlands, plus Iceland, Turkey, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. National
information sheets at the end of the report provide a concise overview of the key
features of each country’s ECEC system.
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/documents/key_data_series/166EN.
Erasmus+ updated website
The new updated version of the Erasmus+ website is now available on-line. The
website offers information on the new EU programme for Education, Training, Youth
and Sport for 2014-2020.
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/index_en.htm
European Hospitality Skills Passport
The aim of this new tool is to facilitate contact between jobseekers and employers
in the hospitality and tourism sector in Europe. The Skills Passport allows workers
and employers to overcome language barriers and to compare hospitality workers'
skills in order to facilitate recruitment in the sector. Hosted on the European Job
Mobility Portal EURES, the Skills Passport is available in all EU official languages.
The Passport will be extended to other sectors in the future.
http://tinyurl.com/o2gdr4s
Free GoingAbroad App
The new smartphone App "Going Abroad" provides important road safety
information for all EU countries. It is available for iPhone and iPad, Google Android
and Microsoft Windows phones in 22 languages. The App covers all topics that carry
the biggest risk for accidents, including speed and alcohol limits, traffic lights, and
the use of mobile phones.
http://europa.eu/!tu98pU
Global Youth Wellbeing Index
The Global Youth Wellbeing Index gathers and connects youth-related data to
assess and compare the state of young people’s wellbeing around the world.
The Index ranks 30 high- to low-income countries in five regions that represent
nearly 70 percent of the world’s youth.
http://www.youthindex.org
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Opportunities
Discover e-volunteering Competition
The Competition, organised by the Good Network Foundation (Fundacja Dobra Sieć)
and the Orange Foundation from Poland, aims to promote and honour social
projects undertaken on the web. European non-governmental organisation that
have ideas for e-volunteering projects are invited to join it.
Projects should help people:
- help each other via the Internet,
- build a source of common knowledge,
- create social maps,
- share their professional skills and experience,
- or do something completely different that has got positive impact to the real
world.
Prizes will include 2,000 Euro grants for the implementation of ideas for e-
volunteering projects. Finalists will be also provided with professional trainings and
mentoring sessions with experts, who will support them in creation of high-quality
e-volunteering projects.
Deadline: 15th July 2014.
Find out more: http://discoverevolunteering.eu/en/submit-your-idea
Entrepreneurship Education (Pan-European Entrepreneurial Learning
Initiative)
The call aims to support entrepreneurial education and training and intends to
boost growth and business creation, to give youth the necessary entrepreneurial
knowledge and skills and to educate the future generations of entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurship education is about encouraging creative thinking and promoting a
strong sense of self-worth, initiative and a tolerance of failure.
Deadline for electronic submission: 20th August 2014, 17.00 CET.
Find out more: http://ec.europa.eu/easme/entedu_en.htm
Europe in My Region Photo Competition 2014
The competition aims to highlight the work that projects across Europe are doing
with the help of EU funding, and explore the meaning of these projects to local
communities. EU residents, from 18 years old, are invited to join the competition
and upload up to three photos of a project receiving EU funding. Photos must show
the billboard or plaque with the EU flag somewhere in the picture showing that the
project featured has received EU funding.
Three winners will be awarded by a jury. The popular vote will take place from 27th
August to 8th September 2014.
The 100 photos which have received the most votes will be entered into the jury
selection alongside 50 ‘wildcard’ photos from the competition chosen by the jury.
From this pool, the jury will select three winners. Each winner will receive cash
prizes to spend on digital camera equipment and a two-night trip for two to
Brussels, Belgium, including travel and accommodation, between 6th and 9th
October 2014.
The winners must be available to visit the "Open Days - European Week of Regions
and Cities" event during these dates to pick up their prize.
Deadline to submit entries: 25th August 2014, 12:00 pm CET.
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Find out more:
https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanCommission/app_386310531430573
Tvebiomovies 2014
Anyone from any age and from any country is invited to create a one-minute film
about the environment. Films could be funny or serious, an animation, a drama or a
documentary. Films should be made in the following languages: English, French,
Spanish or Russian. A judging panel will select the best nine proposals and provide
funding of US$ 300 to help applicants make their film.
Entrants can compete individually or in group. The winner in each category, the film
that receives the most views on tve's Inspiring Change YouTube channel between
16th October 2014 and 15th December 2014, will receive a USD 1,500 prize.
Winning films will also be screened at the CBD COP 12 Conference on Biodiversity
in the Republic of Korea.
Deadline to submit films: 25th August 2014, 23.00 GMT.
Find out more: http://tve.org/biomovies
Traineeships at the European Commission - Translation traineeships
DG Translation of the European Commission offers a small number of paid
traineeships each year. They last five months and are open to graduates looking to
gain some professional translation experience within the European institutions.
University graduates from all over the world should be able to translate into their
main language (normally their native language) from 2 other official EU languages.
Their main language must be one of the official EU languages, their 1st source
language must be English, French or German, and their 2nd source language can be
any of the official EU languages.
The application for the traineeship period March-July 2015 will open on 15th July
2014 (16:00 CET) until 29th August 2014 (12.00 pm CET).
Find out more: http://ec.europa.eu/stages/index_en.htm
Viral Video Award 2014
The award is open to anyone and is part of the 30th International Short Film Festival
Berlin and is held and hosted by interfilm Berlin together with
Zucker.Kommunikation and the Heinrich Boell Foundation.
Films should:
- communicate either a promotional, ideational, political or original message;
- not be older than two years and not longer than ten minutes;
- have been especially conceived for Internet showing;
- aspire to viral distribution;
- either endorse or oppose something and/or communicate a message.
Three prizes will be awarded:
- Audience Award worth € 1.000,
- Jury Award worth € 1.000,
- Award for Best political Viral with the themes climate, democracy or justice worth
€ 1000.
The films will be shown at the 30th International Short Film Festival Berlin from 11th
to 16th November 2014.
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Deadline: 31st August 2014.
Find out more on: http://www.viralvideoaward.com
Next Generation of Science Journalists Award 2014
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 1st 2013, to science-journalist-
[email protected]. 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) 2014, held from October 19th to October 22nd at the Federal Foreign
Office in Berlin, Germany. Additionally, each winner will receive 500 Euro to
recompense travel expenses.
Deadline: 1st September 2014.
Find out more: http://tinyurl.com/mhgoxv4
EVS Video Contest
The French Agency of Erasmus+ Jeunesse & Sport and INJEP/Institut National de la
Jeunesse et de l’Education Populaire are organising the 2nd edition of a European
video contest about citizenship.
This year’s theme is Gandhi’s quote: “Be the change you want to see in the world”.
Entrants should be living in Europe and be under 35 years-old. They will have to
create a video lasting less than 3 minutes illustrating their look on civic
engagement and their vision of citizenship.
Films must be in French or in English (or be subtitled in one of these languages).
The 4 winners will be rewarded with one camera worth € 250. The best among
them will be invited to participate to a European seminar on video and youth
projects held in Marseille during the second half of October 2014.
Deadline: 7th September 2014, midnight CET.
Find out more: http://www.tempoconnect.com/evsff
Please also look at the Opportunities folder within the Eurodesk intranet
for news on European and international (funding) opportunities.
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Highlights
Martin Schulz re-elected President
of the European Parliament
On July 1st MEPs re-elected Martin
Schulz as President of the European
Parliament for another two and a half
year term.
The 58-year old German MEP will lead
Parliament until January 2017. He
won 409 out of 612 valid votes cast in
the first ballot.
Mr Schulz is the first President in the
history of the European Parliament to
be re-elected for a second term.
http://tinyurl.com/prhv6lj
President-designate of the
European Commission
The European Council has proposed
Jean-Claude Juncker, one of the
European candidates designated by
the European parties during the
elections campaign, as the next
President of the European
Commission. The Parliament will vote
on his candidacy during the plenary
session on 14th-17th July 2014.
http://tinyurl.com/kgk53jv
EU candidate status for Albania
The General Affairs Council meeting
on 24th June granted EU candidate
status to Albania. The decision is now
subject to approval by the European
Council. However, the Council also
urged the Western Balkan country to
step up the fight against corruption
and organised crime, and do more to
help relieve immigration pressures on
the Union.
http://tinyurl.com/no7byvh
European Health Insurance Card
Almost 200 million Europeans already
have the European Health Insurance
Card (EHIC), according to the latest
figures available for 2013. This
represents more than half of the
insured population in the EU.
The number of EHIC holders is
steadily increasing, with 8 million
more citizens carrying it in 2013
compared to the previous year
(+4%).
The EHIC, available free of charge,
confirms that a person is entitled to
receive medical treatment that
becomes necessary on a temporary
stay abroad from the host country's
public healthcare system on the same
terms and at the same cost as
nationals of that country. The EHIC
cannot be used to cover planned
medical treatment in another country.
In case the EHIC is not accepted,
patients should contact the relevant
health authority in the country they
are visiting.
http://tinyurl.com/q2v89kz
Cuts in roaming charges from 1st
July
From 1st July 2014, the EU will cut the
price caps for data downloads by
more than half: down from 45 to 20
cents per megabyte (plus VAT). It will
therefore be cheaper to use maps,
watch videos, check emails and
update social networks while
travelling across the EU. Phone calls
and text messages will also become
cheaper.
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-
release_IP-14-720_en.htm?locale=en
First European Week of Sport to
take place in September 2015
On 11th June, the European
Commissioner responsible for sport,
Androulla Vassiliou, announced plans
for the first European Week of Sport,
which will take place in September
2015. The aim of the event is to
promote exercise and sport at all
levels. The European Commission is
expected to provide funding for the
European Week of Sport from
Erasmus+, the new European
programme for education, training,
youth and sport. It will allocate
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around € 3.7 million this year and € 6
million a year from 2015 onwards.
As part of its efforts to mobilise a big
response from the public, the
Commission will coordinate events
and activities during the Week.
Organisations signing up to the
event's objectives will receive
guidance and a European Week of
Sport label. The Commission will also
encourage national awareness-raising
activities, which will take place at the
same time across Europe.
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-
release_SPEECH-14-450_en.htm
Winners of the European
Parliament's guest photographer
contest announced
Gábor Szellő and Alessandra
Giansante are the winners of the
European Parliament Guest
Photographer contest which took
place from January until May with one
theme per month.
The 10 best entries were selected
each month and published on the EP
social media platforms. A panel of
experts selected Mr Szellő, a freelance
photographer, as the jury winner
whereas Ms Giansante, a graphic
designer and photographer, was
elected public winner after her
pictures received the most likes in the
Guest Photographer albums on
Facebook and Flickr.
The winners will be invited to the July
Strasbourg plenary session where
they will have the opportunity to
create a photo reportage on the
Parliament. Their reportages will be
then published on the European
Parliament Facebook and Flickr pages.
http://tinyurl.com/qbkoyez
The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia joins Erasmus+
On 4th June 2014, the Commission
received the written notification from
the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia providing for the entry into
force of the Erasmus+ agreement
establishing the country's participation
in the new education, training, youth
and sport programme. The country is
now officially an Erasmus+
Programme Country and entitled to
participate in all the actions of the
programme on an equal footing with
the 28 EU Member States and the
three other non-EU Programme
Countries, namely Norway, Iceland
and Liechtenstein.
http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?la
ngId=en&catId=89&newsId=2073&fu
rtherNews=yes
Turkey latest country to join
Erasmus+
Turkey has officially become an
Erasmus+ Programme Country and
enjoys all the associated rights and
duties as the 28 EU Member States as
well as the Former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia, Norway, Iceland and
Liechtenstein.
http://tinyurl.com/k9tbsgy
Turkey joins Horizon 2020
research and innovation
programme
Turkey will get full access to the
European Union's new seven-year
research and innovation programme,
Horizon 2020, under an agreement
signed in Istanbul.
The agreement granting association
status to research entities from
Turkey was signed by European
Commission Director-General for
Research and Innovation, Robert-Jan
Smits, and Ahmet Yücel, Acting
Undersecretary of Turkey's Ministry
for EU Affairs. Turkey is the third EU
partner country to become associated
to Horizon 2020.
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-
release_IP-14-631_en.htm
Youth Employment Initiative:
Commission adopts first
programme with France
On 3rd June, the European
Commission adopted the first
Operational Programme with France
to use the available funding from the
Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) to
tackle youth unemployment.
France will receive 620 million from
the Youth Employment Initiative and
the European Social Fund (ESF) to
help young people not in employment,
education or training (the so-called
NEETs) to find a job in those regions
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with youth unemployment rates over
25%.
The YEI in France will support
different actions including: counselling
and training the less-skilled; enabling
mobility of apprentices at regional,
national and (in some cases) cross-
border level; helping to prevent early
school-leaving and better identify
young NEETS; and giving a second
chance to those who left school
without any diploma or qualification to
gain a foothold in the labour market
through work experience or
traineeships.
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-
release_IP-14-622_en.htm
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
1st July-31st December 2014: EU Italian Council Presidency
Starting July 1st Italy will hold the rotating Presidency of the Council of the
European Union for the 11th time since the signing of the Treaties of Rome in 1957.
Italy is the first Presidency in the Trio with Latvia (first half 2015) and Luxemburg
(second half 2015). The three main macro-objectives of the Italian presidency six-
month programme will be:
1) Accelerating growth including revival of the 2020 Strategy; deepening of the
Monetary union; strengthening the competitiveness of the EU; the Youth Guarantee
initiative; digital single market; industrial policies;
2) Citizens including the functioning of the European institutions; asylum right and
immigration policy; external borders management; the establishment of a
European Public Prosecutor’s Office; human rights;
3) External dimension including immigration, energy and trade.
Find out more: http://italia2014.eu
12th-15th July 2014: The Y20 Australia 2014 Summit, Sydney, Australia
The Youth Summit will gather extraordinary young leaders from G20 member
countries and 12 delegates from invited guest nations (Myanmar, Senegal,
Singapore, New Zealand, Spain and the Head of the African Union).
Participants will discuss ideas under the themes of growth and jobs creation, global
citizenship and sustainable development. The outcome of the summit will be
twofold. Firstly, a communique will be presented to the G20 leaders outlining the
common ideas that were devised by the delegates at the summit. Secondly, a
single “Policy Ask” pertaining to youth unemployment solutions will provide a focus
for further action following the Y20.
The opening and closing ceremony and three interactive sessions will be live
streamed here.
Find out more: http://y20australia.com
1st-9th August 2014: European BEST Engineering Competition (EBEC), Riga,
Latvia
EBEC is a series of engineering competitions organised by BEST (Board of European
Students of Technology). EBEC is the biggest engineering contest in Europe with 3
different competition levels. The team which proves to be the most efficient,
creative and successful at the end of competition finale is granted the “BEST
Engineers of Europe” title.
Find out more: http://ebec.best.eu.org
11th-18th August 2014: 22nd Sziget Festival, Óbudai Island, Hungary
For an entire week in August the Óbudai island, in the middle of the Danube just
outside Budapest, will become a self-contained party city, a temporary home of a
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multitude of international stars, Hungarian bands, performers, DJs, theatre groups,
acrobats, humorists, dancers, puppeteers and thousands of young people from
around the world. The aim of this multi-cultural event is to provide a variety of
cultural programmes for the many European and international visitors who will
attend the week long festival.
Find out more: http://szigetfestival.com
15th-19th October 2014: Bookmarks - Training course for educators and
teachers on combating hate speech online through human rights
education, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Organised by the Council of Europe, the training course is addressed to educators
and teachers and will focus on combating hate speech online through human rights
education. Priority will be given to candidates from Andorra, Belgium, Luxembourg,
France and Switzerland.
The official language of the training course will be French.
Deadline to apply: 28th August 2014.
Find out more: http://youthapplications.coe.int/Application-forms
22nd-24th November 2014: Model UN Workshop, UN Headquarters, Tokyo,
Japan
The workshop aims to provide MUN advisors and students, who are actively
involved in organising Model UN programmes at the university level around the
world, with a deeper understanding of how Model UN simulations can more
accurately capture the negotiation process as it commonly occurs at the UN. The
workshop is addressed to anyone who has had a leadership role in organising a
conference or has participated as a delegate. Applicants are required to have
participated in at least one Model UN simulation prior to the workshop and must be
able to communicate in English. Faculty advisors who have a role in training or
supervising students who organise or participate in MUN conferences are also
eligible.
There is no registration fee for students or faculty advisors; however, participants
are responsible for all travel and living costs during the three-day workshop.
The deadline for receiving applications is 15th September 2014.
Find out more: http://outreach.un.org/mun
European Citizenship Training Courses 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:
•Training Course: ECTC-HU in Hungary (15th-21st February 2015)
Deadline: to be announced;
•Training Course: ECTC-UK in United Kingdom (11th-16th March 2015)
Deadline: to be announced.
All details are available here: https://www.salto-youth.net/rc/training-and-cooperation/tc-rc-
nanetworktcs/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://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 2014
http://www.festivalsearcher.com/festivallists.aspx?region=europe
Europe Music Festivals 2014
http://www.musicfestivaljunkies.com/festival-guide/europe-festivals
Eurodesk Brussels Link Bullet in