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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.

pdf

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

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