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July 2012
Deadlines up to 15 November 2012
Documentation
European Opportunities
Highlights
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number Deadline Programme Title
EU0010000437 30 July 2012 CEDEFOP - Photomuseum Award
EU0010000347 30 July 2012 EDULINK - ACP-EC Cooperation Programme in Higher Education
EU0010000458 31 July 2012 Creative Encounters:Cultural Partnerships between Asia and Europe
EU0010000425 31 July 2012 Preparatory Action in the field of Sport
EU0010000427 31 July 2012 Global Junior Challenge Award
EU0010000445 31 July 2012 EU Health Prize for Journalists
EU0010000478 31 July 2012 International Citizen Media Award 2012
EU0010000412 31 July 2012 International Radio Playwriting Competition
EU0010000515 1 August 2012 Student Grants Programme
EU0010000481 2 August 2012 The James Dyson Award
EU0010000443 15 August 2012 Traineeship at the European Railway Agency
EU0010000178 15 August 2012 Translation Traineeships at the European Parliament
EU0010000050 16 August 2012 People (FP7) - Marie Curie Actions
EU0010000358 31 August 2012 Internship at the European Commission Delegation to the United Nations in New York
EU0010000147 31 August 2012 Traineeships at the European Ombudsman
EU0010000090 31 August 2012 Traineeships at the European Commission - Translation traineeships
EU0010000072 31 August 2012 Traineeships at the European Commission - Administrative in- service training periods
EU0010000021 31 August 2012 Traineeship at the Council of the European Union
EU0010000468 1 September 2012 Heinrich Boll Foundation Scholarships
EU0010000357 1 September 2012 YOUTH IN ACTION - Action 5.1 - Meetings of young people and those responsible for youth policy
EU0010000356 1 September 2012 YOUTH IN ACTION - Action 4.3. Training and networking of those active in youth work and youth organisations
EU0010000355 1 September 2012 YOUTH IN ACTION - Action 3.1 Cooperation with the neighbouring countries of the EU
EU0010000210 1 September 2012 Young European of the Year Award - Travel Fellowships & InterRail-Global-Passes
EU0010000138 1 September 2012 Partnership Programme on European Youth Worker Training
EU0010000088 1 September 2012 Europe for Citizens: Action 1: Active citizenship for Europe - Town Twinning
Deadlines Deadlines
up to 15 November 2012
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EU0010000030 1 September 2012 YOUTH IN ACTION - Action 1: Youth for Europe
EU0010000035 1 September 2012 YOUTH IN ACTION - Action 2: European Voluntary Service
EU0010000468 1 September 2012 Heinrich Boll Foundation Scholarships
EU0010000520 3 September 2012 Youth In Action - 4.3. Youth Support Systems - Support to Youth Workers' Mobility
EU0010000367 3 September 2012 YOUTH IN ACTION - Action 4.4 - Projects encouraging creativity and innovation in the youth sector
EU0010000518 9 September 2012 Generation 1992 Creative Competition
EU0010000365 14 September 2012 European Investment Bank (EIB) - Universities Research Action
EU0010000474 16 September 2012 Viral Video Award 2012
EU0010000407 17 September 2012 YOUTH IN ACTION - Action 4.6 - Support for partnership projects in the youth sector at European level
EU0010000031 17 September 2012 Lifelong Learning - COMENIUS
EU0010000069 17 September 2012 Lifelong Learning - GRUNDTVIG
EU0010000456 17 September 2012 MEDEA Awards
EU0010000313 18 September 2012 Culture (2007-2013) : Strand 2 - Support for bodies active at European level in the field of culture
EU0010000504 20 September 2012 Preparatory Action -Your first Eures job
EU0010000096 26 September 2012 LIFE + (2007-2013)
EU0010000435 28 September 2012 Electric December 2012 - Video competition
EU0010000020 30 September 2012 Traineeships at the Committee of the Regions
EU0010000180 30 September 2012 Traineeship at the Court of Justice
EU0010000192 30 September 2012 Traineeships and Fellowships at the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML)
EU0010000480 1 October 2012 International Postgraduate Research Scholarships Australia
EU0010000381 1 October 2012 Culture (2007-2013) : Strand 3 - Support for analysis and dissemination activities
EU0010000361 1 October 2012 Lifelong Learning - Policy Co-operation and Innovation in Lifelong Learning (Key Activity 1)
EU0010000229 1 October 2012 International youth activities held in co-operation with the European Youth Centres
EU0010000205 1 October 2012 EU prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards
EU0010000152 1 October 2012 Traineeships at the Economic and Social Committee
EU0010000085 1 October 2012 European Youth Foundation - Grants for international youth activities
EU0010000004 1 October 2012 Traineeships and Study Visits at the European Parliament
EU0010000165 3 October 2012 Culture (2007-2013) : Strand 1 - Support for Cultural Actions
EU0010000357 1 October 2012 YOUTH IN ACTION - Action 5.1 - Meetings of young people and those responsible for youth policy
EU0010000259 12 October 2012 Study visits for education and vocational training specialists
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EU0010000329 14 October 2012 BEST courses for students of technology
EU0010000345 15 October 2012 Traineeships at the European Parliament for people with a disability
EU0010000263 31 October 2012 Internships at the World Bank
EU0010000234 31 October 2012 Traineeships at the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade marks and Designs)
EU0010000150 31 October 2012 Internship programme at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
EU0010000372 1 November 2012 Euro-Med Youth Programme
EU0010000320 15 November 2012 Traineeships at the European Free Trade Association - EFTA
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Study on a comprehensive overview on traineeship arrangements in
Member States, Final Synthesis Report
The EU-wide study, commissioned by DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal
Opportunities, provides a comprehensive and comparative overview of traineeship
arrangements, including legislative/regulatory and quality assurance frameworks, in
all 27 Member States. The study was conducted by the Institute for Employment
Studies (IES) (lead co-ordinator), the Istituto per la Ricerca Sociale (IRS) and the
Bundesinstitut fr Berufsbildung (BIBB) in collaboration with an EU-wide network of
regional and national experts. It is available in English only, with French and
German summaries.
http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=7754&langId=en
European Charter on the Rights and Responsibilities of Volunteers
The European Youth Forum (YFJ) together with the 2011 Alliance members and a
wide-range of partners, stakeholders and volunteers, finalised and launched the
European Charter on the Rights and Responsibilities of Volunteers. The charter
gives guidance on the rights and responsibilities of volunteers and volunteer
providers and defines the roles of authorities at all levels.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B8wd-His7-_Qc1pPTm9ZZW5qcTA
Europass Newsletter
First issue of the Europass newsletter focusing on "Europass at the interface of
education and labour market". Published three times per year (in May, September
and December), it contains articles, facts, information and personal experiences
relating to Europass from its users and stakeholders. Europass is the online portal
allowing European citizens to access five types of documents useful to present their
professional and academic skills in a clear and structured way.
http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/newsletters/Europass_Newsletter_1_May_2012.
Coyote 18 Recognition App! Published by the EU-CoE youth partnership, the 18th issue of the Coyote magazine
entitled Recognition App! focuses on Recognition App, a metaphor based on those little programmes available on smart phones, which may help to get into the world
of recognising non-formal learning in youth work.
http://youth-partnership-eu.coe.int/youth-
partnership/documents/Publications/Coyote/Coyote18/coyote_18.pdf
Science Campaign
Website of the European Commissions campaign to get more girls interested in science and to encourage them to choose research as a career. The three year
campaign will first seek to get teenage girls interested in studying science,
technology, engineering and maths (STEM subjects). The focus will then broaden to
female students more generally, encouraging them to consider research careers.
http://science-girl-thing.eu
Documentation
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Im a City Changer Campaign The campaign aims to create awareness among citizens on urban issues to achieve
better cities. The campaign is promoted by UN-Habitat, the city agency of the
United Nations, through the World Urban Campaign.
http://www.imacitychanger.org
Nothing for us, without us! Recommendations of young people with
disabilities for the Council of Europe and its member states
This video presents the recommendations drafted for the Council of Europe and its
member states by young people, trainers and youth workers that attended the
Consultative meeting on the inclusion of young people with disabilities. This meeting was held between 29th and 31st May 2012 at the European Youth Centre in
Budapest, organised by the Youth Department. The video includes subtitles, voice
over and live recorded international sign interpretation to be accessible to
everyone.
http://vimeo.com/43637110
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Commonwealth Youth Award for Excellence in Development Work
The Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) is inviting nominations for the 2012
Commonwealth Youth Awards. Nominees should be young persons making a
positive difference to the lives of other people in their community or country. The
award is addressed to young people whose development work reflects the
Commonwealth's Plan for Youth Empowerment to promote youth participation in
decision making, to promote the economic empowerment of young people, to take
action for equality between young men and women, to promote peaceful and
democratic environments in which human rights flourish, to provide quality
education for all and to improve access to information and communication
technology.
The nominee should be older than 29 on 31st December 2012 and must have been
engaged in development work for more than 12 months, either in a professional or
voluntary capacity. The development work must be ongoing and taking place in a
Commonwealth Country. Individuals cannot nominate themselves in a personal
capacity.
Applications must be sent by 31st July 2012.
Find out more: http://www.yourcommonwealth.org/cya
60 Second Science Video Competition
Aim of the competition is to celebrate our ability to better understand the world
around us. Everyone worldwide is invited to create a short video explaining an
invention, an experiment, a science concept or an idea. The video must be a
Science based video or animation of 60 seconds in which contestants should explain the science, not merely demonstrate a phenomenon.
The deadline for registration is 1st August 2012.
The deadline to submit entries is 26th August 2012.
The best entries will be rewarded with cash prizes.
Find out more: http://www.60secondscience.net
Do One Thing For Diversity and Inclusion Contest 2012
As part of the Do One Thing For Diversity and Inclusion 2012 campaign, the UNESCO Centre of Florence, in partnership with the UN Alliance of Civilisations and
all the partners of the campaign, has launched a video and photo contest to
celebrate the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development.
Participants worldwide are invited to submit videos of maximum 2 minutes and
photos on the subject: What does Diversity and Inclusion mean to you? Why does diversity matter to you? Show us your personal vision. Videos can be in any language, or even made without an audio soundtrack. If videos are in a language
other than English, French, Italian or Spanish, subtitles should be provided.
Submissions should be original and unpublished addressing the issue of cultural
diversity and inclusion.
Deadline to submit entries is 15th August 2012.
Find out more:
http://www.unaoc.org/actions/campaigns/do-one-thing-for-diversity-and-
inclusion/contest
European Opportunities European Opportunities
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The Designing MDGs poster competition
The Designing MDGs poster competition aims to challenge European young people
under 30 years old to confront their work with the real world. They will have to
create a poster related to one of the following topics:
-Fight Poverty, Hunger and Disease!
-Education for All!
-Power 2 Women!
-Create your Culture!
-Go Green!
-Pursue Truth!
The authors of the best entries will get the chance to win prices.
Deadline to submit entries is 15th September 2012.
Find out more:
http://www.eu-youthaward.org/content/styrian-special-award-poster-competition
"Show Me Inclusion" Competition
Young people between 12 and 26 years old are invited to stand up and get creative
about the inclusion of persons with disabilities. They will have to create videos,
audio files, drawings, and sketch books on the following topics: inclusion of persons
with disabilities in everyday life, importance of inclusion, the potential of persons
with disabilities, the rights of persons with disabilities and the inclusion of persons
with disabilities in the fight to end poverty.
The best and winning entry will be made public on the World Day for the
Eradication of Poverty, 17th October 2012. It will also be professionally produced
and used worldwide as an awareness raising tool.
Deadline to submit entries is 16th September 2012 at 23:59 CET.
Find out more: http://www.endexclusion.eu/contest
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Youth unemployment: studies
show apprenticeships and
traineeships are useful but need
to be improved
The dramatically high youth
unemployment rates in Europe call for
immediate action by Member States.
One of the priorities for action is to
ensure a smooth school-to-work
transition for young people. Two
studies, undertaken for the European
Commission on apprenticeships and
traineeships in all EU Member States,
recommend that these schemes
should be more responsive to labour
market requirements, better adapted
to business needs and offer more
guarantees in terms of quality and
perspectives for young people.
The studies' results will provide input
to the preparation of two Commission
initiatives by the end of 2012; a draft
Council Recommendation on Youth
Guarantees, to ensure that young
people are either in employment,
education or training within four
months of leaving school, and the
definition of a Quality Framework for
Traineeships.
The study on apprenticeships
recommends that there should be:
-homogeneous quality standards for
apprenticeship-type studies;
-a balance between specific
occupational skills and general skills
and competences;
-the involvement of the social
partners in the design and
organisation of apprenticeships, as
this is an essential factor for their
success and
-initiatives taken with students to
improve the general image of the
vocational education system.
The study on traineeships indicates
that:
-there is a need for a clear definition
of traineeships at EU level;
-where possible, traineeships should
take place as a part of the study
curriculum rather than after students
leave education;
-a concerted effort should be made
at both EU and national levels to
increase the supply of traineeships,
especially in SMEs;
-there is a need for some financial
support to trainees, especially those
from less privileged backgrounds and
-steps should be taken to encourage
open and transparent recruitment
processes for traineeships.
The traineeship study complements
the public consultation on the quality
of traineeships launched as part of the
Commission's April 2012 Employment
Package.
http://tinyurl.com/6lr2rlm
European Council Conclusions
At the European Council Summit on
28th-29th June 2012, Heads of State or
Government agreed on:
-tackling unemployment and
addressing the social consequences of
the crisis effectively;
-pursuing reforms to improve
employment levels;
-stepping up efforts to increase youth
employment, to improve young
people's first work experience and
their participation in the labour
market, with the objective that within
a few months of leaving school, young
people receive a good quality offer of
employment, continued education, an
apprenticeship, or a traineeship,
which can be supported by the ESF;
-developing and implementing
effective policies to combat poverty
and support vulnerable groups.
Member States will swiftly implement
their National Job Plans and develop
more ambitious and precise National
Job Plans for the next European
Semester ones. Member States should
use the possibilities of financing
temporary recruitment subsidies from
the European Social Fund. Boosting
employment, for both women and
men, in particular for young people
and the long-term unemployed, is a
clear priority. The Council will swiftly
examine and decide on the proposals
contained in the Commission's
Highlights
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"Employment package", putting
emphasis on quality job creation,
structural reform of labour markets
and investment in human capital. It is
crucial to address youth
unemployment, in particular through
the Commission's initiatives on youth
guarantees and the quality framework
for traineeships. It is also important
to promote the reactivation of older
workers. EU governance, including
multilateral surveillance of
employment policies, must be
improved.
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedo
cs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/1
31388.pdf
Council of Europe Adopts
Resolution for Youth
The Council of Europe has recognised
the rapidly rising rate of youth
unemployment and its consequences
for Europe as a priority. In a report
adopted on 28th June 2012 The young generation sacrificed: social,
economic and political implications of
the financial crisis the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
(PACE) details the dangers facing
what some are calling the lost generation. Millions of European young people have decided to stop their studies, to
stop looking for work and to abandon
themselves in a sort of limbo
situation. These are millions of people
weve lost completely for the future generation, for the future of Europe
and for the development of Europe
and we should intervene, said Committee on Social Affairs, Health
and Sustainable Development
rapporteur Luca Volont. The
resolution calls on the Council and
national Parliaments to put youth
policy high on the agenda and to back
it with financial commitment
necessary to make talk a reality.
http://assembly.coe.int/ASP/Doc/Xref
ViewPDF.asp?FileID=18739&Language
=EN
Give your opinion on the
attractiveness of vocational
education and training in your
country
Cedefop, the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training,
has launched a survey for teachers
and trainers, employers and guidance
counsellors on the attractiveness of
initial vocational education and
training in Europe. The survey aims to
improve the evidence base for policy
decisions and actions at national and
EU level. The survey is accessible
from:
http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/EN/ne
ws/20098.aspx
On-line public consultation on
Code for Effective Open
Voluntarism: Good design
principles for self- and co-
regulation and other
multistakeholder actions
The European Commission has
launched a public consultation on a
"Code for Effective Open Voluntarism:
Good design principles for self- and
co-regulation and other
multistakeholder actions."
Stakeholders potentially engaged or
interested in self- and co-regulation
and all citizens, organisations and
public authorities are welcome to
contribute to this consultation open
until 30th September 2012.
http://ec.europa.eu/information_socie
ty/digital-agenda/actions/consultation
Have your say! Your rights, your
future
People can face obstacles when
exercising their rights as European
citizens. The European Commission is
therefore asking citizens to share the
problems they have experienced when
moving around the EU. The input
received from the public will feed
directly into the Commission's policy
agenda and form the basis for the
2013 EU Citizenship Report, to be
presented on 9th May 2013. The
consultation will be open until 9th
September 2012 and is available from
here:
http://ec.europa.eu/justice/opinion/yo
ur-rights-your-future
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European Business Forum on
Vocational Training
The first European Business Forum on
Vocational Training took place on 7th
and 8th June 2012 in Brussels. It
focused on "challenges and trends in
skills and career development of the
European workforce". Some 330
stakeholders participated in the
discussions including representatives
of businesses (such as Air Liquide,
Danfoss, Deutsche Bank, Goodyear,
Louis Vuitton Mot Hennessy, Philips,
Siemens, Unilever), business
associations, sectoral organisations,
chambers, research, VET providers
and policy makers at European,
national and regional level. Mr. Jan
Truszczynski, European Commission Director General for Education and
Culture, and Mrs. Christine Antorini,
Danish Minister for Education,
stressed the role of companies in
development of skills and
competences as well as the necessity
for a greater cooperation between VET
providers and employers. During the workshops participants discussed the
identification of skills needed by
companies, the role of formal learning
and of work-based learning in
competence development, the role of
companies in promoting youth
employment and the EU support of
vocational education and training. The
closing panels debated challenges and
the way ahead for policy making
putting emphasis on more
permeability between the education
sectors, flexible learning provision,
entrepreneurship, up-skilling of low
skilled people, quality assurance
aspects. Antonio Silva Mendes,
Director of Lifelong Learning: policies
and programme, European
Commission closed the event
highlighting the need to accelerate
reform efforts at all levels.
http://ec.europa.eu/education/vocatio
nal-education/forum_en.htm
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1st July-31st December 2010: Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the
European Union
From 1st July to 31st December 2012 Cyprus, for the first time, will take over the
Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU). Cyprus joined the EU in 2004
and became a euro zone member in 2008. During the Cyprus Presidency, the
second cycle of the Structured Dialogue, which had set as a priority the
Participation of young people in democratic life, will be concluded. The Cyprus Presidency is planning to promote the adoption of a Council Resolution, which will
provide an overview of the second cycle of the Structured Dialogue. Concerning
youth, the participation and social inclusion of all young people, with special
emphasis on the inclusion of young people with migrant background will be a
priority. The importance of the participation of all young people and youth
organisations, especially in the decision making processes, will be highlighted as an
important factor for the creation of sustainable, democratic and prosperous
societies. The conclusion of the Cyprus Presidency at the end of 2012 will also
signify the end of the first three-year cycle of the EU Youth Strategy. The European
Commission has already begun to compile evidence from Member States on the
progress made on youth policy, and drafted a EU Youth Report. This report will be
adopted by the Council during the Presidency, and will show the results of EU youth
policy in the last three years.
For further information please visit the following web sites: http://www.cy2012.eu/en/page/home
1st-8th August 2012: European BEST Engineering Competition (EBEC),
Zagreb, Croatia
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
levels, 26 countries, 80 leading technical universities and 5,000 participants.
Twenty-six teams, each composed of 4 students, will bring new ideas and solutions
for interesting problems that are given by companies. Those teams, gathered from
13 Regional and National Engineering BEST Competitions respectively, are now
gearing up to face real life engineering challenges in the categories: Team Design
(practical solution with a physical prototype) and Case Study (hypothetical solutions
for real-life problems).
Find out more: http://ebec.best.eu.org
6th-13th August 2012: 20th Sziget Festival, budai Island, Hungary
For an entire exciting week in August the Obudai island, in the middle of the
Danube just outside Budapest, will become a self-contained party city; a temporary
home of a multitude of international stars, 500 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.
Detailed information about the programme, tickets, travel and accommodation can
be found on: http://www.sziget.hu/festival_english#.T-xo5o6_1jg
Upcoming Events
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31st August-2nd September 2012: Blue Fitness Convention, Riccione, Italy
It is the greatest fitness convention of summer organised by the Italian Fitness
Federation with the partnership of the European Fitness Association. The event is
open to everyone worldwide keen on sports.
The participation fee for three days is 100 euros.
Find out more: http://www.efafitness.com
16th-18th October 2012: European Youth Media Days, Brussels, Belgium
How to survive the crisis as an entrepreneur journalist? How to address the social
effects of crisis? How to explain European policies in times of austerity? What is the
impact of crisis on youth? These are topics that 100 young journalists, between 18
and 30 years old, residents in the EU, will work on during the three-day workshop.
Participants will interact with high-level European politicians, professional
journalists and experts and engage in intercultural exchange through practical
media production. The 2012 edition of European Youth Media Days is organised by
the European Parliament in collaboration with the European Youth Press.
Participants will have to arrange their own accommodation and travel and to
provide the necessary documents to the European Parliament for reimbursement.
EYP will charge a participation fee of 50 Euros for journalism students and interns
and 100 Euros for working journalists prior to the event.
Deadline to apply is 1st August 2012.
Find out more: http://applications.youthpress.org/signup/form/8
3rd-10th November 2012: Seminar Protect the environment - For your
future Gersau, Switzerland
The seminar will explore how rural young people can contribute to sustainable ways
of living. Participants will see local examples of sustainable development in rural
areas such as forestry, energy production, recycling and energy-efficient
construction. The seminar is addressed to young people between 18 and 30 years
old, from EU and non-EU countries, active in their own youth organisation, with a
good knowledge of English.
There is a participation fee of 250 for Western participants and 150 for Eastern
participants to be paid by 30th September 2012.
Application form should be sent by 15th August 2012.
http://www.ruralyoutheurope.com/attachments/article/286/Autumn_Seminar_2012
_Application_Form.doc
Find out more:
http://www.ruralyoutheurope.com/attachments/article/286/Autumn_Seminar_2012
_Call_for_Participants.pdf
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European Citizenship Training Courses 2012
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 for 2012:
Training Course 5: ECTC-IT in Italy (29th October-4th November 2012) Deadline: 1st September 2012;
Training Course 6: ECTC-TR in Turkey (8th-14th April 2013) Deadline: to be announced;
Training Course 7: ECTC-PT in Portugal (May/June 2013) Deadline: to be announced;
EXTRA: ECTC-FR in France (25th Febraury-3rd March 2013) Deadline: to be announced.
All details are available here:
http://www.salto-youth.net/rc/training-and-cooperation/tc-rc-
nanetworktcs/europeancitizenship
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/training/find-a-training/?&pagerOffset=90
Coming up: European Festivals
On the European Festival Planner on the Yourope site of the European Festival
Association, you can find information on the biggest pop and rock festivals in
Europe.
http://www.yourope.org
Searching for more background information on festivals, have a look at Wiki.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_festival
More general site with links to cultural events and festivals, not only rock festival,
in Europe.
http://www.bugbog.com/festivals/european_festivals.html
Summer Music Festivals Europe 2012
http://www.festivalsearcher.com/festivalslist.aspx
http://festivalseurope.wordpress.com Quotes of the month