November 2012

Deadlines up to 15 February 2013

Documentation

European Opportunities

Highlights

Upcoming Events

Eurodesk Brussels Link Bullet in

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Deadline Reminder: http://www.eurodesk.eu/edesk/SearchDb.do?go=1

Reference

number Deadline Programme Title

EU0010000091 30 November 2012 Traineeships at the Council of Europe

EU0010000301 30 November 2012 eTwinning - School partnerships in Europe

EU0010000441 30 November 2012 Your Europe, Your Say - Get involved today!

EU0010000515 1 December 2012 Student Grants Programme

EU0010000329 2 December 2012 BEST courses for students of technology

EU0010000031 3 December 2012 Lifelong Learning - COMENIUS

EU0010000302 15 December 2012 danceWEB - European Scholarship Programme for Contemporary Dance

EU0010000476 17 December 2012 International Millennium Youth Camp 2013

EU0010000331 8 January 2013 Researchers night

EU0010000358 15 January 2013 Internship at the European Commission Delegation to the United Nations in New York

EU0010000413 15 January 2013 Bogliasco Fellowships Programme

EU0010000069 16 January 2013 Lifelong Learning - GRUNDTVIG

EU0010000512 20 January 2013 Europe Past Forward - EESC annual video challenge

EU0010000260 28 January 2013 Innovact Campus Awards

EU0010000386 28 January 2013 European Charlemagne Youth Prize

EU0010000389 30 January 2013 Traineeship at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)

EU0010000001 31 January 2013 Lifelong Learning - Leonardo da Vinci

EU0010000005 31 January 2013 Lifelong Learning - ERASMUS

EU0010000072 31 January 2013 Traineeships at the European Commission - Administrative in- service training periods

EU0010000090 31 January 2013 Traineeships at the European Commission - Translation traineeships

EU0010000225 31 January 2013 European University for Postgraduate Research

EU0010000263 31 January 2013 Internships at the World Bank

EU0010000004 1 February 2013 Traineeships and Study Visits at the European Parliament

EU0010000030 1 February 2013 YOUTH IN ACTION - Action 1: Youth for Europe

EU0010000035 1 February 2013 YOUTH IN ACTION - Action 2 : European Voluntary Service

EU0010000085 1 February 2013 European Youth Foundation - Grants for international youth activities

EU0010000088 1 February 2013 Europe for Citizens: Action 1: Active citizenship for Europe - Town Twinning

Deadlines Deadlines

up to 15 February 2013

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EU0010000355 1 February 2013 YOUTH IN ACTION - Action 3.1 Cooperation with the neighbouring countries of the EU

EU0010000356 1 February 2013 YOUTH IN ACTION - Action 4.3. Training and networking of those active in youth work and youth organisations

EU0010000357 1 February 2013 YOUTH IN ACTION - Action 5.1 - Meetings of young people and those responsible for youth policy

EU0010000028 12 February 2013 EU-Japan Training programmes

EU0010000037 15 February 2013 Lifelong Learning - Jean Monnet Programme

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Teachers' salaries reduced or frozen in a growing number of European

countries

Eurydice published the annual update of its report “Teachers’ and School Heads’

Salaries and Allowances in Europe”. While a growing number of European countries

have now reduced or frozen teachers’ salaries in response to the economic

downturn, as in Ireland, Greece, Spain, Portugal and Slovenia, where teachers are

the ones most affected by budgetary restrictions, cuts are not universal across

Europe. National reforms increased teacher’s salaries in the Czech Republic, Poland,

Slovakia and Iceland since mid-2010. The report also reveals that while all

countries claim that improving pupil and student performance levels is a top

priority, only half of the countries covered in the report grant allowances to

teachers based on positive teaching performance or student results (Bulgaria,

Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Hungary, Austria, Poland,

Romania, Slovenia, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom - England and Wales;

Northern Ireland, and Turkey).

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/documents/facts_and_figures/salarie

s.pdf

NEETs Young people not in employment, education or training:

Characteristics, costs and policy responses in Europe

With unemployment levels for young people at unprecedented levels across the EU,

a new report published by Eurofound reveals how the greatest urgency lies with the

14 million young people currently not in employment, education or training

(NEETs). Eurofound’s latest comparative research findings on NEETs show that the

economic loss to society of not integrating NEETs is estimated at €153 billion, in

addition to the inestimable costs for their disengagement from society in general.

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2012/54/en/1/EF1254EN.pdf

Education for All Global Monitoring Report, Putting Education to Work

The tenth edition of the Report reveals the urgent need to invest in skills for youth.

In developing countries, 200 million people aged 15-24 have not even completed

primary school and need alternative pathways to acquire basic skills for

employment and prosperity. The world’s youth population is larger than ever

before: one in eight young people are unemployed and over a quarter are trapped

in jobs that keep them on or below the poverty line. As the effects of the economic

crisis continue to squeeze societies worldwide, the severe lack of youth skills is

more damaging than ever.

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/leading-the-international-

agenda/efareport/reports/2012-skills

Disadvantaged young people: learning abroad boosts competences and

employability

A recent study shows that learning and training abroad allows disadvantaged young

people to increase their independence, self-confidence, flexibility, as well as

reliability and perseverance, while prompting them to act as team players. The

trainees in mobility programmes develop international occupational, professional,

language and intercultural competences.

Ten core statements emerging from the study:

Documentation

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http://www.na-

bibb.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Publikationen/Editionsreihe_impuls/EN_core_statem

ents_study_effect_of_mobility_on_disadvantaged.pdf

Full study in German:

http://www.na-bibb.de/uploads/tx_ttproducts/datasheet/na_impuls_44_web.pdf

Workforecast: the work forecast for young people

Never before in recent history are so many young people facing such a brutal

employment situation. Youth unemployment is as high as 60% in some countries,

and a whole generation of young people faces exclusion from the labour market.

The website allows readers to check the weather forecast for their country and

write to their labour minister to have brighter working days!

http://www.workforecast.org

Love Youth Future

Online global community of activism’s audiovisual sharing powered by youth. The

community is part of a new campaign from the European Youth Forum aiming to

highlight the need for investments in youth, youth work and youth organisations as

well as non-formal education (NFE) policies.

http://www.loveyouthfuture.eu

EQAVET quality cycle

New online tool developed by the European Quality Assurance in Vocational

Education and Training (EQAVET) network that helps Member States and vocational

education and training (VET) providers to enhance the quality of VET. The tool is

based on the guidelines of the European quality assurance reference framework for

VET and helps to adapt these guidelines to the situation in each country.

The tool is available at:

For VET systems: http://www.eqavet.eu/index.html

For VET providers: http://www.eqavet.eu/index2.html

Global Flow of Tertiary-Level Students

Where do students go to study? Where do they come from? The Unesco Institute

for Statistics data on the mobility of students shed light on the shifting demand for

higher education, particularly in the developing world. Select a country from the

menu, or click on the map to explore the data.

http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/Pages/international-student-flow-viz.aspx

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eTwinning Prizes 2013

The European eTwinning Prizes competition aims to highlight best practice in

collaborative school projects using Information and Communication Technology

(ICT). This year the prizes will be awarded in three age categories (4-11; 12-15;

16-19) and six special categories:

- Spanish Language Prize

- French Language Prize

- German Language Prize

- Marie Skłodowska Curie Prize

- Mevlana Prize for Intercultural Understanding

- English as a second language Prize

To join the competition, projects must have been awarded the European Quality

Label in any year of the project’s lifespan. Only the partners of a project who have

received the European Quality Label can apply for and win a European Prize. All

projects must demonstrate that they have been active in the 2011-2012 school

year.

Deadline: 30th November 2012

Read all details on:

http://www.etwinning.net/en/pub/progress/awards/european_prizes.htm

Your Europe, Your Say 2013

Secondary school children from the 27 EU Member States are invited to join the

simulated youth plenary session and see how the European Economic and Social

Committee (EESC) decision-making process works in relation to a specific subject.

The simulation exercise will take part in two stages. Schools wishing to take part

must register online through the EESC's internet site before 30th November 2012

(midnight Brussels time).

After registration has closed, one school from each of the 27 EU Member States will

be picked at random, to take part in the simulation exercise. The selected schools

will then choose three students in their pre-final year of secondary education (aged

16 years) to represent them, as well as a teacher who will accompany them. These

people will have to be able to express themselves in English or French. The event

will take place in Brussels at the headquarters of the European Economic and Social

Committee from 18th to 20th April 2013. The EESC will pay the travel and

accommodation expenses of the students and accompanying teacher.

Find out more:

http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.your-europe-your-say-2013

Pact Zollverein Residency Programme in Essen, Germany

From August to December 2013 PACT Zollverein is offering a residency programme

for the development and realisation of projects and productions. The programme is

open to professional artists from both Germany and abroad working in the fields of

dance, performance or media art.

Awarded twice yearly by a jury, residencies provide artists a local space and

accommodation. Residents will also receive technical support and advisory

assistance with press and public relations and dramaturgy.

Deadline: 10th December 2012.

Further information: http://pact-zollverein.de/en/artists-centre

European Opportunities European Opportunities

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The Millennium Youth Camp 2013

Young people worldwide from 16 to 19 years of age, interested in mathematics,

natural sciences, information technology and other sciences are invited to apply to

the first Millennium youth camp which will take place from 6th to 13th June 2010.

The camp will focus on these themes: applied mathematics, biosciences and

biotechnology, climate & climate change, energy, ICT, food sciences and food

technology, material sciences and material technology, renewable natural

resources, urban planning, water.

Deadline: 17th December 2012

Find out more: http://www.technologyacademy.fi/events/millennium-youth-camp

Europe Past Forward - EESC annual video challenge 2013

The European Economic and Social Committee is inviting young people from 18 to

30 years old, from the 28 member states in Europe (including Croatia who will be

joining the EU in 2013) to submit a video on what Europe means to them. As the

2013 has been designated the year of “European citizens”, the theme of this year’s

edition will be the same. What does it mean to be European? How do you feel about

being a citizen of the European Union?

The videos should be, original, be between 30 seconds to 1minute in length, and be

in any EU language, with English subtitles. Videos must be first posted on an online

video channel (e.g. YouTube, Dailymotion, Vimeo). Submissions must include a text

description, no more than 300 words in length, of the content highlighted in the

video.

Deadline: 20th January 2013

The public voting will take place between 25th January and 4th February 2013

ending at noon. Following this, the jury will decide on the top three finalists. The

winners will receive respectively: € 5,000 (1st prize), € 3,000 (2nd prize), € 2,000

(3rd prize) and will be awarded at a ceremony in Brussels on 20th March 2013.

Find out more: http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.video-challenge-2013

European Charlemagne Youth Prize 2013

Young people from 16 to 30 years old, from all the EU Member States, are invited

to participate in a competition on EU development, integration and European

identity issues. The "European Charlemagne Youth Prize" is awarded to projects

which promote the European and international understanding, foster the

development of a shared sense of European identity and integration, serve as a role

model for young people living in Europe and offer practical examples of Europeans

living together as one community. Participants can apply individually or in groups.

Representatives of the 27 national projects selected will be invited to the award

ceremony in Aachen, Germany on 7th May 2013.

Deadline: 28th January 2013.

Further details regarding the eligibility and assessment criteria, selection process

and prizes are available on: http://cyp.adagio4.eu/view/en/introduction.html

The competition is organised by the European Parliament and the Foundation of the

International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen.

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The Innovact Campus Awards 2013

Young students from European universities and higher education institutes, with a

creative idea for a business project, are invited to join the competition, either

individually or within the framework of their institution. The aim of the award is to

single out the best European innovation project in terms of development, growth

and employment.

The finalists will be invited to participate in the 17th edition of the European forum

for innovative start-ups, Innovact 2013 (transport and accommodation free) which

takes place in Reims, from 26th to 27th March 2013. This European forum will gather

1,500 professionals from 20 countries and 100 European start-ups.

The winners will receive a money prize: € 5,000 for the 1st prize and € 1,500 for the

2nd and 3rd prize. The Awards ceremony will take place in Reims on 27th March

2013.

Deadline: 28th January 2013.

Find out more:

http://www.innovact.com/fr/les-innovact-campus-awards/presentation-

article18.html

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New Eurodesk Executive

Committee Elected

From 25 to 28 October 2012,

Eurodesk partners from all over

Europe met in Copenhagen for the

Eurodesk Autumn Network Meeting.

During these three days, Eurodesk

prepared the work for 2013 and

elected a new Executive Committee

for the next two years. The members

are Giovanni Maccioni (Italy), Evaldas

Rupkus (Lithuania), Claire Conlon

(France), Sofie Van Zeebroeck

(Belgium) and Reinhard Schwalbach

(Germany). Reinhard was also re-

elected as the President of the

Eurodesk AISBL. Good luck to the new

Executive Committee!

http://www.eurodesk.eu/edesk

Non-Formal Education improves

employability

On 26th October 2012 the European

Youth Forum presented a new study

“The impact of Non-Formal Education

in Youth Organisations on Young

People’s Employability” made in

cooperation with the University of

Bath and GHK Consulting. The authors

of the study consulted with 245 youth

organisations and carried out a survey

with over 1,300 young people and

focus groups with employers from

across Europe. Eurodesk Brussels Link

was also involved in the consultation

and the survey.

The study assesses whether the

competences and skills obtained

through non-formal education in

youth organisations contribute to the

employability of young people.

According to it, long-lasting and

frequent engagement and

participation in youth organisations

bring high soft-skills development.

Amongst the six skills mostly

demanded by employers, five are also

among those developed through

involvement in youth organisations:

communication, team work, decision-

making, organisational skills and self-

confidence. For young people who

participated in non- formal education

activities abroad, this includes also

higher development of language,

intercultural and leadership skills.

Experience in youth organisation and

the skills this develops are valued by

employers especially when young

people have no, or very little, formal

working experience, thus making the

work of youth organisation an

important contribution to the

transition of young people from

education to the labour market. The

participation in youth organisation is

particularly valuable in developing

social capital (network and

connections) and in creating new

vocation paths, especially for NEETs,

early school leavers and young

migrants.

The quality of Non-Formal Education

and the accessibility of it to all young

people, as well as increased mobility,

are crucial factors to increase the

impact in employability of young

people. Employment services,

employers and recruiters must be

aware on the benefits from young

people's involvement in youth

organisations, and the skills gained be

taken into account in the recruitment

process. Young people should receive

career-guidance, coaching and

support on how to efficiently make

use of the skills in recruitment

processes and better present the

experiences and competences gained

through non- formal education and

volunteering experiences in youth

organisations.

http://issuu.com/yomag/docs/reportn

fe_print

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European public consultations to

be available in all EU languages

The European Ombudsman called on

the Commission to publish its public

consultation documents in all 23 EU

languages or to provide translations

upon request. The European

Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos

Diamandouros, issued the decision on

a complaint from a Spanish lawyer

about some public consultation

documents that were available in

English or in a limited number of EU

languages only, even if they were

intended for the general public.

http://ec.europa.eu/languages/news/

20121017-public-

consultations_en.htm

Nasrin Sotoudeh and Jafar Panahi

winners of the 2012 Sakharov

Prize

The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of

Thought 2012 goes to Iranians Nasrin

Sotoudeh, an imprisoned human

rights defender and lawyer, and Jafar

Panahi, a film director who with his

work called attention to the hardships

suffered by Iran's poor. EP president

Martin Schulz made the

announcement in plenary on Friday

26th October. The prize will be

awarded on 12th December during a

ceremony at the European Parliament

in Strasbourg. The winners will

receive € 50,000. http://tinyurl.com/8jer9zm

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6th-7th December 2012: Fundamental Rights Conference, Brussels, Belgium

The Fundamental Rights Conference is the main annual event of the European

Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). This year the conference is hosted

under the high patronage of the President of the European Parliament with the

support of the Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The

conference will focus on "Justice in austerity: challenges and opportunities for

access to justice" and will examine the effects of the economic crisis on judicial

systems and those seeking justice, and exploring opportunities for innovation and

reform. Due to the limited capacity of the venue, participation is upon invitation

only.

Find out more: http://fra.europa.eu/fraWebsite/frc2012

6th-7th December 2012: Young European Entrepreneurs Seminar 2012:

Entrepreneurship for Everyone, Business Environment, Cross-Border Trade,

Brussels, Belgium

Organised by the he European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), the seminar

aims at building a dialogue between young entrepreneurs from European and

neighbouring countries, and major EU stakeholders involved in the shaping of the

European business environment.

Find out more:

http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-young-

entrepreneurs-2010

13th December 2012: Europe 2020 Conference - Youth on the move,

Brussels, Belgium

This conference will be the first in a series of seven conferences regarding the EU

flagship initiatives, which are part of the Europe 2020 Strategy organised by the

Committee of the Regions (CoR). The conference will provide a platform for

showcasing good practice on how to fight youth unemployment, preparing the

CoR’s contribution to the mid-term assessment of the Europe 2020 strategy, giving

a voice to the Regions and Cities and participating in ongoing debate on youth

issues.

Deadline to register is 6th December 2012.

Find out more:

http://cor.europa.eu/en/news/events/Pages/europe-2020-conference-youth-on-

the-move.aspx

12th-13th February 2013: iLearning Forum 2013, Paris, France

The forum will be the place for all the demonstrations and the presentations of the

latest international innovation in e-learning (simulations, interactive video, serious

games, skills and management applications, the development of contents tools,

social networks of learning).

The access to the forum is free.

Find out more: http://www.ilearningforum.org

Upcoming Events

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European Citizenship Training Courses 2013

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 2013:

•Training Course 6: ECTC-TR in Turkey (8th-14th April 2013)

Deadline: 20th January 2013;

•Training Course 7: ECTC-PT in Portugal (13th-19th May 2013)

Deadline: 3rd February 2013;

•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