February 2013

Deadlines up to 15 May 2013 Documentation

European Opportunities Highlights

Upcoming Events

Eurodesk Brussels Link Bulletin

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

EU0010000360 28 February 2013 Lifelong Learning - Languages (Key Activity 2)EU0010000361 28 February 2013 Lifelong Learning - Policy Co-operation and Innovation

in Lifelong Learning (Key Activity 1)EU0010000362 28 February 2013 Lifelong Learning - Development of Innovative ICT-

based Content, Services, Pedagogies and Practice for Lifelong Learning (Key Activity 3)

EU0010000436 28 February 2013 Lifelong Learning – Dissemination and Exploitation of Results and Exchange of Good Practice (Key Activity 4)

EU0010000210 1 March 2013 Young European of the Year Award - Travel Fellowships & InterRail-Global-Passes

EU0010000349 1 March 2013 Fulbright - Schuman ProgrammeEU0010000515 1 March 2013 Student Grants ProgrammeEU0010000468 1 March 2013 Heinrich Boll Foundation ScholarshipsEU0010000005 8 March 2013 Lifelong Learning - ERASMUSEU0010000513 15 March 2013 Safer Internet Day CompetitionsEU0010000329 17 March 2013 BEST courses for students of technologyEU0010000252 22 March 2013 Public Health (2008-2013)EU0010000199 25 March 2013 ECF Project Grants SchemeEU0010000034 26 March 2013 Tempus IVEU0010000020 31 March 2013 Traineeships at the Committee of the RegionsEU0010000192 31 March 2013 Traineeships and Fellowships at the European Centre

for Modern Languages (ECML)EU0010000227 31 March 2013 Roberto Cimetta FundEU0010000234 31 March 2013 Traineeships at the Office for Harmonisation in the

Internal Market (Trade marks and Designs)EU0010000324 31 March 2013 Marco Biagi Awards for young scholarsEU0010000021 1 April 2013 Traineeship at the Council of the European UnionEU0010000085 1 April 2013 European Youth Foundation - Grants for international

youth activitiesEU0010000152 1 April 2013 Traineeships at the Economic and Social CommitteeEU0010000229 1 April 2013 International youth activities held in co-operation

with the European Youth CentresEU0010000501 12 April 2013 MEDIA 2007-Support for the development of on - and

off-line interactive worksEU0010000282 15 April 2013 Erasmus Mundus (2009-2013)EU0010000352 15 April 2013 Traineeships at the North-South Centre of the Council

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Reference number Deadline Programme Title

EU0010000413 15 April 2013 Bogliasco Fellowships ProgrammeEU0010000531 15 April 2013 ILO Photo Contest - WORK4YOUTHEU0010000091 30 April 2013 Traineeships at the Council of EuropeEU0010000147 30 April 2013 Traineeships at the European OmbudsmanEU0010000150 30 April 2013 Internship programme at the Office of the United

Nations High Commissioner for Human RightsEU0010000180 30 April 2013 Traineeship at the Court of JusticeEU0010000389 30 April 2013 Traineeship at the European Centre for Disease

Prevention and Control (ECDC)EU0010000493 30 April 2013 MEDIA 2007-Audiovisual FestivalsEU0010000035 1 May 2013 YOUTH IN ACTION - Action 2: European Voluntary

ServiceEU0010000355 1 May 2013 YOUTH IN ACTION - Action 3.1 Cooperation with the

neighbouring countries of the EUEU0010000356 1 May 2013 YOUTH IN ACTION - Action 4.3. Training and

networking of those active in youth work and youth organisations

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

EU0010000165 3 May 2013 Culture (2007-2013): Strand 1 - Support for Cultural Actions

EU0010000172 14 May 2013 Information and Communications Technologies Policy Support Programme - ICT PS

EU0010000004 15 May 2013 Traineeships and Study Visits at the European Parliament

EU0010000320 15 May 2013 Traineeships at the European Free Trade Association - EFTA

EU0010000345 15 May 2013 Traineeships at the European Parliament for people with a disability

EU0010000393 15 May 2013 ICI ECP - Cooperation in higher education and training between the EU and Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea

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Results of the EC Public consultation on the EU Citizenship A Flipbook with the key findings and a Report of the Public consultation on EU Citizenship are the results of the online consultation, open from May to September 2012, asking citizens and organisations about their experiences and ideas on how to overcome hurdles encountered by citizens when travelling, studying, working, living, shopping or taking part in elections in Europe, whether as voters or candidates. Highlights of the public consultation on EU Citizenship: http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/reding/multimedia/flipbook/index.html Public consultation on EU Citizenship (full report): http://ec.europa.eu/justice/citizen/files/report_eucitizenship_consultation_en.pdf

2013 Youth in Action Programme GuideGuide for anybody willing to participate in the Youth in Action Programme. It gives the necessary information about the priorities, actions and main features of the Programme as well as the criteria and conditions to participate. The document is for the moment only available in English but soon other linguistic versions will be provided. http://ec.europa.eu/youth/documents/guide13_en.pdf

Global Employment Trends 2013The study offers the latest global and regional information and projections on several indicators of the labour market, including employment, unemployment, working poverty and vulnerable employment. It also presents a number of policy considerations in light of the new challenges facing policy makers in the coming year.http://www.ilo.org/global/research/global-reports/global-employment-trends/2013/WCMS_202215/lang--en/index.htm

The history of youth work in Europe - Volume 3 Published by the partnership between the European Commission and the Council of Europe, this publication follows on from the first two volumes of History of youth work in Europe. The third volume aims at building bridges between past and future, East and West, North and South, and to inform contemporary debate on youth work and youth policy in Europe.http://youth-partnership-eu.coe.int/export/sites/default/youth-partnership/documents/Publications/Others/TheHistoryOfYouthWorkVol3.pdf

European Skills PassportLaunched by the European Commission, the Passport helps people to assemble their skills and qualifications online and to improve the presentation of their CVs by bringing together their educational and training certificates in one place, providing evidence for the qualifications and skills declared in the CV. It is available for free in 26 languages.http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/documents/european-skills-passport

Debating Europe Schools This is a new section of the Debating Europe platform, specifically designed to give students the chance to question policy makers, debate with fellow students from other European countries, and learn more about the work of the European Union.http://www.debatingeurope.eu/schools

Code of EU Online Rights

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As part of the Digital Agenda for Europe actions, the Code compiles the basic set of rights existing in EU legislation and related to the digital environment. It helps citizens to find simple explanations of their legal rights and obligations, set out in a transparent and understandable way and to protect them when acceding and using online networks and services. PDF versions of the full Code of EU Online Rights are available in 22 languages.https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/code-eu-online-rights

European Language Label Multilingual database The new European Language Label database is now multilingual and also has two new sections: the "Label of the day" and the "Statistics".http://ec.europa.eu/education/language/label/label_public/index.cfm?

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World Youth Report 2013 calls for participation of young peopleThe United Nations are in the process of preparing their 2013 World Youth Report (WYR) on Youth Migration and Development. The Report will offer a multidimensional account and perspective of the life experiences of young migrants and young people affected by migration. As part of the process, the UN Focal Point on Youth has launched an online interactive discussion platform aimed at bringing together young migrants and other young people affected by migration to share their stories and experiences. Worldwide young people between 15 and 35 years old can participate in many of the online interactive activities including e-consultations, Google+ hangout and surveys.Find out more: http://www.unworldyouthreport.org

Designing the 2013 International Anti-Corruption Day Theme/LogoThe United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are inviting young people across the world, between 15 and 25 years old, to join the anti-corruption campaign by creating a theme and a logo. The theme/name should aim to be less than five words, embody the message that everyone has the responsibility to address corruption, be catchy and appealing, and be able to mobilise public, state and non-state actors. The theme message should be translatable or adaptable to other UN official languages, should capture the message of the theme in other UN official languages, be clean, simple and in primary colours. The winner(s) will be announced publicly through the UNDP and UNODC websites and on the website of the 2013 campaign; and be invited to New York to receive an award at an event to mark the 2013 International Anti-Corruption Day, 9 December.Entries should be sent with the application forms to iacdcompetition@gmail.com by 15th March 2013, 23:30 GMT. Find out more:http://www.actagainstcorruption.org/actagainstcorruption/en/competition_tor.html

EPC Competition - The European Parliament: Why should I care?Young citizens from 18 to 30 years old, from EU Member States and Croatia are invited to express in an innovative and convincing manner why the European Parliament is important to them, and why there is a need to vote in the next EP elections. Entrants can write, sing, paint, dance, film or use any other creative ways to present their opinions. Twenty winning participants will be awarded a trip to Brussels, where they will have the chance to present their successful entries, learn more about the EU institutions, and exchange ideas with EU decision makers and like-minded young Europeans.

Deadline to submit entries: 28th March 2013.Find out more: http://www.epc.eu/prog_forum.php?forum_id=30&prog_id=1

OECD Global Youth Competition 2013The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is inviting young people from 18 to 25 years old, worldwide, to create a short video on the theme: “Education and Skills - what are the big issues today?. Any spoken language used in the video that is not English or French must be accompanied by subtitles in English or French. The video can be maximum three minutes long. Three winning videos will be selected by a special Jury and their authors will be invited to Paris to attend the OECD Forum on 27th-28th May 2013.Deadline to submit videos: 2nd April 2013.

European Opportunities

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Find out more: http://www.oecd.org/document/2/0,3746,en_21571361_49034050_49049154_1_1_1_1,00.html

Competition Migrants in EuropeThe European Commission is inviting students over 18 years of age, at schools of art, graphics and communication, from all the 27 European Union Member States and Croatia, to answer this question "What is the role and place of migrants in Europe?" by producing art works on the following categories: Poster, Photography and Video. They should express their views on the issue, capturing the role migrants play in our lives. The aim of the competition is at stimulating a constructive debate, while reflecting on the situation of migrants in Europe.The competition is open to communication, art, journalism and audiovisual schools, as well as related organisations delivering degrees/diplomas/certificates in the listed domains. Each school can present one or several pieces of work in one or several categories. They will be judged at national level and those shortlisted (up to 10 per country) will be put forward to a European jury that will select the 30 finalists and decide on a European winner for each category. The 30 European finalists will be invited at the prize-giving ceremony in Brussels in October 2013. A special prize will also be awarded based on the results of a public vote, which will take place via the competition website. The schools whose students win first prizes in the three categories and the first prize in the public vote will receive an award of €10,000 each, to be used for educational purposes.Schools should register before 30th April 2013.Deadline to submit entries: before 21st June 2013.Find out more: http://www.migrantsineurope.eu

Call for candidates for the 2013 North-South PrizeThe North-South Centre of the Council of Europe has launched the call for nominations for the North-South Prize 2013. The Prize has been awarded every year since 1995 to two candidates who have stood out for their exceptional commitment to promoting North-South solidarity. Candidates, preferably a man and a woman, must have distinguished themselves in the following areas: protection of human rights, defense of pluralist democracy, public awareness raising on issues of global interdependence and solidarity, and strengthening the North-South partnership. The Prize Ceremony will take place in Lisbon in Spring 2014.Deadline to submit nominees: 1st June 2013.Find out more: http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/nscentre/NSPrizeguidelines2012_en.pdf

PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival 2013Young people from 9 to 25 years of age worldwide are invited to submit short videos of one to five minutes and share their thoughts, experiences, opinions, questions and suggestions about migration, diversity, social inclusion, and related topics. Videos must have been completed after January 2011 and, if not in English, must have English subtitles. An international jury will award prizes in three age-based categories: 9 to 12, 13 to 17, 18 to 25 years old.The three winners will each receive US$ 1,000 as well as an invitation (travel and accommodations expenses paid) to attend the PLURAL+ Awards Ceremony held in New York City.PLURAL+ festival is a platform for young people to express themselves on key migration and diversity issues and reinforce the belief that youth are powerful and creative agents of social change in the world.Deadline to submit entries: 30th June 2013. Find out more: http://pluralplus.unaoc.org

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EU’s Top Young Translators Announced The names of the 27 winners of the European Commission’s annual “Juvenes Translatores” contest for secondary school pupils were announced on 28th January. The contestants translated a one-page text list based on their choice of any of the 506 combinations possible among the EU’s 23 official languages. More than 3,000 pupils from 750 schools sat the contest in November 2012. The winners, one per EU country, will be invited to an award ceremony in Brussels on 11th April 2013 to receive their prizes from Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou and will also have the chance to see the Commission’s translators at work.http://ec.europa.eu/translatores/archive/2012/winners_en.htm

Professional qualification card will ease mobility of young peopleA legislative resolution adopted by the European Parliament Committee on the Internal Market on 23rd January gave the green light to amending a new draft law on recognition of professional qualifications and introducing a professional qualification card aimed at promoting the mobility of young professionals and graduates.The project is part of a series of measures to improve EU legislation on the recognition of diplomas and professional qualifications. MEPs also voted to extend the Directive's scope to cover traineeships, as an integral part of a professional's experience. Furthermore, they voted to include unpaid traineeships, and not just paid ones, as proposed by the Commission, because unpaid traineeships may form part of the training giving access to a regulated profession. The Committee will decide later when to start informal negotiations with the Council on the updated Directive. http://tinyurl.com/au7quhj

UN Secretary-General appoints Envoy on Youth Ahmad Alhindawi, 29 years old, from Jordan, was appointed on 17th January as the first UN Special Envoy on Youth by the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon.Mr. Ban Ki-moon had already announced within his Five Year Action Agenda last year that working with and for young people was one of his top priorities. This appointment reinforces the importance of a meaningful engagement of young people on an international scale. The Envoy on Youth will play a crucial role in driving forward the UN priorities on youth: advocating for the interests and needs of young people, promoting the effective participation of young people, democratic membership-led youth organisations in global governance and in the UN system, acknowledging their legitimate and valuable contribution to development and the goals of the UN. http://tinyurl.com/afvfetp

European Parliament resolution on a Youth Guarantee adoptedOn 16th January 2013 the European Parliament adopted a non-legislative resolution on a Youth Guarantee, confirming the MEPs' support to the Commission’s proposal for a Council Recommendation on establishing a Youth Guarantee. The Youth Gurantee should help all young EU citizens and legal residents up to the age of 25 years, and recent graduates under 30, to receive a good-quality offer of employment, continued education or apprenticeship within four months of becoming unemployed or leaving formal education. More specifically, MEPs also stressed that Youth Guarantee schemes should effectively improve the situation of NEETs and should be eligible for specific forms of European funding, especially in the Member States with the highest youth unemployment rates. The Resolution calls on Member States to allocate sufficient funding to the initiative and

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to adopt it during the Employment and Social Affairs Council of 28th

February. http://tinyurl.com/aojmubn

Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan On 9th January the European Commission presented an action plan to support entrepreneurs and revolutionise entrepreneurial culture in Europe. The plan stresses the key role of education and training to nurture new generations of entrepreneurs, and includes specific measures to help budding

entrepreneurs among young people, women, seniors, migrants, and the unemployed. The high level of EU unemployment leaves untapped human resources, especially amongst women and young people. The plan also tackles obstacles to entrepreneurship such as ambitious measures to facilitate start-ups and new businesses, make transfers of business ownership more successful, improve access to finance, and give honest entrepreneurs a second chance after bankruptcy.http://tinyurl.com/azf6sux

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15th February 2013: Meeting of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport (EYCS) Council, Brussels, BelgiumThe Council will be devoted to education issues only, starting with the adoption of conclusions on investing in education and training, which are a response to the Commission's communication "Rethinking Education" and to the education aspects of the 2013 Annual Growth Survey, as called for by the European Council of 13th-14th

December 2012. In the follow-up, Ministers will hold a public debate, on the basis of a presidency background paper, on Europe 2020 and the Annual Growth Survey, focusing on immediate practical actions in the field of education to improve skills levels and employability given also the urgent need to reduce youth unemployment.Ministers will also have informal discussion with social partners on these issues.The event will be streamed live on the Council website: http://video.consilium.europa.eu/default.aspx?siteLanguage=enFind out more: http://europa.eu/newsroom/calendar/event/418098/education-youth-culture--sport-council

19th February 2013: EU Citizenship Hearing - Making the most of EU citizenship, European Parliament, Brussels, BelgiumJointly organised by the European Commission and the European Parliament (LIBE and PETI Committees), the Hearing aims at looking at obstacles EU citizens still encounter in their daily lives when exercising their EU rights, notably their right to free movement and their political rights (the discussion will notably draw on the outcomes of the online public consultation on EU citizenship), and to discuss solutions to remove these obstacles, notably in view of the 2013 EU Citizenship Report. All interested stakeholders are invited to register.Find out more:http://ec.europa.eu/justice/events/eucitizenship_hearing_2013/index_en.htm

28th February 2013: Joint European Youth Forum/Eurofound Event "Youth disengagement-what costs and what remedies?” Brussels, BelgiumA discussion with policy makers and stakeholders jointly organised by the Eurofound and the European Youth Forum and hosted by the European Parliament Intergroup on Youth will be held on 28th February 2013. The event will focus on the Eurofound's report on NEETs and address youth unemployment policy responses, considering in particular the release of the Youth Employment Package and the European Commission proposal for a Council Recommendation on Youth Guarantees.Deadline to register: 15th February 12:00 (CET).Find out more: http://database.youthforum.org/public/events

28th February-1st March 2013: Europe 2020 Conference - Agenda for new skills and jobs, Dublin, IrelandOrganised by the Committee of the Regions, the conference will focus on how local and regional authorities can improve education and respond to the need for more flexible careers, contributing to Europe's growth strategy. The event is primarily aimed at policy makers and senior experts of national, regional and local public administrations, including ESF, ERDF and EAFRD Managing Authorities, as well as employment specialists from academia, networks and associations.

Deadline to apply: 11th February 2013.Find out more:http://cor.europa.eu/en/news/events/Pages/europe-2020-conference-agenda-for-new-skills-and-jobs.aspx

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21st-22nd March 2013: 17th Conference DG Interpretation – Universities, Brussels, BelgiumDG Interpretation of the European Commission cooperates very closely with universities to ensure professionally focused training of the highest quality. Once a year, DG Interpretation holds a universities conference with participants from universities, national governments and European and international institutions. This year's theme will be "New modes of learning". Commissioner Vassiliou will give a speech. The conference will be webcast worldwide.Find out more on:http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/scic/cooperation-with-universities/universities-conferences/17th/index_en.htm

2nd-7th April 2013: Young Citizens Assembly Wedia, Brussels, BelgiumOrganised by Le Bureau international Jeunesse (BIJ) and DG Education and Culture of the European Commission, the assembly will bring together 40 young people and youth workers from Europe, Africa and Quebec, as well as a team of trainers and some media workers and specialists, all concerned by social injustice. Participants will explore different themes linked to social justice, social rights, and the fight for more equality in the youth field.Deadline to apply: 13th February 2013. Find out more: http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/youth/Source/News&Calls/2013_Call_Young_citizens_assembly_BIJ_YiA.pdf

9th -18th August 2013: 9th Annual International Leadership Training Programme: “A Global Intergenerational Forum”, Connecticut, USAThe forum will focus on issues concerning poverty, education, health, conflict resolution and/or transformation. Specifically it will include issues such as human trafficking, the plight of children, refugees and war, hunger, HIV/AIDS, religious intolerance, gender discrimination, racism and classism, peace education and environmental concerns. Young people working in the human rights field from 18 to 30 years old from all over the world are invited to apply. Participants will be responsible for securing their own visa, air travel to the United States and travel to Connecticut. The UNESCO Chair Office will provide them accommodation, meals and ground transportation in Connecticut during the Forum.Deadline to apply: 8th March 2013. Find out more: http://www.unescochair.uconn.edu/upspecialevents.htm#application

European Citizenship Training Courses 2013The 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 Training Course: ECTC-FR in France (25th Febraury-3rd March 2013)Deadline: 21st January 2013

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

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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