Youth unemployment remains as a hot topic in 2014 as well! In Europe generally, 74 percent of education providers were at first confident that their graduates are prepared for work, but only 38% of youth and 35% of employers agreed to this. Notification: This challenge is recommended for CF members based and living in Albania, Austria, Bosnia and …
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Call for young journalists
Call for young journalists to cover the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum 2014 Orange Magazine is looking for 12 young journalists, photographers and video-makers (aged between 18 and 30) from all over the world to cover this year’s Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum. Orange Magazine provides journalistic education and supports young journalists by giving them room to …
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European Youth Media Days 2014 – call for team
European Youth Media Days 2014 (special edition): Voice of Youth, reporting on the European Youth Event – call for team The European Youth Event (EYE), which will take place in Strasbourg in May, will gather around 5000 youngsters from all over Europe. These active young people will be discussing the economic, social and political situation …
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Youth Employment—A Fundamental Challenge for African Economies
From http://blogs.worldbank.org/ In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s sprawling capital, Mulu Warsa has found a formal-sector job as a factory worker thanks to her high school education. In Niamey, a city at the heart of the Sahel region, Mohamed Boubacar is a young apprentice training to be a carpenter. And in Sagrosa, a village in Kenya’s remote Tana …
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Member States urged to improve quality checks in universities and vocational colleges
Member States must shift from a box-ticking approach and upgrade their quality systems if they want to improve the performance of universities and vocational colleges, according to two reports published by the European Commission today on quality assurance in higher education and vocational training. The reports highlight that, although progress has been achieved, further reforms are needed to …
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European Youth Media Days 2014 – call for participants
European Youth Media Days 2014 (special edition): Voice of Youth, reporting on the European Youth Event – call for participants The European Youth Event (EYE), which will take place in Strasbourg in May, will gather around 5,000 youngsters from all over Europe. These active young people will be discussing the economic, social and political situation …
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The European Charlemagne Youth Prize – Submission deadline extended
The European Charlemagne Youth Prize – Submission deadline extended until 10 February 2014! The European Charlemagne Youth Prize aims to encourage the development of European consciousness among young people, as well as their participation in European integration projects. The Prize is awarded to projects undertaken by young people which foster understanding, promote the development of a …
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Survey on young people’s involvement – FutureLab Europe
FutureLab Europe is preparing a publication about young people’s involvement in the upcoming European Parliament elections and they need YOUR opinion. The results will be discussed in Brussels at their Europe@debate entitled “Getting young people involved! Is the politicization of European elections enough?”. …More about the event: Against the backdrop of the ongoing economic, social, …
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“Choose Your Future!” – 21 January 2014
Youth unemployment in Europe is unacceptably high. One in five young people under 25 are out of work – and in some Southern European countries such as Spain it’s as high as one in two. Lacking work experience and all too often technical skills, Europe’s young people present a truly daunting challenge to politicians and …
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