Youth for SEE : BELGRADE & ISTANBUL Twin Training Courses for youth leaders www.youthforSEE.org BELGRADE, 16-25 November 2001 OneEurope: Integration as the Road to Freedom and Equality Organized by : AEGEE Beograd, In co-operation with, AEGEE Europe & BalkanIDEA WHAT is YOUTH for SEE ? A twin-trainings project for youth leaders from the South-Eastern European (SEE) region and from wider Europe, i. to explore together the problems and challenges of the SEE region; ii. have an overview of existing regional and international initiatives for stability and development; iii. and bring about a new synergy among youth NGOs across the region and across Europe, towards enhanced co-operation and quality activism. The YOUTH for SEE training courses - 8 days each, and complementary in content and scope - will take place in Belgrade (16-25 November 2001) and in Istanbul (14-23 December 2001). Structure and Programme Youth for SEE trainings will each bring together 60 young activists from the region and the EU countries, for a 8-days course. 50 of them will be invited as participants, 5 as tutors (group leaders), and 5 as case moderators. The academic programme of the training courses will mainly consist of plenary sessions -with renowned academics, and representatives of key inter-governmental institutions (like EU and Council of Europe) and NGOs, delivering lectures and presentations; and case studies that will interactively explore various relevant problem areas in depth. But aside from a well-structured and interesting academic hardcore, there will also be occasions for presenting and developing individual projects, several team-building games, and an exciting leisure programme to complement this thrilling inter-cultural learning experience! The first training course in Belgrade will elaborate a larger European scope - primarily covering issues and initiatives related to European integration; whereas the second one in Istanbul will have a regional scope - focusing on regional studies and structures. PARTICIPANTS and CONDITIONS Young people with active involvement in NGOs in SEE countries and from wider Europe are expected to apply as individuals, with the support of their organization. In order to ensure the desired impact and the multipliers effect of the training courses, participants will be selected on the basis of their : i. current and future NGO involvement ii. participation/experience in international and/or regional networks iii. motivation. In order to maximize the complementarity between the two training courses, the organizers will encourage interested NGOs to be represented through their members in both of the twin events. The PARTICIPATION FEE will be 50 Euro for non-EU countries, and 70 Euro for EU Countries. The fee will cover the programme, documents, free board and lodging for the full duration of the seminars. TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT: possibility to ask for it up to 70% of your travel costs (please use the cheapest way!). INFORMATION and APPLICATION For detailed information on the thematic contents of the two training courses, their draft programmes, up-dates, and applications, please consult the project web-site at www.youthforSEE.org (both of them) and www.aaen.edu.yu/~youth4see-beograd for BELGRADE IMPORTANT: the DEADLINE to apply for BELGRADE as been postponed, so PLEASE APPLY NOW, you're still on time! NEW DEADLINE: OCTOBER 22, 2001 ============================================================================= RAINBOW-L is a regional discussion list of AEGEE. Check out http://www.aegee.uni-karlsruhe.de/archives for the archives of public lists. To unsubscribe send 'unsubscribe RAINBOW-L' to [log in to unmask]