Eurodesk News February 2008

Youth in Action Programme 2007-2013

- Training events 2008

- New version of the Youth in Action Programme Guide

Refurbished Youth website!

The European Commission's youth website has been completely revamped to take a more user-friendly look and approach.
It offers a good presentation of the EU activities in the youth field and it presents in detail the Youth in Action Programme. Visitors can get an insight into some of the main features of the Programme or major policy developments through the "Focus on" section, look for inspiration in the "Sharing experience" box, or look up definitions of specific terms in the youth "Glossary".
The website is currently only available in English; the French and German versions will be online soon.

http://ec.europa.eu/youth/index_en.htm

E–games resource centre for youth workers

This site offers a set of attractive non-entertainment games focused on the most important thematic areas in youth training such as human rights, intercultural learning, youth project management and youth information. It also contains useful links, documents, books, a download area with free tools for e-games development, an interesting glossary and a free discussion forum to express or exchange opinions, knowledge and experience.

http://www.youth-egames.org

The Sea of Words - Short Story Competition

This international Short Story Contest is aimed at young people under 30 years of age from the 37 countries of the Euro-Mediterranean space.

The short stories must be less than 2,500 words, and can be written in any of the official languages of the participating countries and must approach issues related to intercultural dialogue, especially of a political, socio-cultural, economic and environmental nature.

Submission deadline: 15th of March 2008

More info

International Essay Competition 2008

The World Bank and the Norwegian Foreign Ministry invite all young people (students and non-students alike) between the ages of 18 and 25 to join this international competition. They will have to submit an essay on the following topic: What can you do to shape the city of your dreams?

The essays can be submitted electronically in English, French, Spanish, Arabic or Portuguese. Authors of the best essays will be invited to participate in the Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) in Cape Town, South Africa on 9-11 June 2008.

Submission deadline 23rd March 2008.

Further information:

http://www.essaycompetition.org

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