• SUMMER SCHOOL - SPLIT 2006

Dear coleagues,

This year, for the first time in Split, the International Summer School - Split 2006 organized by the Faculty of Economics of the University of Split, and supported by Students Board of the Faculty of Economics, will be held at the Faculty of Economics from 28th August till 3rd September 2006.

Summer School Program is going to be focused on regional policy of the European Union, based on pre-accessing and structural funds. Main purpose of the School is to get the participants acquainted with the project cycle management, with particular emphasis on the projects eligible for the EU financing.

Selected participants are going to be students of economy and business economy with the highlight on those attending third or higher years of study. The basic idea was that students, apart from the knowledge acquired at their universities, gain some practical skills during the workshops and supervised case studies. Moreover, the real situations will be simulated, requiring the participants to make decisions taking into account the projections of the future that we all are looking forward to, which is integrated Europe.

APPLICATION

The Summer School - Split 2006 is open to both udergraduate and graduate students of economics and other social studies, with the highlight on those attending third or higher years of study.

The application form is available at the Summer School - Split 2006 web site.

FEE AND SCHOLARSHIPS

The total fee of EUR 100 covers tuition, study materials, organised trips, accommodation in double bedrooms, access to computer facilities, breakfast, lunch and dinner.

A limited number od full scholarships are available. Scholarship covers full program price excluding travel costs to Split.

WEBSITE:

http://www.efst.hr/studentskizbor/summer_school/indexen.htm

• 7 on-line training courses

*Life Youth Foundation and Association for **Consultation** and **Training ** - ACT * is inviting you to participate in that you can find at http://www.thefishbowl.org.ro/online-courses

This training courses are free of charge and they are Self-Study Courses with no time limitation. Each provides a unique learning experience that you can take on your own time, at your own pace. All you have to do is download the workbook, do the on-line exercises and finish the assesments.

Topics of the training courses are:

Play to Learn, Leadership, Marketing, Efficient Meetings, Team work, Financial Management, Volunteer Management.

*Methodology used*

The e-learning course  is  different then other training courses that you may have suffered through.

You have total control of how you learn.

    *  If you are a riguros structured type of participant, you may begin at the Library and proceed to the Sandbox and the Assesment.

    *  If you are a wild and impulsive participant, you may hop, skip, and jump your way among the Modules and Sections.

    *  If you feel lucky you may skip all of the styding, go directly to the Assessment Center, and complete the assignment.

We put the emphasis more of helping you to achive all the knowledge that
you need in order to get the results that are usefull for you and for the job you are doing.

*Contact*

For any futher questions  you may contact us directly at the following adress office@life.org.ro

Have a nice day :-).

Janina-Diana Pasaniuc

• Training of Trainers and Facilitators "Facilitating participatory decision-making workshops", 19 - 26 July 2006, Romania

Application deadline is 6 June 2006

A Training Course is dedicated to starting trainers, facilitators and youth workers that are interested in carrying out participatory workshops. The training is organised by the partnership between Life Youth Foundation and Association for Consultancy and Training - ACT with the financial support of Council of Europe.

Aims and objectives of the traing course

Upon successful completion of this course, delegates will be able to:

• design and run a facilitated workshop;
• manage the workshop process;
• manage a workshop group and individuals in that group;
• identify suitable techniques to use and assess their effectiveness.
• Methodology and program elements

The training course will have two parts:

The first part ( 3 days) is a training course will give participants the opportunity to learn, experience, and reflect upon elements in designing, running, evaluating an facilitation workshop.
The second part (5 days) is design as an open floor for the participants to design and to run workshops using what they have learn so far in a safe enviroment and to get feedback on their approach.

The programme of the course will include:

• Understand what facilitation is
• Design and develop workshops in order to meet the desiderd outcome
• Prepare the time and space to support group process
• Evoke group creativity in order to reach the desiderd outcome
• Facilitation techniques and methods
• Understand group interaction and dynamics

Things that makes this training course unique

• Highly Interactive
• Very Practical
• Theoretical background
• Certified Trainers
• Efficient and Participative Methods

Working language is English.

Profile of the participants

• Be committed to attend for the full duration of the course
• Be aged between 18 and 30 years old
• Competently able to work in English language
• Resident of one of the Council of Europe Countries.

Financial conditions

Board and lodging are provided and paid by ACT Association. 50% of the travel costs will be reimbursed. There is no participation fee.

Procedure of application and selection

All candidates must apply using the application form.

For more information please click here.

·    European Volunteer Centre (CEV) is looking for partners for the seminar on European Youth Volunteering Policy

The European Volunteer Centre (Centre Européen du Volontariat, CEV) is a European network of 40 national, regional and local Volunteer Centres across Europe, that together work to support and promote voluntary activity.

CEV is planning to organise a 4-day seminar on strategies to develop and promote youth volunteering policies across Europe in the framework of the YOUTH programme (Action 5 - support measures). This seminar will bring together representatives from volunteer centres, volunteer organisations, youth organisations, policy makers and volunteers from all over Europe to discuss ways forward to promote youth volunteering and volunteering within national youth policies. Particular stress will be put on the cooperation between EU member countries and South East Europe countries (Balkans) in order to exchange best practices in this field and to compare different traditions and experiences in youth volunteering.

Many CEV members have a strong record in advocating youth volunteering policy with their decision makers at regional or national level and this seminar aims at exchanging these practices and build capacities throughout Europe in this area to improve the efficiency of youth volunteer policies in Europe.

Questions to be addressed are:

• Panorama of youth volunteering in different countries in Europe: What are barriers for young people to get involved in volunteering?
• What are tools and best practices to promote youth volunteering? To overcome these barriers?
• Panorama on policies and strategies to promote youth volunteering: What happens in the participating countries? What works?
• How to set up a youth volunteering policy?
• How to promote this policy with decision makers?
• What recommendations can we make to European policy makers out of the experience of the participating countries?

The seminar is developed for 20-50 people and is expected to take place 8 to 12 March 2007. The conference place is still to be confirmed, but shall be either in the Balkan region (possibly in Skopje, Macedonia) or in Brussels to link it with visits to the European institutions.

As participants you can contribute with your own expertise in the field of youth volunteering in your country and could benefit and learn from the experiences of the other participants coming from all European countries. The idea is to compare efforts to strengthen youth volunteering in Europe and extract European recommendations from them. The discussions can help you when developing an own strategy to promote a youth volunteering policy with government in your countries.

Requirements:

• Each organisation can send 2 participants;
• 70% of travel costs to the event are reimbursed (on basis of cheapest fare tickets);
• There will be a contribution to the participation of the seminar (150 EUR for organisations non CEV members or 250 EUR for two persons and 100 EUR for organisations from the Balkan region and CEV members or 150 EUR for two persons.

If you are interested to participate, please contact them at assistant@cev.be. Deadline to hand in the application is 1 June 2006, therefore they need the participation agreement at least by Fax by this date.

Contact:

Jennifer Neilz

CEV Assistant

Rue de la Science 10

B-1000 Bruxelles

Tel: +32 2 511 75 01

Fax: +32 2 514 59 89

·     Youth Organizing Institute on Community Building and Leadership, 26 July - 5 August 2006, Serbia and Montenegro

Application deadline is 31 May 2006

Now entering its sixth year, this 10 days intensive program will attract 60 students from across South Eastern Europe to Palic (near Subotica), Serbia and Montenegro, from 26 July till 5 August 2006. The curriculum will focus on community organizing and conflict resolution techniques.

Under the leadership of experienced local and international community organizers, participants will spend one week developing the personal knowledge and skills necessary for them to become effective leaders in their communities through a conflict management and community-organizing curriculum. Imbedded in the format of the Institute is a strategy by which students design projects to address one particular issue of need in their home community. Following the Institute, the participants will then implement the project in their home communities and be required to follow procedures for reporting and evaluation of the projects' progress.

All students between the ages of 18-25 are encouraged to apply.

For more info and application form please cunsult http://www.ccsdd.org/yoi.

Contact:

Jade Jossen

Project Coordinators, CCSDD

The Johns Hopkins University Bologna Center

& The University of Bologna Faculty of Law

Tel. 39-051-4210371

·    10th International Summer School STOP AIDS, 1-8 August 2006, Serbia and Montenegro

Application deadline is 10 June 2006

• Do you know how many people become infected with HIV every day?
• Do you know what is it like to live with HIV/AIDS?
• Do you wish to help the PLWHA?
• Do you know how many young people want to learn something more about HIV/AIDS?
• Do you know how many young people there are who are willing to transfer their knowledge to the others?
• Do you wish to participate in the active fight against AIDS?

On ISSSA you can learn many things about working in NGOs, the skills and techniques of peer education, interesting lessons, interactive classes and workshops with subjects that refer to sexuality, HIV/AIDS, prejudices and discrimination against PLWHA.

The summer school is designed for project managers, trainers and youth leaders and will take place in Belgrade, Mountain Kopaonik, Serbia and Montenegro.

Peer education is a very appropriate way to communicate in the context of HIV/AIDS and other reproductive health issues. It empowers young people to take action. Examples of participatory activities used in peer education are games, art competitions and role-plays. All of these can help people to see things from a new perspective without "being told" what to think or do. Working language will be English.

Program of ISSSA will consist of interesting lectures such as:

• Peer Education techniques
• Facilitation
• Volunteers management
• Peer Education and media
• Advocacy, networking and youth participation

Costs
The participation fee is 300 EUR. Accommodation and food is 500 EUR. Scholarships are available.

For more information please click here.

Contact:

Youth of JAZAS

Dejan Tomasevic

27. marta 35

11000 Belgrade Serbia and Montenegro

Phone: ++381 11 330 20 00

Fax: ++381 11 330 20 21

E-mail: dejan.tomasevic@jazas.org.yu

http://www.jazas.org.yu

·International Work Camps, Summer 2006, FYRO Macedonia

An international work camp is a unique form of volunteer work that offers positive and practical ways of gathering people from different countries and different cultures. The volunteers live and work together on a project contributing to the local community and volunteer organization.

The aims of the work camps

Work camp help promoting tolerance, understanding, removing prejudices and stereotypes. The camps are created to support and encourage local initiatives that will continue after the camp has been held.

Life in a work camp

Work camps consist of a group of (usually young, usually international) volunteers working together on a project in a period of 2 to 4 weeks, e.g. building a children's adventure playground, painting a youth club, building a school in a village, renovating etc. this collective living and working experience brings about an awareness of people of various backgrounds, a contact with the local populace, and a feeling of concrete solidarity.

Work camps educate not only the participants, but also the local population, with whome the project is organized and who will continue the work started by the volunteers. Board and lodging are usually provided, but in most cases neither pocket money nor salaries are. Travel expenses to and from the work camps and normally covered by the volunteers themselves, who also have to pay an inscription fee to their sending organization.

Who can participate?

International work camps are open to people of 18 years and above. In general, they do not require any particular skills.

For the full list of Work Camps in FYRO Macedonia, please click here.

Contact:

Youth Forum Eye

Dimce Koveceski street. 1/13

6330 Struga

Republic of Macedonia

+ 389 70 513 880

+ 389 70 347 086

contact@youthforumeye.org.mk
www.youthforumeye.org.mk