Shaping and Debating Future of EU Europe for
Shaping and Debating Future of EU Europe for Citizens project (2015 -2016) European Education Forum, Croatia
Foster European citizenship through engaging people Project objectives Improve civil and democratic participation through debates on the future of the EU and sectoral policies Increase knowledge about EU sectoral policies Discussion about the future of the EU
Project in Croatia Activities held from April 2015 to June 2016 More than 700 participants Target groups: youth (universities), NGOs, civil servants on national and local levels, political parties, broad public
Zagreb, 20 -21 April 2015; Zadar, 14 -17 September 2015 1. Training course in the EU in a Bird’s Eye View Target groups: students, civil servants on local level, political parties Vast area of topics, such as EU institutions, decision-making, networking, scenario exercise about the future of the EU, negotiations, EU enlargement, simulation games Partner: Rob Boudewijn European Affairs, Vern’ university of applied arts
2. Youth inclusion into Shaping of the EU, conference Zagreb, 9 May 2015 Conference on various aspects of youth inclusion: employment, international education, incentives, work in the EU and in the EU institutions Target groups: students, youth, civil society Partners: Faculty of Political Sciences – University of Zagreb, European Commission
3. Female Participation in Croatia: political identity and communicatio n Zadar, 10 -12 July 2015 Target group: female politicians from the local level Discussions on a number of areas such as political lobbying and advocacy, EU negotiations, importance of female participation, work in the EU and EU institutions Partners: Hanns Seidel Foundation, Croatian Peasant Party
4. European Sport's Week, public lecture "To work by bike" Zagreb, 19 September 2015 Target groups: youth, NGOs, general public Public presentation of programmes and activities by the European Commission aimed at promotion of sports, promotion of cooperation, dialogue and importance of sports activities, discussion about quality of urban infrastructure for sustainable transport and health life, involvement in creating of EU policies Partners: Ministry of Educatio and Sports, Royal Danish Embassy
5. Training on Capacity Development Zadar, 29 -30 October 2015 Target groups: youth, NGOs, civil servants Topics such as project development, stakeholder engagement, development of strategies to support use of individual EU funds Partner: Catalys Ltd
6. Explore the EU workshops for pupils Zagreb, 5 November 2015 Target groups: students of elementary and secondary schools and their teachers General EU topics: history and EU institutions, policies for youth, mobility programmes, EU citizenship, simulation about advocacy and quizzes
7. “Crisis at the EU door: Ukraine, Syria, North Africa” conference Zagreb, 11 November 2015 Target groups: students, civil servants, general pub lic Discussion on migration crisis and EU foreign policy Partner: European Commission
8. “Building knowledge and attitude – for creation of EU future” conference Osijek, 14 November 2015 Target groups: youth, students, NGOs, University professors Political system of EU integration, decision-making in EU institutions, migration crisis
9. “Education for the EU” conference Zagreb, 25 February 2016 Target groups: youth, students, NGOs, media Topics such as important of educational reform in Croatia, EU education for students, how to teach about the EU, Croatian History web gate. Partner: Faculty of Political Science
Zagreb, 10 May 2016 10: “EU Citzens and Culture” conference cultural institutions, NGOs, broad public Discussion about EU cultural policy, programme and activities of the Ministry of Culture, experiences of participation of NGOs sector in EU programmes, Rijeka – European Capital of Culture Partner: Ministry of Culture, European Commission
11. Youth Participation in the Future of Europe Zagreb, 11 May 2016 Target groups: primary and secondary school principals and teachers Presentation of EU mobility programmes and of projects implemented by Croatian primary, secondary and vocational schools Partner: European Movement Croatia, House of Europe
Croatian National Radio, 14 April and 12 May 2016 12. Radio broadcasts Target group: broad public Digital Economy and Competition European Capital of Culture Parner: HRT – Croatian National Radio
13. „EU Updates: Will Europe Survive? ” Summer School Vrboska, Island of Hvar, 15 -18 June 2016 Target groups: civil servants on the national and regional levels, young experts dealing with EU Topics: Migration and the Refugee Crisis, Climate Change and the EU’s Environment Policy, Energy and the EU’s relation with Russia, Tax Avoidance and the Commission’s Work Programme, Economic and Monetary Union, The Eurozone Crisis, Brexit, Grexit, the Future of the European Union Partner: EPIC, London
- Slides: 16