Fully Funded: Participate at the Youth Time Global Forum in Barcelona

Deadline: 10 August 2015 Open to: young people from all over the world with the aim of coming to solutions for the most prevalent youth issues Venue: 28-31 October 2015, Barcelona, Spain

Description

The Youth Time Global Forum in Barcelona will be a unique event, which will gather together more than 100 participants from all over the world with the aim of coming to solutions for the most prevalent youth issues. The topic of the annual event is The New Era of Employment and Education: Solutions for Change. The topic will be relevant to the location and the current realities on the ground there, as in Barcelona unemployment and education are pressing, immediate issues. The program will consist, first, of workshops, in which participants will be challenged to redefine the concepts of “employment” and “education”; and second, of project presentation meetings, in which participants and experts will evaluate the proposals the presenters have made. The program will also include round-table discussions with prominent guests, and there will be time for social activities, in which participants will explore Barcelona and will have a chance to get to know each other better.

There are two ways to participate in this event.

You can join as:

A project presenter;
An interested participant.

As a project presenter you can expect to:

Demonstrate solid preparation before joining the event;
Have a chance to win a substantial grant to realize your project;
Work on your project proposal under the supervision of an expert (in setting up business initiatives, for example) before the event;
Get a platform to present your ideas;
Have a unique opportunity to network with 100 like-minded people;
Have a valuable working and learning experience in the amazing city of Barcelona;
Hand in your project proposals before the deadlines;
Present your project in front of all participants, experts, and journalists at the event.

As an interested participant you can expect to:

Be inspired by the ambitious ideas and knowledge that will be shared by our prominent guests;
Have a unique opportunity to network with 100 like-minded people;
Have a valuable working and learning experience in the amazing city of Barcelona.

If you want to take part as participant you can find more information HERE.

Eligibility

100 young people from all over the world with the aim of coming to solutions for the most prevalent youth issues.

Costs

The program, food and accommodation will be covered by Youth Time. Please take into consideration that you will have to pay your personal travel expenses, plus an entrance fee

As project presenter you will be expected to:

After invitation pay an entrance fee of EUR 50. Only after payment your project will be taken into consideration;
Hand in your project proposals before the deadlines
Present your project in front of all participants, experts, and journalists at the event
Raise 30% of the total required budget yourself.

As an interested participant you will be expected to:

After invitation pay an entrance fee of EUR 100. Only after payment will your participation be guaranteed;
Evaluate all projects that are presented to you during the event and vote for a winner;
Take part in all workshops that are offered by the program.

A “project presenter” will be expected to demonstrate solid preparation before joining the event. An “interested participant” will be expected to evaluate the presented projects during the event. Each role comes with its benefits and its obligations, please consider them carefully before applying for any of them. Please bear in mind that you can only apply for one role.

How to apply?

Deadline for application is 10 August 2015 until 9:00 a.m CET.

Applications must include:

Application form for PROJECT PRESENTER or INTERESTED PARTICIPANT that you can find at the official call here copy and paste : http://www.youth-time.eu/articles/youth-time-opens-application-for-global-forum
CV (max. 2 pages)
Motivation video – answer the 3 following questions:

a. What does YT according to you do?

b. How do you relate to what YT is doing?

c. What is according to you the biggest challenge youth nowadays faces?

Send your application form, CV and motivation video on email globalforum@youth-time.org

For more information please visit the official website :http://www.youth-time.eu/