The University on Youth and Development is an activity jointly organised by the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe, the Spanish Government (INJUVE), the European Youth Forum (YFJ), the Spanish Youth Council (CJE) and other international youth organisations. Since its first edition in 2000, the University takes place once a year bringing together representatives of youth organisations and youth movements from all over the world who gather in the CEULAJ (Euro-Latin-American Youth Centre) to discuss, train and be trained as well as to take political action around the main issues on the global agenda.
During its 11th Edition in 2010, various activities (Seminars, Training Courses, Workshops were organised by more than 10 partners and brought together around 250 young people from all over the world (see the final declaration). In 2011 the University on Youth and Development will be gathering for the 12th time and therefore renewed hopes and aspirations, objectives and challenges are launched to the partners to reinforce this as the space and home of Global Youth Work and of the Global Youth Movement. This year the chosen theme is “Youth Volunteering for Global development” and will take place in the Framework of the “International Year of Volunteers + 10 (IYV+10) 2011” and the “European Year of Volunteering 2011”. The 2011 University will be held from the 18th to 25th September 2011.
The Main Goals are:
To create a political space where youth can act upon and acknowledge the role they play in Global Development. To initiate and encourage debate aimed at defining the role youth play in elaborating development policies and in co-operation for development initiatives. To facilitate a process aimed at defining and implementing projects within the field of youth. We wait for you for a great journey of Global Youth Work !
Information provided by Emilia Soares, North-South Centre
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