Act local – connect European – think global! There is a lot going on in the network of Generation Europe – The Academy. Here you can find recent updates and reports on activities in our network.
What an exciting start to this year’s Generation Europe – The Academy international youth encounters: active young people from Thuringia (Germany), Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spain) and Krzyżowa (Poland) met for twelve days in Puerto de la Cruz on the north coast of Tenerife. The international group worked together on concepts of democracy, the problems of mass tourism, climate change and civil courage.
What does your own city have to do with Europe? In the run-up to the EU elections, the “Let’s Europe” weekend festival took place in Bochum on June 1st and 2nd, where the city council and civil society initiatives joined forces to highlight the many connections from Bochum to Europe and the world. And of course, the local group from Generation Europe – The Academy could not miss the event.
From Tenerife to Finland, from Portugal to Hungary: the more than 40 youth organisations and local groups in the network of Generation Europe – The Academy are turning the summer of 2024 into a great summer of European cooperation again. From the end of June to the beginning of September, they are organising a total […]
On behalf of the Generation Europe network, Balint Josa took part in the international conference “Critical youth work? Rethinking and re-imagining conceptual approaches, (un)learning democracy and human rights in times of shrinking and contested civic spaces” in Weimar, Germany. The conference was organised by our network partner EJBW Weimar. This is Balints report of participation.
From May 22 to 26, Hattingen, Germany, was once again the vibrant hub for our Youth Leader Training programme. The gathering brought together youth leaders from across Europe, ready to enhance their skills, share their experiences, and prepare for future endeavours. It was an intensive event packed with learning, growth, and collaboration.
In November 2023, we discussed the major challenges that youth work is facing at the international symposium “Youth Work in Europe – Mission (Im)possible?“. We are delighted to announce the continuation of this innovative format for dialogue, debate and networking: Building Bridges, Breaking BarriersEuropean Youth Work Symposium 2024Monday, 28 October 2024Dortmunder U – Centre for […]
75 years ago, the German Basic Law (Grundgesetz) officially came into force – the constitution that was designed to form the basis for a democratic and peaceful society with basic rights for all, after the horrors of the National Socialist dictatorship. The Munich local group of Generation Europe – The Academy took part in the anniversary celebrations in Munich. With a performance about the violation of rights in the education system, the youngsters made it clear that constitutional rights are only the foundation on which we can be active against discrimination and for a just society.
What a journey! In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, a new approach to fostering youth participation was launched in the network of Generation Europe – The Academy. Since then, a comprehensive training and exchange programme is empowering young people from the more than 40 partner organisations to take on more responsibility in their local groups and in European networking. A good three years after the kick-off, the Ambassadors from 14 European countries have now met in Hattingen, Germany, for this year’s conference.
For Earth Day, the local group of Generation Europe – The Academy in Florence, Italy participated in an EcoFestival in the village of San Donato, on the outskirts of Florence. Previously, the local group of Generation Europe – The Academy had already experienced an intense afternoon in which artistic coaches worked with the young artists and activists to try out some of the methods presented last December in Florence during the first international workshop of ENGAGE, a project that aims to introduce participatory tools to help young people become agents of change.
The local youth groups from Bochum and Nordhausen actually work closely with their project partners from Italy and Portugal, respectively Spain and Poland. However, Generation Europe – The Academy also enables additional alliances. Bochum in the Ruhr region and Nordhausen in Thuringia have been official twin towns since 1990. What could be more obvious than to fill this connection with life also at the level of youth work?