Recent News

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.

Our Youth Encounters 2023

From Portugal to Hungary, from Greece to the north of Germany: the project partners in the network of Generation Europe – The Academy are currently preparing to make the summer of 2023 a summer of European youth cooperation! All information about the 15 international youth events that will take place from June to October.

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Youth Work in Europe – Mission (im)possible?

Symposium on 13 November 2023 at the Dortmund “U”. Youth work in Europe is under great pressure. Therefore, we hereby invite you to discuss with us and work on sustainable strategies for the future.

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Community Building with Escape Rooms

March was an active month for the local group in Tigru Mures, Romania. The group has chosen community building as the central task of its three-year work within Generation Europe – The Academy. Now it organised its second community action.

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Connecting generations

The local group in Zaragoza, Spain is working to bring together the different generations in their city. Now the young people have visited the Ozanam Perpetuo Socorro senior citizens’ residence again. This time, they brought tablets with cognitive stimulation apps adapted for the elderly.

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Meeting in Budapest

Last week, the members of our competence groups “Lobby and Advocacy” and “Methods” met in Budapest. As both groups usually work separately, it was important to meet in person to lay the foundation for future cooperation. During the five days in Hungary, the activists informed each other about their work so far. In terms of […]

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Working on the “Guide to Activism”

As an information and coordination hub for the Ambassador network, there is the Competence Group Ambassadors. This week, the transnational group is meeting in Estonia to plan their activities for this year. One of the main topics is the upcoming publication of the “Guide to Activism” this autumn.

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How the war is changing our educational and youth work

Statement by the IBB on the first anniversary of the Russian army’s attack on Ukraine. Since 24 February 2022, Ukraine has been defending itself with all its resources against the Russian attack. The war has disrupted the lives of millions of Ukrainians. The developments have also not remained without consequences for our educational and youth work.

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Katharina Teiting, Proje

About Fear and Anger

Speech from Project Director Katharina Teiting at the Network Conference of Generation Europe – The Academy, Hattingen (Germany), February 2023.

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This Is How We Meet

Here are some impressions from our Network Conference in Hattingen, Germany. Over five days, the project managers of the 45 participating organisations are meeting for planning and further development of Generation Europe – The Academy. During these inspirational days together in Hattingen we managed to see the faces of our new partner organisations, to discuss […]

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Preparing for the Network Conference

Great things need some preparation: From February 3 to 8, the project managers of the 45 partner organisations will meet in Hattingen, Germany for the 2023 Network Conference.

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