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CROSS THE BORDER II – Peace Education in Youth Work in France

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Deadline:  26 September 2014
Open to: participants between the ages of 18 and 25 years old, from Caucasus, Germany and Russian Federation.
Venue: 21-30 November 2014, Bouvante, France

Description

The Ceméa Rhône-Alpes organization,in partnership with Great Silk Way International Youth Union, organizes the Cross the Border 2014 project, with the support of Erasmus + program. The event will take place from November 21st to 30th 2014 (travel days included) in Bouvante – France.

Eligibility

In order to be considered eligible to apply, you must fulfill all of the following criteria:

Costs

Application

If you are motivated to join us and make the dierence; if your profile meets the above-mentioned criteria, then fill the online application form by Friday, 26 September 2014.

In order to apply, register HERE.

If you have any questions,  write to: Edouard Portefaix (e.portefaix@cemearhonealpes.org)

The official web-page.

 

Student’s Model United Nations 2014 Banja Luka

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Deadline:  25 September 2014 at 12:00
Open to: students and young people between 18 and 35 years old, in the field of diplomacy, international relations and international law
Venue: 16-19 October 2014, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Description

SMUN is an MUN (Model United Nations) conference organized by NGO “Center for Studies of National Development” (www.anr.edu.rs) from Belgrade, Serbia and Student’s club of Faculty of Political Science Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina(http://klubstudenatafpn.wix.com/klubstudenata)  that aims to simulate the work of UN bodies and to, by doing that, educate and prepare young students from all over the world regardless of their current studies for service in diplomacy and to promote and share values of informal education  and the importance of understanding decision making process used by UN. The main goal of the conference is the encouragement of networking within the future decision makers.

Conference will take place in Banja Luka, and it will last from 16th till 19th of the October this year. S MUN will simulate the work of International Court of Justice, UN Security Council and Human Rights Council.

Eligibility

In order to be considered eligible to apply, you must fulfill all of the following criteria:

  • be between the ages of 18 and 35 years old on 16 October 2014
  • possesing intermediate level of English language
  • hold a passport valid until at least April 2015
  • interesting in the field of diplomacy, international relations and international law

Costs

Basic participation fee: 15 euros/20 KM/  1500 RSD

This fee covers:-all conference materials,certificate, entrance to all social events, sightseeing

Accomodation costs will be covered by the organizers.

For more information contact f.colakovic@anr.edu.rs.

Application

It is planned that the maximum number of participants in the simulation is 80. The final list, which will contain the names and surnames of the participants and accurately determined the number will be available to participants and to all contributors and interested individuals and legal entities, in early October 2014, the sites of The Student’s Club of Faculty of Political Science, Banja Luka and the Center for Studies National Development in Belgrade. If the additional needs of the participants are identified during the preparation for the simulation, there is a possibility of extension to a particular task.

In order to apply, register HERE.

Please fill and send form to smun2014application@gmail.com  no later then 25.09.2014.

The official web-page.

 

Call for papers for the International Symposium “Democracy, Participation, Activism”

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Deadline: 10 October 2014
Open to: students in the fields of sociology, philosophy, political science, history, anthropology, journalism, etc.
Venue: 12-14 November 2014 in Zagreb, Croatia

Description

Sociology Student’s Club “Diskrepancija” announced the opening of the “Call for Papers” for the upcoming International Symposium “Democracy, Participation, Activism” which will be held from 12th – 14th of November, 2014 at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb. With the purpose of reflecting on responsibilities of the political subject, possible alternatives, and, above all, the role of activism, “Diskrepancija” invites sociology students and from other disciplines to submit their proposals.

The suggested topics may include (but are not limited to): liberalism and democracy, democracy as the end of history,  crisis of democracy, tyranny of the majority, terrorism, civic activism, cyber-activism, spreading of knowledge as a form of activism, direct democracy, types of democracy, crisis of participation, responsible decision making, democracy and postmodernism. Aside from a presentations section, they will organize public fora and roundtable discussions in cooperation with professors and civil society associations.

Eligibility

The call for papers is open to students in the fields of sociology, philosophy, political science, history, anthropology, journalism, etc.

Costs

Participation at the symposium is free of charge. Accommodation for the presenters will be financially covered by the organizers.

Application

In order to apply you must fill out the application form and send an abstract (up to 250 words) by October 10th, 2014. Upon admission, you are to send the paper to be presented no later than 27  October 2014. Abstracts and papers (the language of which must be Croatian or English) are to be sent to the following e-mail address: simpozij.kssd@gmail.com.

For additional information please contact simpozij.kssd@gmail.com or visit the official call.

 

Applying US-Government funded international exchanges

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YES Program

http://yes-abroad.org/pages/eligibility

MAKING CONNECTIONS ACROSS 13 COUNTRIES

ELIGIBILITY

 

Peace Revolution Fellowship in Thailand – Global Peace On The Move XIII – February 2015

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Deadline: 31 October 2014
Open to: candidates between the ages of 18 and 30 years old
Fellowship: partial sponsoring of airfare* ; free accommodation ; free catering ; free local transportation ; free meditation retreat fee

Description

Applications for the Peace Revolution Fellowship in Thailand – Global Peace On The Move XIII – February 11-24 2015 are open now!The fellowship offers a 14 days intensive training program providing participants with deeper insight in the relationship between inner peace and sustainable world peace and enhancing their ability to create peace within their family, professional and social environment.

In addition to our intense meditation practice, participants will gain knowledge of various theoretical approaches that include:

  • Conflict resolution and the role of basic human self-discipline
  • The role of our habits in our daily life and how to improve them; the 5 Rooms  of Life approach
  • The factors that determine our perception to think, act and speak; relation between body and mind
  • Leadership: Eight pillars for a stable peaceful society
  • Thai-Buddhist Studies

 

Presently, the fellowship takes place at Mooktawan Sanctuary in an island at the southern part of Thailand. Participants will enjoy meditating in a serene and peaceful near-forest environment. Well, many people say it′s a celestial hideaway on Earth. The following video is taken from the Global Peace on the Move V event at Mooktawan:

 

http://youtu.be/ceCoUbA-Ao4

Eligibility

  • Candidates should be 18-30 years old at the time of submitting the application in order to receive the airfare support.
  • Candidates must have completed 42 days of the online self-development program. Note that in order to submit the application form, candidates do not need to have completed the online self-development program.
  • The completed self-development program needs to be current. You may refer to the self-development validity according to the date specified by the fellowship you are applying to. If it is more than 1 year since the self-development program completion, you will have to do it again. If it is more than 6 months but less than 1 year, you will have to submit 15 days more of Inner Peace Time journal.
  • Candidates must have completed at least 1 OFFLINE (with 5 or more participants) and 1 ONLINE (with 10 or more participants) Special Ops.
  • Candidates must have submitted a PIPO Proposal.
  • Candidates have good proficiency in written and spoken English language.
  • Candidates should be optimistic, be open-minded, show leadership potential, and have a genuine interest in peace.

Fellowship

The Thailand fellowship includes:

  • partial sponsoring of airfare*
  • free accommodation
  • free catering
  • free local transportation
  • free meditation retreat fee

*Everyone is welcome to join the fellowship. But to be eligible for the partial sponsoring of airfare, candidates must be between 18-30 years old.

Application

Application deadline: 31 October 2014

Eligibility deadline: 30 November 2014

For more details please visit the official website

 

Youth Forum “New Generation for Eu Enlargement”

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Deadline:  29 September 2014
Open to: participants between the ages of 20 and 30 years old, from EU and neigbouring countries.
Venue: 25-30 October 2014, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia

Description

The Youth Forum “New Generation for EU Enlargement” will take place in  Belgrade, Republic of Serbia, on 25 and 30 October 2014. This Forum are organized by the European Center for Peace and Development (ECPD) of the University for Peace established by the United Nations, the Association of European Border Regions (AEBR) and Youth Association of Serbia (OSS), with cooperation with Euroregion Nisava and Euroregion Drina. Analyzing the situation in the Balkans and results of projects dealing with cross-border cooperation reconciliation, tolerance and human security as preconditions for maintaining peace in the Balkans, we have concluded that, although the Balkans’ capacity for changes and innovations in the area of cross-border cooperation at the local and regional level is constantly growing, the analysis shows that there is a lack of young leaders in the border areas who can initiate and implement the cross-border projects and prepare the new generation for the EU Enlargement. Cross-border cooperation is one of the crucial factors influencing the achievements of the economics, social and territorial cohesion within Europe, especially relating to the borders between the new and the old member states, between the new member states, as well as between the new EU member states and their neighboring countries. For almost half century cross-border cooperation has been recognized as a very powerful tool for maintaining peace and building good neighbourly relations between the European borders.

The meeting aims to provide young people with a deeper understanding of the circumstances in which they live and to enable them to develop common initiatives and projects for assuring a positive prospect for young people in the border regions of Europe.

 

Eligibility

In order to be considered eligible to apply, you must fulfill all of the following criteria:

  • Preferable age between 20 and 30
  • The applicants should have ability to speak and understand English
  • postgraduate students from the Balkan region who are majoring in one of the following fields: cross-border cooperation, politics and diplomacy, economics, culture, media, tourism, sports, peace and conflict resolution.
  • young professionals in one of the following fields: cross-border cooperation, politics and diplomacy, economics, culture, media, tourism, sports, peace and conflict resolution
  • young professionals in one of the following fields: cross-border cooperation, politics and diplomacy, economics, culture, media, tourism, sports, peace and conflict resolution

Application

For applying to participate in the work of the Youth Forum, please send the filled registration form by September 29, 2014 to the following e-mail address: info@ecpdorg.net  or office@ecpd.org.rs .

DOWNLOAD | Registration form | (*.docx file)

You are encouraged to use Europass (CV) form to present yourself. You may find CV template at this link:http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/europass/home/hornav/Downloads.csp

 

For more infomation click this link..

 

International essay contest after Rafal Lemkin “Genocide – the dark mark of humanity”

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International essay contest after Rafal Lemkin “Genocide – the dark mark of humanity”

in:  Contests   |   30.08.2014

Deadline: 30 November, 2014
Open to: all interested around the globe
Awards: 1st prize: € 300; 2nd prize: € 200; 3rd prize: € 100.

Description

The theme of the International Essay Contest is “Genocide – the dark mark of humanity”.

Essay may be written in the context of legal, political, historical, cultural, economic or any other issue connected to genocide.

We live in times of kaleidoscopic historical change when international law and settled after World War II world order once again find themselves threatened and become as the object of flagrant violations. The issue of responsibility of particular subjects of international relations and specific individuals for outright criminal actions that harm the civilized humanity is actual and raised once again.

In this regard, Ukraine based NGO “Society Initiatives Institute” seeks to eliminate embarrassing information void in the social, cultural and spiritual spheres, formed around the figure of the scientist, lawyer, expert on international law Raphael Lemkin, scholar who created and implemented in the broadest scientific and legal usage, the term “genocide.” A true cosmopolitan, Polish lawyer, with Jewish descent, born in territory of modern Belarus, who studied in Ukraine and Germany, before working in the universities in USA, he was writing about the genocide of Armenians, Assyrians (also known as Syriacs) and Jewish People.

It was his efforts which led the term to be entrenched in Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide adopted by Resolution 260 (III) A of the United Nations General Assembly on 9 December 1948. Also back in 1953, in his speech to the New York audience “The Soviet genocide in Ukraine”, Raphael Lemkin, was the first to recognize and speak about the crimes of the Stalinist Communist regime against the Ukrainian people, analyzing it in the context of international law.

In order to properly commemorate the name of Raphael Lemkin and to spread and continue the theoretical researches on the issues of genocides, Society Initiatives Institute is organizing this International Essay Contest.

Eligibility

The contest is open to all interested around the globe.

Awards

The winners will be selected by the Committee established by Society Initiatives Institute consisting of board members and scholars not more than two weeks after the deadline of essays submission.

The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners chosen by the Committee will be awarded with 300, 200 and 100 euro respectively.

The best essays will be published on web-pages of organization and its partners.

Application

Each contestant can submit only one essay developed in English, Ukrainian, Russian or Polish. It must reflect the contestant’s own writing and original thinking. The Committee will disqualify any essay where plagiarism is suspected.

An essay should be maximum 1000 words long in the following format: essay title / author’s name and contacts / school/university/affiliation / essay (introduction, main arguments, conclusions).

Essays and all questions should be sent to essay@sii.org.ua.

The deadline for submission of an essay is 30th of November, 2014.

For further information, please visit the official website.

 

The No Hate Speech Movement Forum in Gabala, Azerbaijan

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Deadline:  31 August 2014
Open to: participants from Azerbaijan
Venue: 1-5 October, 2014 Gabala, Azerbaijan

Description

The No Hate Speech Movement – youth campaign for human rights online – is a project being run by the Council of Europe’s youth sector between 2012 and 2015.The campaign is led by young people between13 and 30 years of age and is addressed to everyone.The Forum of the No Hate Speech Movement will be held in Gabala, Azerbaijan.The Forum is hosted by the government of Azerbaijan in the framework of its Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe and is being organised in close cooperation with the National Assemble of Youth Organisations of Azerbaijan (NAYORA).The forum aims to bring together young people and other players active in the No Hate Speech Movement at national and European levels to share experiences, achievements and expectations, and to contribute to prepare the follow-up and consolidation of the Movement and its achievements at national and European level.
ATTENTION:This application is only for local participants.

Eligibility

This application is only for participants from Azerbaijan.

Costs

All costs – travel, accommodation, food will be covered by the organizers

Application

Please send this application form by 31 August, 2014

In order to apply, register HERE.

If you have any questions, check the FAQ section or write to: bayimkhanim.mammadova@nayora.az

The official web-page.

 

Balkan SAYS – Security Architecture Youth Seminar 2014 in Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Deadline: 8 September 2014
Open to: students, young professionals, future leaders and active individuals
Venue: 24-27 October in Ljubljana, Slovenia

Description

The Euro-Atlantic Council of Slovenia is a voluntary, non-profit and non-governmental interest and expert association. Their aim is to contribute to an active role played by the Republic of Slovenia in ensuring peace, security, and democratic stability in the Euro-Atlantic area through the EU and NATO. Balkan SAYS – Security Architecture Youth Seminar is a youth oriented security seminar, which goal is to connect youth from the region and beyond, discuss relevant security related topics, and search for fresh views and solutions to the most pressing regional issues. 

Eligibility

The Balkan SAYS – Security Architecture Youth Seminar is intended for students, young professionals, future leaders and active individuals who are:

  • 20 – 35 years of age;
  • interested in the security field and familiar with the seminar topics;
  • able to communicate and work in English language;
  • open to enrich their knowledge and awareness regarding the security and cooperation in the Balkans with a special emphasis to the issues of youth and display a commitment to promote positive changes;
  • committed to prepare themselves for the conference subjects, previous to their arrival in case of selection and able to participate during whole duration of the conference.

Costs

The Balkan SAYS 2014 – Security Architecture Youth Seminar will again take place on 24-27 October in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

  • Seminar application fee for international participants: 50€

The application fee includes: 4 nights’ accommodation, meals, local transportation, tour of the city and conference materials.Euro-Atlantic Council of Slovenia might be able to partly reimburse the transportation costs of the selected international participants to and from the conference venue up to 150€. Requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

  • Seminar application fee for Slovenian participants: 15€

The application fee includes: meals, local transportation, tour of the city and conference materials.

Application

Interested applicants need to sent a completed application form alongside with their CV to: balkan.says@gmail.com

 The official call

 

United Nations Journalism and Public Information Programme: Cyber Threats Workshop‏ in Turin, Italy

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UNICRI Journalism and Public Information Programme on New Threats
Cyber Threats Workshop ( 9, 10,11 October 2014)

The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) is organizing the third edition of the Cyber Threats Workshop within the framework of its Journalism and Public Information Programmeon New Threats. The programme is tailored to journalists, chief information officers and those who want to specialize in public information and journalism. The focus of the upcoming workshop is on cyber crime, internet governance and the role of media.

The Cyber Threats Workshop will take place from the 9th to the 11th October 2014 at the United Nations Campus in Turin, Italy.

Key topics addressed include:

  • Evolution of the digital society and modern vulnerabilities
  • Understanding cyber warfare, cyber terrorism and cyber espionage
  • Online crimes against property and persons
  • UNICRI Hackers Profiling Project
  • How to recognize and communicate cyber-threats/facts
  • Discussing freedom of the press and cyber security
  • Securing journalists, protecting sources and media infrastructures

The lecturers are experienced international journalists, experts from nationally and internationally academic and research institutions, as well as practitioners from international organizations dealing with cyber threats, cyber security and internet governance. To access the Faculty members list please click here.

Upon completion of the course UNICRI grants a certificate of participation.

Applications deadline: 3 September 2014  (23:00 CET)

Who should attend: The workshop is intended for journalists, public information officers, corporate communication managers and those who want to specialize in public information and journalism.

For detailed information: http://unicri.it/communicating_on_new_threats

E-mail: publicinfo@unicri.it  Tel.: (+39) 011 6537144