National Training Course on Human Rights Education | 8 – 11 September

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From 8 to 11 September, Verein Europa und Bildung is hosting a National Training Course on Human Rights Education in Graz together with Bildungsdirektion Steiermark and the European Council. Up to 30 participants will be able to get an insight into human rights and learn methods on how to pass on this knowledge in schools or different settings (such as EYP).

Participants need to participate on all four days to officially complete the training. Food will be provided, but accommodation needs to be organised by participants themselves. If you are interested, you can find more information and register here – there are no requirements for participation!

ASEM Youth Survey on Leadership

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The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) in Singapore is currently welcoming students and youth aged 18-30 from Asia and Europe to contribute to the ASEM Youth Survey. ASEF is an intergovernmental organisation supported by the ASEM Partners, which are 51 Asian & European countries, including Austria, the European Union and the ASEAN Secretariat. 

The ASEM Youth Report will be presented by youth representatives to the Heads of State and Governments at the 13th ASEM Summit and circulated through ASEF’s networks to Ministries of Education & Youth as well as youth organisations in both regions, with the aim of informing policy makers and relevant stakeholders.

All participating youth will receive an e-book on Leadership by the Center for Creative Leadership. In addition, one Asian and one European youth respondent will be selected through a lucky draw and receive a fully funded “Trainer Essentials” course by the UN System Staff College. You can complete the survey until 21 July.

EYP Austria goes picnicking in Graz | 4 July

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Now that summer has fully arrived, we are excited to welcome you to a physical Socialising in Graz on 4 July!

Everyone will be meeting at Augartenbucht in Graz at 11:00 CEST to have a picnic, play some games, and most importantly, have fun! Make sure to bring enough water and bring enough food for yourself – and remember that sharing is caring!

In the interest of the participants’ safety and in an effort to protect public health, basic social distancing will be practised during the Socialising, but no masks are necessary.

Newbies and long-time EYPers alike are very welcome and we can always provide you with information on EYP Austria if you want to know more about our organisation. Either way, just tell us if you intend to come via Facebook or by filling out our Google Form. Should you have any questions, just contact L Zöhrer (elke.zoehrer@eyp.at) or Marcel Kranixfeld (marcel.kranixeld@eyp.at), who are in charge of the Socialising.

EYP Summer Talks by the International Office

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The International Office is holding EYP Summer Talks over the months of June, July, and August to gather opinions on some of the most relevant topics of the EYP network! 

  • 1 July, 18:00 CEST – Diversity in EYP
  • 8 July, 18:00 CEST – Styleguide and EYP’s Corporate Design
  • 15 July, 18:00 CEST – Conference on the Future of Europe and the role of EYP
  • 29 July, 18:00 CEST – International Governance
  • 12 August, 18:00 CEST – EYP Outputs
  • 19 August, 18:00 CEST – Role of the International Office
  • 26 August, 18:00 CEST – Alumni Work

The next one is already happening tomorrow, 18:00 CEST, and will centre around diversity. We encourage our members to come and use this opportunity to discuss this important topic within EYP! Here is the Zoom link in case you want to join:

https://zoom.us/j/99836383195?pwd=QjdjV0VSQlU4bjB2Tnk3SXRMZ1J0UT09
Meeting ID: 998 3638 3195
Passcode: 873772

You can register for all of the upcoming talks here.

Research seminar on Europe in media-communication and civic discourse | 1 – 15 July

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In cooperation with the European Education Institute (EBI Vienna) and Europe Direct Vienna, our umbrella organisation JEF is offering a research seminar at the University of Vienna this summer as part of the European Commission pilot project “The European Fourth Estate/Fourth Power: Protecting Democracy through Investigative Journalism and Actions against Fake News”. It foresees the participation of Hungarian and Polish students and will be realised in cooperation with CEU-Central European University.

The seminar will be held in a hybrid format on four dates from 1 to 15 July and can be attended online or offline (Department of Communication/Institut für Publizistik und Kommunikationswissenschaften, Währinger Straße 29, 1090 Vienna). Students of the University of Vienna and CEU will receive 3 ECTS credits. Foreign students will receive a certificate (extracurricular qualification); for the number of ECTS credits granted by other universities, please contact the respective authorities.

Find out more and register here!

EYP Austria Contact Form

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With the start of the new board period, the Board of EYP Austria would like to remind you of the chance to send anonymous messages to the Board as a whole, which can be about feedback, new ideas, or anything you want to communicate to us. Whether you don’t know which Board Member would be best to approach for a situation, you don’t know any of the Board Members, or you’re uncomfortable with reaching out to us personally, the EYP Austria Contact Form can serve as a way to get your message out to us.

New submissions to the form will immediately get forwarded to the Board, which will treat them seriously and with care. Please note that if you don’t leave any contact information behind, we will not be able to get back to you personally, though we will still react publicly to relevant messages.

Of course, you can still also just approach the Board Members directly about any of your concerns and we’re always glad to interact with our members! You can find their contact information on our website.

General Assembly Election Results

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After the General Assembly on Sunday, we would like to announce the results of the elections for 2021/22 term:

Board

  • President: Philipp Leindl
  • International Coordination & Vice-President: Ferdinand Mayrhofer
  • Human Resources & Vice-President: Emily Usner
  • National Coordination: Lisa Weinberger
  • Fundraising: Sophia Yazdani Biuki
  • Public Relations: Hannah Aichhorn
  • Finances: Luca Peinsold

Advisory Board

  • Lisa Fuchsberger
  • Marvin Huber
  • Anna Tauber

Auditors

  • Robin Hietz
  • Fiona Rechberg

We congratulate everyone on their positions and want to extend big thanks to the exiting President Bernadette Schwarz and the exiting Advisory Board Members Lukas Burnar, Tamina Huber and Matthias Schwertner!

Additionally, we’re very grateful to the Electoral Commission made up of Patrick Deutschmann, Matthias Klonner and Maria Köpping, who are hereby providing a Record and Certification of the elections, as well as the GA Secretaries Tobias Gradenegger and L Zöhrer, who will soon be providing us with the Minutes of the GA!