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Is Free Education At The Edge Of The Abyss?
Can knowledge be bought? Are we facing a complete transformation of the term ''education''? Do we all deserve free access to knowledge?
Challenges In Education: Engaging The Disengaged Students
As countries report on the growing disengagement of students, bringing students into the educational process becomes a focus of attention for policy-makers and educators. What is student engagement, why are students disengaged, and how can we engage the disengaged?
Trip Around The World: Opportunities From Canada To Australia
Travelling is a burning desire that most students and young people want to satisfy. That’s when conferences and scholarships play into the process. This week’s digest will satisfy your thirst for adventure as it contains information about fellowships and fully-funded leadership programs in Canada, Greece, and the USA.
Applications Open For The ASEF Young Leaders Summit
The 2nd edition of the Asia-Europe Foundation Young Leaders Summit (#ASEFYLS2) is for young thinkers and doers to dismantle the conventional and to bring forward fresh ideas and solutions for a more inclusive, fair and accessible employment market for the youth. The evnt will be held from 4th to 8th of May in Seoul, South Korea. Participation is fully funded. Deadline to apply is March 20th.
Summer School In Budapest
The Antall József Knowledge Centre inviting young people to apply for its annual Summer School. The event will be held in Budapest, from 3rd to 14th of July. Deadline to apply is March 31st.
Youth Volunteer Programme 2017 In Indonesia
The ASEAN Youth Volunteer Programme and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia inviting young people from ASEAN region to apply for its annual youth volunteer programme. The theme this year is the Development of ASEAN Youth DRR Leaders through Volunteerism and Community Engagement. Deadline to apply is February 24th.
Nominations Open For Index Award 2017: Design To Improve Lives
INDEX: Award is inviting young people to nominated their peers for the award 2017. The winner will get the prize of € 100,000. Deadline for nominations is February 28th.
Her Exeptional Designs Are Conquering The World: Meet Svetlana Mojic
Have you ever heard of someone who designs the interiors of airplanes? If the answer is no, you are reading the right article. She won so many awards that is impossible to put them in a paragraph, and she keeps moving the boundaries of modern architecture and interior design. Svetlana Mojic (34), architect and interior designer, is one of the rare experts in Europe who is specialized in boat and airplane furnishing. Her innovative catamaran solution brought her the first award of Creative Business Cup Serbia last year. And she had already become widely recognized after receiving The International Yacht & Aviation Award 2014, for the best interior design of a private jet, a Boeing 787 VIP Dreamliner. Her high-end ideas include floating hotels and yachts that change their interiors according to the surroundings. Today, Svetlana is the proud owner of her own studio, and she uses every chance to travel the world searching for inspiration that will bring her to new, timeless solutions.
International Programs And Internships For Young Leaders In America, Africa, And Europe
This week’s digest includes information about Young Leaders programs in Belgium and Nigeria, the United Nations Youth Assembly internship in the USA, and a Fellowship for researchers in the field of child and youth development in Switzerland.
Wars Of Our Times
Acording to the Global Peace Index, in 2016 only 10 countries in the world were completely confict-free. The world has become more dangerous than ever before. Civil wars, wars between countries, and terrorism are essentially the same. “The key reason behind it is our inability to solve the conflicts which are emerging," says Steve Killelea, the founder of the Institute for Economics and Peace, for The Independent. Today's movies are worth watching as pictures that come from recent war zones.
Conferences, Competitions, Festivals In Europe And America
This week’s digest of opportunities includes youth competitions, World Festival of Youth and Students in Russia and the South American Business Forum (SABF) for students from all around the world in Argentina.
Plan To Sell Off Billions Of Pounds Worth Of Student Debt To Private Companies...
We’ve highlighted below some of the most recent developments and occurrences in youth-related news and events.
Spend Summer Volunteering In Lisbon
Live it Lisbon! program calls for participants who would like to spend summer volunteering in Portugal. The accommodation and food will be provided by the organiser. There are two periods of the program: from July the 1st to July the 11th
and from August the 24th to September the 3rd. Deadline to apply is month before selected program starts.
Spend Summer Volunteering In Lisbon
Live it Lisbon! program calls for participants who would like to spend summer volunteering in Portugal. The accommodation and food will be provided by the organiser. There are two periods of the program: from July the 1st to July the 11th and from August the 24th to September the 3rd. Deadline to apply is month before selected program starts.
A Photographer Toiled Few Years To Prepare This Project
Kseniya Segina is a young fashion photographer from Russia. Her work can be seen in numerous prestigious magazines. Recently she completed her work on Street Style, a project which is near to her heart and which took several years of collecting her best photos. She has now selected the final photographs and placed them on her website. So we’ll hear from Kseniya herself what the project is about, and what inspired her.
Ten Unusual Dining Customs And Taboos From Around The World
Where is it acceptable to be late for dinner? In which country is a messy floor in a bar a good sign? Where should you slurp the soup? Read on to discover unusual dining customs from around the world.
Interesting Volunteer And Scholarship Opportunities In February
This week’s digest of opportunities for youth includes volunteer opportunities at the Winter Olympics 2018 in South Korea, an arts- and architecture-related research scholarship at the Sir John Soane’s Museum, London; Full Scholarships for Graduate Studies in the UAE; and scholarships for the Executive Education Training Program in China.
Application Call For International Student Week In Belgrade
The youth association World Youth Wave opens the official call for applications for the 11th International Student Week in Belgrade - ISWiB 2017. ISWiB will take place i from 16-24 July in Serbian capital. Deadline to apply is February 28th.
How To Handle The Fear Of Leaving The Comfort Zone?
Fear is often the main reason why young people don’t make life changes. There are theories which hold that leaving the comfort zone is recommended when you are young because the longer you wait, the more difficult it can be to make changes. Many young people change cities, countries, or even continents because of their studies or jobs; and yet all people must keep in mind that leaving behind a previous life can be difficult and hard. It is important to be aware that this doesn’t mean that the next life changes will be easy, but it means that the challenges will be, at least, easier.
Ten Unique European Superstitions
Most Europeans share similar superstitions, such as fearing to walk under a ladder. However, each country also has its own signs of bad luck. Read on to discover some surprising European fallacies.























