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Setting Up A Co-working Space. What Can You Expect To Have To Deal With?
More and more, young professionals today are opting to work from co-working spaces, as the advantages of sharing facilities meet the changing needs of their professional lives. With co-working spaces on the rise, there is actually also a need for the people who take the initiative to open and run these facilities. Youth Time today speaks to finance graduate and experienced marketing executive Evgeny Frolov (28), the initiator behind the Krizovatka expat co-working space on Vaclav Square, right in the heart of the Prague. Find out what it takes to open a co-working space and all the things that come along with it.
Air Passenger Rights – The Rise Of Tools For Claims
Delay, cancellation, or overbooking. Does it sound familiar? It is estimated that 26 million passengers are entitled, every year, to compensation from the airline companies, but only 1% of them benefit from this right.
Accelerators – Seed Of Success In The Startups Ecosystem
“Accelerator” is arguably an overused term in the universe of startups, their first steps, and onwards. However, fostering growth or just surviving may be less “mission impossible” for a startup business with backstopping and mentorship from an accelerator programme.
The Top 10 Inventions Of The First Half Of 2016
Every year brings new inventions, breakthroughs, and scientific advances that lead the world forward. We have picked the most remarkable, useful, and amazing inventions of the first half of 2016 to understand what directions our roads are taking and what things we won’t be able to live without in the near future. Some of them sound like fantasies, but we will explain.
An „Olympic“ Pilot On A Historic Flight And The Pros And Cons Of Having...
Marko Bubalo (32), the Serbian pilot who was honoured to fly the whole Serbian Olympic team back home, says he will never forget that day. Although there was a delay due to technical issues, that didn’t affect the great atmosphere in both the flight deck and the airplane. The mood was cheerful and loud, and the passengers were singing most of the time. A pilot’s job, however, can be far away from milk and honey. Still, apart from huge responsibilities and frequent stressful moments, Marko would never change what he does, and he says: "While you are probably tucked in your bed, I might just happen to be passing above you, and that is a feeling no other job can replace."
Youth Time Is Looking For New Team Members
Youth Time is looking for two great professionals: editor for the Youth Time magazine and event manager, who would be ready to take hard, but interesting responsibilities. We offer full-time office job in Prague. Job offer is for EU work permits only.
Join EU Aid Volunteers
Civil Volunteer Group Italy has opened selection procedures for 30 volunteers who will work in 11 different local organisations in Haiti, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Tunisia, Jordan, Lebanon and Cambodia. Deadline to apply is September 11th.
Stop Stereotyping And Start Traveling
People are good at stereotyping, because ever since the beginning of time we humans have liked to categorize people and put them into boxes of various sizes in order to organize the space in our brains a little bit better. That’s why every country is generally perceived according to a few stereotypes, which briefly describe its habitants and in a way, make us feel better about ourselves. The more I travel, the more I realize stereotypes are never completely true.
Getting To Know The Unknown People Of Europe
Knowledge about the Faroese people and their islands is rare among continental Europeans. When news about them is broadcast in the media, it is usually related to the tradition of the whale and dolphin “grind” – or slaughter – that is controversial and leads to protests on the Continent. Keep on reading to get to know more about the Faroe Islands.
A Girl Who Is Making A Difference: Turn grease into fuel
Cassandra Lin (19) was only 11 when she started the TGIF (Turn Grease Into Fuel) project. Many other people were trying to raise awareness about global warming with similar projects, but with poor results or none at all – and she did it! With a group of classmates she put together as a community service team, she visited the Energy Solution Expo at the University of Rhode Island – the step that changed everything. They found out that biodiesel can be produced from waste cooking oil. Today, a total of 480 families in three different countries heating their homes this way. Cassandra says she and her team are not going to stop there.
Luis Cruz: Innovation Begins With Risk-Taking
Huffington Post has named him as one of the nine young tech innovators who are changing the world. After his invention called Eyeboard was presented to the public, he became internationally recognized. He started his first company at the age of 14, teaching himself software programming and digital electronics. Today, the owner of Intelsath, Luis Cruz (23), is developing new products, learning more about how to invest smartly in the future, but most of all – he spreads knowledge all around his home country, Honduras, giving inspiration to young people to learn, advance, and succeed.
International Youth Forum 2016 In Bali
The International Youth Forum calling for 200 youth representatives from 50 countries to join the event which will be held in Bali, from 10 to 14 October 2016. IYF is dedicated to the topic of culture and will part of the World Culture Forum. Deadline to apply is September 1.
How Are GoPro Cameras Changing The World?
Cameras have undergone major development in the past few years. Quality is improving while size and cost are dropping, meaning that more people carry powerful cameras around with them on a daily basis. This is changing our society in several ways: news is spreading faster, people are becoming more open to being under constant surveillance, and the process of filmmaking is being transformed.
Driven By Diversity
Just several days ago, on a beautiful Swiss mountain called Passugg, I started my NOW journey together with 29 community activists, change makers, and social entrepreneurs from ten European countries. The objective was to make this world a better, greener, and nicer place to live.
International Youth Camp: Not All Schools Have 4 Walls
One World Center Denmark is inviting young people from the EU, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand for International Youth Camp: Not all schools have 4 walls. The Camp provides local and international youth the opportunity to have intercultural experience, integrated understanding on tolerance, multiculturalism and living together in peace, through a valuable and meaningful 7 days program in a beautiful countryside. Deadline to apply is 14th of April, 2017.
Living Science Fiction: When A Passion For Astrophysics Changes The World
From the time he was a kid, Dr. Marko Stalevski was drawn to the unknown and outer space. His interest led to an education in astrophysics, which took him to research and a PhD degree at the age of 30. Now, his office is in the Atacama Desert, and his projects look like scenes from Star Wars. One of the youngest EU experts for black holes tells his story, pointing out that knowledge, persistence, and hard work are the only way to great discoveries.
Traineeships 2017 In The European Commission
Registration is open for the March 2017 Traineeship Session in the European Commission. Trainees work all over the European Commission. The content of the job largely depends on the service you are assigned to. You may, for example, work in the field of competition law, human resources, environmental policy. Deadline to apply is August 31st.
Volunteer At G-20Y Summit 2016
G-20Y Association is looking for volunteers to assist at the G-20Y Summit 2016. The event will be taking place in St. Moritz, Switzerland, from 21st to 25th of September 2016. Deadline to apply is August 20th.
Scholarship For Master’s Programme In Democracy And Human Rights
University of Sarajevo, CIS Center for Interdisciplinary Studies and University of Bologna are offering 33 fully funded scholarships for young people from all over the world for master's degree programme in Democracy and Human Rights in South East Europe (ERMA). The Programme lasts for one year (November-October). Deadline to apply is September 10.
2nd European Forum – Active Citizenship In Tbilisi And Berlin: Fully Funded
German independent, non-governmental and non-profit organisation MitOst e.V. is inviting young people from the EU countries, Eastern Partnership Countries, Russia, Tunisia and Egypt to take part into the second European Forum – Active Citizenship. The event will take place from October 2016 to February 2017. Participation is fully funded. Deadline to apply is August 10th.
























