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A Desperate Voice That Made Me Move, The Story Of Dalia Mikulska
Dalia Mikulska, a Polish-born youth, has decided to dedicate her time to volunteer work in Africa and Turkey, as her eyes have been opened to the realities that the media does not always portray, and who has returned not only with the passion and eagerness to go back and effect more change, but also with the responsibility to share her story, and the story of all those she has encountered.
Artificial Intelligence Is Failing Us
Artificial Intelligence, or A.I. as it’s commonly called, was once something straight off the pages of a Science Fiction novel, but it is quickly becoming a part of our everyday lives. Apple, Microsoft, Google and Facebook are in a race to build the best A.I. and pave the path for technology’s future. And now that this technology is becoming mainstream, it is introducing a whole new set of problems.
Map This Fully Funded Summer School In Austria
The Map Your Meal International Summer School on ‘Creating a Sustainable Alternative to the current global food system’ is inviting young people to come together and jointly explore how the global food system works. Participation is fully funded. Deadline to apply is April 10th. Successful participants will be informed by April 15th.
The Only Person Who Has The Authority To Define Success Is You
Who has the power and authority to define what success is? The reason I am asking this question is because of a recent conversation I had with my best friend. Our mutual friend became the topic of conversation, and I was told that he happens to be making much more money than the two of us. My friend expressed a slight resentment at the fact that him and I are both college graduates who are making less money than our mutual friend who, as far as I know, never saw college in his future.
How To Get The Greatest Benefit From Online Courses And How To Follow-up
Online learning offers many advantages, But sometimes an aspect that is often underestimated is the time and energy that an online course requires compared to the traditional classroom format. It is also necessary to acquire specific digital skills and organizational strategies to succeed in online learning. Here are eight tips that I have taken away from my experience with e-learning: it helps when you start in the digital adventure at the University with regular online courses you could decide to enroll yourself in.
Namibia Empowering Youth To Brace For Climate Change
Decades after Mahatma Ghandi coined the phrase: “Let’s be the change we wish to see in the future”, that citation is being used to make a difference in the lives of young Namibians. The Namibia National Youth Council has taken the initiative of fostering change amongst the youth of Namibia by implementing various projects designed to create employment.
Youth In The News: Today’s Youth Doing Better Than Our Parents Did
Reviewing the headlines last week, the number of youth-related articles is notable. We bring you our selection of the most important youth initiatives and youth-based research that have been in the spotlight. The stories are short and sweet and may cause unexpected inspiration and motivation.
Maya Angelou’s Poetry: Verses Of Woman’s Empowerment
The 8th of March is globally recognized as International Women's Day. However, too often this important day is reduced simply to expressing love and appreciation of women by buying them flowers or chocolates. It is a day when we should all remember the courage of women over a century ago and their will and determination to fight for equality.
Getting To Know The Mind Of A Genius
Young Bosnian mathematician Adisa Bolić (17) from Bosanski Petrovac is a European Mathematical Cup gold medal winner. This is only one among many awards that she has won. In this interview, she talks about education, how she developed her mathematical skills, and what she plans on doing in the future. She also tackles many important, contemporary topics from the perspective of an uncommonly gifted young mathematical genius. Let's change perspectives on science and mathematics!
The Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Leave Everything Behind And Travel The World
There are many articles that encourage young people to follow their passion to travel and stop leading “normal lives”. They encourage you to start traveling and advise you to quit your job and travel. Please, don’t do that yet!
Youth In The News: Will The Millennials Change The World?
We carefully surveyed youth-related news last week, and here are the top stories from our perspective.
International Women’s Day: The Most Interesting Events Around The World
March 8th has been recognized as International Women’s Day since 1914, when it was commonly called International Working Women’s Day and was a political event. In many places in the world the perception of women’s achievements still justifiably exists, or else it can be a good occasion to express love of women. The women’s population worldwide is currently 49,6% and the theme of 2016 is „Planet 50 – 50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality“. That is an achievment in and of itself given the circumstances that women have known historically and in some parts of the world still do. Let’s hope that equality won’t remain only a prospective reality. The events taking place on this date are usually a good occasion to remind us of the problems of discrimination against women and therefore can take on the form of protest, discussion, festival, or happening. To find out what will be happening in March in different parts of the world, check out the events below.
Five Films That Took Years To Finish
Longitudinal study or time-lapse movie making - these could be two ways to characterize the five films we bring you in today's article. Some of them are documentary movies, another occupy the border between movies and documentary films, and they take a little bit from both. Sometimes production took several years or even decades. The action is usually quite slow, and the plots tend to be less important than the character development.
YT Summer School 2016 Will Be Held In Beijing In August
The second annual meeting of the Youth Time Ambassadors was held in Prague bringing together the most prominent YT activists from Austria, Portugal, Nepal, Sudan, Macedonia, Russia, and the USA to network and brainstorm about the future development of the movement.
Youth In The News: The Worst Generation Ever?
Reviewing the headlines in youth-related news, we are dismayed to see titles, articles, and news that portray a problematic generation. The media depict young people as poor decision makers, politically inert, lacking in innovation, and selfish and egocentric. Can all of this be true?
Young Leaders Invited To Speak At European Development Days 2016
The European Commission is inviting young people from around the world to play an active role in this year’s European Development Days (EDD 2016), taking place in Brussels on 15 & 16 June 2016. Application close on March 18.
Sarah Parcak: A Modern Indiana Jones Powered By Satellites
We all enjoyed watching the adventures of Indiana Jones, with his striking and distinctive look, and his deep knowledge of ancient civilizations and languages. In the 21st century, we have our own, female Indiana Jones, but this time – it is not about movies or any other kind of fiction. She is a brave, true explorer with great vision, who uses information provided by technology far above the Earth’s surface to investigate our ancient cultural heritage. Her name is Sarah Parcak.
The Spring School Of Diplomatic Skills In Warsaw
The European Academy of Diplomacy (EAD), non-governmental, non-for-profit diplomatic academy based in Poland, is accepting application for the Spring School of Diplomatic Skills (SDS). The School will be held from from 21st to 25th of March in Warsaw.
From A Music School To A Talent Show
A 23 year old economics student, Hanad Dzehverovic, is a well-known young man in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The reason for it is - he is a talented young singer performing with a rock group called Sixpack band, and because he is a contestant in one of the most popular talent shows currently on the air in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Being one of the potential winners, people recognize him in the streets but Hanad is not stressed about it. We recently talked to him to hear more about his expectations from participating in the show, his love for music, and his band. Here is what we found out.
In Pursuit For A Better Life: Few Stories Of Sub-Saharan Youth
While European and American youth plunder themselves in vast resources, African youth are not being left behind as they use the minimal resources at their disposal to find creative ways of erking out a living during their spare time. Youth Times correspondent Farai Diza has extensively travelled through many sub Saharan countries that include Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe and discovered that spare time among youths in all the above countries is mostly about racking in some income.
























