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Would Most Millennials Give Up Cars?
John Zimmer, the co-founder of Lyft, Uber’s no.1 nemesis, seems to believe that most millennials will not own a car in five years’ time.
Youth Time Global Forum in Barcelona: Deadline Extended
YT extends the application deadline for Global Forum in Barcelona to 24th of August. Hurry up to apply. Get your chance to promote creativity and innovation and win realisation grant.
Explore Lisbon for Less
Traveling does not always have to be expensive. No matter how large or small your budget, there is always a way to enjoy the beauty of the place you are visiting for little money. For the travelers among you who would like to visit Lisbon, we have come up with a list of things to do for free in Portugal’s capital.
Learning Language through Culture
Language learning may be compared to excavation of an unknown culture. Firstly, one finds small pieces of something. They do not fit together. But with more and more work, the discoveries make sense and reveal fascinating complex. In this matter, Katka Šturmová is a skillful guide of all “archeologists”. She teaches Czech as a second language and specializes in using culture as a sophisticated tool to improve the socio-cultural competence of her students.
How To Hide On The Internet?
Usually it comes to our attention only at a certain point, for example, when we are denied a dream job because the presumed boss got to know a lot of provocative details about us just by typing our names in the search engine. Certainly, it is simply impossible to stay off the Internet in an age when everything around us is saturated with waves of Wi-Fi, LTE, GPRS and so on. However, minimizing the amount of information on the Web regarding us is a quite feasible task.
Culture Of Exhaustion: What Makes Sweat And Muscle Pain So Attractive?
Want to ride 200 km through the Alps on a bike? Maybe you would prefer to run the distance through desert. Popularity of risky obstacle races has grown so rapidly that the fascination by extreme endurance formed specific cult. What makes sweat, muscle pain and total exhaustion so attractive?
The Man Who Created the Social Entrepreneurship Revolution
In our last article we talked about social entrepreneurship online courses from major e-Learning platforms. Well, social entrepreneurship wouldn’t be in its present form at all if it hadn’t been for Muhammad Yunus.
Enlightened Brands
Enlightened Brands are brands that take meaningful action to improve both individual lives and the world. They are restless. They are in search of new ways to make the world a better place. They hold themselves to higher standards of fairness and responsibility. They are empathetic. They understand their customers’ pain points and work to make their lives easier, better and more fun. Enlightened Brands are also demanding. They push consumers to become the people they want to be.
When a Great Tragedy Turn Into A Great Hope
On a Saturday morning on October 2005 the earth started trembling and vibrating savagely under the feet of the residents of the Northeast Pakistan portending that a great tragedy was on its way. The land of Kashmir, already bleeding and scarred by an endless conflict between Pakistan and India was once again in the eye of the cyclone. This time it was the hand of nature that was knocking brutally on its door. The Pakistani Kashmir was shattered by an earthquake that caused almost 80,000 deaths and left homeless another 4 million people.
This Concerns You: How Companies Collect Our Data To Make A Profit
The thin line between right and wrong when companies collect user data to make a profit and more. For people who have smart-phones, apps are a big part of their everyday lives. Facebook, Google Maps and Skype all collect user data. Everyone who has a Facebook account, for example, has agreed to a certain set of guidelines. Few read the guidelines that describe exactly how the company collects data and how they analyze and use it.
Innovation Challenge for Young Entrepreneurs
The Creative Business Cup (Denmark) invites young startupers to take part in innovation challenge 2015 and to get opportunity to present their new and innovative idea to potential investors and get support. Deadline to apply is July 31st.
7 Most-Innovative Start-ups in Italy
Best Employers for Business Students Across the World
For companies that want to have business students on board, the recipe is quite simple: they have to empower their employees to continue gaining new skills and to help them adapt to a rapidly changing business scenario.
When Technology Serves The People And The People Serve Each Other
In 2013 when the eight-story commercial building Rana Plaza collapsed in Dhaka causing 1,137 deaths, a doctor from California felt that she has a mission there. Jennifer Farrell had been in Bangladesh a year before the accident providing medical training to doctors, students, and youth volunteers along with her mentor. When the fatal accident occurred she noticed that the volunteers they had trained responded to the crisis by organizing with each other through social media, in an attempt to provide help to the trapped victims.
World Summit Youth Award: Using Technology for Social Good
The World Summit Youth Award is the stage where young people shed light on how technology can be used to address real issues and develop concrete solutions. This year, 18 Winners were selected out of 1896 applications from 138 UN & UNESCO member states. These projects represent the best youth technology projects in six categories.
#YTSummer 2015: Day One as it Happened
Updates, news, and insights from day one (19th of June) of the great youth adventure organized by Youth Time International Movement in Hamburg.
Ever-present Fashion: Are We Its Victims?
Where does the style that surrounds us come from? From prominent designers? Or what we wear is influenced only by what material is the cheapest? Czech designer Barbora Severin on sore spots.
Why Going to a Summer School Really Matters
The value of a summer school does not end with a myriad of benefits such as lively social life or preparedness for one’s professional life. It has positive repercussions on a person’s career, which is instantly injected with vigour.
#MustUse Online Tools for Presentations
9th UNESCO Youth Forum 2015
The Forum will take place from 26th to 28th of October, immediately before the 38th session of the General Conference, at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, bringing together young women and men from across the world to discuss youth issues and find solutions.
























