European Conference “Framework, Quality, and Impact of Young Europeans’ Learning Mobility”
11-13 May 2011 European Youth Center Budapest, Hungary
08 July 2011: DOCUMENTATION ONLINE!
More...ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
Case for Action
In recent years a multitude of programmes for the mobility of young people have been implemented by the EU and member states and carried out in a huge variety of international projects by non-governmental organizations. These programmes especially address non-formal as well as informal learning, often focusing on intercultural competence and European citizenship as learning objectives. Many of these programmes have been evaluated as to their impact, and recommendations have been derived for programme content and format. Findings and insights have usually been presented and discussed with a specific focus on programme format, target group, or participating countries. The few exceptions for a more encompassing international exchange on concepts and findings on youth mobility have been singular events from which no permanent international network of experts from research and practice could be developed.Objectives
Building on two decades of productive dialogue and cooperation between social science researchers and experienced practitioners in the field of learning mobility of young people in Germany, we would like to bring together researchers, practitioners, and policy makers engaged in this field especially from the perspective of non-formal and informal learning.This European conference of researchers, practitioners, and involved institutions and organizations wants to take stock of current issues and research findings on educational youth mobility. This overview will serve to identify common interests, resources, and interfaces as a basis for collaboration projects, studies, and further exchanges within a European network of experts, who are interested in long-term cooperation.
It is our hope and driving proposition that through this a sustainable co-operation and network might be established on the European level which will be able to share best practices, and to exchange insights into quality factors and program formats that will contribute to desirable impact of learning mobility schemes for young people.
The organisers
The conference was designed by an international preparatory group and is organised by a consortium of European and national partner institutions.
This includes:
• JUGEND für Europa – National Agency for YOUTH IN ACTION in Germany (www.jugendfuereuropa.de),
• Mobilitas, the Hungarian National agency for YOUTH IN ACTION (www.mobilitas.hu)
• the Partnership of the Council of Europe and the European Commission in the field of youth (youth-partnership-eu.coe.int)
• a consortium of German institutions organizing the long-standing “Research-Practice Dialogue on International Youth Work” (www.forscher-praktiker-dialog.de).
Target group
We invite persons with experience and interests in the field of international youth work and learning mobility, who represent specific countries or regions, relevant institutions, or pertinent issues. They should be affiliated with at least one of three fields:(1) Social science: Applied researchers in international youth work or youth mobility, with an interest in and perspective for long-term collaboration with practitioners
(2) Practice: Programme staff as well as experienced trainers/consultants who are open for research activities
(3) Public institutions and non-governmental organisations: Interfaces between mobility programme providers and public policy makers.
Participation and Registration
You can participate to the conference either- Answering to the Call for Contributions for the workshops open until 2nd February 2011
- Registering as participant: online registration from February 2011 on this website
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