REMINDER

Topic of the month

PRIME is looking for local coordinators!

Is your section involved in PRIME? If the answer is no, than you need to choose your local coordinator as soon as possible! The coordinator will manage promotion of the project on local level and will encourage universities and students to participate in research. Little input from each section is required, but there is a lot to gain. Join us and help to improve the quality of studying abroad! Apply now by sending an email to your National Representative. You can find further information here

Section in the spotlight

ESN Kapa Athens, Greece

Our new Section in the Spotlight does not have to shovel snow at the moment, as they come from the sunny Athens in Greece. The "Kapa Family" is quite new, but very enthusiastic about ESN and they love to introduce the exchange students to the Greek culture. Find the whole story about ESN Kapa Athens on esn.org/spotlight

Get involved in ESN

Insight Weekend

Are you planning to run for the International Board 2011/12 and do you want to discover the daily life of the Board members in Brussels? Then the Insight weekend is the right opportunity for you !
It is taking place from the 28^th to the 30^th January 2011. The programme includes job-shadowing, mini-board meeting, one-to-one meetings. The deadline to register for the Insight Weekend is the 20^th December 2010 by writing to vicepresident@esn.org, there are 10 places available and a selection procedure will be therefore used (motivation, position, etc).

Section Questionnaire 2010 is launched!

Each year, ESN sections must provide ESN International with information about their activities, operating processes, etc. The new questionnaire is available on Galaxy, you can find guidelines about how to fill out the questionnaire in the ESN Helpcenter
The deadline for filling out the questionnaire is the 31^st December 2010.

Learning and self-development opportunities in ESN

A survey on the learning and self-development opportunities in ESN is launched! All ESN members are invited to fill in the online questionnaire, which results should help us to improve the knowledge management in ESN and increase the personal opportunities for members.
The questionnaire will be online until December, 5^th. You can win a great price by filling in the questionnaire completely!
The questionnaire together with further information can be found here!
Only you can make this research successful. So, help us to make ESN better!

YOUth for you

Culture in Motion Conference and Stakeholder Consultation Meeting

What is the added value of transnational cultural cooperation projects supported by the EU and what does European financing enable the cultural sector to achieve that would not have been possible otherwise? The European Commission is organising its third Culture in Motion Conference 15-16 February 2011 in Brussels in order to help answer these and other questions.
You can register here.

Celebrating 5 years of the Unesco Convention

The European Commission is organising a conference to celebrate the 5-year anniversary of the adoption of the UNESCO Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions.
Three panels will discuss the political relevance of the Convention, focusing on development, trade issues and freedom of expression. The event will conclude with a reception and concert by the legendary Congolese guitarist Dizzy Mandjeku. You can check the programme and register on line at the following address: http://unesco5years.teamwork.fr The password required to register for the conference and concert is: 'unesco' (using lower scale letters), or for the evening reception and concert only: 'diversity'. Register by 3^rd December to reserve your place!

Europe besides ESN

Do you want to be European Youth Capital 2014?

The 'European Youth Capital' (EYC) is a title granted by the European Youth Forum to a European city for a period of one year, during which it is given the chance to showcase its youth-related cultural, social, political and economic life and development.
The 'European Youth Capital' title gives European cities the opportunity to present a multi-faceted programme, which highlights the wealth, diversity and common characteristics of Europe's intergenerational approach, and the empowerment of young people throughout the continent.
The first European Youth Capital was Rotterdam (the Netherlands). The European Youth Forum (YFJ) has awarded the EYC 2010 title to Torino (Italy), EYC 2011 to Antwerp (Belgium), EYC 2012 to Braga (Portugal) and EYC 2013 to Maribor (Slovenia).
The EYC 2014 call is being launched on 22nd November 2010, with deadline on Monday, 1st May 2011 (23:59 Central European Time).

Applications received after this date will not be considered. The application includes a fee of 800 Euros. The call and application can be found on the website of the European Youth Forum.