REMINDER

Topic of the month

Call for Event OCs to be elected at AGM 2011

ESN is looking for the next Event OCs for 2011/2012: AGM 2012, Cultural Medley 2011, Council of National Delegates 2011, Western European Platform 2011, South-Western European Platform 2011. The OCs of NEP, CEP, SEEP were elected at their respective Regional Platforms.
Do you need more information? Visit the news on esn.org

Section in the spotlight

ESN ISC MU Brno, Czech Republic

The first Section in the Spotlight of 2011 is located in the Czech Republic. They offer their exchange students a wide variety of events and take care of them every day. Culture, Sports, Radio Shows and even an "Erasmus got talent" show is organized by ISC MU Brno. And if you want to know how they are connected to a medieval castle, read more on esn.org/spotlight

Get involved in ESN

Internship in ESN Available: Finances and Marketing

ESN International is pleased to announce the availability of one internship position starting from end of January and for the duration of 3-6 months in the field of Finances and Marketing. The job place is located in Brussels. The intern will take care of the development of the Financial Strategy of ESN, ESNcard.org and the management of gadgets and goodies. More information is available on the website of ESN

Open Call: Committee Chairs

At CNR February Chairs and Vice Chairs of the five ESN Committees will be elected. The committees are executive bodies of ESN International and working together with the Board to implement the projects of ESN.
The applications have to be sent to the Board at board@esn.org, accompanied by a CV (stating relevant ESN and committee field experience) and a motivation letter, including the specific chair position. The deadline for handing in the applications is the 31st January 2011 23:59 CET.

Open Call: International Board Candidates

At the AGM 2011 a new International Board will be elected. Are you looking for a great experience in an fast changing environment? ESN International might be the answer! Ask your National Representative more inforation (your_country@esn.org). The deadline for candidacy is 1^st March 2011!
You can also find on the website of ESN the complete call with more information.

NBM Helsinki, Finland

From 3^rd to 6^th February, in Helsinki wil be held the first NBM of the year. The National Boards Meeting is meant to gather ESNers from the different ESN countries which have national boards and through this meeting enable them to exchange ideas to improve their projects, activities, tools and exchange their best practices in general.
You are still on time to sign up following the registration link. Hurry up, you have only one more day!

YOUth for you

European Citizenship Training Courses 2011

Since 2001, the EU-CoE youth partnership has developed and implemented training modules on European Citizenship.
Since 2006, the courses - hosted and co-financed by the National Agencies for the YOUTH IN ACTION Programme - are developed and implemented as a cooperation project between the Partnership and the SALTO Training and Co-operation Resource Centre.
Check out the European Citizenship Training Courses (ECTCs) offered in 2011 and send your application!

New 2011 Application forms for the Youth in Action Programme!

Is you section plannig to apply for the Youth in Action Programme? From the 1^st January 2011, the new application forms are available!
Together with the new application forms, it's possible to find the new documents and guidelines. Do you need more information? Take a look at the news published on the website of the Commission!

Europe besides ESN

Opening of the 2011 EU-China Year of Youth!

The 2011 EU-China Year of Youth was successfully launched on 11^th January 2011 in Brussels by Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, and Wang Xiao, President of the All-China Youth Federation (ACYF), in the presence of Miklós Soltész, Hungarian Minister of State responsible for Social, Family and Youth Affairs and of German Olympic gold-medal winning fencer Britta Heidemann, one of the goodwill Ambassadors of the Year.

The opening ceremony gathered over 400 participants, including 200 young people from all over the EU and China who were involved in a series of lively debates over two days around the following topics: Non-formal learning and youth work activities for young people; Youth volunteering; Student exchanges, researchers' and academic mobility; Access of young people to culture and creativity. Commissioner Vassiliou and ACYF President Wang Xiao also signed a joint declaration on strengthening dialogue and cooperation between the EU and China on youth issues.