GO TO
CATANIA!
Welcome on board, Generation Z! Are you ready for take off? We will bring you on a travel across borders, communities, and cultures that you will remember for your entire life!
FORMAT
HACKATHON
Tackle the challenges to youth participation at the European Elections, such as disengagement, lack of information, participation barriers, etc.
And draft a proposal on how to better engage young people within the European civic context.
TOPICS
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Discover more about Design Thinking and learn some useful tips.
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Create content such as presentations and short videos to promote your ideas and proposals on social media.
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Have the opportunity to meet people coming from any corner of Europe and exchange ideas, visions, cultures and languages.
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Have an impact on youth engagement: your proposal will make young Europeans more interested in the democratic interplay.
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YOUTH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
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The event was a blast. The opportunity to meet new people and interact with different cultures and people with different backgrounds is something I highly value. Thank you EucA for providing us with these opportunities.
R.S., Italy
I personally found this really awakening and it made me a more aware citizen of the world. I think I got this unique opportunity to encounter new ideas, perspectives and ways of living which opened my eyes even more.
M.R., Greece
I’ve gained new skills in video creation and have gotten to meet interesting people from around Europe. I also am a more active EU citizen and can’t wait to vote in the EU elections next year.
F.D., Portugal
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REGISTER & JOIN THE RIDE!
This trip will bring you to Catania, Sicily, in the South of Italy. You and 60 fellow young students coming from 15 European countries will take part in a three-day event from 27 to 29 April 2023.
Application process - CLOSED
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If you are ready to take off, here what you should do now:
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Send us your application by completing this Google form. All applications are open EXCEPT for the following countries: France, Italy, Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, Ireland, Sweden and Austria.
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Once your selection is confirmed by EucA, you need to book and pay autonomously for your means of transport to Catania. We will reimburse you up to 200 EUR after your successful participation in the event.
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Prepare your luggage and… take off!
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Here is the captain speaking: our scheduled time of arrival is 27 April!
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AGENDA & VENUE
VENUE FOR ALL DAYS :
Convitto Nazionale Mario Cutelli
Via Vittorio Emanuele II, 56, 95131 Catania CT, Italy
DAY 1
27 April – Team Building
09:30 - 12:00: Welcome and Registration
12:00 - 12:20: Quiz Game
12:20 - 13:00: Icebreakers
13:00 - 14:00: Opening Ceremony - Presentation of GenZ Votes Goals
14:00 - 15:00: Lunch
14:00 - 16:00: PechaKucha presentations from national groups
16:00 - 16:30: Coffee Break
16:30 - 18:20: Group division, launch of the challenges and group brainstorming
18:20 - 18:30: Wrap-up
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DAY 2
28 April – Hackathon and Video Making
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09:00 - 09:30: Welcome and Registration
09:30 - 09:45: Presentation of the agenda and objectives
09:45 - 10:00: Introduction to Design Thinking Made By Edoardo Bianchi, Founder of Education Marketing Italia. Process, role, and timetable
10:00 - 10:30: Defying objects and "Empathy Map"
10:30 - 11:10: Brainstorming
11:10 - 11:25: Affinity mapping
11:25 - 11:55: Break
11:55 - 12:45: "Story Mountain" and Storyboard
12:45 - 13:30: Show & Tell
13:30 - 14:30: Lunch
14:30 - 18:30: Show & Tell (II)
18.30 - 18:45: Wrap-up
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20:30: Special dinner
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DAY 3
29 April – Proposal Presentation
09:20 - 09:50: Welcome and Registration
10:00 - 11:30: Proposal presentations
11:30 - 11:45: Awarding Ceremony
11:45 - 12:15: Coffee Break
12:00 - 13:00: Group and self-reflection activity on learnings & next steps - Filling EU Survey on Justice, Rights and Values
13:00 - 13:15: Closing remarks
13:15: Departures
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LOGISTICS
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The event will be held in English in person. No remote participation is possible.
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Once your selection is confirmed by EucA, you need to book and pay autonomously for your means of transport to Catania. We will reimburse you up to 200 EUR after your successful participation in the event.
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For the two nights of the conference, you will stay in shared rooms in a hostel provided and paid for by the organisers. Extra nights in Coimbra must be booked and paid for by you, independently of the organisers.
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The organisers will provide most of the conference meals, the highlight being a dinner all together.
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For more information regarding our cancellation & reimbursement policy, check our Call for Applications:
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For other information or if you want to say hi, please contact us at info@euca.eu
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