Call for participants:
Education in Crisis
4th – 11th June 2014 – Rome, Italy
How to apply?
To apply you have to both fill in the
Online Application form, and upload
your nomination letter from your
sending organisation.
So, how do you do this?
- Fill in the Online Application. When
you have finished click submit. You will
receive a confirmation email that you
have registered.
- To upload the nomination letter
under the heading “Nomination
Letter”, choose a file to be uploaded
and click send. You can find the form
under the application form.
Please submit your application before
the deadline 10th May 2014 (midnight
CET).
Costs:
MOs and COs can submit applications
for 2 participants to attend the
Education in Crisis.
There is a participation fee of €50.
Travel costs will be reimbursed after
the event. When your application is
confirmed you will receive the
reference price for flights, which is the
maximum that will be reimbursed. We
urge you to book you tickets as soon as
you receive the confirmation.
From 4 to 11 of June the OBESSU event "Education in Crisis" will discuss how
the financial crisis in Europe has affected education.
OBESSU Political Platform states: Education is the only way of solving
the crisis. Still, in times of crisis, many governments in Europe have decided not
to invest in education, but the opposite. For this reason, OBESSU is giving the
school student representatives from all over Europe the chance to map the
situation and find out if the financial crisis has also lead to an educational
crisis.
The conference will bring together participants from OBESSU Member
and Candidate Organisations as well as local Italian school student councils to
come up with strategies on how to tackle the crisis and its effects on education.
Why is there a financial crisis? Why do governments privatize education? What
does commodification of education mean? What can OBESSU and its Member
and Candidate organisations do together to change the direction education is
going?
Who?
We hereby open a Call for a maximum of two participants for each Member and
Candidate organisation of OBESSU. We remind you that OBESSU is a strong
supporter of gender equality and encourages you to bear this in mind when
composing your delegation.
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THE DEADLINE IS
10th May 2014 At midnight (CET)
Questions?
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact the OBESSU Board
member Ida at [email protected], Daniele at [email protected] or Secretariat at
[email protected]
Aims & objectives of Education in Crisis:
To raise awareness of different national
realities and how the crisis has affected the
educational systems and young people
opportunities.
To explore the European dimension of the
educational crisis.
To share experiences and best practices and
to ensure transfer of knowledge.
To foster active citizenship of school
students, encourage participants to
consider their role as European citizens and
to be multipliers on national and European
level
To identify the relevant stakeholders in
education and civil society when working
towards a solution for the educational crisis
To create synergies between school student
and common strategies to tackle the
challenges identified
To create concrete strategies to tackle the
educational crisis both on national and
European level
With the financial
support of: