EDUC Youth Integration Lab
How can I better deal with the many challenges of our time? How can I help shape my city and region? How can young people be given more freedom in cities? How can decision-makers in the city and young people reach each other so that the concerns of young citizens can really be included?
The EDUC Youth Integration Lab (YIL) takes an in-depth look at these (and many more) questions. It moves from partner university to partner university, from EDUC city to EDUC city, focussing on different topics. Our ‘Lab’ is a test ground: foundations, universities, students and pupils come together. We open up the university and involve young people at an early stage. Our labs are designed to provide young people in our EDUC regions with tools that enable them to be active citizens and offer space for their ideas and questions. As always with EDUC, a mini-Europe comes together at every Youth Integration Lab because we invite participants from all EDUC countries.
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*** New call for applications for the Youth Integration Lab Pécs (Hungary) from 24 - 26 April 2025 ***
Two places available for participation in the Youth Integration Lab ‘Youth overcoming disadvantages of space and society’ at the University of Pécs
Geographical location, health status and ethnic background largely determine access to a better education, social life with peers and integration into adult society. How can you overcome these challenges when you are young? Who supports young people and how can you do it yourself? How do youth organisations prepare young people for adult life when there are other challenges such as living in a rural area, living with a disability, ethnic background and the short life cycles of youth organisations? All these questions are addressed by the Youth Integration Lab at the University of Pécs, for which we have two places available!
Methodology
The two participating students can expect:
- Exciting round table discussions
- Project-related work in small groups
- Excursions on the topic
- Leisure activities
You will also meet the following partner organisations during the program:
- Youth Club of Kölked (YCK)
- Youth Association of Pécsvárad (YAP)
- City Students’ Government of Pécs (CSGP)
- College of Advanced Studies on Social Inclusion – University Students’ Researcher Club of University of Pécs (CASSI)
Target Group
- Committed students who, in the best case, already have experience in some kind of youth community activities, e.g. if they are or have been members of youth organisations or come from rural areas themselves.
Financial support
The selected participants at the Youth Integration Lab Pécs will receive a grant to support their travel and stay. The scholarship includes a daily allowance of 79€/day for five days (including arrival and departure days), totalling 395€.
Students with fewer opportunities receive a one-off social top-up of €100 and €275 as a lump sum towards travel costs. If you decide to travel sustainably and use low-emission means of transport such as bus, train or carpooling for the main part of the journey, you will receive an additional financial bonus. Feel free to contact us!
Program
You can find the current program here.
Accommodation
Rooms have been reserved at the Fordan Hotel in Pécs, where the Youth Integration Lab will also take place. You are also welcome to contact our colleagues in Pécs for tips on other accommodation.
If you are interested, please send your application documents by 16 February with a letter of motivation (max. 1 page), CV & certificate of study to: info@educ-alliance.eu
Youth Integration Lab Potsdam ‘Participation and urban diversity in modern cities’ from 16 - 18 October 2024
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The detailed program from 16 - 18 October 2024
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EDUC Youth Integration Labs 2024-26
| Host University | Topic | Time |
| Paris Nanterre | Diversity and Disability & Gender Inequalities | April 2024 |
| Potsdam | Youth Participation in Urban Spaces, Urban Diversity | October 2024 |
| Pécs | Active Citizenship in Underprivileged Groups | April 2025 |
| Cagliari | Empowering Youth through Education | Fall 2025 |
| Jaume I | Diversity and Disability & Gender Inequalitie | Spring 2026 |
| Brno | How Artificial Are We? | Fall 2026 |