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Do you vote in the European elections?
Do you vote in the European elections?


The European Youth Forum would like to invite you to take this League of Young Voters Survey! It is created to evaluate the 2009 European elections.

 

With filling in this survey, you let the Forum know:

What issues you think are important for young people;
Whether the information you got in 2009 was clear;
Whether the information you got in 2009 was youth-friendly;
Whether you think the elections are useful?

The surve …
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EUCIS-LLL new publication is out!
EUCIS-LLL new publication is out!
EUCIS-LLL has released a new publication on the social dimension of education and training. In times of crisis and constant change, it is vital to invest in European citizens, the best capital of Europe!

EUCIS-LLL supports initiatives that want to correct social, economic and cultural inequalities. The publication calls for a stronger fight against poverty and exclusion. It contains best practices from its members, such as OBESSU's 'Light o …
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What do you do against homophobic bullying?
What do you do against homophobic bullying?
The United Nations are on a world-wide search for facts on homophobia and want to know what you do to fight these human rights violations.
Education International (EI) welcomes this initiative and wants to help UNESCO gather good practices on homophobic bullying in educational institutions.

Last June, the UN expressed concern about homophobia and gender based violence.  The Human Rights Council passed a resolution on ’Human rights, …
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Wanted: Two million new teachers
Wanted: Two million new teachers
On the 5th October, the United Nations celebrated World Teachers’ Day. This celebration was overshadowed by a warning: there is a global shortage of teachers. 6 million new teachers are needed to meet the Millennium Development Goal. This internationally agreed goal aims to have universal primary education by 2015. Mostly African regions struggle with a chronic lack of teachers.

At least one million extra posts are needed in sub-Saharan Afr …
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Would you recommend VET?
Would you recommend VET?
Half of all European students are enrolled in Vocational Education and Training of some sort, making it one of the biggest educational sectors in Europe. But when only 27% says they would recommend this form of education to other people (according to a Eurobarometer published by the European Commission), something is not right.
Looking closer into the findings of the survey there are some very good results suggesting that VET is an education bas …
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