Call for Serbian participants - TC on EVS in Macedonia

Youth  in action Programme Action 3.1. Training course. Join the training and join the network!!! ”TOSHYLO 2.0”

Training Opportunity for Sending &Hosting Youngsters with Less Opportunities

A 5 days Training course for youth workers representing organisations who are interested in sending  and hosting young people ( 16 – 30 years)  and wish to join the  establishing of an international structured network to create  EVS projects for the target group.

Target Group:

Youth workers (18+), working directly with young people (aged 16-30yrs) facing difficulties in terms of social Inclusion.

Working Language:

English

Aim:

To motivate & empower participants to  improve the quality of EVS projects for youngsters with less opportunities and sustained by the joining of the organization to a new established network, only for EVS projects for the target group.

Objectives

• To bring a clear view on the possibilities of EVS projects for youngster with less opportunities.
• Raising the awareness that an international youth project can have a deeper personal impact then assumed at first sight, and creates opportunities for a different (non formal) approach towards the   youngster(s). As a part of a long term pathway.
• Stimulating long term cooperation between similar international organizations to create regular EVS opportunities for youngsters from the target group.
• Prevention of potential troubles and difficulties during EVS projects.
• to provide pedagogical support and time for the participants to develop their own  projects in the frame of the Youth in action program and in particular in EVS.
• to support the inter cultural and inter professional exchange between participants

Costs:

Travel costs:  70 % of the real travel costs will be covered by the “YOUTH in Action” program of the European commission (if the real cost does not go beyond the estimated cost in the application). Accommodation costs (program, food and hotel) will be covered by the “YOUTH in Action” program of the European commission.

Time plan and venue:

Date of the training: Friday 4^th of May (arrival and start day) till Wednesday 9^th of May (departure day) 2012.

Venue:  Macedonia – Kavadarci (hotel UNIPALAS):

Web page: http://unipalas.com.mk/eng/index.html?hitArea=undefined

Group and duration:

24 participants, all coming from the following countries: Macedonia, Serbia, Belgium and Slovenia ( each country : 6 participants)

Priority will be given to organizations :

* who wish to send AND also will make the commitment  to host!

* who are also open to work with minors (16+)

* who wish to join the network

* who are prepared to invest time for this development, before and after the TC

* who will send professional workers. (or long term volunteers who made a clear engagement!)

Outcomes:

The increase of quality of EVS projects and the establishment (by making a charter and action plan) of a new developed network, for the benefit of young people facing difficulties in terms of social inclusion.

Trainers:

Henk Persyn: Belgian, working with youngsters facing juridical and social problems. Experienced in sending and hosting volunteers of the target group.  

Dragan Atanasov: Macedonian, has a large experience in international cooperation and networking. Free lance trainer for SALTO-YOUTH SEE.

To apply:

If you and your organization are interested to take part at the project, please send us your details and the travel details before 25^th of April by email.

Download the registration form by clicking here.

Contact:
Dragan MARKOSKI

markoski@kreaktiv.mk

+38978238885

Uradi nešto! – konkurs za podršku građanskom aktivizmu

Telekom Srbija pokreće portal Uradi nešto! kako bi motivisao gradjane da sami predlože i realizuju projekat koji doprinosi pozitivnim promenama u njihovom neposrednom okruženju.

Na portalu www.uradinesto.rs će se odvijati konkurs, a pojedinci, udruženja ili institucije koji predlože projekte za poboljšanje uslova života, svog okruženja, unapređenje infrastrukture, socijalne inkluzije, kulture, obrazovanja, i osvoje najviše glasova građana, od Telekoma Srbija će dobiti potrebna sredstava za realizaciju svojih ideja.

http://www.uradinesto.rs/Content/Kako.aspx?sid=1066#

Uslovima konkursa predviđeno je da za jedan projekat može biti izdvojeno najviše 500.000 dinara, a ukupan budžet za prvi ciklus konkursa iznosi 4 miliona dinara. Telekom Srbija planira da tokom jedne godine u dva navrata organizuje konkurs na koji će građani moći da prijavljuju svoje projekte.

Za svaku dobru ideju potrebno je osmisliti sve neophodne korake - realno isplanirati sredstva, uverljivo objasniti ideju putem video snimka ili prezentacije, i prijaviti je na portaluwww.uradinesto.rs. Svi zainteresovani kreativni pojedinci i organizacije koji žele da učestvuju na konkursu, treba da se do 3. juna registruju na portalu www.uradinesto.rs, popune jednostavan on-line formular i prilože kratak video snimak ili prezentaciju kako bi dodatno predstavili svoju ideju. Pobednike će izabrati posetioci portala koji će, nakon isteka prijavnog roka, od 11. do 24. juna glasati za najinventivnije i najsvrsishodnije predloge. Predlozi koji dobiju najviše glasova građana biće realizovani uz finansijsku podršku Telekoma Srbija.

Konkurs Uradi nešto! osmišljen je kako bi građanima omogućio da urade nešto u šta oni veruju, a što istovremeno dopinosi pozitivnoj promeni u sredini u kojoj žive. U skladu sa inovativnim pristupom korporativnoj filantropiji, Telekom Srbija je ponudio platformu Uradi nešto! kao mehanizam dugoročne podrške građanskom aktivizmu u Srbiji kroz upotrebu novih medija i motivisanje građana da se izbore za svoje ideje.

Pozivamo zato sve pojedince, udruženja i institucije, koji imaju ideju kako da u svojoj sredini urade nešto za dobrobit svih, da svoje predloge do 3. juna prijave na portalu www.uradinesto.rs i pozovu druge da glasaju za njih kako bi mogli da ostvare svoju zamisao.

Kada radiš za sebe, to je posao. Kada uradiš nešto za druge, to je delo. Аko želiš da deluješ u korist zajednice, tu smo da te podržimo.

Zajedno za zajednicu, ti i Telekom Srbija.

Za dodatne informacije, obratite nam se putem mejla na info@uradinesto.rs

Stažiranje – Prakse za studente ekonomije i prava u IPF

Konkurs za praksu raspisuje Institut za pravo i finansije d.o.o. na pozicijama pravnik-saradnik i ekonomista-saradnik

Konkurs je otvoren od 17.4.2012. do 15.5.2012., a sama praksa će početi 15.5. i trajati u skladu sa obavezama praktikanata i po dogovoru (minimum 1 mesec, a maksimalno 3 meseca).

Praksa je namenjena studentima druge, treće i četvrte godine Pravnih i Ekonomskih fakulteta,pravnicima i masterima prava kao i svršenim ekonomistima i masterima ekonomije.Praktikant će biti na poziciji pravnik-saradnik, a broj raspoloživih mesta nije određen.

Praksa je plaćena: NE.

Praksa je pogodna za osobe sa invaliditetom. Ukoliko imate određeni invaliditet, naznačite to u prijavi, kako bismo mogli da u potpunosti budemo sigurni da je praksa pogodna za Vas.

Uslovi koje praktikant mora da ispuni (ekonomista – saradnik), (pravnik – saradnik) :

- Student minimum druge godine bilo kog fakulteta koji izučava pravo sa bilo kog Univerziteta koji je sa prostora bilo koje ex Yu države;
- Ozbiljnost u radu;
- Doslednost u dogovorima i ispunjenju obaveza.

Uslovi koje praktikant mora da ispuni : (ekonomista-saradnik)

- Analiza tržišta;
- Istraživanja u domenu finansija i povezanih;
- Pisanje tekstova u domenu finansija.

Uslovi koje praktikant mora da ispuni : (pravnik-saradnik)

- Analiza i istraživanje u domenu prava i povezanih grana;
- Pisanje tekstova u domenu prava.

Kako aplicirati?

Aplikant treba da pošalje popunjem aplikacioni formular na e-mail office@ipf.rs

Više informacija o Institutu za pravo i finansije možete naći na internet prezentaciji Instituta

“Inclusion of economically threatened young people through volunteering” - CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

Purpose of the training & Profile of   participants:

International training “Inclusion of economically threatened young people through volunteering” is intended for in total 30 young men and women from Serbia, Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece who face social and economic exclusion due to unemployment and financial difficulties produced by today’s unfavorable economic climate and lack of jobs for young people. Participants from other countries can’t be accepted.

This training is especially intended for those young people who didn’t before participate in international education events for young people, although the participation is also open for other youngsters who did.

We are organizing this training because we feel that young people, especially those who are economically threatened and potentially faced with some sort of social and economic exclusion aren’t very much motivated to volunteer. Therefore, we want to use this project to motivate these youngsters for volunteering and help them realize benefits volunteering can offer to them in terms of personal, social and professional advancement. This effort will also be beneficial for advancement of their social and economic status, as well as it will bring benefits to communities in which project participants live.

Working language of the training will be English. However, limited interpretation and linguistic support will be available for a number of participants who speak only basic English.

Venue:

Training will be hosted at Hotel “Gros” in Leskovac. Accommodation and food are paid by the organizer.

Leskovac is easily accessible and is on the route of largest railroad and highway routes in Serbia. The city is ~280km south of Belgrade and ~40km south of Nis.

All participants will have to come to Leskovac in their own arrangement, usually by bus or train.

70% of total travel costs incurred will be reimbursed. Travel costs reimbursement will only be possible in the amount of presented bus/train tickets! Participants are strongly encouraged to buy return tickets whenever possible.

More specific info concerning all logistical issues will be given to selected participants.

Selection notification is expected by April 25^th 2012, at the latest.

Application deadline:

Please send your application to  yia@ngoserbia.com e-mail address no later than April 20^th, 2012. Late applications will be refused.

If you need to download application forms go to http://www.ngoserbia.com/

Springboard to Inclusion Innovative Youth Initiatives in the Balkans, Croatia

Deadline: 20 April 2012
Open to: 30 youth workers from the Balkans and from other countries in Europe (2/3 of participants from the Balkans and 1/3 from other countries)
Venue: 2nd– 8th June 2012, Groznjan, Croatia
Costs: Accommodation and food provided, 70% of travel costs will be reimbursed + there will be a small participation fee

Description

In 2008 Youth Express Network (Y-E-N) organised in the Balkans a mobile seminar called “Balkan Tour”. The main objective was the promotion of intercultural dialogue and active participation of youth in Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as development of future projects between the different local participating organizations. “Balkan Tour” gathered 28 youth, social workers and young artists who organised debates, creative local events on the topic of participation of young people, intercultural dialogue and Human Rights Education. This project was co-financed by the Youth in Acton Programme and the European Youth Foundation.

In 2012, four years after this successful and unforgettable Balkan Tour project, Y-E-N wants to come back to the Balkans in order to get inspired by the innovative youth initiatives from the region.

Project

In June 2012 Y-E-N will organise the seminar “Springboard to Inclusion – Innovative Youth Initiatives in the Balkans”, gathering 30 youth workers from the Balkans and from other countries in Europe (2/3 of participants from the Balkans and 1/3 from other countries), involved in local initiatives related to social inclusion of young people or willing to develop projects in this area.

The seminar will focus on case studies, transferability and adaptability of projects in different contexts, creativity and innovation. “Springboard to Inclusion” aims to be a factory of ideas! Social inclusion of young people and the issue “living together” will be transversal topics in the whole programme.

Objectives

1. Exchange of good practices on social inclusion and access of social rights
2. Presentation of youth innovative initiatives
3. Creation of a safe place to allow participants to “experiment” and develop innovative projects
4. Make a link between issues on social inclusion and Human Rights: Social rights are Human Rights!

Dates and Venue

The seminar “Springboard to inclusion – Innovative Youth Initiatives in the Balkans” will take place in Groznjan, Croatia, from the 2nd until the 8thof June 2012 (Arrivals on the 1st and departures on the 9th June 2012).

Please note that non EU citizens might need visa!

Costs

Travel expenses will be 70% reimbursed and the visa costs 100%. Nevertheless, the organizers kindly ask you to try to find cheap flight/train/bus tickets.

Please consult Youth Express Network office before booking your flight: y-e-n@wanadoo.fr

The reimbursement will be done by bank transfer only after Y-E-N has received your boarding passes (2 ways) scanned and then sent by post.

Full board and lodging will be provided by Y-E-N (3 meals per day + 2 coffee breaks). Participants will be sharing rooms in a hotel. If you have any special needs, please inform the organizers  using the attached application form.

Participation fee: A participation fee will be asked. To be fair, this amount is calculated according to the World Bank Growth Domestic Product/ capita (2011), related to the country of residency of the participant. The amount is always between 20 and 40 Euros.

Eligibility

Youth leaders, youth workers, social workers and volunteers who are involved in projects of social inclusion of young people.

Application

The application forms need to be sent to y-e-n@wanadoo.fr with the subject “Sprinboard to Inclusion”: application

The deadline for sending the application is April 20th 2012.

The Official Call

Belgrade Security Forum 2012

Description

The organizers of the Belgrade Security Forum are pleased to invite to submit proposal papers for the second Belgrade Security Forum (BSF) to be held on September 20-22, 2012. The Forum is the biggest international security conference in Southeast Europe each year gathering several hundred top level policy and decision makers, NGO leaders, experts, academics and journalists. The overarching topic of this year’s Forum will be Coping with the Crisis: Challenges for Security and Democracy. The Belgrade Security Forum is a unified event divided into two portions: an academic event on the first day, and a policy portion encompassing the next two days. The subtopic of the academic event will be “Security Community Building: Bridging the Theory/Policy Divide”. All accepted papers will be presented during the academic portion (September 20) of the Forum. The aim of the academic event is to feed scholarly insights into the policy portion (September 21-22) of the Belgrade Security Forum.

Eligibility

Security scholars and researchers are welcome to apply. The organizers are welcoming papers which offer challenging, innovative and policy oriented ideas on how to better overcome gaps between theory and practice in security community building. They are specifically interested in papers drawing on the recent “practice turn” in International Relations and Security Studies. They are also willing to consider submissions dealing with the impact of economic crisis on regional security as well as the regional level of analysis more generally.

Venue

the conference will be held from 20 – 22 September 2012 in Belgrade, Serbia. The organizers will financially support travel and accommodation expenses of selected participants on needs basis. After the conference all papers will be peer-reviewed for publication in the Journal of Regional Security (formerWestern Balkans Security Observer), academic journal of the Belgrade Center for Security Policy.

Application

Participants will be selected on the basis of their application. All submissions are required to contain the applicant’s CV (up to 2 pages) attached to his/her paper proposal (up to 400 words). Submissions should be made electronically to office@ccmr-bg.org entitled “Call for paper proposals for BSF 2012”. The applicants should clearly state whether they would like to be considered for accomodation and travel grant.

Incomplete applications will be excluded from our review. All successful candidates will be contacted by 1 May at the latest.

The deadline for submissions is 15 April 2012

The Official Website

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL SARAJEVO 2012 "TAILORING TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE"

Association "PRAVNIK" together with the partner organization Konrad Adenauer Stiftung – Rule of Law Program South East Europe is proud to open the application process for the

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL SARAJEVO 2012

"TAILORING TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE"

18 – 28 JULY 2012

WHAT:

Association "PRAVNIK" together with the partner organization Konrad Adenauer Stiftung-Rule of Law Program South East Europe will be offering International Summer School Sarajevo 2012 course on Tailoring Transitional Justice from 18 – 28 July 2012

WHERE:

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Accommodation is offered at the Franciscan Students' Hostel in double bedded rooms. The Hostel is at 15 minute walking distance from the city centre in safe and peaceful surroundings.

WHY:

To empower future decision makers to work to establish the Rule of Law and Human Rights system in transitional countries.
To widen theoretical and practical skills of participants.
To influence changes in transitional countries towards sustainable Rule of Law and the respect of Human Rights.

ELIGIBILITY:

The program encourages applications from graduate and PhD students of law and related disciplines (under the age of 35); including a limited number of undergraduate students and young professionals from South East Europe, Europe and the US.

PARTICIPATION FEE:

200€ for accommodation, meals and working materials. Students from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, the Republic of Moldova, and Serbia are eligible to apply for a participation fee reduction of 50%.

Travel costs are not covered by this fee and each participant should take care of personal travel arrangements.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 30 APRIL 2011.

If you are interested, all other relevant information are available on the

ISSS 2012 official website

www.pravnik-online.info or contact us at info@pravnik-online.info.

info@pravnik-online.info
http://www.pravnik-online.info

Call for papers – Countries of the European Neighborhood Policy

Description

The call for papers on the subject “Countries of the European Neighborhood Policy East and South: particular issues and common solutions for sustainable development of Europe” is now open.

This contest is provided by Youth Club “Social Diplomacy” (Russia), jointly with The Autonomous non-commercial organization “Center For Socio-political Studies ‘Premier’” (Russia).

Background:

As you know the program of the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) is a new approach of the European Union to neighboring countries to strengthen relations between the EU and its neighbors and co-operation on the security and prosperity establishment, ”the ring of friendly countries” on the borders of the European Union. ENP is also designed to give the EU neighboring countries a possibility of closer cooperation with the EU in politics, security, economy and culture. In this case 6 out of 16 countries in the program are included in the ENP (the Black Sea region particularly) Eastern Partnership, historically associated with socio-cultural processes taking place in Eastern Europe (Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine) and the Southern Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia). But the main idea is to create a joint research ground to explore and highlight existing issues and barriers in several macro-regions and platforms: ENP EAST, ENP SOUTH (e.g. Arab Spring), Eastern Partnership and the Black Sea region with active role of Turkey and Russia.

The competition aims:

To conduct a survey by the most active young researchers on proposed issues and region development with a primary focus on macro-ENP (within different dimensions East and South), and in connection with the Black Sea region processes to develop mutually shared scenarios of local problems solving and to facilitate a sustainable development of Europe.

The competition objectives:

• identify key problem areas and potential for cooperation in the relationship of macro-ENP (EAST and SOUTH) and theBlack Searegion to identify successful practices of interaction with the EU institutions;
• create a strong research interest among young experts to develop a communication space and joint research projects;
• establish a network of experts on the macro-ENP and theBlack Searegion interaction, including in order to replicate successful practices of interaction with the EU institutions;
• formulate and convey practical advice on sustainable development for various actors in macro socio-political sphere of the ENP and theBlack Searegion and the EU institutions.

Key subjects of the works:

• Geopolitical factors of macro-ENP (East and South)  and theBlack Searegion in the context of international cooperation;
• Internal and external key socio-political factors of macro-region development;
• Prospects and problems of macro-economic cooperation among the ENP and theBlack Searegion;
• Security problems in the macro-ENP (East and South) and theBlack Searegion, including the pending inter-state conflict and peacekeeping initiatives. The influence of public diplomacy to conflict resolution process;
• Intercultural dialogue: its process in macro-ENP (East, South, EaP, theBlack Searegion, Euromed) and existing barriers, possible overcoming methods.
• Human rights dimension and women empowerment (especially due East and South dimensions).
• The role and activities of Russia’s socio-political processes in the macro ENP (East and South) and theBlack Sea as well as cooperation with European institutions;
• Non-governmental sector – current situation and development trends, the work of international funds on a territory of macro-region;
• Ethno-cultural and ethno-political problems of macro-region modern migrations;
• Youth interaction and policy of macro-region;
• Possibilities of joint collaboration within ENP East and South – its dimensions, areas, common problems and reconciliation methods.

Eligibility

Requirements for authors:

• Age - 20-40 years;
• Type of duties – students, graduates, PhD and PhD students, researchers, educational institutions, government agencies and civil society organizations, media personnel and other professionals who are interested in this subject.
• Citizenship - authors must be citizens of the following countries: all countries of the European Union, Euromed region, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Georgia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine.
• Language – English.

Requirements for publications:

• Harvard Referencing Style
• 2500 words maximum

Application

• All texts are supposed to be sent to: seacooperation@gmail.com
• You should place a summary before the main text including: issue urgency, used arguments, conclusions.
• Please, provide your personal information by the next scheme:

Second name, First name,

place of work/study,

occupation,

contact information – e-mail and mobile phone. 

Costs and Prize

Participation is free (no fees).  The best papers collection on aspects and the main factors affecting on the development of macro-regions is planned to be published. The collection will have all the details of the official scientific publication (BBK, ISBN, referees and others).

Collection is scheduled to send to all authors of the articles included in the publication, as well as all interested states and non-profit institutions of these macro-regions.

Specialized workshops are supposed to be conducted. Participants will be selected due to results of the contest. The exact time and place will be announced separately in the second information letter.

The full call for papers can be found on the following link.

The previous papers collections is attached here to demonstrate the results.

The Official Website