Entrepreneurship has proven to be a field of growing interest for young people all over Europe. Provoking not only their creativity but also their leadership and analytical skills, and fostering cooperation, it offers life-long learning opportunities and a chance to develop essential digital competencies. On the other hand, the EU Youth Strategy (2019-2027) emphasizes the importance of quality education, quality employment and inclusiveness for all young individuals. In this context, entrepreneurship can be considered as an effective tool to 1) help young individuals when it comes to their entry into the labor market, 2) to enable the promotion of the EU Youth Strategy and the 11 Youth Goals and 3) to contribute to inclusive communities.
The Youth Exchange E(U)ntrepreneurs: Promoting Europe through Entrepreneurship will be focused on educating young people on the specifics of entrepreneurship and fostering their entrepreneurial mindset. The YE will motivate participants to create and develop their entrepreneurial ideas through various interactive activities and NFIL learning methods. Additionally, the European Youth Goals #7 – Quality Employment for All, #8 – Quality Learning and #9 – Space and Participation for All will foster participants’ understanding and engagement in activities to improve their teamwork, entrepreneurial knowledge and skills. After being introduced to the EYGs through NFIL tools, participants will be divided into international teams to come up with their original entrepreneurial ideas to promote and assist the realization of the aims presented by each of the three EYGs.
The specific objectives of the project are:
- To educate participants on the EU’s main policy fields related to quality learning, quality employment and inclusiveness
- To enhance young people’s understanding of the European Youth Strategy (and the EYGs)
- To raise awareness of the challenges that young people face during their educational and career path (resp. to suggest solutions within their entrepreneurial concepts)
- To facilitate the exchange of entrepreneurial knowledge, key concepts and skills
- To foster a proactive approach when designing and implementing entrepreneurial ideas
- To actively involve participants in influencing other young people’s entrepreneurial
interests - To encourage participants when designing original entrepreneurial ideas focused on the aims of EYGs #7 – Quality Employment for All, #8 – Quality Learning and #9 – Space and Participation for All
Venue: Varna, Bulgaria
Duration: 31 May – 6 June 2024
Countries: Bulgaria, Slovenia, Romania and North Macedonia
Participants: 20 young people
Infopack is available here.
Apply to 10 May: Registration form for Bulgarian participants.
The project is funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ program.
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