European Forum of Students for Legality, Turin and Brussels

Deadline: 11 November 2010
Open to: students from all over Europe (Eu and non-EU)
Venue: Turin, Italy from the 5th- 7thDecember 2010 and Brussels,Belgium from 8th-10th December 2010
Fee: Board, lodging, local transport to facilities and trip from Turin to Brussels and back will be fully covered by the organizer. Participants shall receive 70% reimbursement from the travel expenses

FLARE – Freedom, Legality and Rights in Europe would like to present to you its following international event: European Forum of Students for Legality, that will take place in the European Capital of Youth – Turin, Italy from the 5 to 7 of December 2010.

After the end of the event, participants will have the opportunity to join a bigger FLARE event on the topic of globalisation and the struggle against organised crime in Europe in the ‘capital of the EU’, Brussels, Belgium on 9 and 10 of December 2010. The forum is promoted by FLARE Network and coordinated together with the students’ organizations at the University of Turin UniLIbera and Studenti Indipendenti.

Objective

The goal of the forum is to provide space for sharing knowledge and experiences between 30 students from different European countries who have been involved in student movements and initiatives which voiced the students needs for freedom of expression, students rights and equality, anti-corruption in the higher education system etc.

Based on the shared knowledge the participants of the forum should come up with their own Student Declaration for Legality which should be used as a international tool for advocacy for students rights and freedoms trough out Europe. This document will be drafted by the students and distributed by them to their colleagues and student organizations at their Universities.

After the realisation of the declaration, participants will travel to Brussels (Dec 8 ) to attend a conference on the topic of globalization and struggle against organised crime on 9 and 10 of December where they will have the chance to visit the European Parliament, and present their work and product to a bigger international community.

On the 10th December they will travel back to Turin and departure to their home countries.

Eligibility

Undergraduate and post graduate (current or recent) students coming from European countries (EU and non-EU). Experience and engagement with student movements and student organizations is a plus.

Fees

Board and lodging as well as local transport to facilities will be fully covered by the organizer. Trip from Turin to Brussels and back is also covered by the organizer.

Participants shall receive 70% reimbursement from the travel expenses not exceeding 350 eur.

Application

Fill in the application form available here, and sent it to the following e-mail adress, before 11th November 2010, nina.pavlovska@flarenetwork.org

Contact

Nina Pavlovska
nina.pavlovska@flarenetwork.org
Skype: FLARE21

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