Youth participation and inclusion - Also after the EU Year of Youth

15.11.2022 10.30Updated: 24.11.2022 8.22

Join the online seminar on 7 December 2022 organized by the City of Espoo in collaboration with Eurocities in Helsinki EU Office, Brussels.

The timely EU Year of Youth is drawing towards its end - what are the key lessons learnt? Dialogue between the youth and the decision makers is vital - what was the result, when in 26 cities the mayors got mentored by young Future Mentors(external link, opens in a new window) about the future of their city? And most importantly, how do we build future-proof cities and societies where the young people thrive and feel like belonging?

Welcome to the seminar organized by the City of Espoo in collaboration with Eurocities to learn the best practices of youth inclusion on local level, to hear the recommendations from the young generations themselves and to share your ideas!

Date: 7.12.2022

Place: online, link to webinar(external link, opens in a new window) / Helsinki EU Office, Rue Guimard 7, Brussels

Programme

According to Central European Time (CET)

11.00 Welcoming remarks - Active and included youth is the best asset to a future-proof city. Jukka Mäkelä, Mayor of Espoo

11.10 Keynote: European Year of Youth - key learnings. Karen Vandewghe, Deputy Head of Unit for Youth, Volunteer Solidarity and Traineeship Office, DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture

11.20 Commentary: How Eurocities encourage youth participation in cities? André Sobczak, Secretary General, Eurocities

11.25 Commentary: Youth participation. European Youth Forum, Speaker TBC

Concrete examples from local level on youth participation and inclusion

11.30 Future Mentors Programme - key learnings

11.40 Lien Snoeck, Participation officer Youth Service City of Ghent. Jente Goddemaer, Participation manager Ghent European Youth Capital 2024

11.50 Olha Bondarenko, Strategic Advisor on Citizen Engagement, City of Eindhoven

12.00 Panel Discussion - How to build a future-proof city where the next generation thrives? Future Mentors and youth representatives

12.30 Light lunch and networking

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