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Activity Details (ID# 22989)

Title: European Knowledge Centre for Youth Policy (EKCYP) Correspondents meeting 
Description: The meeting of correspondents has been convened to

- introduce new EKCYP-correspondents to the EKCYP-project and their duties
- update all EKCYP-correspondents on the political framework of the EKCYP
- discuss progress of knowledge provision on youth policy in EKCYP
- present the draft country information sheets on the transversal topics (youth employment, health, social inclusion,
etc.) and discuss further needs regarding their development
- exchange experiences regarding the EKCYP-correspondents tasks
- discuss the strengthening of networking on national and European level with the European Network of Experts on
Youth Research and Participation

Meeting agenda below

Monday, 13th October

Introduction session for (new) EKCYP-correspondents

09.30 Welcome and introduction round

09.45 Introduction to the European Knowledge Centre for Youth Policy Philipp Boetzelen, Partnership Programme

11.30 Presentation of the correspondents tasks
- Country sheets
- Questionnaires
- Transversal topics

12.45 Lunch


Session for all EKCYP-correspondents


14.00 Information exchange on the correspondent’s national working context and needs of support (tour de table)

14:30 Interest in and feedback on questionnaires and country sheets
Ekaterini Karanika, European Commission

15:00 Information on further development of other EKCYP-features Philipp Boetzelen and Carole Schnitzler, Partnership Programme

- Youth policy themes
- Discussion forum and E-mail adresses for EKCYP-correspondents
- Amendments to glossary and library
- Country fact sheets on transversal topics
- Linking the EKCYP with national web-portals

16.00 Coffee/tea break

16:30 Discussion of further support measures for EKCYP-correspondents

17:00 Information on developments at national level having regard to or effects on the provision of knowledge on youth via the EKCYP

AOB


Joint meeting of the EKCYP Correspondents and the European Network of Experts on Youth Research

Tuesday, 14th October

9:30 Opening of the Joint meeting

Official welcome words
Hans-Joachim Schild, Partnership Programme
Ulrich Bunjes, DYS, Council of Europe
Ekaterini Karanika, European Commission

Adoption of the agenda

Introductions (tour de table)

Updates:

Council of Europe
- The Conference of Ministers Kiev, 10-11 October and Agenda 2020 (Strategy Paper on the CoE youth policy) Ulrich Bunjes, DYS, Council of Europe
- National youth policy reviews and advisory missions, youth policy sythesis report, Howard Williamson, Glamorgan University, UK

European Commission, Ekaterini Karanika, European Commission
- Evaluation of the Open Method of Coordination
- Youth Report 2009
- Update on the European Network of Youth Knowledge
Other undertakings of the Commission in the youth research field

11:30 Youth Research Partnership, Hans-Joachim Schild, Partnership Programme
- Updates on the Parthership sectorial group and consultation meeting
- Research seminars and publications, youth policy seminars Marta Medlinska, Partnership Programme
- EKCYP Philipp Boetzelen, Partnership Programme
- Thematic expert workshops, Hanjo Schild, Partnership Programme
- Seminar on the history of youth work and its implications for youth policy, Filip Coussee, Ghent University, Belgium
- MA European Youth Studies, Charles Berg, University of Luxemburg

13:00 Lunch

14:30 Introduction of the evaluation of the youth research and policy strand of the Youth Partnership. Maria-Carmen Pantea, “Babes Bolyai” University, Romania
Feedbacks, discussion.


16:30 Presentation of the provisional findings on the transversal topics.
Discussion on additional sources of data, geographic/thematic extension, usability of results, future updating etc. Marta Medlinska and Philipp Boetzelen, Partnership Programme


Wednesday, 15th October

9:30 Key research issues and activity in particular countries and on pan-European level – information on other research activities.

11:30 Discussion on cooperation and synergies between the Network of Experts on Youth Research and EKCYP Correspondents.

13:00 Lunch


14:30 Preparation session with regard to the next quality group on EKCYP (feedback on EKCYP-features and recommendations)

Practical workshops on the creation of an expert portfolio and the use of the EKCYP-forum for correspondents.

Closing of the EKCYP Correspondents’ session

 
Status: Completed 
Date: 13/10/2008 - 15/10/2008 
Countries: All Council of Europe member states, European Union
Programme:
(with external partner)
Joint Programme EC/CoE -  
Project: Youth policy development  (2008)
Location: Strasbourg, Council of Europe
CoE Contact: BOETZELEN, Philipp email
Partners:  
Web Pages: 1 tp://www.youth-partnership.net/youth-partnership/ekcyp/EKCYP_Correspondents  
Last Modified: 19/11/2008 
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