Residential Seminars

The course consists of four phases stretching over a period of one and half years, including face-to-face and distance learning elements (mostly through e-learning), in which each phase and learning feature is equally important. There are three residential seminars part of this course: initial seminar in September 2009, consolidation seminar in October 2010 and an evaluation seminar in 2011.

First Residential Seminar

European Youth Centre Strasbourg (France), 20 - 30 September 2009

Consolidation Seminar

European Youth Centre Budapest (Hungary), 27 September 2010 - 5 October 2010

Evaluation Seminar

European Youth Centre Strasbourg (France), 30 April - 8 May 2011

Suzana Kaplanovic (Serbia)
I have a strong wish to improve my knowledge, to learn more and more and to exchange experience. Suzana (Serbia)
Alexandra Boudia (France)
"Ma participation à ce stage permettrait une prise en charge différente des jeunes et mener à bien les projets de mon organisation avec ce public particulier issus de ces quartiers difficiles". Alexandra (France)
Elez Bislim (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
"This course will teach me about social rights and how to access them and to raise the living standards of the Roma people in Topaana". Elez (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
Rifat Demalija (Albania)
"During this course I will develop my competences in combating social exclusion of youngsters". Rifat (Albania)
Samiuela Elone (Finland)
Taking part in this course i will learn new tools for working with disadvantaged young people and skills on project development. Samiuela (Finland)
Fransua  Tulikunkiko (Russian Federation)
L'échange de bonnes pratiques avec d'autres participants me permettrons de collecter et réaliser des idées novatrices parmi les jeunes de ma région qui restent défavorisés. Fransua (Russian Federation)
Marco Paulo Laranjeira dos Santos (Estonia)
In this course we will approach new methods working on an issue that is the base of our daily activities. Marco (Estonia)
Ihar Zahumionau (Belarus)
This course will enhance the capacity of my organisation to initiate and lead youth activities. Ihar (Belarus)
Agshin Asgarov (Azerbaijan)
I hope this course will increase possibilities of our organisation to set up new projects with young people. Agshin (Azerbaijan)
Alex Collop (United Kingdom)
My participation in this course will help us enormously in our committment to ensure that young people are nurtured adequately to make positive choices in the future. Alex (UK)
Tania  Tisheva (Bulgaria)
This course could broaden the perspective for implementation of new methods for youth work that will improve our approach with young people from marginalised communities in Bulgaria. Tania (Bulgaria)
Biljana Vasilevska (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
My participation in this course will improve the capacity of my organisation and develop our work. Biljana (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
Rami Al-khamisi (Sweden)
I want to learn how to use participatory exercises, all elements of running and organising a project. Rami (Sweden)
Fiona  Joyce (Ireland)
I believe that this course will also make me better equipped to combat the issues of conflict and exclusion currently facing our community. Fiona (Ireland)
Karen  Mkhitaryan (Armenia)
I expect to gain competences in developing and running a youth project for social inclusion. Karen (Armenia)
Lysiane Schmitz (Belgium)
Ce stage pourrait apporter une dimension internationale à la connaissance d'autres réalités de quartiers. Lysiane (Belgium)
Mary  Drosopoulos (Greece)
My aim is to educate and sensitize young people and this course would be a wonderful opportunity to explore new possibilities. Mary(Greece)
Mohammed  Marfoq (Italy)
Ce stage va offrir la possibilité de continuer et de renforcer un travail qui est déja réalisé dans les quartiers défavorisés, comme il offre aussi un champs d'échange d'éxpériences et des outils de travail. Mohammed (Morocco)
Sean Pettis (United Kingdom)
The aims and objectives of this course are deeply related to our mission statement of ‘building democratic communities together’. Sean (UK)
Danijela  Lovric (Croatia)
By my participation in this course we will be able to work to provide opportunities for our volunteers to participate on activities that interests them, enabling them to grow and learn. Danijela (Croatia)
Dynka  Amorim (Portugal)
My participation in this course could be important and useful, because we promote peer education initiatives, intercultural dialogue, social inclusion. Dynka (Portugal)
Sintija Lase
I hope this training course could give us more tools to work more effectively with youngsters with fewer opportunities. Sintija (Latvia)
Eleonora  Poposka (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
With the knowledge I'll acquire and experiences I'll gather through this course, I will be able to help improving the life of young people. Eleonora (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
Abdenour Ladji
Ce stage se situé comme passeur d’informations et connaissances auprès des acteurs socioculturels et des institutions sur les droits humains. Abdenour (France)
Federico  Tsucalas
Through this course I will get the competences to develop a concrete project with young people and involve them in every single step of the activities. Federico (Italy)
Julie  Mercier
Ce stage permettra échanger avec d’autres personnes travaillant avec un public venant de quartiers défavorisés, pour enrichir notre propre travail. Julie (France)
Badia  Loukili-Raihani
Renforcer mes compétences comme je suis nouvelle médiatrice au quartier, et que surtout je veux mener un projet avec les jeunes de ce quartier surtout les filles. Badia (France)
Sandra  Rabbow
This course would be very valuable to gain new knowledge about human and social rights and their possible applications. Sandra (Germany)
Balázs Lettner
I am interested in cross-boarder, regional development in order to develop international partnerships. Balázs (Hungary)
Ozlem Yavuzkan
Eva  Matarranz Carracedo