Schuman Traineeships: Application Opening

The opening period to apply to Schuman Traineeships is coming up soon. The next one will be from 1st to 30th June 2021.

Schuman Traineeships

You might know them as Traineeships in the Secretariat, the Schuman Traineeships are just a part of the European Parliament offer to European young people. Another option is indeed the Traineeship with Members of the European Parliament. Hereby we are going to be talking about the Schuman Traineeships only.

They get their name from Robert Schuman, one of the main architects of the European integration project, responsible for over 70 years of peace and prosperity in Europe.

The Traineeships represent an opportunity for young people to undertake a valuable and meaningful experience inside the the European Institutions. Such experiences receive a monthly reimbursement and can take place in one of the European Parliament’s official places of work – Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg.

This upcoming round of Traineeships will start in October 2021 and finish in February 2022.

Why You Should Apply

There are many reasons why you should apply for the Schuman Traineeships. First of all, it is one-in-a-life experience, as you can do it just once. It provides participants with an insight into the work of the European Institutions. It also get you gain experience and training, thus enhances your education.

You can choose the field of your interest. The topic of the traineeships indeed varies on a variety of fields, such as EU internal and external policies, finance, law, multilingualism, administration, infrastructure and logistics, communication or IT.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidates eligible to apply must have the following characteristics:

• be 18+ years old;

• have the EU nationality or be from an accession/candidate country;

• hold a University degree;

• have a through knowledge of one of the official EU languages, plus a very good knowledge of a second one;

• provide an eligible criminal record;

• not have worked for the EU institutions before, for more than 2 consecutive months;

• not have been a study visitor to the EU Institutions six months prior to the beginning of the Traineeship.

How To Apply

To apply for a Schuman Traineeship take your time! It is a long process and you want to fill in all the requirements at your best.

First of all, go to the Traineeship Application Page.

Then you have to select a maximum of 3 traineeships to apply to. In case you are being shortlisted, you will then have to provide documents to prove your eligibility. Warm advice: no cheating. If afterwards you are selected, you will be receiving an official Admission Letter via email.

If you have any question, you can contact the Trainee Outreach and Recruitment Unit.

PARTICIPATE+ | YEPW: YOUTH FOR INNOCENTS online workshop

WHAT?→ Online workshop

DATE→ 29 May 2021

HOUR→ 14:00 AM (EEST)

DURATION→ 1:10h

WHERE?→ Online, Zoom Platform (*link will be sent by email to everyone who applied)

HOST/ORGANIZER→

1) IPYG (International Peace Youth Group)

2) ICDET (International Centre for Development and Education)

APPLY HERE!

Why is it important to raise awareness on the topic?

BRIEF DESCRIPTION →

The interpersonal sphere in people's lives is fundamental for the wellbeing of individuals and societies. The scientific literature underlines that one of the most important factors that can protect people against the development of mental difficulties and issues is social support: for a useful adaptation of the person it is important to be able to develop relations characterized by empathy, positive cohesion and cooperation.

Unfortunately, in this new COVID-19 era characterized by uncertainty, disorientation and isolation domestic violence has increased, having an acute impact above all on women and children’s well being.

By empowering youth we can protect the most exposed people: it is important to raise awareness about the social and relational challenges that young people have to face nowadays, spreading an education more focused on peace for our societies’ improvement.

We can prevent unjustified violence against the socially disadvantaged by creating a new youth culture, being more united and, thus, stronger!

* Each participant will receive a certificate for participating in the workshop!

Conference on the Future of Europe

The Initiative

A brand new European initiative is on place for anyone willing to participate. This is a great opportunity to raise your voice and share your ideas on the future of Europe. The European Union is indeed inviting the European citizens to take action over the Conference on the Future of Europe, to help out in shaping together the future we all want. The Conference has an online platform as room for debate. The European citizens are therefore invited to join in the discussion and express their thoughts on European challenges and priorities.

The Conference on the Future of Europe has the supervision of the three main European institutions: the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission.

Any background, origin, career and path is welcomed. It doesn’t matter where you are from, what you do or what you have studied. The Conference on the Future of Europe wants the opinion of European citizens as a whole.

After receiving and collecting the ideas, the three institutions will be doing a follow-up on them, according to their sphere of competences, through the launch of specific recommendations.

The process will be finishing by spring 2022, with conclusions and a guidance on the steps to undertake afterwards.

Participants

All the European citizens can speak up. The European Union is expecting a special commitment from young people. They want them to play a central role in shaping the future of Europe.

Tools of the Conference

The Conference on the Future of Europe provides the following initiatives:

• A multilingual digital platform: to share ideas and send online submissions, that will the topic of collection, analysis, monitoring and publication throughout the Conference; this is the place to share thoughts on Europe and the changes you want to see happening, see what others opinions, find events near you, organise your own event and follow the progress and the outcome of the Conference;

• Events: online, in-person and hybrid events with people and organisations as well as national, regional and local authorities across Europe;

• European Citizens’ Panels: to discuss different topics and put forward proposals; such citizens will be representative in terms of geographic origin, gender, age, socioeconomic background and/or level of education;

• Conference Plenaries: to ensure that the recommendations from the national and European citizens’ panels are topic of debate without discriminations. Part of the Conference Plenary will be: representatives from the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission, representatives from all national Parliaments, and citizens. Plus representatives of the Committee of the Regions and the Economic and Social Committee, the social partners, and civil society.

How To Participate

Choose from the topics and share your opinion on the matter:

• Climate change and environment;

• Health;

• A stronger economy, social justice and jobs;

• EU in the world;

• Values and rights, rule of law, security;

• Digital transformation;

• European democracy;

• Migration;

• Education, culture, youth and sport;

• Other.

Then your ideas will be object of discussion during the Conference Plenaries and inside the European Citizens’ Panels. They will then pass to and develop into official recommendations by the European Union.

As already mentioned, this is a great opportunity to develop your personal ideas and see them on display for discussion among the main European institutions. Don’t miss it out!

Go to the Conference on the Future of Europe.