The Centre international de formation européenne (CIFE, Nice/Berlin), the Cooperation and Development Institute (Tirana), the Association Bourgogne Balkans Express (Dijon) and SciencesPo Environnement (Dijon are pleased to announce our upcoming project, with generous support by the French-German Youth Office (OFAJ/DFJW):

Ideas and Action for Europe: Energy and Environment in the 21st century

Our programme offers an exceptional opportunity for young citizens from Albania, France and Germany to meet, work and engage in energy and environmental issues across Europe. You will enhance theoretical and practical knowledge and apply it in expert discussions, field trips and a final symposium.

WORKSHOPS:

The programme consists of a series of three workshops including a final symposium:

Berlin, Germany:        Sat, 25. November – Fri, 1. December 2017

Dijon, France:               Sun, 25. February – Sat, 03. March 2018

Tirana, Albania:          Sun, 27. May – Sat, 02. June 2018

The interactive programme foresees visits to key public institutions and private organisations, field trips to sites of interest for energy and environmental issues, discussions with external experts, cooperation in thematic intercultural working groups as well as training in presentation and debating skills.

PARTICIPANTS:

We are reaching out to participants, 18 - 29 years of age, who are interested or currently engaged in projects related to the environment, energy, European integration or civic activism. If you are working or studying in a relevant field or organisation and if you are an Albanian, French or German citizen, you can apply to our programme. 8 participants will be selected from each country in a total group of 24.

COST:

€165  (French and German citizens) / €50  (Albanian citizens).

Travel, accommodation and eligible costs for all three workshops will be covered by the programme. Please note that our participants are required to attend all 3 workshops.

LANGUAGE:

Our working language will be English. Multilingualism in the programme is encouraged.

APPLICATIONS:

The application form is available here.

Please submit your application form and your CV by OCTOBER 14th, 2017 to : europeanproject@cife.eu

Please note that due to the high volume of applications, we may only notify successful applicants.