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To celebrate International Women's Day (8 March 2008), the Delegation of the European Commission to SA announced a 2nd international drawing competition under the theme Gender Equality. The competition was open to all school-going children from ages 8-10. The deadline for the competition was 1st May, 2008. For more information, click on the hyperlink below.

Gender Equality Drawing Competition

10 SA finalists selected from participating schools for the Competition:

Drawing 1 (Claudia Moke, Jeppe High Preparatory)

Drawing 2 (Dineo Maleho, St Marys DSG)

Drawing 3 (Emma Den Hartzog, St Marys DSG)

Drawing 4 (Hlengiwe Hlongwane, Jeppe High Preparatory)

Drawing 5 (Katia Dias, St Andrews School for Girls)

Drawing 6 (Kearabetswe Lecoko, St Augustines Primary)

Drawing 7 (Mampe Onthatile, St Augustines Primary)

Drawing 8 (Savannah Loreggian, St Andrews School for Girls)

Drawing 9 (Thato Mosethle, St Augustines Primary)

Drawing 10 (Tumelo Nwanma, St Andrews School for Girls)

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So you want to know more about the European Union?  And like young people throughout the world you are faced with challenges including employment, careers, education, training and community development?  

Teens:  good place to start if you fall within the teen category (10 -14 years of age) is the EuropaGo  site – it will give you access to interactive and educational games on Europe and the European Union. 

Youth Portal: For a wide range of European youth oriented sites and information refer to the European Youth Portal (it even includes a link back to South Africa’s Umsobomvu website.  

Students: There are a number of opportunities for post graduate students. The Erasmus Mundus  Programme (2004-2008) provides EU-funded scholarships for third country nationals participating in specific European postgraduate programmes, as well as scholarships for EU nationals studying in third countries. Also, the site of the European University Institute may be of interest. 

October 2008: The European Commission has launched a new web portal called "Study in Europe" to promote the attractiveness of European Higher Education to students from other parts of the world. The portal, at www.study-in-europe.org, is part of a wide-ranging campaign to increase the number of students from outside Europe who study in the EU. "Study in Europe" provides clear and up-to-date information about the range of courses on offer in European higher education institutions, admission procedures, costs, scholarships and the higher education environment in Europe.

Publications: You can access the European Commission’s a site that lists Youth Oriented Publications.  In addition a number of Commission publications, available in limited numbers through the Delegation’s Documentation Centre in Pretoria, will also be of interest:

Key facts and figures about the European Union  Statistical data.

Travelling in Europe – 2006 Fold-out map and information brochure.

Europe in 12 lessons  General overview.

Troubled Waters  A comic strip that brings the European Parliament to life

Mathias and Amadou   Teaching Manual for 6-8 year olds on development co-operation.

Europe and youth: a new impetus  

Other Sites: Below please find a selection of additional websites that contain material interesting to the youth sector:

Pop-Up European  Youth Online Magazine.

Infoyouth Network

European Youth Eco-Parliament

Jeunesses Musicales International

UNESCO Youth

EUROPEER – Youth Peer Education

European Schoolnet

 

 

 

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