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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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