Europe and Youth 2012

Venue: Pordenone (Italy)
Period: May 27, 2012
Deadline for submitting full papers: Apr. 5, 2012

The Regional Institute for European Studies (IRSE) of Friuli Venezia Giulia announces the competition "Europe and Youth 2012", open to students throughout all the regions of Italy and the European Union.
One of the titles proposed for university students and recent graduates addresses the future of the Balkan region:
"Where are the Balkans headed? Twenty years after the fall of Yugoslavia, what’s the situation of the countries that came to be? What prospects of integration into Europe, and how much do memories of war weigh on them? Analyze projects aimed at social cohesion between the Adriatic nations through the strengthening of the value of cultural diversity, and projects of economic cooperation and support of investments. Point out problem areas and development."
 
The best paper will be awarded a Special Prize of € 600 from FINEST S.p.A. and a stage in a FINEST venue in the summer of 2012 will be awarded to one of the participants who write on this theme.
Written works will not exceed a total of 20,000 spaces. Extra credit can be assigned if the work is accompanied by a synthesis in English of no more than 1500 spaces, presented in video by the participant, using a cell phone or webcam. Participants must not be more than twenty-six years old on the deadline (April 5, 2012).
The works can be written in Italian or in another mother-tongue language. Each participant or group of participants can submit a single work only.

The award ceremony will take place in Pordenone on May 27, 2012.

The works submitted (two copies for written works) must reach the IRSE offices before the deadline of Apr. 5, 2012.
 
Read more about the call (in English)

IRSE - Istituto Regionale di Studi Europei del Friuli Venezia Giulia
Via Concordia 7
33170 Pordenone (ITALY)
tel.: 0039.0434.365326/365387 
e-mail: irse@centroculturapordenone.it