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NEWSLETTER NR 56 : MAY 2011
Dear Readers,
We are sending May edition of European Meeting Centre – Nowy Staw Foundation newsletter. It contains news on current conferences, projects and other activities of the European Meeting Centre – Nowy Staw Foundation and Labour Market Institute.
We would like to send you information about activities of the Foundation on monthly basis. Newsletter is also invitation to cooperation and participation in events organized by the Foundation.

On behalf of European Meeting Centre – Nowy Staw Foundation team.
Tomasz Różniak - Chairman
www.eds-fundacja.pl t.rozniak@eds-fundacja.pl

NEWS in MAY 2011





European Centre of Youth Co-operation
European Volunteers in European Meeting Centre - Nowy Staw Foundation

At the beginning of June three EVS volunteers, Beline from France, Salome from Georgia and Paula from Estonia are coming to Lublin where in its host organization, Nowy Staw Foundation will be realizing European Voluntary Service project lasting 9 months. The volunteers will be carrying out its activities and gaining new experiences and skills within the European Center of Youth Cooperation and Community Media Center where together with local volunteers will be initiating activities directed mainly to young generation. Besides planned activities volunteers will be learning about Polish culture and language.

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Eliza Iwan: e.iwan@eds-fundacja.pl

European Centre of Youth Co-operation
Training for people interested in the programme "Youth in Action" 7 - 8 June 2011

European Meeting Centre – Nowy Staw Foundation invites representatives of non-governmental organizations, members of informal groups of young people, representatives of local self-government, the institution's staff working with young people, volunteers and young people from the Lublin region for training on the programme of the European Commission - "Youth in Action". The meeting will take place from 7th till 8th June 2011 in Nasutow, nearLublin. Participation in the meeting is free, participants will receive information and promotional materials of the "Youth in Action" programme. During the meeting, participants will learn general principles of the Programme and the specificity of each of its Actions. The meeting is intended for people who wish to avail themselves of the possibility of financing projects in the framework of the "Youth in Action"

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Eliza Iwan: e.iwan@eds-fundacja.pl

RCIE Lublin , Europe Direct Lublin
Congress of the European School Clubs
We cordially invite teachers, school children and young people from the Lublin region to attend the meeting on "European Year of voluntary", which will be held on 24 May 2011, at 9.30 in Provincial Office in Lublin in the Blue Hall. The organizers of the Regional Congress of the European School Clubs are Regional Centre for European Information and Europe Direct - Lublin, acting by the European Meeting Centre - Nowy Staw Foundation. Patronage of the Congress took the Deputy Governor Henryka Strojnowska. At this year's Congress will include resolved two competitions: United in Diversity competition, which is supposed to promote our region in the European Union and the internet competition about the Polish Presidency in EU. In addition, for children and adolescents we will organize a workshop on volunteer work. We invite all students and their teachers who: take part in School clubs operating in the region learn in classrooms with European profile, are interested in the activities on European integration. Applications for participation in the meeting will be accepted until 19 May 2011

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Andrzej Skórki: a.skorski@eds-fundacja.pl









Labour Market Institute
Invitation for conference
Conference summing the project “Developmental tendencies of companies and demand for work in Lubelskie Voivodeship in the context of organization of Euro 2012 by Poland and Ukraine – diagnosis and prognosis”.
We approach to the end of our project – on 18th May 2011, between 10.00 and 13.00, in the Colonnade Room of Voivodeship Office in Lublin, there will take place a conference titled „Prospects for development of entrepreneurship in the region of Lubelskie – conclusions and recommendations from research of entrepreneurs”. We would like to present: the actions made for the development of the region and to support enterprise, and some results of research among entrepreneurs. So far participation in our conference have confirmed many outstanding personalities of politics, economy, business environment institutions and other spheres of socio-economic Lubelskie Voivodeship. We hope that presented information will inspire to continue activities and cooperation for regional and local development – of government, business and NGO’s. There will be also chance to exchange the points of view, present your own opinion and make interesting contacts as well. We are pleased to invite you, applications will be accepted till 13th May 2011, registration form and the program are to download from the website http://www.irp-fundacja.pl/euro2012

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Wioletta Ostrowska: w.ostrowska@eds-fundacja.pl






European Centre of Youth Co-operation
Across the border. Polish-German training for international youth exchange coordinators
Between 7th and 13rd Mai in Jugendbildungszentrum Blossin takes place the first part of the Polish-German specialised training for international youth exchange coordinators takes place. The particular emphasis will be put on Polish-German youth exchanges. The participants of the first part of the training will present their experience/ ideas of work as international youth exchange coordinator. During work in international groups they will create the image of an ideal trainer. They will take part in workshops including: intercultural communication and competence, international teamwork, teaching experience, group dynamics, ways of solving problems. In addition to this, they will learn how to prepare and carry out good workshops step by step.

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Sylwia Jezierska: s.jezierska@eds-fundacja.pl

Labour Market Institute
Spring activity!
Four initiatives of social economy which have won in a competition organized by the project "TOGETHER!" after the Easter and long weekend join the active realization of their dreams. Advisors of social economy – Grzegorz Grządziel and Agata Gawlik - are supporting these four winners. The initiatives also are benefiting from an individual legal advice, accounting and marketing supporting. One initiative, due to the need for time already have registered legal entity and operate as the Association for Social Development "Zalezianka”. Interesting history of the SRS "Zalezianka” can be found in the article, which will bring challenges faced by the emerging social economy actors http://www.irp-fundacja.pl/eskielce/017.php . Other award-winning projects are fighting for their dreams and create a statute, record subjectivity and seek funding that will allow them to develop. Through local leaders and to help municipalities, and the experience of our consultants persons participating in the project become a better deal with bureaucratic entanglements and lack of public confidence.

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Krzysztof Kieszkowski: k.kieszkowski@eds-fundacja.pl

Labour Market Institute
Completed training of counseling and prevention under the project "Young Career in Your Hands"
Apr 28, 2011 in Hotel Dal in Kielce was held Good Practice Seminar which is a summary of the project "Young career in your hands". Participants of the meeting were the beneficiaries of training, which educators from schools in Świętokrzyskie and NGO representatives. Speakers at the seminar were the coaches who presented selected aspects of the training they have performed. Courtesy of Mrs. Catherine REF participants could familiarize themselves with the best practices for career counseling in high school used in Nowiny. An important element of the seminar was to discuss possible future cooperation on what is possible through the cooperation of the European Meeting Centre - Nowy Staw Foundation and local communities working in the field of education.

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Jakub Kubiec: j.kubiec@eds-fundacja.pl

Labour Market Institute
Vocational workshops - internships
Thanks to our project “Working Graduate”, the last group, Marketing, has finished their vocational workshops. Internship contracts and scholarships have been signed. On 5 April 2011 the last vocational workshop for the Marketing group took place. All the participants were issued Certificates of completion of their vocational workshops and of raising their professional qualifications. The majority of the participants of our project started their internships in April 2011. The responsibilities and skills that the interns will gain through their internships have been specified. All the employers who declared themselves willing to take in interns for 3 month internship, have received an intern from our project.

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Olena Shnayder/Beata Mroczka: o.shnayder@eds-fundacja.pl




RCIE Lublin
Youth Singing
More and more children and young people participate in various festivals and song contests. This year's concert of VIII European Song Festival has grown into a local event. A ceremonial final concert of the European Song Festival was held on 28 April this year, in the Lublin Philharmonic. The Festival was organized for students of primary schools in Lublin province. About three hundred people gathered on the audience. The final concert gathered more than 20 artists, including Magdalena Welc and Krzysztof Cugowski junior. The main organizer of the concert was the Primary School No. 51 . John Paul II in Lublin. The competition was held under auspices of the Lublin School Superintendent Krzysztof Babisz, together with a representative of the Regional Centre of European Information in Lublin. The Junior High School in Łucka, near Lubartow turned into a local capital of Europe. This happened thanks to the European Song Festival. Participants competed against each other in terms of songs in English, German and Polish. The founder of the awards, were the Regional Centre of European Information in Lublin, which included the patronage of the festival, as well as Mayor of Lubartów. In addition, during the Festival, there was an "active" German lesson combined with a number of competitions run by the project teacher Deutschvagen Tour.

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Andrzej Skóski: a.skorski@eds-fundacja.pl




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Polish-German Youth Cooperation
Art & Media Ways out of poverty
The Polish-German-Ukrainian media workshops took place in Nasutów between 14th and 21st April, which concerned the topic -ways out of poverty. The project was organized by the European Meeting Centre – Nowy Staw Foundation and the Community Centre Bennohaus in cooperation with European Dialogue Society. During the workshops participants had possibility to learn how to create artistic film, photo collage, documentary film as well as photo report and writing articles for website. With the digital media the participants created products which concern topics such as: integration, inclusion, education and social engagement.

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Sylwia Jezierska: s.jezierska@eds-fundacja.pl




European Centre of Youth Co-operation
Transnational seminar: "Student -be active!" soon in Nasutów. Recrutiment process has already started!!
Transnational student’s seminar will Take place in Lublin between 6th – 11th May 2011. The seminar is directed to active students from Latvia, Turkey, Greece, Romania and Italy. The main idea of the seminar is to discuss in an international company issues concerning student’s active participation in non-univeristy activities. In panel discussion we want to focus on subjects such as: - Student’s activeness in 21st century - Voluntary work as a chance for personal growth - Student’s mobility in 21st century - Information Policy in EU youth policy - Studies and work Before arrival to Poland participants will examine students from their countries by surveys, which results will be presented during the seminar. The culmination point of the meeting will be conference, which takes place on 9th May on Humanistic Department of Maria Curie Skłodowska University. Recruitment for workshops: Preparation workshops will take place on 7th and 8th of May, and summing up workshops on the 10th in Nasutów near Lublin. We are looking for 40 people who want to take part in them. We assure transportation to and from Nautów and snack during workshops. Language used during workshop will be English. If you want to apply you just need to fill in registration form available under (while filling please also to choose group you want to participate). Results of recruitment process will be announced to each applicant.

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Eliza Iwan: e.iwan@eds-fundacja.pl

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