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BITE 2.0 TRAINING FOR CULTURAL OPERATORS
The Capacity Building Training within the project BITE 2.0 was successfully implemented in Belgrade, Serbia. It brought together cultural operators active in the field of contemporary visual art from Serbia, Belgium, Slovenia, and Spain to enable them to get...
CONFIDENT Training Held in North Macedonia
From May 14th to 21st, a training of trainers within the CONFIDENT project was held in Struga, N. Macedonia, with participants from Spain, Kosovo, Serbia, and North Macedonia. The training focused on piloting our innovative training methodology as part of the...
Take part in the E-volunteering questionnaire
Through the project E-volunteering we are planning to increase the quality in the work of youth organisations in terms of e-volunteering, by building their capacities in attracting, engaging, managing and coordinating e-volunteers on a transnational level through a...
FFSec Training for Clubs’ Staff Held in Belgrade
This week a Training of staff in clubs to become organizers of the family sport approach was held in Belgrade within the project "Family Friendly Sport". During the training, participants learned how to organize a family sport system in their clubs, ensure learning...
DigitalYOu Training of Trainers implemented in Ljubljana
The “DigitalYOu - Engage” Training for Trainers was held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from the 17th to the 23rd of April 2023. The event gathered youth workers, educators, and facilitators from all around Europe to enable them to get introduced to advanced e-learning...
Call for Participants: Training on Mainstreaming Youth Perspective into Digital Citizenship Debate (June 11-16, Belgrade, Serbia)
Young people and representatives of youth organisations throughout Europe, we are excited to invite you to our upcoming Digital Citizenship training, which will be taking place in Serbia from June 11 to 16, 2023! Citizens' assemblies, protests, and elections are...
The E-volunteering Mind Mapping Event Held in Belgrade
The E-volunteering Mind Mapping event was held in Belgrade, Serbia, from April 5 to 8, 2023. It gathered youth workers, educators, and other stakeholders in order to enable them to analyze and reevaluate the quality elements of the research on the current...
The Project “European Living Library for Young Citizens” Is Successfully Finalized
During the past 3 years, we have been actively involved in the implementation of a project “European Living Library for Young Citizens”. The project was supported by Europe for Citizens Programme of the European Union and executed by an international consortium led...
“E-volunteering” – Mind Mapping Stakeholders Event – Call for Participants
“E-volunteering - building an online volunteering ecosystem” - Mind Mapping Stakeholders Event Setting the basis for efficient e-volunteering practices with high quality standards We are looking for youth workers, stakeholders and volunteers to support us in the...
Call for participants for the CONFIDENT Training in North Macedonia
The CONFIDENT Training for Trainers aims to train 12 youth educators on how to use the CONFIDENT methodology and to be able to implement it with the groups of young people they work with. CONFIDENT Methodology aims to discover what exactly the impact of Social...
DigitalYOu Training of Trainers: Digital Transformation – Call for Participants
We are excited to extend an invitation to youth trainers and facilitators for a training program that will empower them to unlock the full potential of their organizations. The Training of Trainers presents a step-by-step approach of learning, equipping them with...
Kickoff Meeting of the Project “E-volunteering”
The kick-off meeting of our new project “E-volunteering – building an online volunteering ecosystem” took place in Brussels, Belgium. The project is implemented by CONNECT International (Belgium), Move It (Greece), MladiZmaji (Slovenia), Backslash ES (Spain),...
Digital Citizenship: through Youth Glasses – Stakeholder Meeting
The year 2023 is CONNECT International’s Digital Citizenship year. Throughout the course of the year, we will delve deeper into this topic through all of our programmes and initiatives, with a particular emphasis on the topic being placed through the European Youth...
Call for MEDIA AND POLICY EXPERTS @ “Europeans Against Fake News” event in Croatia
Are you sick and tired of people spreading false information on the topic in which you are an expert? Do you want to actively contribute to the fight against fake news? Are you ready to share your knowledge and help build the critical thinking skills of young...
Call for YOUTH EDUCATORS @ “Europeans Against Fake News” event in Croatia
Are you a youth educator willing to take part in tackling fake news and disinformation? Do you like to work in a collaborative and creative environment? Are you ready to exchange your knowledge and support young people in learning about fake news? If your answer to...
Call for YOUTH VOLUNTEERS @ Europeans Against Fake News Event in Croatia
Do you want to meet young people from all around Europe? Are you ready to contribute to the implementation of an international youth event? Would you like to help with the creation of graffities that will make your town look even better? If your answer to these...
EPITOME Launch Event held in Brussels
The launch event for the EPITOME project's Minecraft worlds collection was held in Brussels on February 24, 2023 organised by Connect International. The EPITOME project is a European Union (Erasmus+) funded project aimed at promoting education through gaming. The...
Meeting with the representatives of Valencian regional institutions
On February 9, 2023, the representatives of CONNECT International met with the General Director of Youth of the Region of Valencia, and with the Head of the Area of European Projects of the Provincial Government of Valencia (Diputación de Valencia). During the...
CONNECT at The CoE’s “Essentials on NFE” Training
The “Essentials on NFE” training takes place in the European Youth Center in Strasbourg, from 5 to 12 February. Youth Workers, activists, and trainers from all over Europe gathered there and joined efforts in exploring Non-formal education, experiential learning,...
“I-Go Digital” Online Development Meeting Concludes Successfully
The "DigitalYOu" Curriculum Development Meeting was held online from 25 to 28 January 2023. It served the purpose to enable the development of the content of curricula that will form the “I-go digital” learning tools for ensuring youth organizations' smooth...
The President of CONNECT Takes Part in The Simulation of the Plenary Session of the European Parliament
The President of CONNECT took part in The Simulation of the Plenary Session of the European Parliament organized by our member organization MoveIt in cooperation with the Mandoulides Schools, with the approval of the Hellenic Ministry of Education and Culture and...
DigitalYOu Hackathon Held In Belgrade
DigitalYOu Hackathon was held in Belgrade between 11 and 15 December 2022. The event gathered young creative and tech-savvy people from several European countries in order to enable them to work with experts and mentors on developing an innovative and interactive...
Bringing humanity to digital life by achieving our strategic goals
In 2022 CONNECT has continued to implement a series of working group meetings working on achieving strategic goals of the organization- Digital Access, Digital Rights, Digital Citizenship, and Digital Innovation. Each meeting served for exchange among members about...
The Annual Meeting of CONNECT’s Pool of Experts
The annual meeting of CONNECT International’s Pool of Trainers and Experts was held online via ZOOM on December 7, 2022. The meeting offered an opportunity for new and existing members of the Pool from all around Europe to get to know each other, exchange...
CONNECT at European Year of Youth 2022 – ‘EYY National Coordinators and Stakeholders Meeting’ and ‘Claim the Future’ Legacy Event
Last week CONNECT attended two events organized within the European Year of Youth 2022. On December 5 our representatives attended the EYY2022 National Coordinators and Stakeholders meeting where they had the opportunity with many other organizations and national...
Our Member Organization NGO Prima Holds A Conference On Amending Criminal Code in Regards to Revenge Pornography
At the conference "Safe and protected through new changes to the Criminal Code of Montenegro", organized within the project "Aware. Safe. Protected", financed by the US Embassy in Podgorica, NGO PRIMA presented the results of the project and a proposal for amending...
EU-Council of Europe Youth Partnership’s Visible Value Seminar
Our team member spoke at the last week's EU-Council of Europe Youth Partnership's Visible Value Seminar - Strengthening the Implementation of the European Youth Work Agenda in Eastern and Southeast Europe. The event brought together 60 participants to reflect on...
Kickoff meeting within the project Before They Hate
The kickoff meeting for the project Before They Hate (B4H8) was organized in November 2022 in Reykjavik, Iceland. In this project, partners from Iceland, Belgium, Scotland, Denmark, and Spain will work on hate speech prevention by training young leaders to carry on...
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF CONNECT INTERNATIONAL
The annual General Assembly of CONNECT International for 2022 was held in Belgrade. The Assembly was held in person for the first time in three years and was attended by representatives of member organizations from all around Europe who had a chance to...
European Year of Youth 2022 Has Reached Belgrade
During the events surrounding the "European Living Library for Young Citizens" in Belgrade, Serbia we have presented the European year of Youth 2022 to the citizens and guests of the Serbian capital city. A large number of people were informed about the importance...
European Living Library in Belgrade, Serbia
The long journey of the project "European Living Library for Young Citizens" is slowly coming to an end. The final set of events and meetings was held from November 4 to 7, 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia, thus concluding a series of activities that have...
TURNING DIGITAL PLATFORM LAUNCHED
We are happy to announce that the TurningDigital.net platform has been launched! This platform was developed within a project “Turning Digital” with a goal of creating free online space that will help in raising the quality of adult e-learning on the international...
EUROPEAN LIVING LIBRARY FOR YOUNG CITIZENS VISITED LJUBLJANA
Whenever a European Living Library visits a city, this visit is surrounded by many events and gatherings of people. Ljubljana became a meeting point this time, bringing to one place citizens from different sides of Europe. These gatherings are always done...
European Year of Youth Has Visited Ljubljana
CONNECT is continuing its efforts to introduce as many people to the European YEAR OF YOUTH 2022 Initiative. The latest promotional event was held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on October 20th within the European Living Library which we have implemented. During the...
CONNECT Organizes “Mainstreaming Digital Youth Policy” Panel
Brussels - As part of the European Week of Regions and Cities, on 11 October CONNECT organised a panel discussion titled "Mainstreaming Digital Youth Policy." The event brought together representatives of youth organisations and local and regional authorities from...
CONNECT meets local and regional authorities during European Week of Regions
CONNECT had the opportunity to present its work at a meeting of more than 30 municipalities and regional governments from Spain that was held in the Instituto Cervantes in Brussels. The meeting was attended by many local and regional politicians including the...
Connect hosted EPITOME Transnational Project Meeting
On October 6, 2022 in Brussels was held Transnational Project Meeting of the EU/Erasmus+ funded project EPITOME (Exploring the Potential of Minecraft in Problem Based Curricula). The goal of the meeting was to summarise and evaluate project activities and...
KICKOFF MEETING OF THE PROJECT BITE OF ART 2.0 HELD IN VALENCIA, SPAIN
BITE 2.0 has officially started! The project consortium members from Serbia, Slovenia, Spain and Belgium have met within a kickoff meeting. The meeting’s main goal was to enable smooth transition from BITE 1.0 to BITE 2.0 by providing an opportunity for partners to...
CONNECT Presented as an Example of Good Practice in Spain
On Friday, October 7, a training session of the Sagunto City Council on European projects was implemented by our member organization Backslash. The event helped to explain the importance of collaboration between civil society and local administration, how to apply...
Member of CONNECT Takes part in Drafting Policy Recommendations For The Future Of Non-formal Learning
On behalf of Cities of Learning network and the involved partner organisations across Europe, we are sharing the outcomes of the project “Cities of Learning: Youth co-design learning, civic and career pathways”. The purpose of the project is to attract,...
October is the European Cybersecurity Month
The European Year of Youth has set out nine topics of this year, one being "Digital," which is followed by other highly important initiatives for young people. CONNECT International has dedicated itself to contributing to the digital agenda and promoting...
EUROPEAN LIVING LIBRARY FOR YOUNG CITIZENS HELD IN VALENCIA, SPAIN
The European Living Library visited the Valencian region, Spain, from 25th to 29th September 2022. Its implementation started with the official reception for the representatives of municipalities, non-governmental organizations, and living books...
European Year of Youth Promoted in Spain by CONNECT
The promotion of the European year of Youth was held in Quart de Poblet, Valencian region, on September 28th as a part of an event within The European Living Library. During the event, participants got to know what #EYY22 is and how to contribute to this movement....
TURNING DIGITAL TRAINING HELD IN SERBIA
As part of the project "Turning Digital" a Training for Trainers was held in Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia, from September 14 to 18, 2022. It included more than 20 adult educators from several European countries. By working with our trainers and through utilization of...
Mainstreaming Digital Youth Policy – Call for the Event
We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming panel discussion "Mainstreaming Digital Youth Policy," which will take place on October 11, from 10:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., in Brussels and online (via Zoom) as part of the European Week of Regions and Cities...
CONNECT is starting the implementation of 2 new projects!
CONNECT International and its partners are preparing to launch the implementation of two new international projects. The first one is called "E-volunteering - building online volunteering ecosystem", and is funded by the Erasmus+ program of the European...
Educ@te platform has been launched!
We are happy to announce that Educ@te platform is now ONLINE! It represents an e-learning tool for raising the capacities of human rights educators (HRE) to work in the online environment. It is designed to provide HRE trainers with: theoretical background for...
Digital YOu Hackathon – Call for Participants
Did you ever participate in a 5 hours long seminar online and thought: “OMG this could be done so much better”? Did you try to manage your organization online and wondered if you can find simpler ways to do so? Did you miss networking events during COVID-19?...
“REthink Your Health” Platform for Reproductive Health Education Is Online
The website reproductive.me is developed within the project “REthink your health” with a goal of creating an access to non-formal education which will enable young people to inform and educate themselves about their reproductive health. The platform contains...
Connect International Has Attended Event of the VOLPRIS Project
On July 29th, 2022, the Centre for European Volunteering organised in Brussels an event focused on the Volpris project, funded by the Erasmus Plus Programme which saw the participation of over 40 participants. The event had the objective of disseminating the work...
Meeting with the Representative of The Government of Valencia
On July 14, 2022, representatives of CONNECT International had opportunity to meet and talk with the representative of the Regional Government of Valencia and with the president of the Regional Youth Council of Valencia. During the meeting various topics regarding...
Erasmus+ Virtual Exchanges funding opportunity
Being part of an exchange program, but making it digital. The EU has introduced new components of the Erasmus+ program, thus allowing young people to take part in digital exchanges. Erasmus+ Virtual Exchanges are online people-to-people activities that promote...
Call for Participants – “Turning Digital” Training
Project ‘’Turning Digital’’ aims to establish a sustainable adult e-learning system working towards providing beneficiaries the opportunity for skills development, improving educational accessibility to the activities and increasing participation in adult...
The European Parliament has adopted the Digital Service Act and Digital Market Act
The European Parliament today approved the Digital Service Act and Digital Market Act with an overwhelming majority, nearly two years after the Commission's initial proposal was presented and inter-institutional agreements on the Digital Service Service Package...
CONNECT at the “Democracy Here. Democracy Now” Flagship event
From June 27 to July 2, 2022, Strasbourg hosted the flagship event of the Council of Europe's "Democracy Here. Democracy Now" Campaign. Action Week has brought together activists, organizations, and institutions from across Europe to celebrate...
CALL FOR THE TRAINING DIGITAL TRAINING
Project ‘’Turning Digital’’ aims to establish a sustainable adult e-learning system working towards providing beneficiaries the opportunity for skills development, improving educational accessibility to the activities and increasing participation in adult...
Results of the “DigitalYOu” Research are now Online!
Digital technologies have changed the way the world works. The process of digitalization has affected all segments of the global society, economy and the environment in which all organizations operate, so that it can be freely said that the digital transformation...
Members of CONNECT have organized the training “Fight Against and Prevention of Sexual Cyber-Bulling and Sexting”
Several members of Connect International Network ( NGO Prima - organizer, PRONI, EESTI People to people) have organized training for youth workers "Fight Against and Prevention of Sexual Cyber-Bulling and Sexting’’ which was in Nea Makri, Greece, from 16th until...
EDUC@TE TRAINING HELD IN SKOPJE, NORTH MACEDONIA
Training of trainers within the project "EDUC@TE" was held in Skopje, North Macedonia, from 5th to 10th June 2022. The activity was attended by youth workers, educators and members of youth organizations with experience in online human rights education from...
CONNECT meets META in Brussels
Brussels, June 24, 2022 – CONNECT's team met with the Meta Public Policy Team in Brussels, where they discussed digital citizenship and the youth sector challenges, as well as potential cooperation! META and CONNECT International have both worked on digital...
Take Part in a Research Within The Project “DIGITAL YOu”
If you are a member of a youth organization that is: active at local, regional, national or European level;coming from one of the Erasmus+ program countries;already using some digital tools in your work we would like to invite you to participate in the research...
CONNECT takes part in the consultations on Committee of the Regions’ opinion on “The Future of Youth Policy in the EU”
The representative of CONNECT International had a chance to attend and actively participate in the consultations organized by the European Committee of the Regions in regards to drafting of the opinion "The Future of Youth Policy in the EU". The goal of this...
Introducing “Democracy Here. Democracy Now” Campaign
"Democracy here, democracy now" is an international campaign launched by the Council of Europe's Youth Department with the goal of connecting young people, youth organizations, institutions, and other stakeholders, and providing them with a space to discuss the...
Promotion of the European Year of Youth in Skopje
The activities, significance, and purpose of the 2022 European Year of Youth were presented on June 9 to the citizens of Skopje, North Macedonia, during the implementation of the European Living Library event. Visitors of this event had a chance to find out...
European Living Library for Young Citizens has visited Skopje, North Macedonia
The third European Living Library was organized in Skopje, North Macedonia, from June 8 to 11, 2022. It involved close to 100 direct participants from the project partner countries who were prepared to support the implementation of the event and serve as engaging...
CONNECT at the European Year of Youth Stakeholder Meeting
Representative of CONNECT International has participated in the fifth meeting of the European Year of Youth stakeholders and national coordinators. The meeting was held online on June 2, 2022. We had the honor of facilitating a discussion group "Digital", which was...
European Living Library for Young Citizens Held in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovin
European Living Library in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, was organized from 25 to 28 May 2022. More than 90 directly involved participants took part in its implementation. The special focus of this event was given on discussions on the future of Europe from...
European Year of Youth Promoted in Bijeljina
The presentation of the European Year of Youth was done during the central event of the European Living Library that was held in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina on May 27. The citizens of Bijeljina and activists involved in the "European Living Library"...
START OF THE “FAMILY FRIENDLY SPORTS” PROJECT
The project "FFS – Family Friendly Sports" is supported by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union and brings together 7 different organizations and sports clubs from 5 countries around Europe to achieve the aim of creating a sustainable ecosystem for the...
Educ@te workshop held in Brussels
The second workshop implemented within the project “Educ@te” was organized in Brussels, Belgium, from 13 to 16 May 2022. The event was attended by members of youth organizations and youth educators from Western and Northern Europe...
Introduction to the European Year of Youth 2022
EUROPEAN YEAR OF YOUTH 2022 "But if we are to shape our Union in their mould, young people must be able to shape Europe's future. Our Union needs a soul and a vision they can connect to." Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission During the 2021...
Literature review on the impact of social media on mental health of young people is published within the “CONFIDENT!” project
The literature review “Social media and mental health of young people” provides a theoretical framework to understand how to define and conceptualize connections between social media and mental health of young people. The review includes various theoretical models...
Democracy Here, Democracy Now – Youth Action Week
We're excited to share information about the upcoming Youth Action Week within the Council of Europe's Youth Department's Democracy Here, Democracy Now Campaign, which was shared with us by the Campaign Secretariat! From June 27 to July 2, the Youth Department...
Take part in Educ@te Training in Skopje (5-10.06.2022)
If you are a youth worker, educator or a member of a youth organization with experience in online human rights education who is willing to increase your capacities and skills, we are inviting you to apply for the EDUC@TE training,...
CONNECT’s representative has joined the Advisory Council on Youth!
The list of new members of the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ) was approved by the Committee of Ministers on April 20. On the recommendation of the Council of Europe's Secretary-General, CONNECT's representative Dimitrije Jovićević was appointed as a new member of...
CONNECT to support The European Year of Youth 2022
During the 2021 State of the Union address, European Commission President Von Der Leyen announced the Commission's intention to propose designating 2022 as the European Year of Youth. Following the conclusion of the inter-institutional negotiations, 2022 was...
Educ@te workshop implemented in Belgrade
The workshop within the project "Educ@te" was held in Belgrade, Serbia, from April 11 to 14, 2022. The activity was attended by educators and members of youth organizations from Southeastern and Eastern Europe who had a unique chance to share experiences and...
Start of the project DigitalYOu!
The start of the project "DigitalYOu - Digitalization of Youth Organizational Work" was marked by a kickoff meeting which was held in Belgrade from April 1 to 4, 2022. During the event partner organizations CONNECT international (Belgium), Balkan Urban Movement...
Representative of CONNECT took part in the Training Course on AI Literacy
The representative of CONNECT International had an opportunity to participate in the Training Course on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Literacy which was organized by the Youth Department of the Council of Europe in Budapest from 28 March to April 1, 2022. The course...
START OF THE TURNING DIGITAL PROJECT
The project consortium led by BIPS - Business Innovation Programs (Serbia) and comprised of CONNECT International from Belgium and Backslash from Spain is starting the implementation of an international project "Turning Digital - Building sustainable adult...
Take part in Educ@te workshop in Brussels (13-16.05.2022)
If you are a youth worker or a member of a youth organization working on human rights education online, we are inviting you to apply for the EDUC@TE workshop, which will take place in Brussels, Belgium from May 13 to May 16, 2022. During this workshop, we will:...
Take part in Educ@te workshop in Belgrade (11-14.04.2022)
If you are a youth worker or a member of a youth organization working on human rights education online, we are inviting you to apply for the EDUC@TE workshop, which will take place in Belgrade, Serbia from April 11 to April 14, 2022. During this workshop, we will:...
Take part in the “EDUC@TE” research on online human rights education
If you are: Human Rights Educator/Trainer/Youth worker/Educator or a representative of a Youth OrganizationWorking on Human Rights Education through Non-Formal EducationComing from one of the Council of Europe Member States We are calling you to spare...
EPITOME Methods for delivering Project Based Learning through Minecraft have been published
The EPITOME project is implemented by a consortium of youth organizations, companies and institutions from 6 European countries with the goal of helping educators to integrate digital learning spaces such as Minecraft to their teaching. For this purpose, a document...
The first transnational meeting within the project “CONFIDENT”
The first transnational meeting within the project "CONFIDENT: COmbating the Negative inFluence of socIal meDia on mENTal health" was held in Valencia, Spain, on 5th and 6th February 2022. The meeting was organized in order for partner organizations to establish...
Second partner meeting within the EPITOME project
On January 31, 2022, the EPITOME partners met virtually to discuss the status of the deliverables comprising the first intellectual outputs of the project and agree upon the actions for their finalization. The specification for delivering project-based learning...
EPITOME Platform Is Published
The COVID pandemic has affected more than 1.6 billion children and youth in 161 countries due to school closures. A lot can be done to at least reduce the impact through remote learning strategies which do not repeat what already takes place but explore new ways of...
Start of the project EDUC@TE
The COVID19 pandemic has forced almost all young people to abruptly digitalize their lives and transfer them online. Now social interactions, communication, work and education are happening in a virtual space. This sudden change has provoked serious consequences...
Do (Not) Digitalize me training held in Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia
Do (Not) Digitalize me training held in Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia Training seminar within the project "Do (Not) Digitalize Me" took place in Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia, from December 12 to 18, 2021. This training was attended by youth workers from all around Europe who...
General Assembly of CONNECT International for 2021 Organized Online
The General Assembly of CONNECT International was held online on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. The event was attended by representatives of members from all around Europe who had a chance to exchange ideas, get to know each other better, present their organization's...
International Closing Conference of the BITE of Art project held in Belgrade
The main event of the Closing Conference of the project ,,BITE of Art” named ,,The Museum of Contemporary Art in an Extended Field” was held on 17th of November in Belgrade, Serbia. This event gathered curators and representatives of some of the most important...
Representatives of CONNECT at the training “Digital Media Skills for Inclusion”
Two members of CONNECT International took part in an Erasmu+ Training Course called "Digital Media Skills for Inclusion" that was organized from November 1st to the 9th, 2021, in Kemer, Turkey. The training course was organized by a CONNECT International member...
Call for Participants – “Do Not Digitalize Me” Training (Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia, 12-18.12.2021)
The future of youth work is now! NFE activities are being filmed, live streams are being organized to reach more people, lectures posted online, e-learnings are replacing real meetings and online participation is replacing in-person participation, etc. This...
Call for Candidates for the General Manager of CONNECT International
CONNECT International is opening a call for member organisations to candidate their members for the position of the general manager of the organisation. Having in mind that this position is statutory and that the person selected will be co-opted to the board, it...
Multiplication event within the project “Algorithm for Mobility” in Novi Pazar
The second Multiplication Event within the project "Algorithm for Mobility" was organized in Novi Pazar, Serbia, on October 1, 2021.The event was an opportunity for representatives, members and activists of local organizations and institutions from this part of...
EUROPEAN LIVING LIBRARY FOR YOUNG CITIZENS HELD IN THESSALONIKI, GREECE
Project “European Living Library for Young Citizens” was organized in Thessaloniki from August 23rd to 26th, 2021.The project involved over 100 citizens, including 33 invited participants from the cities of Belgrade (Serbia), Quart de Poblet (Spain),...
“THINK! DON’T HATE” TRAINING FOR COUNTERIZERS HELD IN THESSALONIKI, GREECE
“THINK! Don’t hate” Training for Counterizers was held in thessaloniki, Greece, from 17th to 24th August, 2021. This event was an opportunity for young people and youth workers from Greece, Montenegro, Serbia, North Macedonia, Belgium, Spain, Croatia and...
Multiplication event within the project “Algorithm for Mobility” in Brussels
Multiplication Event within the project "Algorithm for Mobility" was held on July 22 in Brussels, Belgium.This event was organized with the aim of acquainting the representatives of international organizations and local institutions from Brussels with the results...
Do (Not) Digitalize Me Training Seminar held in Brussels, Belgium
The Seminar for International Perspective to Evidence-based Policy within the project “Do (Not) Digitalize” was held from 19th till 22nd July 2021 in Brussels, Belgium. The Seminar had two purposes - the first one was to analyze the data collected until now on...
SOCI@LISE Study Session implemented in Budapest, Hungary
The study Session “Soci@lise: Social Rights in Digital Era” was held from 12th to 18th July 2021 in European Youth Center in Budapest, Hungary. The event was organized by CONNECT International and Youth Express Network with the support of the Youth Department of...
Invitation to the Multiplication & Networking Event within the project “Algorithm for Mobility”
Date and time: the 22nd of July 2021 at 11.00 CET Venue: Lodzkie House, Square Marie-Louise 2, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium Dear friends, Balkan Urban Movement (Serbia) and Connect International AISBL (Belgium) are inviting you to take part in our multiplication and...
CONNECT is a Partner on the Project “EPITOME”
In the next two years CONNECT International will be working on a project "EPITOME - Exploring the Potential of mInecrafT in prObleM basEd curricula" as a part of a 6 member Consortium comprised of organizations, companies and institutions from across Europe. The...
Guides for Communication Strategies Now Available On YouthMobility.org
In order to support youth organizations in disseminating their mobility activities with young people we have developed two type of guides which can be used to improve the way you communicate with them. The Communication Guide is designed to lead your...
YouthMobility.Org Platform Is Now Online!
CONNECT and BUM are thrilled to announce the launching of the platform YouthMobility.org, a place that links organizations which are implementing youth exchange activities with young people who are willing to participate in them from all around Europe. The...
BECOME A LIVING BOOK WITHIN THE PROJECT “EUROPEAN LIVING LIBRARY”
If you are a person with an interesting, unique, or engaging life story or you simply want to introduce people to your culture, traditions, religion, or another segment of your identity we are inviting you to become a LIVING BOOK within the project "European Living...
“THINK! Don’t Hate” platform has arrived
The project “THINK! Don’t Hate” is implemented by Kosova Young Lawyers – KYL in coordination with its five partners: Syllogos Apofiton Ekpedeftirion Mandoulidi (Greece), Prima (Montenegro), CONNECT International (Belgium), Libero (Serbia) and Interkultura (North...
Call for participants – Study Session “Soci@lise: Social Rights in digital era” (Strasbourg, 12-18.07.2021)
The Study Session “Soci@lise” is an educational activity organised by Youth Express Network and Connect International in cooperation with the Youth Department of the Council of Europe. With this study session, we want to bring 2 worlds, 2 networks and 2 approaches...
“THINK! Don’t Hate” Training for Preventizers held in Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia
Training for Preventizers within the project “Think! Don’t hate – Preventing and Countering Hate Speech” was held in Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia, from 18th to 25th April 2021. Young people and youth workers from Greece, Montenegro,...
Call for Participants – “THINK! Don’t Hate” Training for Trainers
THINK! – Don’t hate…but is it really an easy task? We decided to promote critical thinking in this fight against hate. In order to do this we created a project we are inviting you to join and help us develop further. We want to create new...
Exchange It Platform Launched
The interactive online platform within the project “Exchange it – towards cooperation and reconciliation” is now online! The platform is designed to support youth organizations who are working on the implementation of youth exchanges in post conflict areas. It...
Start of the project “THINK! Don’t hate.”
In the next year and a half, the CONNECT International will be part of an international consortium established for the implementation of the project "Think! Don't hate - Preventing and countering online hate speech. This project is supported by the Erasmus +...
Take Part In The Research “Do (Not) Digitalize Me”
In 2021 CONNECT International is implementing the project "Do (Not) Digitalize Me", supported by European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe. The main aim of this project is to open debate on the impact of digitalization on youth work and to help youth...
NF@ Guide for Online Non-Formal Education is Now Online
The COVID 19 pandemic has demonstrated to all of us active in the youth sector something that has become apparent even to those who are the most opposed to digitalization and modern technologies - youth work is increasingly moving online. The transfer of youth...
Explore BITE360 Virtual Tours of Contemporary Art Exhibitions
Over the past year CONNECT International has been a part of an international consortium on the project BITE of Art, supported by the Creative Europe programme. This project represents a joint vision of cultural and artistic institutions from Serbia, Slovenia and...
CONNECT Presented UpDatAed Toolkit at the Webinar for The Improvement of Online Education in Serbia
Two webinars for high school teachers "How to improve online education in Serbia" were implemented by NGO Libero on December 22 and 23, 2020. The aim of the webinars was to raise the capacity of teachers to conduct interactive and innovative online education...
General Assembly of CONNECT International for 2020 held online
The General Assembly of CONNECT International was organized on Monday, December 21, 2020 via the interactive video conference platforms. It was attended by representatives of member organizations from all around Europe. This event offered a spot for members to...
NF@ Training held in Vršac, Serbia
The training seminar within the project "NF@ - building capacities of youth organizations to create online NFE activities" was held from 8th till 13th November 2020 in Vršac, Serbia. The training was attended by young people from all over Europe, who...
Become a part of the CONNECT’s Pool of Experts
We are happy to invite all people with experience in youth work, digitalizatioin, non-formal education and digital rights protection and promotion to appply for the membership in the CONNECT International Pool of Trainers. By being part of the Pool of Experts you...
The first transnational meeting within the project “Algorithm for mobility”
The first transnational meeting within the project “Algorithm for mobility – development of a sustainable model for informing young people about mobility opportunities” started today and will last until Sunday, November 8, in Belgrade, Serbia. The goal of the...
Exchange It Training For Developers implemented in Vršac, Serbia
The second training seminar within the project “Exchange it – Towards Cooperation and Reconciliation” was implemented in Vršac, Serbia, from 10th till 18th October 2020. The Training for Developers was attended by participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina,...
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS – NF@ Training (Vrsac, Serbia, 08-13.11.2020 )
Are you ready to learn how to implement interactive and engaging online NFE events? Do you want to get introduced to the latest tools and methods relevant in the field of online NFE work? Are you interested in transferring existing NFE...
Exchange It – Training for Starters Held in Niš, Serbia
The first of two planned training seminars within the project "Exchange it - Towards Cooperation and Reconciliation" was implemented in Niš, Serbia, from August 31st till September 7th, 2020. The Training for Starters was attended by the representatives of youth...
Digital Youth Work In the Age Of COVID19
The global outbreak of COVID 19 has had a profound effect on the lives of billions of people around the world. It has changed the way we work, study, travel and even how we have fun and relax. The youth workers and their organizations and institutions haven't been...
Webinar “Fighting Disinformation” held on July 29, 2020
The webinar “Fighting Disinformation – working with young people on Digital Literacy” was held on Tuesday, July 29th via the ZOOM platform. More than 30 participants from all around Europe have attended the Webinar and had the opportunity to explore the influence...
Webinar “Gender Inequality in the Cyberspace” held on July 27, 2020
Our webinar “Gender Inequality in the Cyberspace” took place on Monday 27.7.2020, gathering together participants from all around Europe. We have commented on the statistics that follow the topic, analyzed the forms of digital gender divide, searched the causes and...
UpDatAed Webinar for Spanish Organizations Held on June 22
The "UpDatAed" online webinar and workshop for organizations from Spain was implemented on June 22, 2020, via the Google Meet platform. It was attended by 25 youth workers and representatives of youth organizations from all around Spain. The participants got a...
Call for Participants – Webinar “FIGHTING DISINFORMATION” (29.07.2020, 16:00 CET)
We believe that education of young people is most important factor in ensuring further growth of our societies. Internet brought opportunities for education in all parts of the world, making it easy to access and rising its quality by allowing young people to...
Call for Participants – Webinar “Gender Inequality in the Cyberspace” (27.07.2020)
We are happy to invite you to to the Webinar “Gender Inequality in the Cyberspace”. The power of the digital world to unite, to express people, to raise awareness, to create and communicate, has been the recent example that life even in the most difficult of...
DATA PROTECTION POLICY – Webinar “Gender Inequality in the Cyberspace”
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DATA PROTECTION POLICY – Webinar “Fighting Disinformation”
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Safety Measures During COVID-19 Pandemic
According to recommendations given by the World Health Organization, Connect International has developed the set of measures to be followed during the meetings and events, such as trainings, in order to ensure safe and positive experience for all participants...
Webinar “Digital Youth Work” held on June 12, 2020
The webinar “Digital Youth Work – Opportunities and Challenges” was held on Friday, June 12, via the ZOOM platform. Participants from all around Europe have attended the Webinar and were introduced to the definitions of digital rights and digital youth work as...
Webinar “yoUThILIZE e-democracy” implemented on the ZOOM platform
The webinar "yoUThILIZE e-democracy" was held on Monday, June 8, via the ZOOM platform. It was attended by participants from all around Europe who got a chance to start the discussion about the ways youth participation can be promoted and incited by using...
Call for Participation – Webinar “yoUThILIZE e-democracy” (08.06.2020, 18:00 CET)
We are happy to invite you to join our webinar “Youthilize e-democracy 2.0: E-tools for the communication between youth and local administration”, which will be held on Monday, June 8th at 18:00 CET. The new situation that is being experienced worldwide, has forced...
DATA PROTECTION POLICY – Youthilize 2.0 Webinar
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PRIVACY POLICY & GDPR – Research On Online Gender Violence
CONNECT International (Address: Avenue Michel Angel 49, Brussels, Belgium; Phone: +4915126535312; Email: office@connect-international.org) is collecting and storing your personal data and contact details requested in the form within this research. Why do we collect...
Take Part in Research on Online Gender Violence
CONNECT International is inviting you to take part in our research on gender-based violence and discrimination in virtual world and help us get insight in this destructive phenomenon. Online gender violence is not a phantom. It is not random anonymous comments and...
Call for Participation – Webinar “Digital Youth Work” (12.06.2020, 18:00 CET)
We are happy to invite you to join our webinar “Digital Youth Work: Opportunities and Challenges”, which will be held on Friday, June 12th at 18:00 CET. In order to support youth organizations around Europe to adjust to the digitalization of youth work, we tackle...
DATA PROTECTION POLICY – Digital Youth Work Webinar
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CONNECT International Transfers Its Work Online During the Pandemic
When the novel coronavirus swiped through the world in the first months of 2020 civil society organizations had to adapt to a new and rapidly changing reality of working during the pandemic and disease prevention measures. CONNECT International was...
COVID 19 Pandemic – Opening The PanData Box?
The Smart Cities and their linked technologies are proven to contribute to the smart government of a city or a region. More and more governments are using sensors to generate data to monitor the current state of the city. Some of them understood the benefits of...
Call For Online Hackaton “VersusVirus – Viral Action Against the Virus” (17.04.2020)
The member of CONNECT International network from Croatia, EduNorth, is taking part in the organisation of online hackaton "VersusVirus - Viral Action Against the Virus" which will be held on April 17, 2020. CONNECT is proudly supporting this event and we are happy...
COVID-19: Is our health the only asset at stake?
COVID-19 seems to rule our everyday life and has set solid grounds for huge digital steps in every aspect of social, labor, educational and commercial level. It is true, though, that the recent digitalization of procedures and the technological revolution that...
Project “European Living Library” is supported by Europe for Citizens Programme
CONNECT International and partner organizations from Belgium, Serbia, Greece, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Spain will be implementing project "European Living Library for Young Citizens" during 2020 and 2021. This project is supported...
Visit the virtual exhibition “Desiring Machines” on the BITE of Art site
Spreading of the COVID-19 pandemic around the globe faced us with numerous challenges to our health, safety, our economies and quality of life. BITE of Art made a decision in cooperation with Novembar Gallery to join global initiatives of cultural institutions and...
Privacy Policy and GDPR – Work Programme 2020
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CONNECT Receives Structural Support Through Annual Operating Grant by EACEA
We are happy to announce that Connect International is one of the EU NGOs who received structural support through an annual operating grant by EACEA, within Erasmus + Civil Society Cooperation in the Field of Youth 2020 Programme. Our organization got the chance to...
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS – Starters & Developers Training
Are you interested in organizing effective and meaningful exchanges to enrich the lives of young people? Do you sometimes face obstacles in organizing those exchanges? Do you think you are just starting to learn about youth exchanges? …or you just need to develop...
Start of the project Exchange It
Kosova Young Lawyers – KYL together with six partners Libero, Proni, Backslash, Connect International, Intercultura and Syllogos Apofiton Ekpedeftirion Mandoulidi held the very first activity of the “Exchange it – towards cooperation and reconciliation” project...
BITE of Art Team Meeting Held in Valencia
BITE of Art project coordination team gathered in Valencia, Spain, from 4th to 8th of November, establishing necessary foundation for the smooth implementation of the project activities. Beside technical aspect of its implementation, development of the basic...
UpDatAed Piloting Finished
Connect International finished the piloting of the Guide for data protection in youth organizations. Together with participants of UpDatAed project CI developed standards for organizations who care about the digital rights of their users to apply them easily...
Third SmartCity Festival Finished
On the 15th of October 2019 a Smart City Festival 2019 was held in Belgrade, gathering stakeholders from civil society, academia and local authorities from all over the world and opening discussion on how smart cities influence living of people in urban and...
UpDatAed Training for Peer Advisors held in Belgrade
Training for Peer Advisors within the project “UpDatAed - Towards digitally safe youth organizations” was held in Belgrade, Serbia, from 13th till 19th September 2019. The goal of it was to help youth organizations to implement standards, methods, and tools...
UpDatAed Guide is Now Available Online
"UpDatAed - Guide for Youth Organizations on Digital Safety and Privacy" is designed to support youth organizations in improving their practices of collection and further use of personal data and to make their operation safer. Particular emphasis will be on...
Call for Peer Advisors Training – UpDatAed
In June 2019 we have implemented UpDatAed Seminar for standardization at which we talked about human rights of Internet users, online safety and privacy in youth work. Stakeholders discussed the challenges of youth work when it comes to protecting young people’s...
UpDatAed Seminar for Standardisation Held in Thessaloniki
From the 27th of May till the 1st of June, as part of the “UpDatAed - Towards digitally safe youth organizations” project, a seminar for standardisation has taken place in Thessaloniki, Greece. Within it stakeholders from all around Europe had an opportunity...
Youthilize E-democracy Guide Available Online
The progress of local communities is not possible without the involvement of young people. But many young people are not interested or not capable of taking a part in the decision making process of their communities due to unadjusted and incomprehensible...
PRIVACY POLICY & GDPR – RESEARCH ON “Common practices in European youth organizations – Protection and Privacy policies”
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PRIVACY POLICY & GDPR – Project “UpDatAed”
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PRIVACY POLICY & GDPR – POOL OF EXPERTS
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PRIVACY POLICY & GDPR – Project “UpDatAed”
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Connect International at Western Balkans Digital Summit
Representatives of CONNECT International have attended the Western Balkans Digital Summit in Belgrade, Serbia. The summit was organised on April 4th and 5th in Palace of Serbia. This event represents the largest regional gathering of experts, decision-makers...
Call for Participants – UpDatAed
Almost all activities that involve young people nowdays have a virtual and online dimensions. That also applies to the youth work that civil society organizations are performing in order to promote the rights of the youth. Participants and activists of their...
Preparatory meeting within the UpDatAed project held in Brussels
The implementation of project „UpDatAed - Towards digitaly safe youth organizations" has started with a preparatory meeting that was held in Brussels, Belgium, from 15th till 18th of March 2019. The main goal of this project is to create sustainable systems for...
Connect International is starting UpDatAed project with support of EYF
We are happy to announce that Connect International received support from European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe for the project „UpDatAed - towards digitally safe youth organizations”. Within this project we will develop methods for...
CONNECT International at The Smart City Festival in Belgrade
This year CONNECT International had an honor of taking part in the organization of The Smart City Festival in Belgrade by coordinating programmes and activities related to the promotion of the human rights in the digital era. We also hosted a panel entitled...
EU Art Night held in the the Museum of the City of Belgrade
During the 57th October Salon, on Saturday, October 6, a cultural performance entitled The EU Art Night was organized by Balkan Urban Movement with the support of the Delegation of the European Union to Serbia in Belgrade. The idea of this event was...
COOLTURE – new trends, new stories
Balkan Urban Movement is, with the support of partners, implementing project COOLTURE - new trends, new stories. The project will be held from 5 – 7th of October, 2018 in Belgrade. Project goal is to promote accessibility in the field of culture through the...
Conference “Youth Against Violent Extremism” held in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
The conference "Youth Against Violent Extremism" was held in Sarajevo on June 12, 2018, in the building of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia-Herzegovina. The conference aims to create conditions for a more effective fight against violent extremism through...
Connect International Website Launched
We are happy to announce that the website of international network CONNECT International is online! CONNECT International is a Brussels based international network of organizations formed with a mission to create innovative European projects ensuring...
BITE 2.0 TRAINING FOR CULTURAL OPERATORS
The Capacity Building Training within the project BITE 2.0 was successfully implemented in Belgrade, Serbia. It brought together cultural operators active in the field of contemporary visual art from Serbia, Belgium, Slovenia, and Spain to enable them to get...
CONFIDENT Training Held in North Macedonia
From May 14th to 21st, a training of trainers within the CONFIDENT project was held in Struga, N. Macedonia, with participants from Spain, Kosovo, Serbia, and North Macedonia. The training focused on piloting our innovative training methodology as part of the...
Take part in the E-volunteering questionnaire
Through the project E-volunteering we are planning to increase the quality in the work of youth organisations in terms of e-volunteering, by building their capacities in attracting, engaging, managing and coordinating e-volunteers on a transnational level through a...
FFSec Training for Clubs’ Staff Held in Belgrade
This week a Training of staff in clubs to become organizers of the family sport approach was held in Belgrade within the project "Family Friendly Sport". During the training, participants learned how to organize a family sport system in their clubs, ensure learning...
DigitalYOu Training of Trainers implemented in Ljubljana
The “DigitalYOu - Engage” Training for Trainers was held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from the 17th to the 23rd of April 2023. The event gathered youth workers, educators, and facilitators from all around Europe to enable them to get introduced to advanced e-learning...
Call for Participants: Training on Mainstreaming Youth Perspective into Digital Citizenship Debate (June 11-16, Belgrade, Serbia)
Young people and representatives of youth organisations throughout Europe, we are excited to invite you to our upcoming Digital Citizenship training, which will be taking place in Serbia from June 11 to 16, 2023! Citizens' assemblies, protests, and elections are...
The E-volunteering Mind Mapping Event Held in Belgrade
The E-volunteering Mind Mapping event was held in Belgrade, Serbia, from April 5 to 8, 2023. It gathered youth workers, educators, and other stakeholders in order to enable them to analyze and reevaluate the quality elements of the research on the current...
The Project “European Living Library for Young Citizens” Is Successfully Finalized
During the past 3 years, we have been actively involved in the implementation of a project “European Living Library for Young Citizens”. The project was supported by Europe for Citizens Programme of the European Union and executed by an international consortium led...
“E-volunteering” – Mind Mapping Stakeholders Event – Call for Participants
“E-volunteering - building an online volunteering ecosystem” - Mind Mapping Stakeholders Event Setting the basis for efficient e-volunteering practices with high quality standards We are looking for youth workers, stakeholders and volunteers to support us in the...
Call for participants for the CONFIDENT Training in North Macedonia
The CONFIDENT Training for Trainers aims to train 12 youth educators on how to use the CONFIDENT methodology and to be able to implement it with the groups of young people they work with. CONFIDENT Methodology aims to discover what exactly the impact of Social...
DigitalYOu Training of Trainers: Digital Transformation – Call for Participants
We are excited to extend an invitation to youth trainers and facilitators for a training program that will empower them to unlock the full potential of their organizations. The Training of Trainers presents a step-by-step approach of learning, equipping them with...
Kickoff Meeting of the Project “E-volunteering”
The kick-off meeting of our new project “E-volunteering – building an online volunteering ecosystem” took place in Brussels, Belgium. The project is implemented by CONNECT International (Belgium), Move It (Greece), MladiZmaji (Slovenia), Backslash ES (Spain),...
Digital Citizenship: through Youth Glasses – Stakeholder Meeting
The year 2023 is CONNECT International’s Digital Citizenship year. Throughout the course of the year, we will delve deeper into this topic through all of our programmes and initiatives, with a particular emphasis on the topic being placed through the European Youth...
Call for MEDIA AND POLICY EXPERTS @ “Europeans Against Fake News” event in Croatia
Are you sick and tired of people spreading false information on the topic in which you are an expert? Do you want to actively contribute to the fight against fake news? Are you ready to share your knowledge and help build the critical thinking skills of young...
Call for YOUTH EDUCATORS @ “Europeans Against Fake News” event in Croatia
Are you a youth educator willing to take part in tackling fake news and disinformation? Do you like to work in a collaborative and creative environment? Are you ready to exchange your knowledge and support young people in learning about fake news? If your answer to...
Call for YOUTH VOLUNTEERS @ Europeans Against Fake News Event in Croatia
Do you want to meet young people from all around Europe? Are you ready to contribute to the implementation of an international youth event? Would you like to help with the creation of graffities that will make your town look even better? If your answer to these...
EPITOME Launch Event held in Brussels
The launch event for the EPITOME project's Minecraft worlds collection was held in Brussels on February 24, 2023 organised by Connect International. The EPITOME project is a European Union (Erasmus+) funded project aimed at promoting education through gaming. The...
Meeting with the representatives of Valencian regional institutions
On February 9, 2023, the representatives of CONNECT International met with the General Director of Youth of the Region of Valencia, and with the Head of the Area of European Projects of the Provincial Government of Valencia (Diputación de Valencia). During the...
CONNECT at The CoE’s “Essentials on NFE” Training
The “Essentials on NFE” training takes place in the European Youth Center in Strasbourg, from 5 to 12 February. Youth Workers, activists, and trainers from all over Europe gathered there and joined efforts in exploring Non-formal education, experiential learning,...
“I-Go Digital” Online Development Meeting Concludes Successfully
The "DigitalYOu" Curriculum Development Meeting was held online from 25 to 28 January 2023. It served the purpose to enable the development of the content of curricula that will form the “I-go digital” learning tools for ensuring youth organizations' smooth...
The President of CONNECT Takes Part in The Simulation of the Plenary Session of the European Parliament
The President of CONNECT took part in The Simulation of the Plenary Session of the European Parliament organized by our member organization MoveIt in cooperation with the Mandoulides Schools, with the approval of the Hellenic Ministry of Education and Culture and...
DigitalYOu Hackathon Held In Belgrade
DigitalYOu Hackathon was held in Belgrade between 11 and 15 December 2022. The event gathered young creative and tech-savvy people from several European countries in order to enable them to work with experts and mentors on developing an innovative and interactive...
Bringing humanity to digital life by achieving our strategic goals
In 2022 CONNECT has continued to implement a series of working group meetings working on achieving strategic goals of the organization- Digital Access, Digital Rights, Digital Citizenship, and Digital Innovation. Each meeting served for exchange among members about...
The Annual Meeting of CONNECT’s Pool of Experts
The annual meeting of CONNECT International’s Pool of Trainers and Experts was held online via ZOOM on December 7, 2022. The meeting offered an opportunity for new and existing members of the Pool from all around Europe to get to know each other, exchange...
CONNECT at European Year of Youth 2022 – ‘EYY National Coordinators and Stakeholders Meeting’ and ‘Claim the Future’ Legacy Event
Last week CONNECT attended two events organized within the European Year of Youth 2022. On December 5 our representatives attended the EYY2022 National Coordinators and Stakeholders meeting where they had the opportunity with many other organizations and national...
Our Member Organization NGO Prima Holds A Conference On Amending Criminal Code in Regards to Revenge Pornography
At the conference "Safe and protected through new changes to the Criminal Code of Montenegro", organized within the project "Aware. Safe. Protected", financed by the US Embassy in Podgorica, NGO PRIMA presented the results of the project and a proposal for amending...
EU-Council of Europe Youth Partnership’s Visible Value Seminar
Our team member spoke at the last week's EU-Council of Europe Youth Partnership's Visible Value Seminar - Strengthening the Implementation of the European Youth Work Agenda in Eastern and Southeast Europe. The event brought together 60 participants to reflect on...
Kickoff meeting within the project Before They Hate
The kickoff meeting for the project Before They Hate (B4H8) was organized in November 2022 in Reykjavik, Iceland. In this project, partners from Iceland, Belgium, Scotland, Denmark, and Spain will work on hate speech prevention by training young leaders to carry on...
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF CONNECT INTERNATIONAL
The annual General Assembly of CONNECT International for 2022 was held in Belgrade. The Assembly was held in person for the first time in three years and was attended by representatives of member organizations from all around Europe who had a chance to...
European Year of Youth 2022 Has Reached Belgrade
During the events surrounding the "European Living Library for Young Citizens" in Belgrade, Serbia we have presented the European year of Youth 2022 to the citizens and guests of the Serbian capital city. A large number of people were informed about the importance...
European Living Library in Belgrade, Serbia
The long journey of the project "European Living Library for Young Citizens" is slowly coming to an end. The final set of events and meetings was held from November 4 to 7, 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia, thus concluding a series of activities that have...
TURNING DIGITAL PLATFORM LAUNCHED
We are happy to announce that the TurningDigital.net platform has been launched! This platform was developed within a project “Turning Digital” with a goal of creating free online space that will help in raising the quality of adult e-learning on the international...
EUROPEAN LIVING LIBRARY FOR YOUNG CITIZENS VISITED LJUBLJANA
Whenever a European Living Library visits a city, this visit is surrounded by many events and gatherings of people. Ljubljana became a meeting point this time, bringing to one place citizens from different sides of Europe. These gatherings are always done...
European Year of Youth Has Visited Ljubljana
CONNECT is continuing its efforts to introduce as many people to the European YEAR OF YOUTH 2022 Initiative. The latest promotional event was held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on October 20th within the European Living Library which we have implemented. During the...
CONNECT Organizes “Mainstreaming Digital Youth Policy” Panel
Brussels - As part of the European Week of Regions and Cities, on 11 October CONNECT organised a panel discussion titled "Mainstreaming Digital Youth Policy." The event brought together representatives of youth organisations and local and regional authorities from...
CONNECT meets local and regional authorities during European Week of Regions
CONNECT had the opportunity to present its work at a meeting of more than 30 municipalities and regional governments from Spain that was held in the Instituto Cervantes in Brussels. The meeting was attended by many local and regional politicians including the...
Connect hosted EPITOME Transnational Project Meeting
On October 6, 2022 in Brussels was held Transnational Project Meeting of the EU/Erasmus+ funded project EPITOME (Exploring the Potential of Minecraft in Problem Based Curricula). The goal of the meeting was to summarise and evaluate project activities and...
KICKOFF MEETING OF THE PROJECT BITE OF ART 2.0 HELD IN VALENCIA, SPAIN
BITE 2.0 has officially started! The project consortium members from Serbia, Slovenia, Spain and Belgium have met within a kickoff meeting. The meeting’s main goal was to enable smooth transition from BITE 1.0 to BITE 2.0 by providing an opportunity for partners to...
CONNECT Presented as an Example of Good Practice in Spain
On Friday, October 7, a training session of the Sagunto City Council on European projects was implemented by our member organization Backslash. The event helped to explain the importance of collaboration between civil society and local administration, how to apply...
Member of CONNECT Takes part in Drafting Policy Recommendations For The Future Of Non-formal Learning
On behalf of Cities of Learning network and the involved partner organisations across Europe, we are sharing the outcomes of the project “Cities of Learning: Youth co-design learning, civic and career pathways”. The purpose of the project is to attract,...
October is the European Cybersecurity Month
The European Year of Youth has set out nine topics of this year, one being "Digital," which is followed by other highly important initiatives for young people. CONNECT International has dedicated itself to contributing to the digital agenda and promoting...
EUROPEAN LIVING LIBRARY FOR YOUNG CITIZENS HELD IN VALENCIA, SPAIN
The European Living Library visited the Valencian region, Spain, from 25th to 29th September 2022. Its implementation started with the official reception for the representatives of municipalities, non-governmental organizations, and living books...
European Year of Youth Promoted in Spain by CONNECT
The promotion of the European year of Youth was held in Quart de Poblet, Valencian region, on September 28th as a part of an event within The European Living Library. During the event, participants got to know what #EYY22 is and how to contribute to this movement....
TURNING DIGITAL TRAINING HELD IN SERBIA
As part of the project "Turning Digital" a Training for Trainers was held in Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia, from September 14 to 18, 2022. It included more than 20 adult educators from several European countries. By working with our trainers and through utilization of...
Mainstreaming Digital Youth Policy – Call for the Event
We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming panel discussion "Mainstreaming Digital Youth Policy," which will take place on October 11, from 10:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., in Brussels and online (via Zoom) as part of the European Week of Regions and Cities...
CONNECT is starting the implementation of 2 new projects!
CONNECT International and its partners are preparing to launch the implementation of two new international projects. The first one is called "E-volunteering - building online volunteering ecosystem", and is funded by the Erasmus+ program of the European...
Educ@te platform has been launched!
We are happy to announce that Educ@te platform is now ONLINE! It represents an e-learning tool for raising the capacities of human rights educators (HRE) to work in the online environment. It is designed to provide HRE trainers with: theoretical background for...
Digital YOu Hackathon – Call for Participants
Did you ever participate in a 5 hours long seminar online and thought: “OMG this could be done so much better”? Did you try to manage your organization online and wondered if you can find simpler ways to do so? Did you miss networking events during COVID-19?...
“REthink Your Health” Platform for Reproductive Health Education Is Online
The website reproductive.me is developed within the project “REthink your health” with a goal of creating an access to non-formal education which will enable young people to inform and educate themselves about their reproductive health. The platform contains...
Connect International Has Attended Event of the VOLPRIS Project
On July 29th, 2022, the Centre for European Volunteering organised in Brussels an event focused on the Volpris project, funded by the Erasmus Plus Programme which saw the participation of over 40 participants. The event had the objective of disseminating the work...
Meeting with the Representative of The Government of Valencia
On July 14, 2022, representatives of CONNECT International had opportunity to meet and talk with the representative of the Regional Government of Valencia and with the president of the Regional Youth Council of Valencia. During the meeting various topics regarding...
Erasmus+ Virtual Exchanges funding opportunity
Being part of an exchange program, but making it digital. The EU has introduced new components of the Erasmus+ program, thus allowing young people to take part in digital exchanges. Erasmus+ Virtual Exchanges are online people-to-people activities that promote...
Call for Participants – “Turning Digital” Training
Project ‘’Turning Digital’’ aims to establish a sustainable adult e-learning system working towards providing beneficiaries the opportunity for skills development, improving educational accessibility to the activities and increasing participation in adult...
The European Parliament has adopted the Digital Service Act and Digital Market Act
The European Parliament today approved the Digital Service Act and Digital Market Act with an overwhelming majority, nearly two years after the Commission's initial proposal was presented and inter-institutional agreements on the Digital Service Service Package...
CONNECT at the “Democracy Here. Democracy Now” Flagship event
From June 27 to July 2, 2022, Strasbourg hosted the flagship event of the Council of Europe's "Democracy Here. Democracy Now" Campaign. Action Week has brought together activists, organizations, and institutions from across Europe to celebrate...
CALL FOR THE TRAINING DIGITAL TRAINING
Project ‘’Turning Digital’’ aims to establish a sustainable adult e-learning system working towards providing beneficiaries the opportunity for skills development, improving educational accessibility to the activities and increasing participation in adult...
Results of the “DigitalYOu” Research are now Online!
Digital technologies have changed the way the world works. The process of digitalization has affected all segments of the global society, economy and the environment in which all organizations operate, so that it can be freely said that the digital transformation...
Members of CONNECT have organized the training “Fight Against and Prevention of Sexual Cyber-Bulling and Sexting”
Several members of Connect International Network ( NGO Prima - organizer, PRONI, EESTI People to people) have organized training for youth workers "Fight Against and Prevention of Sexual Cyber-Bulling and Sexting’’ which was in Nea Makri, Greece, from 16th until...
EDUC@TE TRAINING HELD IN SKOPJE, NORTH MACEDONIA
Training of trainers within the project "EDUC@TE" was held in Skopje, North Macedonia, from 5th to 10th June 2022. The activity was attended by youth workers, educators and members of youth organizations with experience in online human rights education from...
CONNECT meets META in Brussels
Brussels, June 24, 2022 – CONNECT's team met with the Meta Public Policy Team in Brussels, where they discussed digital citizenship and the youth sector challenges, as well as potential cooperation! META and CONNECT International have both worked on digital...
Take Part in a Research Within The Project “DIGITAL YOu”
If you are a member of a youth organization that is: active at local, regional, national or European level;coming from one of the Erasmus+ program countries;already using some digital tools in your work we would like to invite you to participate in the research...
CONNECT takes part in the consultations on Committee of the Regions’ opinion on “The Future of Youth Policy in the EU”
The representative of CONNECT International had a chance to attend and actively participate in the consultations organized by the European Committee of the Regions in regards to drafting of the opinion "The Future of Youth Policy in the EU". The goal of this...
Introducing “Democracy Here. Democracy Now” Campaign
"Democracy here, democracy now" is an international campaign launched by the Council of Europe's Youth Department with the goal of connecting young people, youth organizations, institutions, and other stakeholders, and providing them with a space to discuss the...
Promotion of the European Year of Youth in Skopje
The activities, significance, and purpose of the 2022 European Year of Youth were presented on June 9 to the citizens of Skopje, North Macedonia, during the implementation of the European Living Library event. Visitors of this event had a chance to find out...
European Living Library for Young Citizens has visited Skopje, North Macedonia
The third European Living Library was organized in Skopje, North Macedonia, from June 8 to 11, 2022. It involved close to 100 direct participants from the project partner countries who were prepared to support the implementation of the event and serve as engaging...
CONNECT at the European Year of Youth Stakeholder Meeting
Representative of CONNECT International has participated in the fifth meeting of the European Year of Youth stakeholders and national coordinators. The meeting was held online on June 2, 2022. We had the honor of facilitating a discussion group "Digital", which was...
European Living Library for Young Citizens Held in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovin
European Living Library in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, was organized from 25 to 28 May 2022. More than 90 directly involved participants took part in its implementation. The special focus of this event was given on discussions on the future of Europe from...
European Year of Youth Promoted in Bijeljina
The presentation of the European Year of Youth was done during the central event of the European Living Library that was held in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina on May 27. The citizens of Bijeljina and activists involved in the "European Living Library"...
START OF THE “FAMILY FRIENDLY SPORTS” PROJECT
The project "FFS – Family Friendly Sports" is supported by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union and brings together 7 different organizations and sports clubs from 5 countries around Europe to achieve the aim of creating a sustainable ecosystem for the...
Educ@te workshop held in Brussels
The second workshop implemented within the project “Educ@te” was organized in Brussels, Belgium, from 13 to 16 May 2022. The event was attended by members of youth organizations and youth educators from Western and Northern Europe...
Introduction to the European Year of Youth 2022
EUROPEAN YEAR OF YOUTH 2022 "But if we are to shape our Union in their mould, young people must be able to shape Europe's future. Our Union needs a soul and a vision they can connect to." Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission During the 2021...
Literature review on the impact of social media on mental health of young people is published within the “CONFIDENT!” project
The literature review “Social media and mental health of young people” provides a theoretical framework to understand how to define and conceptualize connections between social media and mental health of young people. The review includes various theoretical models...
Democracy Here, Democracy Now – Youth Action Week
We're excited to share information about the upcoming Youth Action Week within the Council of Europe's Youth Department's Democracy Here, Democracy Now Campaign, which was shared with us by the Campaign Secretariat! From June 27 to July 2, the Youth Department...
Take part in Educ@te Training in Skopje (5-10.06.2022)
If you are a youth worker, educator or a member of a youth organization with experience in online human rights education who is willing to increase your capacities and skills, we are inviting you to apply for the EDUC@TE training,...
CONNECT’s representative has joined the Advisory Council on Youth!
The list of new members of the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ) was approved by the Committee of Ministers on April 20. On the recommendation of the Council of Europe's Secretary-General, CONNECT's representative Dimitrije Jovićević was appointed as a new member of...
CONNECT to support The European Year of Youth 2022
During the 2021 State of the Union address, European Commission President Von Der Leyen announced the Commission's intention to propose designating 2022 as the European Year of Youth. Following the conclusion of the inter-institutional negotiations, 2022 was...
Educ@te workshop implemented in Belgrade
The workshop within the project "Educ@te" was held in Belgrade, Serbia, from April 11 to 14, 2022. The activity was attended by educators and members of youth organizations from Southeastern and Eastern Europe who had a unique chance to share experiences and...
Start of the project DigitalYOu!
The start of the project "DigitalYOu - Digitalization of Youth Organizational Work" was marked by a kickoff meeting which was held in Belgrade from April 1 to 4, 2022. During the event partner organizations CONNECT international (Belgium), Balkan Urban Movement...
Representative of CONNECT took part in the Training Course on AI Literacy
The representative of CONNECT International had an opportunity to participate in the Training Course on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Literacy which was organized by the Youth Department of the Council of Europe in Budapest from 28 March to April 1, 2022. The course...
START OF THE TURNING DIGITAL PROJECT
The project consortium led by BIPS - Business Innovation Programs (Serbia) and comprised of CONNECT International from Belgium and Backslash from Spain is starting the implementation of an international project "Turning Digital - Building sustainable adult...
Take part in Educ@te workshop in Brussels (13-16.05.2022)
If you are a youth worker or a member of a youth organization working on human rights education online, we are inviting you to apply for the EDUC@TE workshop, which will take place in Brussels, Belgium from May 13 to May 16, 2022. During this workshop, we will:...
Take part in Educ@te workshop in Belgrade (11-14.04.2022)
If you are a youth worker or a member of a youth organization working on human rights education online, we are inviting you to apply for the EDUC@TE workshop, which will take place in Belgrade, Serbia from April 11 to April 14, 2022. During this workshop, we will:...
Take part in the “EDUC@TE” research on online human rights education
If you are: Human Rights Educator/Trainer/Youth worker/Educator or a representative of a Youth OrganizationWorking on Human Rights Education through Non-Formal EducationComing from one of the Council of Europe Member States We are calling you to spare...
EPITOME Methods for delivering Project Based Learning through Minecraft have been published
The EPITOME project is implemented by a consortium of youth organizations, companies and institutions from 6 European countries with the goal of helping educators to integrate digital learning spaces such as Minecraft to their teaching. For this purpose, a document...
The first transnational meeting within the project “CONFIDENT”
The first transnational meeting within the project "CONFIDENT: COmbating the Negative inFluence of socIal meDia on mENTal health" was held in Valencia, Spain, on 5th and 6th February 2022. The meeting was organized in order for partner organizations to establish...
Second partner meeting within the EPITOME project
On January 31, 2022, the EPITOME partners met virtually to discuss the status of the deliverables comprising the first intellectual outputs of the project and agree upon the actions for their finalization. The specification for delivering project-based learning...
EPITOME Platform Is Published
The COVID pandemic has affected more than 1.6 billion children and youth in 161 countries due to school closures. A lot can be done to at least reduce the impact through remote learning strategies which do not repeat what already takes place but explore new ways of...
Start of the project EDUC@TE
The COVID19 pandemic has forced almost all young people to abruptly digitalize their lives and transfer them online. Now social interactions, communication, work and education are happening in a virtual space. This sudden change has provoked serious consequences...
Do (Not) Digitalize me training held in Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia
Do (Not) Digitalize me training held in Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia Training seminar within the project "Do (Not) Digitalize Me" took place in Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia, from December 12 to 18, 2021. This training was attended by youth workers from all around Europe who...
General Assembly of CONNECT International for 2021 Organized Online
The General Assembly of CONNECT International was held online on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. The event was attended by representatives of members from all around Europe who had a chance to exchange ideas, get to know each other better, present their organization's...
International Closing Conference of the BITE of Art project held in Belgrade
The main event of the Closing Conference of the project ,,BITE of Art” named ,,The Museum of Contemporary Art in an Extended Field” was held on 17th of November in Belgrade, Serbia. This event gathered curators and representatives of some of the most important...
Representatives of CONNECT at the training “Digital Media Skills for Inclusion”
Two members of CONNECT International took part in an Erasmu+ Training Course called "Digital Media Skills for Inclusion" that was organized from November 1st to the 9th, 2021, in Kemer, Turkey. The training course was organized by a CONNECT International member...
Call for Participants – “Do Not Digitalize Me” Training (Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia, 12-18.12.2021)
The future of youth work is now! NFE activities are being filmed, live streams are being organized to reach more people, lectures posted online, e-learnings are replacing real meetings and online participation is replacing in-person participation, etc. This...
Call for Candidates for the General Manager of CONNECT International
CONNECT International is opening a call for member organisations to candidate their members for the position of the general manager of the organisation. Having in mind that this position is statutory and that the person selected will be co-opted to the board, it...
Multiplication event within the project “Algorithm for Mobility” in Novi Pazar
The second Multiplication Event within the project "Algorithm for Mobility" was organized in Novi Pazar, Serbia, on October 1, 2021.The event was an opportunity for representatives, members and activists of local organizations and institutions from this part of...
EUROPEAN LIVING LIBRARY FOR YOUNG CITIZENS HELD IN THESSALONIKI, GREECE
Project “European Living Library for Young Citizens” was organized in Thessaloniki from August 23rd to 26th, 2021.The project involved over 100 citizens, including 33 invited participants from the cities of Belgrade (Serbia), Quart de Poblet (Spain),...
“THINK! DON’T HATE” TRAINING FOR COUNTERIZERS HELD IN THESSALONIKI, GREECE
“THINK! Don’t hate” Training for Counterizers was held in thessaloniki, Greece, from 17th to 24th August, 2021. This event was an opportunity for young people and youth workers from Greece, Montenegro, Serbia, North Macedonia, Belgium, Spain, Croatia and...
Multiplication event within the project “Algorithm for Mobility” in Brussels
Multiplication Event within the project "Algorithm for Mobility" was held on July 22 in Brussels, Belgium.This event was organized with the aim of acquainting the representatives of international organizations and local institutions from Brussels with the results...
Do (Not) Digitalize Me Training Seminar held in Brussels, Belgium
The Seminar for International Perspective to Evidence-based Policy within the project “Do (Not) Digitalize” was held from 19th till 22nd July 2021 in Brussels, Belgium. The Seminar had two purposes - the first one was to analyze the data collected until now on...
SOCI@LISE Study Session implemented in Budapest, Hungary
The study Session “Soci@lise: Social Rights in Digital Era” was held from 12th to 18th July 2021 in European Youth Center in Budapest, Hungary. The event was organized by CONNECT International and Youth Express Network with the support of the Youth Department of...
Invitation to the Multiplication & Networking Event within the project “Algorithm for Mobility”
Date and time: the 22nd of July 2021 at 11.00 CET Venue: Lodzkie House, Square Marie-Louise 2, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium Dear friends, Balkan Urban Movement (Serbia) and Connect International AISBL (Belgium) are inviting you to take part in our multiplication and...
CONNECT is a Partner on the Project “EPITOME”
In the next two years CONNECT International will be working on a project "EPITOME - Exploring the Potential of mInecrafT in prObleM basEd curricula" as a part of a 6 member Consortium comprised of organizations, companies and institutions from across Europe. The...
Guides for Communication Strategies Now Available On YouthMobility.org
In order to support youth organizations in disseminating their mobility activities with young people we have developed two type of guides which can be used to improve the way you communicate with them. The Communication Guide is designed to lead your...
YouthMobility.Org Platform Is Now Online!
CONNECT and BUM are thrilled to announce the launching of the platform YouthMobility.org, a place that links organizations which are implementing youth exchange activities with young people who are willing to participate in them from all around Europe. The...
BECOME A LIVING BOOK WITHIN THE PROJECT “EUROPEAN LIVING LIBRARY”
If you are a person with an interesting, unique, or engaging life story or you simply want to introduce people to your culture, traditions, religion, or another segment of your identity we are inviting you to become a LIVING BOOK within the project "European Living...
“THINK! Don’t Hate” platform has arrived
The project “THINK! Don’t Hate” is implemented by Kosova Young Lawyers – KYL in coordination with its five partners: Syllogos Apofiton Ekpedeftirion Mandoulidi (Greece), Prima (Montenegro), CONNECT International (Belgium), Libero (Serbia) and Interkultura (North...
Call for participants – Study Session “Soci@lise: Social Rights in digital era” (Strasbourg, 12-18.07.2021)
The Study Session “Soci@lise” is an educational activity organised by Youth Express Network and Connect International in cooperation with the Youth Department of the Council of Europe. With this study session, we want to bring 2 worlds, 2 networks and 2 approaches...
“THINK! Don’t Hate” Training for Preventizers held in Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia
Training for Preventizers within the project “Think! Don’t hate – Preventing and Countering Hate Speech” was held in Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia, from 18th to 25th April 2021. Young people and youth workers from Greece, Montenegro,...
Call for Participants – “THINK! Don’t Hate” Training for Trainers
THINK! – Don’t hate…but is it really an easy task? We decided to promote critical thinking in this fight against hate. In order to do this we created a project we are inviting you to join and help us develop further. We want to create new...
Exchange It Platform Launched
The interactive online platform within the project “Exchange it – towards cooperation and reconciliation” is now online! The platform is designed to support youth organizations who are working on the implementation of youth exchanges in post conflict areas. It...
Start of the project “THINK! Don’t hate.”
In the next year and a half, the CONNECT International will be part of an international consortium established for the implementation of the project "Think! Don't hate - Preventing and countering online hate speech. This project is supported by the Erasmus +...
Take Part In The Research “Do (Not) Digitalize Me”
In 2021 CONNECT International is implementing the project "Do (Not) Digitalize Me", supported by European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe. The main aim of this project is to open debate on the impact of digitalization on youth work and to help youth...
NF@ Guide for Online Non-Formal Education is Now Online
The COVID 19 pandemic has demonstrated to all of us active in the youth sector something that has become apparent even to those who are the most opposed to digitalization and modern technologies - youth work is increasingly moving online. The transfer of youth...
Explore BITE360 Virtual Tours of Contemporary Art Exhibitions
Over the past year CONNECT International has been a part of an international consortium on the project BITE of Art, supported by the Creative Europe programme. This project represents a joint vision of cultural and artistic institutions from Serbia, Slovenia and...
CONNECT Presented UpDatAed Toolkit at the Webinar for The Improvement of Online Education in Serbia
Two webinars for high school teachers "How to improve online education in Serbia" were implemented by NGO Libero on December 22 and 23, 2020. The aim of the webinars was to raise the capacity of teachers to conduct interactive and innovative online education...
General Assembly of CONNECT International for 2020 held online
The General Assembly of CONNECT International was organized on Monday, December 21, 2020 via the interactive video conference platforms. It was attended by representatives of member organizations from all around Europe. This event offered a spot for members to...
NF@ Training held in Vršac, Serbia
The training seminar within the project "NF@ - building capacities of youth organizations to create online NFE activities" was held from 8th till 13th November 2020 in Vršac, Serbia. The training was attended by young people from all over Europe, who...
Become a part of the CONNECT’s Pool of Experts
We are happy to invite all people with experience in youth work, digitalizatioin, non-formal education and digital rights protection and promotion to appply for the membership in the CONNECT International Pool of Trainers. By being part of the Pool of Experts you...
The first transnational meeting within the project “Algorithm for mobility”
The first transnational meeting within the project “Algorithm for mobility – development of a sustainable model for informing young people about mobility opportunities” started today and will last until Sunday, November 8, in Belgrade, Serbia. The goal of the...
Exchange It Training For Developers implemented in Vršac, Serbia
The second training seminar within the project “Exchange it – Towards Cooperation and Reconciliation” was implemented in Vršac, Serbia, from 10th till 18th October 2020. The Training for Developers was attended by participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina,...
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS – NF@ Training (Vrsac, Serbia, 08-13.11.2020 )
Are you ready to learn how to implement interactive and engaging online NFE events? Do you want to get introduced to the latest tools and methods relevant in the field of online NFE work? Are you interested in transferring existing NFE...
Exchange It – Training for Starters Held in Niš, Serbia
The first of two planned training seminars within the project "Exchange it - Towards Cooperation and Reconciliation" was implemented in Niš, Serbia, from August 31st till September 7th, 2020. The Training for Starters was attended by the representatives of youth...
Digital Youth Work In the Age Of COVID19
The global outbreak of COVID 19 has had a profound effect on the lives of billions of people around the world. It has changed the way we work, study, travel and even how we have fun and relax. The youth workers and their organizations and institutions haven't been...
Webinar “Fighting Disinformation” held on July 29, 2020
The webinar “Fighting Disinformation – working with young people on Digital Literacy” was held on Tuesday, July 29th via the ZOOM platform. More than 30 participants from all around Europe have attended the Webinar and had the opportunity to explore the influence...
Webinar “Gender Inequality in the Cyberspace” held on July 27, 2020
Our webinar “Gender Inequality in the Cyberspace” took place on Monday 27.7.2020, gathering together participants from all around Europe. We have commented on the statistics that follow the topic, analyzed the forms of digital gender divide, searched the causes and...
UpDatAed Webinar for Spanish Organizations Held on June 22
The "UpDatAed" online webinar and workshop for organizations from Spain was implemented on June 22, 2020, via the Google Meet platform. It was attended by 25 youth workers and representatives of youth organizations from all around Spain. The participants got a...
Call for Participants – Webinar “FIGHTING DISINFORMATION” (29.07.2020, 16:00 CET)
We believe that education of young people is most important factor in ensuring further growth of our societies. Internet brought opportunities for education in all parts of the world, making it easy to access and rising its quality by allowing young people to...
Call for Participants – Webinar “Gender Inequality in the Cyberspace” (27.07.2020)
We are happy to invite you to to the Webinar “Gender Inequality in the Cyberspace”. The power of the digital world to unite, to express people, to raise awareness, to create and communicate, has been the recent example that life even in the most difficult of...
DATA PROTECTION POLICY – Webinar “Gender Inequality in the Cyberspace”
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DATA PROTECTION POLICY – Webinar “Fighting Disinformation”
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Safety Measures During COVID-19 Pandemic
According to recommendations given by the World Health Organization, Connect International has developed the set of measures to be followed during the meetings and events, such as trainings, in order to ensure safe and positive experience for all participants...
Webinar “Digital Youth Work” held on June 12, 2020
The webinar “Digital Youth Work – Opportunities and Challenges” was held on Friday, June 12, via the ZOOM platform. Participants from all around Europe have attended the Webinar and were introduced to the definitions of digital rights and digital youth work as...
Webinar “yoUThILIZE e-democracy” implemented on the ZOOM platform
The webinar "yoUThILIZE e-democracy" was held on Monday, June 8, via the ZOOM platform. It was attended by participants from all around Europe who got a chance to start the discussion about the ways youth participation can be promoted and incited by using...
Call for Participation – Webinar “yoUThILIZE e-democracy” (08.06.2020, 18:00 CET)
We are happy to invite you to join our webinar “Youthilize e-democracy 2.0: E-tools for the communication between youth and local administration”, which will be held on Monday, June 8th at 18:00 CET. The new situation that is being experienced worldwide, has forced...
DATA PROTECTION POLICY – Youthilize 2.0 Webinar
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PRIVACY POLICY & GDPR – Research On Online Gender Violence
CONNECT International (Address: Avenue Michel Angel 49, Brussels, Belgium; Phone: +4915126535312; Email: office@connect-international.org) is collecting and storing your personal data and contact details requested in the form within this research. Why do we collect...
Take Part in Research on Online Gender Violence
CONNECT International is inviting you to take part in our research on gender-based violence and discrimination in virtual world and help us get insight in this destructive phenomenon. Online gender violence is not a phantom. It is not random anonymous comments and...
Call for Participation – Webinar “Digital Youth Work” (12.06.2020, 18:00 CET)
We are happy to invite you to join our webinar “Digital Youth Work: Opportunities and Challenges”, which will be held on Friday, June 12th at 18:00 CET. In order to support youth organizations around Europe to adjust to the digitalization of youth work, we tackle...
DATA PROTECTION POLICY – Digital Youth Work Webinar
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CONNECT International Transfers Its Work Online During the Pandemic
When the novel coronavirus swiped through the world in the first months of 2020 civil society organizations had to adapt to a new and rapidly changing reality of working during the pandemic and disease prevention measures. CONNECT International was...
COVID 19 Pandemic – Opening The PanData Box?
The Smart Cities and their linked technologies are proven to contribute to the smart government of a city or a region. More and more governments are using sensors to generate data to monitor the current state of the city. Some of them understood the benefits of...
Call For Online Hackaton “VersusVirus – Viral Action Against the Virus” (17.04.2020)
The member of CONNECT International network from Croatia, EduNorth, is taking part in the organisation of online hackaton "VersusVirus - Viral Action Against the Virus" which will be held on April 17, 2020. CONNECT is proudly supporting this event and we are happy...
COVID-19: Is our health the only asset at stake?
COVID-19 seems to rule our everyday life and has set solid grounds for huge digital steps in every aspect of social, labor, educational and commercial level. It is true, though, that the recent digitalization of procedures and the technological revolution that...
Project “European Living Library” is supported by Europe for Citizens Programme
CONNECT International and partner organizations from Belgium, Serbia, Greece, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Spain will be implementing project "European Living Library for Young Citizens" during 2020 and 2021. This project is supported...
Visit the virtual exhibition “Desiring Machines” on the BITE of Art site
Spreading of the COVID-19 pandemic around the globe faced us with numerous challenges to our health, safety, our economies and quality of life. BITE of Art made a decision in cooperation with Novembar Gallery to join global initiatives of cultural institutions and...
Privacy Policy and GDPR – Work Programme 2020
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CONNECT Receives Structural Support Through Annual Operating Grant by EACEA
We are happy to announce that Connect International is one of the EU NGOs who received structural support through an annual operating grant by EACEA, within Erasmus + Civil Society Cooperation in the Field of Youth 2020 Programme. Our organization got the chance to...
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS – Starters & Developers Training
Are you interested in organizing effective and meaningful exchanges to enrich the lives of young people? Do you sometimes face obstacles in organizing those exchanges? Do you think you are just starting to learn about youth exchanges? …or you just need to develop...
Start of the project Exchange It
Kosova Young Lawyers – KYL together with six partners Libero, Proni, Backslash, Connect International, Intercultura and Syllogos Apofiton Ekpedeftirion Mandoulidi held the very first activity of the “Exchange it – towards cooperation and reconciliation” project...
BITE of Art Team Meeting Held in Valencia
BITE of Art project coordination team gathered in Valencia, Spain, from 4th to 8th of November, establishing necessary foundation for the smooth implementation of the project activities. Beside technical aspect of its implementation, development of the basic...
UpDatAed Piloting Finished
Connect International finished the piloting of the Guide for data protection in youth organizations. Together with participants of UpDatAed project CI developed standards for organizations who care about the digital rights of their users to apply them easily...
Third SmartCity Festival Finished
On the 15th of October 2019 a Smart City Festival 2019 was held in Belgrade, gathering stakeholders from civil society, academia and local authorities from all over the world and opening discussion on how smart cities influence living of people in urban and...
UpDatAed Training for Peer Advisors held in Belgrade
Training for Peer Advisors within the project “UpDatAed - Towards digitally safe youth organizations” was held in Belgrade, Serbia, from 13th till 19th September 2019. The goal of it was to help youth organizations to implement standards, methods, and tools...
UpDatAed Guide is Now Available Online
"UpDatAed - Guide for Youth Organizations on Digital Safety and Privacy" is designed to support youth organizations in improving their practices of collection and further use of personal data and to make their operation safer. Particular emphasis will be on...
Call for Peer Advisors Training – UpDatAed
In June 2019 we have implemented UpDatAed Seminar for standardization at which we talked about human rights of Internet users, online safety and privacy in youth work. Stakeholders discussed the challenges of youth work when it comes to protecting young people’s...
UpDatAed Seminar for Standardisation Held in Thessaloniki
From the 27th of May till the 1st of June, as part of the “UpDatAed - Towards digitally safe youth organizations” project, a seminar for standardisation has taken place in Thessaloniki, Greece. Within it stakeholders from all around Europe had an opportunity...
Youthilize E-democracy Guide Available Online
The progress of local communities is not possible without the involvement of young people. But many young people are not interested or not capable of taking a part in the decision making process of their communities due to unadjusted and incomprehensible...
PRIVACY POLICY & GDPR – RESEARCH ON “Common practices in European youth organizations – Protection and Privacy policies”
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PRIVACY POLICY & GDPR – Project “UpDatAed”
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PRIVACY POLICY & GDPR – POOL OF EXPERTS
INFORMATION REGARDING PROCESSING & STORING OF YOUR DATA CONNECT International (Address: Avenue Michel Ange 49, Brussels, Belgium; Phone: +4915126535312; Email: office@connect-international.org) is collecting and storing your personal data and contact details...
PRIVACY POLICY & GDPR – Project “UpDatAed”
INFORMATION REGARDING PROCESSING & STORING OF YOUR DATA CONNECT International (Address: Avenue Michel Ange 49, Brussels, Belgium; Phone: +4915126535312; Email: office@connect-international.org) is collecting and storing your personal data and contact details...
Connect International at Western Balkans Digital Summit
Representatives of CONNECT International have attended the Western Balkans Digital Summit in Belgrade, Serbia. The summit was organised on April 4th and 5th in Palace of Serbia. This event represents the largest regional gathering of experts, decision-makers...
Call for Participants – UpDatAed
Almost all activities that involve young people nowdays have a virtual and online dimensions. That also applies to the youth work that civil society organizations are performing in order to promote the rights of the youth. Participants and activists of their...
Preparatory meeting within the UpDatAed project held in Brussels
The implementation of project „UpDatAed - Towards digitaly safe youth organizations" has started with a preparatory meeting that was held in Brussels, Belgium, from 15th till 18th of March 2019. The main goal of this project is to create sustainable systems for...
Connect International is starting UpDatAed project with support of EYF
We are happy to announce that Connect International received support from European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe for the project „UpDatAed - towards digitally safe youth organizations”. Within this project we will develop methods for...
CONNECT International at The Smart City Festival in Belgrade
This year CONNECT International had an honor of taking part in the organization of The Smart City Festival in Belgrade by coordinating programmes and activities related to the promotion of the human rights in the digital era. We also hosted a panel entitled...
EU Art Night held in the the Museum of the City of Belgrade
During the 57th October Salon, on Saturday, October 6, a cultural performance entitled The EU Art Night was organized by Balkan Urban Movement with the support of the Delegation of the European Union to Serbia in Belgrade. The idea of this event was...
COOLTURE – new trends, new stories
Balkan Urban Movement is, with the support of partners, implementing project COOLTURE - new trends, new stories. The project will be held from 5 – 7th of October, 2018 in Belgrade. Project goal is to promote accessibility in the field of culture through the...
Conference “Youth Against Violent Extremism” held in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
The conference "Youth Against Violent Extremism" was held in Sarajevo on June 12, 2018, in the building of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia-Herzegovina. The conference aims to create conditions for a more effective fight against violent extremism through...
Connect International Website Launched
We are happy to announce that the website of international network CONNECT International is online! CONNECT International is a Brussels based international network of organizations formed with a mission to create innovative European projects ensuring...
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European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe
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Creative Europe Programme of the European Union
Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
Europe for Citizens Programme of the European Union
Friedrich Neumann Foundation
SmartCity.Education Initiative
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