On March 11th, 2025, during the ELNE WEBINAR WEEK, a representative of Connect participated as a panelist in the seminar “From the Digitalisation of Education to Education-led Digitalisation: a Collaborative Approach,” organised by OBESSU, EPA, and ETUCE.  They...

Would you like to learn what is e-volunteering and even to become an e-volunteer? If the answer to this is YES,   WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU at our PILOT WORKSHOP WHAT TO EXPECT AT THE WORKSHOP Our project “E-volunteering – building an online volunteering...

We are working on establishing e-volunteering systems in youth organizations across Europe  IF YOU ARE READY to find out more about e-volunteering practices, you are youth worker or representative of international youth organization, WE ARE LOOKING FOR...

On February 5th 2025, CONNECT, BUM and Backslash hosted an insightful online conference as part of the AI4Youth project, gathering youth workers, stakeholders, policymakers and young people to explore the role of AI in education and employment. The event...

We are looking for youth workers, educators, policy makers and young people to support us in detecting the policy gaps for AI use in youth employment and education. Together we will be working on recognition of the topic among organizations and institutions around...

Connect International organised a national piloting AI4Youth workshop, where they discussed the impact of AI on the future of education and presented the AI4Youth curriculum that is designed to build capacities of youth workers when it comes to...

In November 2024, the members of the Experts Group within the project "ReInNovating Digital Youth Work" gathered in Ljubljana for an in-person meeting to discuss how the innovation of online youth work approaches can be achieved. The meeting enabled the...

Are you a youth worker, educator, or policy-maker wanting to understand how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping education?  The AI4Youth project aims to create a capacity-building curriculum for youth workers ready to support young people to prepare for...

Connect International in collaboration with the Generation Why Not held in October a piloting workshop, as part of the Communicate, Engage, Transform (CET) project, aimed at empowering participants with essential skills to drive meaningful change in their...

Coming from six different countries, youth workers, trainers, representatives of youth organizations, and NFE educators joined the E-volunteering training in Belgrade this October, where they discussed existing e-volunteering mechanisms in their respective...

Are you part of a local youth organisation (YO) and you want to improve your communication strategies and create positive change in your community?  The Communicate-Engage-Transform (CET) project, funded by Erasmus+, invites youth organisations to participate...

Training of Trainers within the Project Communicate-Engage-Transform (CET) aimed to enhance youth organizations’ communication skills. By improving these capacities, organizations can develop effective strategies, increase audience engagement, and boost local youth...

We are thrilled to invite you to the Expert Meeting on Re(In)novating Digital Youth Work, taking place from 8th to 10th November 2024 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. This event will bring together 18 leading experts to collaborate, share insights, and drive innovation in...

Welcome to e-volunteering! The aim of this event is to gather people who know about standardization and recognition of standards with the objective of creating a pathway to make digital volunteering practices. WHO CAN PARTICIPATE? If you are: Policy maker...

Connect International and Out of the Box International are happy to announce that we are joining forces and organizing a new event to explore the green and digital influence in the urban environment as well as how this is interlinked with youth participation. ...

It is undeniable that digitalization is an inevitable new reality. For youth workers and youth organizations, it has been a source of various challenges and opportunities. European institutions recognize the vital role of youth work in empowering young people...

We are looking for youth workers, trainers, representatives of youth organizations, and NFE educators with experience in volunteering who are eager and ready to become trainers who will support the establishment of transnational...

The second virtual fair was successfully implemented on the DigitalYOu platform on June 12, 2024. This interactive online event brought together youth organizations from all around Europe and enabled them to present their work, values, activities, and...

The international online networking event within the project DigitalYOu was successfully implemented from May 27 to 29, 2024. It gathered dozens of representatives of youth organizations from all around Europe who got a chance to explore, test, and give valuable...

Are you already registered on the DYOu platform? Do you want to improve your online work? Do you need some support with the online facilitation? Do you want to organise amazing events online but you need technical support? Read more!  DYOu platform is created...

We are looking for youth organizations who would like to participate in our Online International Fair for Youth Organizations.  As part of the EU-funded project Digital You, which aims to facilitate the transition of youth organizations to the digital world,...

Are you already registered on the DYOu platform? You want to find potential partners on the platform? Want to have a free promotional video of your organisation? Read more!  DYOu platform is created to enhance how you collaborate, network, and organise...

Do you manage a youth organisation and seek more innovative ways to operate online?  Do you miss the time when it was easy to connect, talk and engage  with people during events? If you've found yourself nodding along, then we’ve got something exciting...

After the launch of the new project ”RE(In)novating Youth Work” in February, the partners meet between 21th April and 24th April in Valencia, Spain. The goal of this project is to develop and strengthen a sustainable digital youth work ecosystem ensuring...

Connect International representative attended an international dialogue on Sustainable Education in Europe, that took place on Friday, 12th of April in Brussels, Belgium.  The event was organised by JA Europe and EY, hosted by Salvatore...

The first virtual fair took place on the #DigitalYOu platform on April 11th, 2024. It gathered organizations from all around Europe and enabled them to present their work, network, mingle and have mutual meetings in an engaging, attractive and interactive manner....

The fourth EAF event was implemented online from 25th to 28th March 2024. It brought together media and policy experts, youth educators, and young people to enable them to explore the fake news phenomenon and the dangers it poses to public discourse and...

We are looking for youth organizations who would like to participate in our Online International Fair for Youth Organizations.  As part of the EU-funded project Digital You, which aims to facilitate the transition of youth organizations to the digital world, we are...

After the successful Digital YOu Info days that were organised at the beginning of March, we would like to invite you to the two Webinars: ENGAGE and EMPOWER that will be organised by Connect International to showcase the functions of the platform.  The new...

Connect International successfully organised the Info days for the new platform Digital YOu, which happened on the 8th of March in Brussels, Belgium. During the Info day we presented the new platform Digital YOu is designed to offer youth organizations an online...

Second project team meeting for the project “GreenIT – Going green in youth work using IT” was held from 01st to 03rd of March 2024 in Belgrade, Serbia. Project partners from Croatia, Serbia and Belgium discussed the project progress and activities that are going...

Connect International is inviting you to participate in the Info days for the new platform Digital YOu that will happen on the 8th of March at 18.00 CET, at Mundo Madou (Av. des Arts 7/8) in Brussels, Belgium.  The new platform Digital YOu is...

The kickoff meeting of the "ReInNovating Youth Work" project was held online on February 15th and 16th, 2024. It gathered representatives of partner organizations to make final arrangements and agreements on the realization of all tasks in order to have a...

The questionnaire that you will access on this page is a component of the research for the project CET: Communicate-Engage-Transform, co-funded by the European Union. It is intended for a person holding a position within the management and familiar with the...

The international networking event within the project BITE 2.0 took place in Belgrade from January 31st to February 2nd, gathering representatives of cultural operators, organizations and institutions from all around Europe. Within the event we officially published...

The online meeting of the Pool of Experts members was held on January 25th, 2024. The meeting enabled PoE members to meet each other and to get introduced to the latest developments of the DigitalYOu project. The innovative DigitalYou platform and its functions...

The living lab stakehoklder meeeting within the "E-volunteering" project was held in Belgrade, Serbia, from 13th till 16th December 2023. Within it we gathered youth workers, volunteers, trainers and policy makers , and engaged them in open innovation and...

We are looking for youth workers, stakeholders, and volunteers to support us in the co-creation of innovative tools, methodologies, and policies that will ensure the growth of e-volunteering practices and their recognition among organizations and institutions...

Kick-off meeting of the project “GreenIT – Going green in youth work using IT”, was held in Varaždin, Croatia. Project partners are EduNorth from Croatia, Balkan Urban Movement (BUM) from Serbia and Connect International from Belgium. Project will last for 12...

The Training for networkers for the Connect web tool of the "DigitalYOu" platform was held in Valencia, Spain, from 10 to 17 September 2023. During the training, we prepared a networking strategy for our web tool Connect, and we enabled participants to get equipped...

We are thrilled to announce the names of young emerging artists who have been selected for the BITE 2.0 Open Call! In total 8 artists were selected, represented through 3 artistic groups and 1 solo applications.  BITE 2.0 will support selected artists in their...

The “DigitalYOu - Empower” Training of Trainers was implemented in Belgrade, Serbia. During the seven hard-working days, the participants gained competencies, skills and knowledge on how to be sucesful NFE trainers in the demanding digital environment. This was...

Connect International is attending The first ever Digital Services Act Stakeholder event. This event is a valuable opportunity for stakeholders to engage with the European Commission and contribute with insights for the implementation of the...

BITE of Art 2.0 initiative, run by the consortium of cultural operators from Spain, Slovenia, Belgium, and Serbia, is announcing: Open call for young emerging artists to engage into shaping a future of European continent and address environmental and climate change...

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...

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...

If you are a youth worker or educator with some previous experience with digital youth work and providing non-formal education, the #EMPOWER training within the DigitalYOu project is a great opportunity to further develop your capacities and improve your...

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...

“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...

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 DigitalYOu ENGAGE Training of Trainers presents a step-by-step approach of learning,...

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),...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

The research within the project “Family- Friendly Sports” was implemented in Serbia, Spain, Greece and North Macedonia with a goal to explore the capacities of sports clubs to implement family-friendly activities and practices in their work. The findings of the...

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...

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...

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...