Call for participants for the 2012 Study Session: “Special Needs”: education, participation and social inclusion
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Call for Participants
STUDY SESSION 2012:
“Special Needs”: education, participation and social inclusion
Budapest, Hungary
4th – 11th March 2012
Deadline for applications: 19th January 2012 at midnight (CET)
From 4th to 11th of March 2012, OBESSU is organising the 2012 Study Session entitled “Special Needs”: education, participation and social inclusion at the European Youth Centre in Budapest. This study session wants to raise awareness on the disability topic among school student activists and aims at providing the knowledge and competences to work together with young people with special needs.
We hereby open the call for maximum two participants for each member and observer organisation of OBESSU, as well as participants from partner organisations working with people with disabilities. For OBESSU member and observer organisations there is a guaranteed place for one participant from each organisation, and for the second additional delegates they will be accepted at a first come, first served basis. We kindly remind you that OBESSU is a strong supporter of gender equality and encourages you to bear this in mind when composing your delegation.
The applicants are expected to:
- Be highly motivated to make a strong contribution to the discussions;
- Be able to represent the views and values of their organisation;
- Be open-minded towards new working methods and different cultures;
- Collect information and competences from the Study Session and bring it back to the organisation;
- Being open to and interested in working with mixed ability groups;
- Being willing to act as a peer educator;
- Have a basic insight of the topic in their country.
What are the aims and objectives of the Study Session:
- to explore and further develop tools and methods for social inclusion for school students with special needs in youth project.
- to establish a common ground and develop a shared understanding on the topic of special needs,
- to explore the different levels and definitions of inclusion around Europe,
- to make participants self reflect about their organisations work on inclusion and share their personal experiences,
- to empower participants to be effective multipliers in their organisations,
- to encourage networking amongst participants and develop effective follow up plans.
Costs:
The Study Session will be held at the European Youth Centre in Budapest and participants will be hosted in rooms with other participants. All accommodation and meals will be covered by the Council of Europe.
We urge you to book your tickets well in advance to get a good price. Travel costs will be reimbursed by the Council of Europe. When applying you will receive the reference price for flights, which is the maximum amount that will be reimbursed.
There is a participation fee of €50.
Additional Information:
In order to be inclusive, the Study Session will be an alcohol free event.
How to apply?
To apply you have to both fill in the Online Application form, and upload your nomination letter from your sending organisation.
So, how do you do this?
Go to the Registration Page. From here you can upload your nomination letter and fill in the online application form.
Compile the form. When you have finished click submit. You will receive a confirmation email that you have registered. Make sure that you do this before you send the Nomination Form! Please also make sure to select “1″ at the last question “How many people are you registering”.
To upload the nomination letter fill in the information on the Registration Page under the title ‘Nomination Letter’, choose a file to be uploaded and click send.
Please submit you application before the deadline which is the 19th January 2012 at midnight (CET).
Questions?
If you have any questions or problems please do not hesitate to contact the Project and Policy Officer Anna Widegren at anna(a)obessu.org
Click here for the a PDF document of the Invitation and Call for Study Session 2012 (79)
