Migration and Youth in Europe – New Realities and Challenges

Minorities of Europe invites you to participate in its study session Migration and Youth in Europe – New Realities and Challenges, which will take place from November 28 – December 5, 2010 in Budapest.

Minorities of Europe (MoE) is a pan-European minority youth platform which seeks to support and assist the co-operation, solidarity and exchange between different minority communities and young people in Europe. MoE’s main international activities are: training courses, study sessions, seminars, youth exchanges and other activities in which young people are involved, especially those ones from minority background.

All participants must:* be project managers, Trainers, Youth leaders, Youth Policy Makers, Youth workers;

* have experience in the topics of the study session

* be highly motivated to participate and contribute to the event and to implementation of its results

* be ready and able to work as multipliers

* be aged between 20 and 30

* be able to attend the full duration of the training course

* be able to work in English

* reside in a Council of Europe Member State

Study Session objectives

* To exchange and analyse practice and experience, methodologies and approaches of youth work in the field of migration

* To review the opportunities provided by Council of Europe, European Youth Centres and European Youth Foundation in the field of migration and youth work

* To improve youth workers’ skills in tackling migration and integration with young people

* To develop an understanding of different aspects of migration and the relations in the context of class, race, north-south, east – west and EU/non-EU relations

* To develop new projects related to integration of young people from immigrant background

* To build new partnerships between participating organisations

* To develop a European work programme of youth projects dedicated to migration

Cost

An enrollment fee of 50 Euros is payable by each participant, aditionally travel and visa expenses will be fully reimbursed.

Application procedure

All interested applicants should fill in the application (should be requested from the organizing team) and submit it to: migrationandyouth@gmail.com

The application deadline is 10th September 2010.

The team will notify successful applicants by October 4, 2010. Please note that due to the usually high number of applicants we will only be able to inform selected participants.

More detailed info: http://www.salto-youth.net/downloads/27-230-2769/Migration%20Study%20Session%20information%20pack.pdf

Christmas And Ski Queries Start Rising In Late July

By Michael Wicks, Industry Analyst

The nights are falling earlier and X-Factor is starting this weekend. This must mean it’s the end of Summer. Surely too early for people to start thinking about Christmas holidays and ski season though?

Well, in a nutshell, no.





Graph 1 shows the seasonality of Christmas-related queries over the past four years, with the purple line representing the average. Christmas queries tend to increase in volume from around week 30 (late July).






However, as queries begin to peak, the average depth (number of ads shown per query, or auction intensity) begins to fall, as is evident in Graph 2. This is a common scenario across a number of categories; when query volume increases this is often because there are more distinct queries and advertisers are slow to take advantage of this.






The story is much the same for ski queries, which also start to rise from late July, rising steadily before peaking in week 2 of the following year (please see Chart 3). Average depth is fairly stable for ski-related queries, with a slight fall towards the end of the ski season.


So, the lesson for advertisers is that they should already be planning their Christmas and ski season activity, to give them a head start before the rush at the end of the year.

Winter School "The European Convention of Human Rights"

Bologna University announces opening of its winter course “The European Convention of Human Rights: mechanism of protection and rights of migrants”, which will take place in January 2011.

The course aims to focus on two topics:

1. the functioning mechanism of the European Convention of Human Rights (submission of an application, conditions of admissibility, Court’s evaluation, judgments’ effects, surveillance mechanism on judgments’ implementation)
2. The role of the ECtHR on the protection of migrants and of people without a nationality.

Eligibility. Priority will be given to students and practitioners, who have alternatively: a first level degree/ a degree attesting a study programme of at least 3 years/ CV certifying a specific background on human rights plus listening ability  in French and English. The course capacity is 30-50 people. 

Technical information

Languages: French and English
Total amount of hours: 30 / 35
Credits: 3

Cost and scholarship

* Tuition fees: 300 Euros (with accommodation and coffee break included) or 200 Euros (only coffee break included).
* A tuition fees reduction (200 Euros maximum) may be awarded according to merits and personal financial conditions.

Application procedure

All interested participants should fill in and submit the application form.

If a tuition fees reduction is required, the following documents should be attached:
1. Detailed motivation letter
2. Curriculum vitae
3. A certificate providing financial conditions as indicated by the winter school programme

The application form and the other documents should be sent to Cristina Contartese to: cristina.contartese@unibo.it

or sent by post to the following address:

Cristina Contartese
Facoltà di Scienze Politiche “Roberto Ruffilli”
Via Giacomo Della Torre n. 1 – Forlì (Italy)

The detailed programme will be available on the site of the faculty from September 2010.

The application deadline is 20th November 2010.

Go here for detailed info

Liberty Camp: Sulejów, Poland, September 2010

Language of Liberty Institute and the Polish-American Foundation for Economic Research and Education invite you to apply for the Liberty Camp in Poland. The camp will take place on September, 13-19, 2010 at a lovely riverside resort campground by the village of Sulejów in central Poland, between Warsaw and Kraków. This is a joint venture between the Language of Liberty Institute (LLI) and the Polish-American Foundation for Economic Research and Education (PAFERE).

At the camp, 30-40 young people will gather to participate in lectures and discussions about classical liberal philosophy, economics, and entrepreneurship, along with debates, workshops, and videos. In the workshops, students will practice starting a business, writing plans, and giving presentations. The entire program is conducted in English.

There are still several places open, and we would like to have some students from outside Poland. Students should be typically 20-25 years old, but we welcome people of all ages.

The participation fee is 150 Euro, which covers 6 nights accommodation (shared  room) plus all food and study materials. If you register by August 18, you will get a discounted price of 135 Euro.

For more details about the location and program, and to register, please visit the websites:

www.languageofliberty.org

www.paferecamp.koliber.org/en.php?lang=en

For questions, feel free to contact

Konrad Rajca, PAFERE

k.rajca@pafere.org

Glenn Cripe, Executive Director, LLI

glennc@languageofliberty.org

Seasonal Query Trends

In previous blog posts, we’ve looked at how queries related to overall Travel or particular Travel products vary over time, or in the build up to key events.

Our latest piece of analysis takes a look at the types of holiday queries that Google users search for, and how these vary throughout the year.

Key Findings:
• There are twice as many Cheap or Budget queries in summer as there are in the winter
• We get 3 - 4 times more Late or Last minute queries in the summer compared with the winter.
• The proportion of both Cheap or Budget and Late or Last minute peaks in summer months and declines in winter, accounting for around 15% and 5% of total queries, respectively.
• The opposite is true for Destination and Generic queries, where the proportion of queries increases in the winter and declines in the summer.
• In terms of volume, Destination and Generic queries account for over double those of other types in the winter. However, in the summer Cheap or Budget queries account for nearly the same volume as destination queries.
Examples of the different types queries used in this analysis include:
Generic: Holidays, holidays 2010,
Destination: Holidays in Spain, Dubai Holidays
Cheap/Budget: Cheap Holidays, Low cost holidays, Budget Breaks
Cheap & Destination: Cheap holiday in Cyprus, All Inclusive holidays Turkey
Late/Last Minute: Late deal holidays, last minute holidays abroad, late availability deals.

Posted by Rashad Sharif, Industry Analyst.

PhD Scholarships at the University of Milan

The Graduate School in Social, Economic and Political Sciences (GSSEPS) of the University of Milan is now inviting applications from qualified candidates for its three-year PhD programme.

The Graduate School in Social, Economic and Political Sciences of the University of Milan offers five Ph.D. programs: Business History and Management, Economics, Labour Studies Political Studies and Sociology. Each program focuses primarily on advanced training in the respective discipline to enable students to master the dominant paradigms, research methods and essential literature. In addition, the Graduate School provides an opportunity for cross-disciplinary training in approaches and methods. The objective is to teach graduate students to combine the rigorous use of their disciplinary tool kit with knowledge of the tool kits of adjacent disciplines.

First year students of the four doctorates share the same working environment at the Graduate School. Second and third year students will work in close contact with their supervisor in the research departments partners of the School. Admission is open to candidates from all countries. A good knowledge of English is required. Several scholarships are available for EU citizens and non-EU citizens. 

The following programs are offered this year: 

- Ph.D. in Business History and Management - 4 students will be admitted to this Ph.D. program, 2 of these with a scholarship;
- Ph.D. in Economics - 10 students will be admitted to this Ph.D. program, 5 of these with a scholarship;
- Ph.D. in Labour Studies - 6 students will be admitted to this Ph.D. program, 3 of these with a scholarship;
- Ph.D. in Political Studies - 6 students will be admitted to this Ph.D. program, 3 of these with a scholarship;
- Ph.D. in Sociology - 8 students will be admitted to this Ph.D. program, 4 of these with a scholarship.

The application deadline is August 31, 2010. 

For further information concerning the GSSEPS, the Ph.D. Program and the application procedures, please visit the Graduate School website (www.graduateschool.unimi.it) and download the online application form. Or contact the GSSEPS Secretariat, Via Pace 10, 20122 Milano, e-mail: graduate.school@ unimi.it.
 

Website: www.graduateschool.unimi.it

Globalizing Eurasia? Impacts on the Region and the World (USA)

The Eurasia Program of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), in partnership with Harvard University's Kathryn W. and Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, invites applications for a three-day interdisciplinary dissertation development workshop for doctoral students. The workshop will take place on October 5-7, 2010. 

What factors affect Eurasia and its relationship with the world? The conceptual frameworks associated with globalization invite questions concerning the importance of social and cultural place, the definitions of geographic and conceptual regions, and the nature of national economic institutions, environmental issues, and political identities. To what extent can the conceptual frameworks of globalization enhance our understanding of Eurasia? How can the varied and complex experiences of Eurasia challenge and expand our understanding of globalization?

This dissertation development workshop will convene junior scholars interested in these questions for an intensive workshop led by a group of interdisciplinary senior scholars. The workshop will bring together PhD candidates from across the social science disciplines.

We welcome work ranging from interpretive categories (e.g., empire, state, ethnicity, modernity or authoritarianism) to transnational processes (for example, development, trade, migration, health, terrorism, languages or Diasporas).

Following a workshop format, the meeting will provide opportunities to discuss ideas and research plans, solicit feedback from fellow dissertators and nationally known resource faculty, and enhance scholarly networks and contacts.

Funding is provided by the United States Department of State, Program for Research and Training for Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII).

For additional details please contact program staff at eurasia@ssrc.org.

Web: http://www.ssrc.org/programs/eurasia

Deadline for applications is August 15, 2010.