7h Edition, CEULAJ, Mollina, Spain 1-8 October 2006

The University on Youth and Development is a unique space for debate, training, exchange of experiences and affirmative action on Global Youth Work and Global Education. Global Youth Work is a concept that has emerged from within the youth
movement worldwide during the decade of nineties. It is young people and youth organisations collective response to the challenges of globalisation.

It is a partnership between the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe, the Spanish Government (INJUVE), and the European Youth Forum (YFJ), the Spanish Youth Council (CJE), the Latin-American Youth Forum (FLAJ) and other international youth organisations active at the global level.

The University aims:

- to create a space of political action for the recognition of the role of Youth in Global Development;
- to stimulate and initiate reflection and analysis on the role of youth in development policies and development co-operation;
- to facilitate the definition and implementation of development projects in the field of youth;

The University on Youth and Development gathers the various movements, institutional actors and civil society actors of Global Development Youth Work. It is also a key moment for capacity building of youth multipliers and for policy oriented action
concerning youth and development.

The theme of the 2006 Edition of the University on Youth and Development is “all different-all equal: Participation, Human Rights and Diversity”, the title of the Council of Europe’s Youth Campaign, that will run from July 2006 to the end of 2007.

This year’s priority region in the University is the Euro-Mediterranean region with various activities focusing on this region and a large participation from Euro-Mediterranean youth Organisations. Close to 250 participants are expected to take part in the University,
running from 1 to 8 October 2006.

The main activities of this years’ edition of the University are:

 Training for Trainers : Working in a Global Context (organised by Youth for Exchange and Understanding in partnership with the North-South Centre- Council of Europe)
 Euro-Latin American Youth Forum (a partnership of the Latin American Youth Forum, the European Youth Forum, Spanish Youth Council and the Spanish Youth Institute -INJUVE)
 Seminar: Diversity, Human Rights and Participation in Euro-med (in the framework of the Partnership on Youth Council of Europe–European Union, implemented by the North-South Centre and the Directorate of Youth and Sport of the Council of Europe in cooperation with the European Youth Forum)
 International School of the Spanish Youth Council: Solidarity with Western Sahara (organised by the Spanish Youth Council)
 Steering Group Meeting: Africa Europe Youth Conference, Towards an European Union – African Union Summit (organised by the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe)
 Asia Europe Pool of Trainers meeting (organised by the Asia Europe Foundation and the European Youth Forum)
 Conflict management trough Intercultural Learning (organised by Youth For Understanding - EEE-YFU)
 Peer Education and Training against Racism (organised by Youth Express Network - YEN)
 Training course on Human Rights Education in Euro-Med (organised by Youth Action for Peace - YAP)
 Sub Group meeting of the pool of Trainers on Global Education (organised by the European Youth Forum )