The EEYP for example makes the students aware of common problems in different European countries. They soundly analyse these problems and discuss and present possible and realistic solutions. The EEYP aims to become a source of ideas taken seriously by European politicians and to be a role model for networks of (ex) students in Europe.
The EEYP differs from other European Youth Parliaments as it focuses on topics related to major European cities. Furthermore the EEYP allows students to discuss these issues with professionals and experts such as CEO’s and politicians during a ‘meet the boss’ session...
The overall theme for the specific subjects the students will be researching and debating for the EEYP Torino 2010 is Environmentally Sustainable Cities in Europe. The region of Torino, Piemonte, has taken the Kyoto Protocol objectives seriously and is a staunch supporter of environmentally friendly solutions.
The name ‘Erasmian’ comes from the well-known Rotterdam born writer, philosopher and humanist Desiderius Erasmus, who lived in the 16th century and who, for his time, was a role model for the ‘European thinker’. Furthermore Erasmus graduated at the Torino University.
The Erasmian European Youth Parliament (EEYP) is a part of the ‘European Youth Capital’ program. The ‘European Youth Capital’ is a title granted each year to a European city. Torino is proud to be The European Youth Capital for 2010. 
As Marta Levi, Councillor on Youth Policies in Torino, pointed out this title “brings together the past, the present and the future of Torino. It confirms the fact that the city of Torino has a leading role in the innovation of youth policies and gives us an even bigger incentive to invest more in young people, as protagonists of the future of our city”. The European Commission strongly supports this initiative. More information can be found on the official Torino Youth Capital website.
The aim of the Youth Capital program is the empowerment of young people and to encourage the implementation of innovative ideas with regard to the active participation of young people in society.
We reccomend to use the website as a communication medium. It can be used to get in touch with other delegates and to pre-discuss the subjects online. If you have any suggestions, useful documents or links, please post them. We urge everyone to prepare well for the event, so that we can make it an enjoyable and fruitful week. Remember that a good preparation is half the job! We hope to see you in Torino soon!
1. Project content
2. Participants
3. Accommodation
4 Contacts (organization team Torino)
The specific topics the students will be researching and debating in Torino will be chosen by the students themselves. They will be working in international teams, the ‘committees’, and present and defend their ‘resolutions’ at the end of the week. The results will be officially presented to a representative of the Italian government and to representatives of youth organizations who are consulted by local, national and European politicians.
During the week the student delegates will meet politicians and ‘captains of industry’ to share each other’s points of view during round table discussions. There will also be external meetings with relevant professionals to further expand their knowledge.
The project is aimed at two hundred 16-17 year old students from at least fifteen different European countries. Interested schools (in principle one per country) can apply to take part. Participating schools will be expected to send a delegation of six students and one teacher/adult. The six selected delegates do not include chairs and co-chairs, which will be appointed by the organization team.
For those schools that attended EEYP Rotterdam 2009 please choose a minimum of four new students and a maximum of two former participants that the teacher believes excelled in Rotterdam 2009 and would be a valuable contribution to the delegation and committee work.
The delegates should be good debaters, must be interested in environmental issues, have an advanced knowledge of English and be able to give a presentation in front of a large audience.
The students will stay in two locations, Villa Gualino – hotel and Congress Center – and Best Western Hotel Crimea.
During the day the students will work primarily in Villa Gualino.
Dinners will be served in Villa Gualino. During the evenings the students will either work or be in the Villa Gualino or Hotel Crimea.
Mrs. Maria Grazia Aronica - Science teacher and head of the organization team
Mr. Davide Caci - Contact person for the schools
Ms. Kirsten Gelsomini - English Science teacher
Mrs. Paola Carpinello - Italian teacher
Mrs. Claudia Martano - Mathematics teacher
Supported by the Board of the Erasmian European Youth Parliament Foundation:
Mrs. Annet Brouwer - Mrs. Evelyn Dolk - Mr. Pieter Dupon - Mr. Maarten van Gulik
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