2019 Capacity Building Days and Youth in Action Day

European Institutions Open Day 2019

The Open Day is a unique opportunity for you to discover how the European institutions affect your life. You can step inside the institutions’ buildings and take part in special activities, such as public debates and guided tours.

This year the Open Day is about choosing your future. The European elections on 23-26 May are your chance to have a say on who makes big decisions that affect your daily life. 

This activity is optional and is a suggestion for participants already in Brussels on this day. Participants are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity.

Show me your Europe

Are you a young adult who believes in Europe, but is unsure of where it is going? An undergraduate with many questions about the EU project and in need of answers? An undecided voter who is not completely convinced by the EU elections? A young professional who wants to understand how Europe can help with career growth?

SHOW ME YOUROPE, an online citizen-oriented European platform run by the IHECS’ Communication Executive body of students invites you to join the event “A United Europe. Shaping the Future Together”.

Through a dynamic Ted Talk and engaging gaming activities during the event, SHOW ME YOUROPE hopes to convince you of the vital role Europe plays in its citizens lives and the importance of voting in the upcoming EU elections.

This activity is optional and is a suggestion for participants already in Brussels on this day. Participants are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity.

Iris Festival 2019

The Brussels Capital Region celebrates the Iris Day each year at the beginning of May. The Iris Festival program includes free concerts and lots of events. More information coming soon! 

This activity is optional and is a suggestion for participants already in Brussels on this day. Participants are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity.

Registration

Welcome and introduction by 

STUDY VISIT N°1

Address: Place du Luxembourg 100, 1050 Brussels

Visit the Parlamentarium 

STUDY VISIT N°2

Address: Rue Belliard 135 1000 Brussels

Presentation and guided visit of the "Restless Youth" exhibition at the House of European History

Free evening

Address: Tuscany Region - Brussels Office, Rond Point Schuman 14, 1000 Brussels

Welcome by 

Address: Tuscany Region - Brussels Office, Rond Point Schuman 14, 1000 Brussels

How Europe helps youth to develop personally and professionally 

Address: Tuscany Region - Brussels Office, Rond Point Schuman 14, 1000 Brussels

The European Union and its strategy for culture, education and climate change

Debate with MEP assistants about European policies in the field of youth

Lunch break

Address: InfEuropa Schuman 14, Rue Archimède 1, 1000 Brussels

Preserving the European tangible and intangible Heritage: an example from a grassroots NGO supported by EU funds 

Address: InfEuropa Schuman 14, Rue Archimède 1, 1000 Brussels

The European Union and its strategy to preserve the European religious heritage, an example from a granted action 

Address: InfEuropa Schuman 14, Rue Archimède 1, 1000 Brussels

The European Union and its strategy to foster and strengthen the European cultural sector

Meeting point at Brussels Central Train Station for participants who did not yet order their train tickets online. However, all participants are strongly encouraged to pre-purchase e-tickets for Brussels Central Train Station to the Maastricht Railway Station. 

Train from Brussels Central Station to Maastricht Railway Station. 

In order to keep the programme on schedule, ENCATC cannot wait for participants who are running late. 

STUDY VISIT N°3

Maastricht-the Treaty and the City

Address: Government of Maastricht/City Hall, Markt 78, 6201 BZ Maastricht

Welcome and introduction by 

Address: Maastricht University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Grote Gracht 90-92, 6211 SZ Maastricht

Lunch break at Bandito’s Coffee Café

Address: Maastricht University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Grote Gracht 82, 6211 SZ Maastricht

Culture beyond the paragraph. The past and the prospects of European Cultural policies

Address: Maastricht University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Grote Gracht 82, 6211 SZ Maastricht

The role of Culture in EU’s External Relations and European Integration

Address: Province Limburg ( the Government), Limburglaan, 10; 6202 MA Maastricht

STUDY VISIT N°4

The Maastricht Treaty-the historic site

Visit of the House of Representatives 

Welcome by 

Address: Province Limburg ( the Government), Limburglaan, 10; 6202 MA Maastricht

STUDY VISIT N°5

The Province House Art Collection

Train from Maasticht Railway Station to return to Brussels Central Train Station. 

Address: Tuscany Region - Brussels Office, Rond Point Schuman 14, 1000 Brussels

Fostering a stronger recognition of the cultural dimension of the European Union and culture’s contribution to Europe

Address: Tuscany Region - Brussels Office, Rond Point Schuman 14, 1000 Brussels

Building trust and understanding between the peoples of Europe and the rest of the world through culture

Lunch break

Address: rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Brussels

"Speed dating" dialogue with European think-tanks

In partnership with BOZAR, a member of ENCATC, and the Association of European Journalists in the framework of the “Next Generation Please!” Festival.

Address: rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Brussels

The New Fringe of Europe

Dutch historian and political analyst at the Dutch Ministry of General Affairs, Ivo van de Wijdeven will take us on a journey through history with the help of his book, De nieuwe rafelrand van Europa (The New Fringe of Europe). He sheds new light on Europe’s longstanding love-hate relationship with the United Kingdom and… the Brexit

Address: rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Brussels

STUDY VISIT N°6

Visit to BOZAR, Centre for Fine Arts for the opening of “Next Generation Please!” Festival