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Call for Papers

Young people have an important stake in the future of EU-China Relations. The EU-China Youth Policy Dialogue will provide a platform for discussion and exchange of views between Young EU and Chinese citizens. The objective is to provide action plans and policy-recommendations to European and Chinese policy-makers, as well as other stakeholders, in the different fields prioritised by the project.

The EU-China Youth Policy Dialogue is a project of the European Youth in Action Programme, supported by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education and Culture and the Guanghua Foundation.

It is a collaborative project of the European Institute for Asian Studies and the Chinese Association for European Studies. Enhancing the understanding and promoting dialogue and further cooperation between young people in both China and the European Union, important issues at stake in the EU and in China will be tackled throughout different activities, which will run until August 2012.

The EU-China Youth Policy Dialogue aims at bringing together young people with an interest in EU-China relations, while ensuring long-term cooperation and further engagement in discussions and dialogue on different levels.    

The Call for Papers for participation in the two main Activities of the Project is open to Chinese and EU citizens between the age of 18 and 35, with an interest in EU-China relations. Participants for the activities will be selected by a Selection Committee on the basis of their paper (3-5 pages, Arial 10, single line space), written in English on one of the following topics.     

Deadline Papers: Thursday 8 December 2011

Topics for the EU-China Youth Policy Dialogue in Chengdu : 20-24 February 2012    

  • Urbanisation and Social Policies (Education, Health, Social Security, Ageing Society, etc.)
  • EU-China Relations


Topics for the EU-China Youth Policy Dialogue in Brussels : 19-23 March 2012    

  • Climate Change, Environment and Sustainable Development
  • Youth Policy.    

All papers should be submitted electronically to info@euchinayouth.eu, together with a CV and the application form, no later than 8 December 2011.    

Please click here to download the Flyer for the Call for Papers.

Please click here to download the Application Form for the Call for Papers.