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Ulla Naskali Head of Unit CIMO Youth Unit

Ulla Naskali Head of Unit CIMO Youth Unit. 21. March 2002. CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY. established in 1991 operates under the Finnish Ministry of Education

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Ulla Naskali Head of Unit CIMO Youth Unit

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  1. Ulla NaskaliHead of UnitCIMO Youth Unit 21. March 2002

  2. CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY • established in 1991 • operates under the Finnish Ministry of Education • promotes cross-cultural communication and mobility in training, education, working life, cultural field as well as among young people

  3. MAIN OPERATIONS • to co-ordinate and run scholarship and training programmes as well as EuropeanUnion education, culture and youth programmes • to promote teaching and learning of Finnish language and culture at universities abroad • to gather, process and distribute information • to carry out marketing communicationsactivities in order to make Finnishopportunities better known • to support Finnish higher education institutions in their international co-operation activities

  4. MISSION STATEMENT • The Centre for International Mobility CIMO is a nationally and internationally acknowledged expert and service organization which promotes cross-cultural communication and mobility in education, training and working life, and among young people. CIMO collects, produces and distributes information in its field and coordinates international education, training and youth programmes. CIMO also promotes the teaching and learning of Finnish language and culture abroad. • CIMO encourages investment in human resources and Finland’s competitiveness by advancing the internationalisation of Finnish education, training, labour and youth work.

  5. FACTS AND FIGURES IN 2001 • total budget EUR 18 millions • number of personnel around 105 (81 person-years) • EUR 11.2 millions distributed as scholarships • about 17,000 participated in different programmes • about 213,000 brochures/leaflets were distributed • 14,000 inquiries were answered • 458,897 visitors in CIMO’s web-sites (www.cimo.fi & finland.cimo.fi)

  6. ORGANIZATION Board of Trustees Advisory Council • Management • Director & Deputy director • Finnish • studies • at • universities • abroad • (UKAN) • International trainee • exchanges • EU’s • Youth Programme • EU’s education programmes • (Socrates, Tempus) • EU’s • Leonardo • da Vinci • EC’s • Culture • 2000 -programme • Scholarship programmes • for post- • graduates, researchers • and experts Commun- ications Information services • Adminis- • tration • services

  7. European Commission, ministries of Education, Labour, Foreign Affairs and Finance universities, polytechnics and other vocational institutes as well as general education institutions labour and cultural administration authorities and organizations concerned with youth affairs Finnish embassies and cultural institutes worldwide similar organizations abroad (e.g. DAAD, Nuffic) Finnish and foreign students, teachers, researchers, professionals, trainees as well as young people and those working with them staff and international administrators of the universities, polytechnics and other educational institutes operators in the Finnish cultural field employers INTEREST GROUPS AND CUSTOMERS

  8. EU YOUTH programme • EUROPEAN UNION YOUTH PROGRAMME • 2000 – 2006 • 520 Meuro / 7 years • Five actions & Eurodesk • 30 participating countries

  9. KEY PRIORITY • THE KEY PRIORITY for the programme: * to give young people with less opportunities access to the mobility and non-formal education activities developed within the YOUTH programme • Young people with less opportunities: * less-privileged cultural, geographical or socio-economic background, or with disabilities.

  10. ACTIONS YOUTH programme Actions • Action 1 – Youth exchanges: supports group exchanges of young people aged 15 to 25 • Action 2 – Voluntary Service: supports voluntary service for young persons aged 18 to 25

  11. ACTIONS • Action 3 – Youth Initiatives: Group Initiatives which are led by young people themselves • Action 3 – Youth Initiatives: Future Capital which is a future project of young person that has finished her/his voluntary service project

  12. ACTIONS • Action 4 – Joint Actions: Projects linked and in cooperation with Leonardo and Socrates programmes • Action 5 – Support measures: possibilities for support measures to develop new YOUTH projects and to improve their quality

  13. PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES (30) • 15 Member States of the European Union: Austria Ireland Belgium Italy Denmark Luxemburg Finland Netherlands France Portugal Germany Spain Greece Sweden United Kingdom

  14. PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES • 3 EFTA / EEA countries: Iceland Liechtenstein Norway EFTA = the European Free Trade Association EEA = the European Economic Area

  15. PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES • 12 Pre-accession countries which are candidates for accession to the EU: Bulgaria Lithuania Cyprus Malta Czech Republic Poland Estonia Romania Hungary Slovak Republic Latvia Slovenia

  16. PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES • Note regarding Turkey: Turkey is a pre-accession country and is expected to participate as a full “Programme country” in the coming years. It is currently involved in the YOUTH programme as an other country to cooperate with (third country).

  17. PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES OTHER COUNTRIES TO COOPERATE WITH (THIRD COUNTRIES): • Priority 1 regions: Mediterranean partner countries (12) Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS, 7) South Eastern Europe (5) • Priority 2 region: Latin America (18)

  18. PARTICIPANTS: Young people Youth organisations Youth leaders Youth workers Organisers in the field of youth and non-formal education Other non-profit-making organisations, associations or structures. PARTICIPANTS

  19. ARE THESE FOR YOU? ACTION 5 – SUPPORT MEASURES 1. Practical training experience (job shadowing) This activity allows youth workers to acquire the skills by working in a partner organisation for a limited period of time. 2. Feasibility visits These allow project leaders to discuss a project idea before submitting an application under Actions 1 or 2.

  20. ARE THESE FOR YOU? 3. Contact-making seminars These bring together potential partners for YOUTH projects. 4. Study visits These provide an opportunity to learn about youth work provisions in other countries. 5. Seminars These are a tool for the exchange of experience and good practice, consultations or policy development etc. with regard to the YOUTH programme and youth policy.

  21. ARE THESE FOR YOU? 6. Training courses These help those involved in youth work and non-formal education to acquire advanced skills and knowledge for their activities. 7. Youth information This activity supports the production and dissemination of information and training material relating to the YOUTH programme.

  22. ARE THESE FOR YOU? 8. Transnational partnerships and networks Their objective is to create new networks under the YOUTH programme. 9. Support for quality and innovation This activity aims at involving young people with less opportunities in the YOUTH programme at national, regional and local levels.

  23. PRIORITIES FOR 2002 Priority themes • Debate and dialogue on White Paper on Youth • Fight against racism and xenophobia • Crossborder cooperation • Young people with less opportunities • Training

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