Akdeniz University EuroMed Youth Center

EuroMed Youth Centre

January 1st 2015 to December 31

st 2015

Annual Report

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Summary

This report covers the activities carried out by the EuroMed Youth Centre

between January 1st 2015 and December 31

st 2015, as well as activities which

are being planned for the forthcoming year.

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Contents

Summary 1

Contents 2

I. Activities in 2015 3

II. Submitted Projects 14

III. Planned Activities 15

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I. Activities in 2015

January, 2015

The second issue of “Power of Sharing” E-journal, which aims to guide youth in

Antalya, make them heard, share their experiences, and make them aware of

different exchange programmes and EU opportunities, was published both in

English and Turkish.

We gave support to Göynük Science High School to prepare the Erasmus+ KA1

School Staff Mobility Project with the title “Improving ICT Skills in Science

Courses” with the support of the Akdeniz University EuroMed Youth Centre.

Out of a total of 1,658 project applications from Turkish schools, the application

from Göynük Science High School was one of only 93 accepted by the Turkish

National Agency. With a budget of 29,025 Euros, the teachers will be able to

attend four different courses in Italy, Spain and Malta.

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February, 2015

The 1st Executive Board Meeting of 2015 of the EuroMed Youth Centre was

held on February 12th 2015. Prof. Dr. Burhan ÖZKAN, Advisor to Rector and

Head of International Relations Office, attended the meeting. Executive

Director, Assoc. Prof. Dr. İlhan GÜNBAYI, executive board members Assoc.

Prof. Dr Bayram BIÇAK, Assist. Prof. Dr. Bekir DİREKÇİ, Lecturer Özhan

Nebi SOYSAL, and Expert Nurgül BÜYÜKKALAY took part in the board

meeting. Also taking part were former Executive Director Assoc. Prof. Dr.

Mehmet CANBULAT, Educational Advisor Rabia VEZNE, and the Centre’s

accountant Expert Dilek Hale AYBAR.

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Director Prof. Dr. GÜNBAYI organized training on classroom management,

efficient teaching techniques and learning methods for the academic personnel

of Finike Vocational School on February 14th

and 15th 2015 in our Centre.

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March, 2015

Under the Erasmus+ European Voluntary Service Programme, Akdeniz

University recently took part in a cooperative venture with the Bloom

Foundation from Holland. Our Centre hosted 10 volunteers and 2 coaches who

were responsible for implementing a recycling workshop for a limited period.

The main themes of the project were Social Inclusion and the Environment, and

all the volunteers had experienced educational or social obstacles between the

ages of 18 and 30.

April, 2015

Educational Advisor Rabia Vezne and Nurgül Büyükkalay, member of

Executive Board, attended “Activation Policy and Youth Employment:

Competences in our hands” Training Course for youth workers. The CVC-RCM

Regional Youth Centre organised the training course with a grant from the

Slovakian National Agency. The Akdeniz University EuroMed Youth Centre is

the sending partner in this Project which was held on 12-19 April, 2015 in

Kysak, Slovakia.

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The Ministry of Labour and Social Security announced that “Make a Difference,

Add a Value to the Local” under the terms of the grant scheme ‘Promoting

Youth Employment in Sectoral Investment Areas (PYE II)’ with a budget of

248,031.35 Euros was granted in May, 2015.

Director Prof. Dr. GÜNBAYI organized “Quantitative Data Analysis Program

Workshop-1” for young researchers who want to do research on youth work or

other fields on April 18th and 19th 2015. 4 young researchers who were

interested in doing research attended to the training.

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May, 2015

The Akdeniz University International Staff Week was organized under the terms

of the Erasmus+ Programme Individual Learning Mobility from May 6th to 8th

2015. During the programme the staff visited our Centre and took information

about our activities.

We celebrated European Youth Day on 9th of May 2015 with staff from other

European universities who attended Akdeniz University International Staff

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Week. Dr. Michael A.Rupp from EU Delegation also attended the European

Youth Day. Prof. Dr. Burhan ÖZKAN gave Dr. Rupp information about the

activities of EuroMed Youth Centre.

The official papers of the “Make a Difference, Add a Value to the Local”

Project was sent to the Ministry of Labour and Social Security to be signed on

May 13th

2015.

Prof. Dr. İlhan GÜNBAYI was invited to the 6th Platform Meeting of Platform

of European Youth Centres was held on May 12th

and 15th 2015 in Sremski

Karlovci, Serbia. Director Prof. Dr. GÜNBAYI represented Akdeniz University

EuroMed Youth Centre. During the event, various aspects of how to manage

youth centres were presented.

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Director Prof. Dr. GÜNBAYI organized “Quantitative Data Analysis Program

Workshop-2” for young researchers who want to do research on youth work or

other fields between 30th and 31

st of May 2015. 7 young researchers who were

interested in doing research attended to the training.

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July, 2015

The third issue of E-Journal “Power of Sharing” has been published in both

Turkish and in English. In this magazine, young people who have participated in

the Erasmus, Mevlana and Farabi Exchange Programmes, as well as EVS and

Youth in Action Programmes, have the opportunity to share their European

experiences.

August, 2015

“EDUCAtional THEatre; a place promoting inclusion and employability for

People with Disabilities - EDUCATHE+”. This is a KA2 Adult Education

Strategic Partnership Project in which the Akdeniz University EuroMed Youth

Centre is a partner, and which enjoys the support of the International Relations

Office. It is funded by the Croatian National Agency. EDUCATHE+ is a

partnership of eight partners from six EU member states, and one partner

country. Together they will strive to improve the employment prospects of

people with disabilities (PWD) through use of educational theatre. This method

enables us to empower people with disabilities by developing their Key

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Competences, sharing old and developing new methods, and enhancing the

visibility of people with disabilities who are usually left on the margins of the

labour market due to prejudice. The partnership will last 2 years, and is made up

of 8 organizations from 7 different countries including Croatia, Turkey,

Belgium, Latvia, Italy, Bulgaria, and Greece.

September, 2015

Council of Europe organised “1st Training Course for Staff of Youth Centres"

taking place in the European Youth Centre Budapest, Hungary from 29

September to 2 October 2015.

The Training Course aimed to develop the competence of staff to integrate

Human Rights based approach within the educational programmes of individual

centres participating in the Council of Europe Quality Label project.

October, 2015

Prof. Dr. İlhan Günbayı, Executive Director of EuroMed Youth Centre,

organized “Quantitative Data Analysis Program Workshop-3” for young

researchers who wants to do research on youth work or other fields between 10-

11 October 2015.

November, 2015

“EDUCAtional THEatre is a space promoting inclusion and employability for

People with Disabilities. EDUCATHE+”is a KA2 Adult Education Strategic

Partnership Project in which the Akdeniz University EuroMed Youth Centre is a

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partner, and which enjoys the support of the International Relations Office. It is

funded by the Croatian National Agency, and the first workshop was held in

Zagreb between November 16th and 22nd 2015 with the participation of 8

organizations from 7 different countries including Croatia, Turkey, Belgium,

Latvia, Italy, Bulgaria, and Greece.

December, 2015

Prof. Dr. İlhan Günbayı, Executive Director of EuroMed Youth Centre,

organized “Quantitative Data Analysis Program Workshop-4” for young

researchers who wants to do research on youth work or other fields between 12-

13 December 2015.

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II. Projects Submitted in 2015

1. Project: Improving Youth Workers’ Skills to Facilitate Youth

Employability

Programme: Erasmus+ KA1

Coordinator: EuroMed Youth Centre

2. Project: SOLIDARITY

Programme: Erasmus+ KA2 Strategic Partnership

Coordinator: EuroMed Youth Centre

3. Project: One generation to Address Climate Change, one Generation to

Believe in

Programme: Erasmus+ KA1

Coordinator: Jeunesse et Reconstruction -J&R

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III. Planned Activities

We will employ a project assistant who will be in Adrasan and work for “Make a

Difference, Add a Value to the Local” project between March 2016 and

February 2017.

The fourth edition of the E-Journal “Power of Sharing” will be published in

January.

In the first round of applications for 2016 Erasmus+ projects, we will submit

proposals for new projects in February, April, and October 2016.