5th Trilateral Youth Forum in Potsdam

Deadline: 8 September, 2017, 23.59 CET
Open to: participants from Germany, Poland and Russia, 18-26 years old
Venue: Berlin, Potsdam – Germany

Description

Are you interested in the relations between Germany, Russia and Poland? Do you want to exchange your opinion and views on the three countries’ common past, present and future with other young, active people? Would you like to work on different group projects to improve the current relations between these countries? If yes, don’t hesitate and apply for the German-Polish-Russian Trialogue!

The Trilateral Youth Forum is organized by the Alumni Association of the German-Russian Youth Parliament (DRJUG e.V.) in a partnership with Forum Mlodych Dyplomatow and the Foundation for International Youth Exchange (FMMO), and is sponsored by the Darr Foundation, and Metro.

The goal of the Trilateral Youth Forum is to initiate an open dialogue between young representatives of civil society from Germany, Poland and Russia and to enable them to contribute to the development of sustainable relations between their countries. We offer youth exchange platform through a highly engaging program including debates, workshops, excursions and discussions with renowned figures of media, politics, culture and economics from Germany, Poland and Russia. This platform will provide an opportunity to share opinions and present ideas to political and diplomatic representatives of the three countries. The forum aims to create an environment for the development of new project ideas which could be carried out by our participants after the forum. This is one of the key elements of the project.

The working language is English; command of German, Polish or Russian as a foreign language is preferred.

Preliminary program:

  • Workshops and discussion rounds;
  • expert conversations;
  • trip to Potsdam: visit of Aleksandrovka and Cecilienhof Palace;
  • trip to Berlin: visit of the Polish and the Russian Embassy and the Bundestag.

Eligibility

The ideal candidates should be:

  • Participants from Germany, Poland and Russia;
  • 18-26 years old.

Costs

Accommodation and meals during the forum will be covered. We will provide visa assistance, though participants are solely responsible for any visa service-related fees (approx. 20 EUR).

Participation fee is 50 EUR.

Travel costs reimbursement will be: for Polish participants – 65 EUR, for German participants – 65 EUR, for Russian participants – travel costs will be covered directly by our sponsors.

How to apply?

Please fill in the application form.

Please send a short CV (max. 1 page!) to: trialogue@drjug.org

Closing date for applications: 8th September 2017, 23.59 CET.

All applicants will be informed about the results via email until 22ndSeptember 2017.

For more information, please visit the official web page.

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