Participation Crash Course

The Participation Crash Course gives participants thetools to become active citizens at a local, national, and European level. To achieve this goal, the course will serve as a space for reflection on topics such as democracy andyouth participation. Based on the needs and wishes of the learning group (about 25 students aged between 14 and 18), our Europe Crash Course can focus on some of the following deep dive workshops:

• Workshop I – How can I become an active citizen in my local community?
• Workshop II – How can I have a say in national and European politics?

It is also possible to combine both topics, either in one longer format or spread over several shorter courses.

Educational approach

The course is based on the approach of Peer Education. Therefore, it is our young, qualified Trainers who will facilitate the course in your school (or digitally, see below). With the aim of stimulating an open discussion, the Trainers share their personal experiences thus motivating students to do the same. This leads to a learning process that creates space for topics and perspectives that are important to the students.

Digital UE Crash Course

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, our trainers have developed a digital crash course, which has already been successfully conducted in several countries across Europe. These digital sessions provided trainers with opportunities to get accustomed to the digital format and enabled us to further develop and optimize the course concept. The digital format lasts 2.5 hours and is delivered via Zoom. Access to a digital device such as smartphone, tablet or laptop is required in order to participate.

How to book a course

Registration for our EU Crash Course is handled by the Youth Organizations of Understanding Europe . Please refer to the organization in your country to receive further information or book a course: Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Türkiye and Ukraine.