From 1-14 June, 25 students from five European universities are discussing "Youth - actor of social change?" in an intensive study programme run by UP2YOUTH partner institutes.

In the first half of a dense two-week programme, the students are dealing with the basic theories behind and the results of the three UP2YOUTH working groups on young parenthood, youth participation and transitions to work of young people from an ethnic minority or migrant background. The second week is dedicated to field research in the three topics. Students will develop their own practice research concepts and study local and regional policies and practices for young people.

The partner institutes involved in the programme are:

• the University College Cork,

• the University of Valencia,

• the University of Ljubljana,

• the Ecole de Hautes Etudes en Santé Publique,

• and the University of Tübingen and IRIS as hosts.

The syllabus for the seminar has been developed by the UP2YOUTH project as a part of a whole higher education module. The programme is funded as an "Intensive Study Programme" by the EC's ERASMUS programme.