Do you have ideas on how you would reform the EU? Do you want to bring these ideas to paper, enhancing your analytical and writing skills? Do you want to have your ideas heard by a panel of EU experts in Berlin?
Join the futurEU competition 2022, team up with fellow students and PhD researchers from the CIVICA alliance, and grab with both hands the opportunity to have your proposal on EU reform published by the Jacques Delors Centre Berlin!
futurEU is a student-led initiative founded in 2019 by graduate students of the Hertie School and seeking to contribute to shaping the EU of tomorrow by involving young voices in the public debate.
The futurEU competition 2022 provides CIVICA students and PhD researchers with a platform to actively find and propose policy solutions tackling questions of EU reform. The competition is organised with the support of the Jacques Delors Centre Berlin, the Hertie School, and CIVICA.
Who? Any student or PhD researcher enrolled at one of the CIVICA universities.
What? The competition consists of two rounds: written and oral. For the written round, you will have to submit a policy brief on the competition’s topic. The best briefs will be selected for the oral round, and the authors will present their proposal in front of a jury of EU experts in Berlin (accommodation and travel costs covered!). Ahead of the written rounds, all registered teams will have access to exclusive workshops on the topic, including policy brief writing, held by experts at the Jacques Delors Centre Berlin. More workshops for the competition participants will take place throughout the written and oral rounds.
Where and when? futurEU is planning to host the oral rounds at the Hertie School in Berlin, on 7 and 8 April 2021. In case current health regulations do not allow an on-site event, futurEU has made a backup plan to host the oral rounds online.
Why? Students must have their say in debates on the future of the EU. The winning team is invited to Berlin to work on their proposal with experts from the Jacques Delors Centre Berlin and get their policy brief published on the Centre’s website.
Very cool! How do I join? Create a team of 2-4 peers from your university or other CIVICA universities and register your team at www.futureu-initiative.org/registration by 20 December 2021.
Don’t have a team yet? Join as an individual! Register at www.futureu-initiative.org/registration by 6 December 2021. futurEU will help you find your team!
Further questions? Check out the futurEU website and join the SNSPA x futurEU Get2KnowUs Event on 2 December 2021 at 6 pm . Register here: https://www.futureu-initiative.org/events
