The Youth Summer School was introduced in 2001 to
allow young people with an interest in regional politics to meet
together to share experiences and to have the opportunity to exchange
ideas with regional politicians and officials attending the main Summer
School.
It brings together young people between the ages
of 18 and 24 from across Europe to exchange experiences on issues of
common interest.
The aims
of the programme are:
-To improve the
ability of, and opportunities for, young people to make an active
contribution to regional politics;
-To provide young
people from throughout Europe with an interest in regional politics
with an opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences;
-To allow young people
to make contacts with regional representatives and with other young
people with similar interests.
The target groups for the AER Youth
Les objectifs du programme :
- Faciliter un
échange d'expériences et de bonnes pratiques entre les
Régions sur des sujets d'intérêt commun ;
- Donner l'occasion
aux représentants régionaux de construire des
réseaux avec leurs homologues des quatre coins de l'Europe ;
- Fournir aux
Régions des nouveaux États membres de l'UE et des pays en
phase de pré-adhésion, une expérience de premier
plan, des informations sur la mise en œuvre des politiques
européennes et les outils nécessaires à un
développement régional efficace ;
- Promouvoir la
démocratie régionale en Europe et la mise en œuvre
du principe de subsidiarité ;
- Encourager la
coopération interrégionale Est-Ouest.
Chaque année, l'organisation de
l'Université d'été de l'ARE est confiée
à une Commission organisatrice composée de Régions
membres de l'ARE, chacune contribuant financièrement à
l'événement et proposant des orateurs. La Région
d'accueil est responsable de l'organisation logistique de
l'événement, sous la houlette de la Commission
organisatrice.
Pendant la période 2007-2012, l'ARE fera de
l'Université d'été un événement de
formation ciblée qui donnera aux participants un ensemble de
compétences concrètes dans un domaine différent
chaque année.
Summer School are young people involved in
local/regional youth councils, young officers and politicians, members
of political youth associations, active members of NGOs and young
people with an interest in regional politics. The participants of the
Youth Summer School are nominated and sponsored by their Regions.
The Youth Summer School runs in parallel with the
AER Summer School, providing a useful opportunity for the participants
of the two Summer Schools to exchange experiences with one another.
For the period 2007-2012, the Youth Summer School
will focus on engaging young people on regional youth councils and NGOs
in the priority issues identified by the AER.
The Youth Summer School will also be one of the
main instruments for delivering the AER's Mainstreaming Youth
initiative and will host the annual elections to the AER Youth Team.



In 2007, the Summer School & Youth Summer
School will focus upon the theme of sustainable development, and will
be held in Devon (UK) from 26 August - 1 September