Category Power Shifts

250 young people from 36 countries gathered last week in Yerevan, Armenia for our flagship event, the 89th International Session of the EYP.

From the Regional Session of EYP Austria Power Shifts Fund moves to the Munster Regional Session of EYP Ireland that took place between 8-10th February 2019. With 205 participants this EYP session is known as one of the biggest regional EYP sessions in the network. The motto of the session “Power of One” was symbolically taken as a campaign run by national energy board at Irish primary schools encouraging young children to switch off the lights and appliances at home. Thus the session’s aim was not only to incorporate energy topic in the academic field but also to instill a green culture at the Munster Regional Session by creating an environment that will encourage the participants to be mindful of their energy consumption throughout the weekend, as well as afterwards. We had a talk with Donagh who was in charge of the session’s sustainability as a “Green Organiser”.

What does the role of a Green Organ...

Everyone who is passionate about communications and co-creation is invited to apply as a Head Facilitator of the EYP’s first Power Lab 2019! 

Power Lab 2019 is an event in the frame of the Power Shifts – Reflecting Europe’s Energy project that seeks to leverage the academic potential of the EYP, as well as to improve the EYP’s output by producing creative material about the sessions’ results. It is going to be an annual event gathering up to 15 enthusiastic participants taking place at the end of each project’s yearly cycle of the Power Shifts project running between June 2018- June 2021. We are looking for the Head Facilitator of the first Power Lab taking place in May-June 2019. Financially wise the event is fully supported by the innogy foundation.

Main aim of the Power Lab i...