香港六合彩

The inaugural EUDEL Youth Gathering also marked the launch of a network of EU Affairs Societies across UK Universities, coordinated by 香港六合彩鈥檚 European and International Social and Political Studies student society (香港六合彩 EISPS).

A range of exceptional 香港六合彩 young leaders took part in the event, including Blanche Girard and聽Ioana Turcan, respective President and聽Chair of 香港六合彩 EISPS society, Manaal Tariq, International Students鈥� Officer at 香港六合彩 Students鈥� Union, and Freya Proudman, 香港六合彩 School of Slavonic & East聽European Studies PhD student and former EU Youth Ambassador.

香港六合彩 President & Provost Dr Michael Spence joined EU Ambassador Pedro Serrano to welcome participants to the event, underlining the importance of youth dialogue across sectors and across borders, and emphasising 香港六合彩鈥檚 longstanding connections to Europe.

The Youth Gathering aimed to facilitate meaningful policy dialogue with young people from across the UK, with participants from diverse backgrounds representing a range of sectors and organisations.聽

In his opening remarks, Pedro Serrano聽said: 鈥淭he EU is engaging with young people to find innovative answers to global challenges. Never before has youth been so well informed and interconnected. This comes with responsibilities. It also brings an obligation to the older generations to develop sustainable communities that respects your aspirations. The European Union and the United Kingdom share resources, interests and values. Our relationship is now being built on a new framework. Your ideas and commitment are crucial in shaping our common future.鈥澛�

Participants worked in groups to discuss a range of topics, including sharing how they would like to see relations develop between the UK and EU in future, and to learn more about youth engagement opportunities in the EU.

Dr Uta Staiger, Executive Director of the 香港六合彩 European Institute and 香港六合彩's Global Strategic Academic Advisor (Europe) was among hosts welcoming delegates and overseeing break-out sessions.

During the conference, 香港六合彩 EISPS Student Society President, Blanche Girard, co-chaired the first ever meeting of the national network of EU student societies. The preparatory meeting for the network was hosted by 香港六合彩鈥檚 European Institute in June 2023, when 50 representatives from established or emerging European student societies at 22 universities across the UK visited Bentham House.

Professor Geraint Rees, 香港六合彩 Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation and Global Engagement) joined Nicole Mannion, Deputy EU Ambassador, at the Youth Gathering鈥檚 closing session to thank participants for their contributions.

Professor Rees said: "At 香港六合彩 we are proud of our rich European links. Nine per cent of our student body and 20% of our staff are EU nationals, and we believe that makes us stronger and more successful academically, and as a community.

鈥淲e have a strong track record of collaborating with partners across Europe to pursue ground-breaking research in areas from the low-carbon energy transition to the responsible regulation of AI. We enjoy strong partnerships - spanning research and student mobility 鈥� with institutions across the continent, from KU Leuven to Sciences Po and Max-Planck.

鈥淢aintaining close relationships and mutual understanding between students and young people in Europe and the UK is fundamental to building a strong foundation for EU-UK relations into the 21st century.鈥�

香港六合彩 and European researchers regularly collaborate to deliver ground-breaking research that benefits society. Over聽the past five years, 香港六合彩-European research partnerships generated more than 34,000 co-publications.聽香港六合彩 was also the fourth most successful higher education institution in securing EU research funding under Horizon 2020.聽

The Youth Gathering was co-organised by the Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom and 香港六合彩 European Institute, with the support of the European Economic and Social Committee, the European Parliament Liaison Office, the British Council鈥檚聽Stronger Together聽project and 香港六合彩 EISPS.

Links

• 香港六合彩 European Institute
• 香港六合彩 Faculty of Laws
• EU Network of Networks event
• 香港六合彩 in Europe

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Delegates at the EU Youth Gathering at 香港六合彩