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Commission on Education

The Commission on Education was established at the UBC Executive Board meeting in Klaipėda on the 26th of June 1998. Responsible for the Commission is Hiiu  in Estonia.


The aims for this commission are:

  • to offer the member cities good possibilities for exchange of experiences
  • to bring up new initiatives for joint EU-projects on competence improvement

Main fields of activities

Commission on Education is dealing with the following main fields of concrete activities:

1. Exchange of pupils and students

There are a lot of initiatives and exchange activities that UBC members are experienced with. The Commission will support and take initiative to organise exchange between pupils and students among UBC members.

2. Distance education projects

We are already experienced with distance education projects between cities and regions around the Baltic. Our experience is that this is a very efficient mean in regional development, interregional cooperation and networking. The commission is open to concrete ideas in the field of distance education.

3. Other adult education projects

Many of the Baltic Sea Regions give priority to adult educational national and EU-program. The Commission on Education will support joint program for adult education and cooperation between UBC-member organisations. The commission is open to concrete ideas in the field of adult education.

  •  The activities of the Commission on Education in 2014:

1. Seminar of the UBC Commission on Education

Report ( 13.37 KB )

The activities of the Commission on Education in 2013:

1. “Smart Youth 2013” and electronical handbook for creative industry of young people

UBC Commission on Education planned a youth entrepreneurship project “Smart Youth 2013”. The project aims were to initiate youth entrepreneurship, enterprise and initiative; the aim was to develop product that is usable daily. Project started on 1rst February but there were less interest in member cities. Commission cancelled the competition and replaced it with electronical handbook for creative industry of young people. Commission created handbook with good practice of creative industry and information how to create and develope own company.

Startup Guide for Entrepreneurs in Creative Industries ( 920.42 KB )

2. “Youth Democracy project Life, Media and Participation- Youth in Baltic Sea Region!”

This project was held by UBC Commission on Youth Issues, UBC Commission on Education participates as a partner. It is about Youth democracy education in youth council and by youngsters. In the year 2013 every group organized a campaign for people, politicians and entreprisers with topics important for local youngsters. Youngsters from Kärdla made it on two levels: local and international. On the local level the youngsters focused on the following guestions: 1) How to make young people interested in politics? - Young people said policy is not interesting and they really can not understand it. Politicians explained that policy is important and provides an opportunity to make a difference. In conclusion it can be said that young people understood how important it is to take part in decisions and say out what they really think. 2) How to make young people inspired at entrepreneurship?Encourage young people dealing with entrepreneurship? - Young people can realise their own ideas. You can not be afraid to fail, because you can learn from your own mistakes. It also provides a good experience. 3) How to change Kärdla Cinema more attractive? - Young people said that there should be more advertisements about films: posters, facebook. In youngsters' opinion there should be new cinema techique in Kärdla cinema. Cinema should definitely be opened at Fridays and Saturdays. On international level the youngsters organized another campaign. Firstly they organized flyers „Did you know …?” There were some short descriptions about a) local elections: who can be elected, how to be a candidate, who can elect etc; b) youth council: what is youth council, how to be elected to youth council, why is important that young people participate on local level etc; c) Union of the Baltic Cities for youth: what is UBC, do young people know it, what does UBC for young people, what kind of opportunities youth have in UBC etc. Youngsters shared flyers on the street and asked other youngsters what they know about elections, youth council and UBC. This campaign were organized in UBC Estonian cities like Haapsalu, Pärnu, Jõgeva, Keila, Jõhvi, Rakvere, Kärdla, Paide and Elva.

Video

3. Workshop "How to prevent & fight unemployment among youth“ and Commission on Education meeting in Mariehamn, at the UBC General Conference

On 1-4 October 2013 there was held a joint workshop with UBC Commission on Business "How to prevent & fight unemployment among youth“. Two youngsters of commission education, Susanna Veevo and Adele Vaks, presented electronical handbook for creative industry of young people.

 

  • The activities of the Commission on Education in 2012:

1. Youth week of entrepreneurship „How an active youngster becomes a young entrepreneur“

UBC Commission on Education was one of organisators in Youth week of entrepreneurship on 26th -30th of March 2012 in Kärdla, Estonia. This event was organized with NGO Hiiumaa Ankur, Kärdla Town Government, Information and Counselling Centre „HUPS“, B7 Baltic Islands Network and Hiiumaa Cooperation Network.

2. Research „Youngsters – Young Entrepreneurs?“

Union of the Baltic Cities Commission on Education in association with Kärdla Town Government, NGO Hiiumaa Ankur, Information and Counselling Centre „HUPS“, B7 Baltic Islands Network organized research „Youngsters – Young Entrepreneurs.” It was Internet-based research, which maped young entrepreneurship activities in target locations and gathers information about potential youngsters who want to start with entrepreneurship. We were searching answers to question: What will hinder young peole to start with entrepreneurship: Are they not ready? Do they lack knowledge, experience, skills? Weak economical environment? Insufficient support or information? Research took part until June 30, 2012 in English, Estonian and Russian.

3. “Youth Democracy project Life, Media and Participation - Youth in Baltic Sea Region!”

Project was held by UBC Commission on Youth Issues, UBC Commission on Education participates as a partner. It is about Youth democracy education in youth council.

162 young people from 4 different countries with diverse backgrounds were encouraged and enabled to set up their own promotion campaign on youth participation in society.

4. Erken Laboratory Research School 2012

Every summer come to Norrtälje, Erken Laboratory science students (around 15-20), who want participate in pre-university Research School. The main objective of the Research School is to let the students work with scientific research. This has been done in the projects. There are students themselves responsible for asking and answering the scientific questions that appear. They plan and design field- and laboratory work, they work independently in the laboratories, and they report their results. Erken Laboratory Research School 2012 was between 11.06.2012 – 06.12.2012.

5. Business Day and Youth Conference in Kärdla

UBC Commission on Education works together with different organisations and UBC commissions, in order to create different possibilities of education for Youth, including education on entrepreneurship and managing. On October 3 to 5, 2012 was held in Kärdla business day and youth conference, which was organized in association with Kärdla Town Government, Foundation Tuuru, Counselling Centre „HUPS“, B7 Baltic Islands Network and Hiiumaa Cooperation Network.

6. Conference “Notice Youth Work”.

On 4th of October there was the conference targeted to civil servants, working with youth, Youth workers etc. The conference has focused to youth work on Hiiumaa, Estonia and Europe. About the cooperation with youth organisations in Europe there were presentations from the representatives of B7 Baltic Islands Network. There could have been a presentation from UBC Commission on Youth Issues too, but unfortunately the representative of the commission became ill.

Evaluation of the work of the UBC Commission on Education ( 297 KB )

Commission on Education - 1998 - 2011 ( 323.31 KB )

The activities of the Commission from the years 2006-2009


Interactive Baltic Sea Program for youth ( 418.36 KB )

Results of the Interactive Baltic Sea Program for Youth ( 21.5 KB )



 

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