As a follow-up to various youth policy cooperation initiatives by various partners, this seminar aims at mutual exchange of knowledge and update of information about youth policy developments and development the competences of Arab and European youth policy experts by exploring and learning together the “essentials” of youth policy and how they are and could be practiced in European and “ Mediterranean” countries.

The training seminar will have a clear multiplying effect by helping build a group of experts based on a shared understanding of youth policy and youth research. The participants will be civil servants, leaders in non-governmental youth organisations and also youth researchers. This builds on the needs previously identified in the partnership between the European Commission and the Council of Europe in the field of youth for building up knowledge and experience in youth policy, and also on the conclusion of the Arab Human Development Report which, among others, places emphasis on the development of policies that are inclusive of young people.