History of youth work in Europe and its relevance for today’s youth work policy

Tuesday, 04 October 2011
o Arrival day
o Late afternoon session (17:00 – 19:00, followed by a welcoming reception at the House of Brotherhood of Blackheads, Pikk tn. 26):
          * Welcome by Head of Estonian MoER Youth Policy division, Anne Kivimäe
          * Introduction and presentation of the programme by Jan Vanhee and Hanjo Schild
          * Filip Coussee: Lessons learned from the past: Workshops I and II and the Ghent conference on History of Youth Work
          * Kristina Mänd: Youth work and its place in the Third Sector

Wednesday, 05 October 2011
o Morning session (9:30 – 11:30 / 12:00 – 13:30 h)
          * Edgar Schlümmer: The History of Youth Work in Estonia
          * Juha Nieminen: The History of Youth Work in Finland
          Chair: Howard Williamson
o Afternoon session ( 15:00 – 16:30 / 17:00 – 18:30 h)
          * Torbjorn Forkby: The History of Youth Work in Sweden
          * Ralph Schroeder: The History of Youth Work in Luxembourg
          Chair: Arturas Deltuva
o Dinner and non-formal activity

Thursday, 06 October 2011
o Morning session (9:30 – 11:00 / 11:30 – 13:00 h)
          * Jorge Orlando: The History of Youth Work in Portugal
          * Sorin Mitulescu: The History of Youth Work in Romania
          * Dora Giannaki: The History of Youth Work in Greece
          Chair: Leena Suurpäa
o Afternoon session ( 14:30 – 16:00 / 16:30 – 18:00 h)
          Arturas Deltuva: The History of Youth Work in Lithuania
          Areg Tadevosyan: The History of Youth Work in Armenia
          Chair: Lasse Siurala
o Dinner and non-formal activity

Friday, 07 October 2011
o Morning session (10:00 – 12:00)
Conclusions, summing up, follow up
          Howard Williamson: first summary by rapporteur
          NN: reflections from the Estonian Ministry
          Discussion: Lessons for future - conceptional development and recognition of youth work
          Chairs: Jan Vanhee and Hanjo Schild
o After lunch: departure

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