EUKN 2009 Conference – Young, Urban, Migrant – From Challenge to Chance, Malmö (Sweden), 14 December 2009 14-12-2009 Introduction Europe has a long tradition of migration. Migration is often mentioned as the
solution to dismantle Europe’s demographic time bomb. This might be true, but
only if migration is followed by successful social and economic integration,
especially of young people. If Europe wants to have a shot at achieving the
objectives of the Lisbon Strategy, it is not going to be without the active
participation of our immigrant youth.
Description
Much of the efforts to improve the performance of migrant youth are grounded
in national employment and education policies. However, cities do have an
important part to play, by providing educational support, developing local
labour markets, through local housing policies and by offering opportunities for
civic participation.
At the EUKN 2009 Conference, speakers and participants will identify what
works and does not work in local integration policies, look for answers on how
to improve the social participation of immigrant youth and develop insight in
the state of the field in Europe’s cities.
Next to a very good theoretical approach to the subject during the plenary
morning session, the EUKN conference will provide a very motivating insight into
the practice of migrant participation and integration. The afternoon programme
will provide hands-on experience by visits to the best participation/integration
projects in Malmö. These projects will be compared to peer projects from other
parts of Europe. The participants gain new ideas and experiences in increasing
participation in culturally diverse cities.
The EUKN 2009 Conference is organised by the European Urban Knowledge Network
in cooperation with the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations,
the City of Malmö and Nicis Institute, under the aegis of the 2009 Swedish EU
Presidency. The conference takes place back-to-back with the Expert meeting
‘Integration of newly arrived immigrants – incentives and work in focus’
organised by the Swedish EU Presidency on 15-16 December in Malmö.
Location: City Hall, Malmö, Sweden
Fee: € 150 (participants from EUKN member countries only pay € 50,-)
Deadline for registration: 30 November 2009. For more information and to register visit: www.eukn.org
Inquiries: Piter Reitsma
+31 70 344 0958 reitsma@eukn.org Programme Location Register Files back |
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