Programme

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Thursday 31st March

13.00 – 13.45

  • Icebreaker
  • Introductory meeting and exchange with students
  • Group photo on screen

13.45 – 14.15   Opening Session – webstreaming on

Moderated by Cillian Lohan, EESC Vice-President

  • Opening speech by Christa Schweng, EESC President 
  • Ruurd Oosterwoud, founder of DROG
  • Juliane von Reppert-Bismarck, journalist and founder of Lie Detectors
  • Qs & As

14.15 – 14.30   Short Break

14.30 – 15.45   Game "Under Pressure" in breakout groups (I)

15.45 – 16.00   Short Break

16.00 – 17.00   Game "Under Pressure" in breakout groups (II) (cont.)

17.00 – 17.15   Check-out of first day for Students

 

Friday 1st April

09.30 – 11.00   Workshop I in breakout groups (first part)

11.00 – 11.15   Break

11.15 – 12.30   Workshop I in breakout groups (second part)

12.30 – 13.00   Lunch break

13.00 – 13.45   Fake News: The Musical!Interactive cultural event

13.45 – 15.15   Workshop II in breakout groups

15.15 – 15.45   Break / Preparatory & Coordination break for the Closing Youth Plenary 

15.45 – 16.45   Closing Session – webstreaming on

Chaired by Cillian Lohan, EESC Vice-President

  • Keynote speaker: Ms Věra Jourová, European Commission Vice-President and European Commissioner for Values & Transparency
  • Presentation of the proposals to the EU Commissioner by the students
  • Concluding remarks

16.45 – 17.15   YEYS After-party


Virtual Edition – Teachers' Programme

Thursday 31st March

13.00 – 13.45

  • Icebreaker by moderator
  • Introductory meeting and exchange with students
  • Group photo on screen

13.45 – 14.15   Opening Session – webstreaming on

  • Moderated by Cillian Lohan, EESC Vice-President 
  • Opening speech by Christa Schweng, EESC President 
  • Ruurd Oosterwoud, founder of DROG 
  • Juliane von Reppert-Bismarck, journalist and founder of Lie Detectors
  • Qs & As

14.15 – 14.30   Coffee Break

14.15 – 14.30   YEYS TEAM welcoming teachers (EESC)

  • Short introductory address by EESC Vice-President, Cillian Lohan 

15.00 – 16.00   House of European History (European Parliament)

  • Presentation of the concept of 'Fake' as a common thread throughout history
  • Provide ready-to-use exercises in order to successfully teach Media Literacy to students aged 12 to 18
  • Forgery Quiz hosted by the famous forger, Han Van Meegeren
  • Explore, Practise & Reflect on disinformation and on your own Snap Judgement
  • Raise awareness about how facts, techniques and emotions may be blended to influence our worldviews, in the past and present.

16.00 – 16.15   Short Break

16.15 – 17.30   Council of the European Union

  • Civic education package (quizzes/games/video)

Friday 1st April

10.00 – 11.00

  • Welcome by Biliana Sirakova, EU Youth Coordinator within the European Commission

11.00 – 12.30   European Commission

Learning corner – Teaching the EU at school

  • Presentation EU Learning Corner

Directorate General for Communication – Disinformation response team

  • Presentation Spot and fight disinformation

12.30 – 13.00   Lunch break

13.00 – 14.00   European Committee of the Regions

  • Introduction to the CoR
  • Presentation of the 'Back to School' activities
  • CoR summit of Marseille

14.00 – 15.00   European Parliament Ambassador School programme

  • Check-in
  • EPAS:
    • The programme
    • Learning resources: media literacy materials
  • Together.eu and educators
  • Brainstorming: What could help you to bring the EU into your classroom?
  • Check-out

15.00 – 15.45   Break

15.45 – 16.45   Closing Session – webstreaming on

Chaired by Cillian Lohan, EESC Vice-President

  • Keynote speaker: Ms Věra Jourová, European Commission Vice-President and European Commissioner for Values & Transparency
  • Presentation of the proposals to the EU Commissioner by the students
  • Concluding remarks

16.45 – 17.15   YEYS After-party