Wednesday, March 6th 2024, the Office of the European Parliament in Romania will host an ample event, dedicated to Romanian youths, on European themes, with the presence of the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola.
The debate, titled The president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, in dialogue with youths will be hosted at the Grand Hall of Bucharest National Opera (70-72 Mihail Kogălniceanu Boulevard) and will begin at 09:15.
In this context, the students of the University of Bucharest are invited again to a dialogue with the President of the only European organism chosen by direct vote by citizens and the only transnational Parliament in the world. During the event, youths will have the chance to mutually inspire themselves and exchange opinions regarding the functioning of European parliamentary democracy, in a year greatly important for Europe as it’s an year of EU elections.
Just as the previous one, this meeting aims to facilitate the dialogue between Romanian youths and the President of the European Parliament with the goal to bring European parliamentary democracy closer to them and to promote the manner in which the European Parliament represents European citizens, but also democratic participation and how they can get involved (by voting, communication activities in communities and volunteering, to an active role in politics). At the same time, the goal of the event is to attract young people interested in European themes, but also to familiarize them with the opportunities and benefits that Parliamentary democracy offers.
What does European parliamentary democracy mean for you? What are your concerns and fears regarding Europe? What are the things that you want the European Parliament to continue supporting? What would you vote at the European elections on June 9th 2024? These are just some of the questions that will find an answer at the dialogue between Romanian youths and the President of European Parliament, Roberta Metsola.
Registrations for attending the dialogue are open until March 2nd 2024
Young people interested in participating at the event are invited to register here and to fill in, following registration, the form they will receive by e-mail. The registration process for attending the dialogue with Roberta Metsola is only finalized after submitting the filled-in form sent via e-mail.
Following registration, attendants will receive a QR code which will ensure the access to the event, next to presenting an ID. The organizers will allow access to the event starting 07:30, which will be completed gradually, following all procedures.
More details on the event The president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, in dialogue with youths are available here.
Youth in dialogue with the representatives of the European Parliament at the University of Bucharest
The discussion in March will take place as a follow-up of a first meeting with European parliament President Roberta Metsola, titled Together we are Europe, which took place on December 22nd 2022 at the Faculty of Law of the University of Bucharest, event organized in collaboration with the Office of the European Parliament. The debate was then moderated by Oana Tache, journalist and digital content creator.
What are the benefits of European parliamentary democracy for youths? How do the decisions and policies adopted by the European Parliament affect daily life? How can young people influence European politics and why is it important for them to get involved in protecting European democracy? These were some of the questions which found an answer at the 2022 meeting with Roberta Metsola.
By proposing new ideas in higher education, the University of Bucharest can be proud of its achievements in the benefit of students in Romania and the entire Europe, mentioned the President of the European Parliament at the time. More details regarding the event Together we are Europe are available here.
In addition, in 2018, the University of Bucharest organized in collaboration with the Office of the European parliament, the largest event on European themes dedicated to Romanian youths. The dialogue included the participation of the European Parliament President at the time Antonio Tajani, and political groups leaders in the European Parliament Udo Bullmann, Hans-Olaf Henkel, Guy Verhofstadt, Bas Eickhout and Aymeric Chauprade. Titled Youths in dialogue with the European Parliament. Our plan for Europe, the event offered UB students the opportunity to interact and discuss with European political leaders on how they would like the Europe of their generation to look like, on how they can create more opportunities for youths and how they can receive access to more workplaces adequate for their professional training and aspirations.
About the University of Bucharest
The University of Bucharest was established by Decree no. 765 from July 4th/16th 1864 signed by Ruler Alexandru Ioan Cuza. Successor of the higher education structures inaugurated by the Princely Academy (1694), the University of Bucharest has contributed, and is continuing to contribute decisively to the development and modernizing of Romanian education, science and culture.
Today, the University of Bucharest counts 19 faculties offering 95 Bachelor programs, 223 Master programs, 23 PhD Schools on specific domains, and a school for cross-disciplinary PhD studies, over 50 centers and 9 research stations.
Since 2019, UB has been part of the European Civic University Consortium (CIVIS) next to ten other prestigious universities in Europe: Aix-Marseille Université, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Sapienza Università di Roma, Stockholm University, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Glasgow University, Paris Lodron University in Salzburg and the University of Lausanne.
In 2024, the University of Bucharest celebrates 160 years since its founding, marking, at the same time, with a series of event, 330 years of continuity in superior education in Bucharest, since the founding, in 1694, of the Princely Academy by Constantin Brâncoveanu.
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