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Institute of International Relations
of National Taras Shevchenko University
of Kyiv
INfoRmaTIoN BooKleT
The 5th Kyiv Regional Sessionof european Youth Parliament - Ukraine
april 4-7, 2012
The event is supported by the ministry of ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine
Think green!Blue planet: red alert?
The 5th Kyiv Regional Session 4-7 April, 2012
ministry of ecology and Natural Resources
of Ukraine
Think green!Blue planet: red alert?
Kyiv Regional Session 4-7 April, 2012
ecological problems have been a matter of public concern for a long time. every year ecological issues become more and more serious and coping with them is amongst highest priorities of international community. eu-rope is actively engaged in solving urgent problems of the environment, moreover, some european countries give an outstanding example of
introducing the newest technologies and appropriate legislation for environmental protection. Thus, the initiative young europeans can’t but think green today.
Mr. Riaan Stipp, PReSidenT
Dear Delegates,The role of green conferences has changed dramatically in the last few years. While the
movement for more environmentally friendly politics used to be only supported by under-dogs, it has now made its way into mainstream politics, the media and the centre of society. This causes the question for their necessity to arise: Do we really need another Think Green event? But, just as back then, the only answer is a loud and clear: Yes!. Let me clarify why.
Like most problems, also environmental issues, need to be addressed in two steps. Firstly, awareness needs to be created for the specific problem, a step that has been taken. But recognising a difficulty is not enough. For that reason the second obligatory step is finding a solution and implementing it. This is where we stand today. Yet, the long list of failed inter-national climate conferences is proof enough for the inability of the international community to work together.
For that reason, I call out to the youth of Europe, not only to tell their politicians what is being done wrong, but actually to come to the Ukraine and to show, how it is done right.
I am very excited to welcoming you to Kyiv soon and seeing you prove that an interna-tional cooperation is possible.
Sincerely,Riaan Stipp President of the Session
The event will give participants a unique op-portunity to visit the capital of Ukraine and the very heart of Slavic culture. one can’t but admire Kyiv with its numerous domes, which correlate perfectly well with the modern
buildings. It is not only the architecture that attracts al-most billion tourists each year. International guests are also impressed by numerous parques and squares; by width of the Dnipro (the third largest river of europe); the depth of the underground (one of the deepest stations in the world - arsenalna - 105.5 metres) and also by the mentality of Ukrainians, always glad to welcome foreigners.
Kyiv is the largest city of Ukraine with - officially - over 3.4 million inhabitants (unofficially up to 5.0 million).
Kyiv is an important industrial, scientific, educational and cultural centre of eastern europe. It is home to many high-tech industries, higher education institutions and world-famous historical landmarks. The infrastructure of the city is increasing dynamically. In recent years it has
improved dramatically since Kiyv alongside with three other Ukrainian cities will host the euro 2012. The city is situated on the crossway of the strategically important international routes.
Kyiv is one of the oldest cities in eastern europe, dat-ing back to the 5th century, although settlements at this location existed much earlier. By the late 9th century, Kyiv had become the de facto capital of an emerging eastern Slavic state. Between the 10th and early 13th centuries, the city reached its golden age as the capital of the first Ukrainian state known today as Kievan Rus.
modern Kyiv is a mix of the old and the new, seen in everything from the architecture to the stores and to the people themselves. It is said that one can walk from one end of Kyiv to the other in the summertime without leav-ing the shade of its many trees. Kyiv is known as a green city with two botanical gardens and numerous large and small parks. Come to this beautiful place and see it all with your own eyes!
The session’s aim is to engage young people in discussing ecological problems and seeking for their solu-tions. The decisions made today are to determine for how long humanity will be able to make use of the natural resources of our planet. Year 2012 is the milestone on the lifepath, for the way, in which we cope with today’s ecological crisis, will affect the future of further generations. Thus european youth is eager to discuss the prob-lems of environmental protection and develop efficient solutions in order to ensure better future for our planet.
The Institute of International Rela-tions of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv has been educating specialists in international relations since 1944. The Institute is proud of
its numerous graduates – citizens of Ukraine and not only. among the outstanding graduates there are a lot of statesmen, influential politicians, dip-lomats, leaders of big enterprises, famous scien-tists etc. The Institute holds many national and and international scientific conferences, seminars, symposiums on the wide range of global prob-lems. moreover, students meet distinguished for-eign guests, ambassadors of foreign countries in Ukraine.
The traditional eYP eurovillage will take place in the cozy rooms of “Kinopanorama” - Kyiv cinema hall. This unusual place will provide us with an ex-cellent opportunity to turn this event into some-thing special. every country will be able not only to share their traditional food and drinks, but show a movie or presentation on a big screen. We hope that your creativity and spirit will turn this mini-show into an unforgettable experience and we will help you to present the best and the most interest-ing image of your country. Don't be afraid to be express yourself in an unusual way: videos, presen-tations or slide-shows are more than welcome!
Session participants will stay at the cozy hotel not far from the city center. “Feofania” will host del-egates and officials during all their stay. H
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Venues
Think green! April 3, TuesdayTill 12:00 - Arrival of the Officials’ Team13:00 - 14:00 – Lunch14:00 - 15:00 – General CJO teambuilding 15:00 - 19:00 – CJ’s teambuilding 19:00 - 20:30 - City tour 20:30 - 00:00 – CJO party (including dinner at party venue). Socializing
April 4, Wednesday8:00 - Wake-up call8:30 - 9:30 - BreakfastTill 12:00 – Delegates’ arrival/CJO Teambuilding12:10 - 13:10 - Lunch 13:10 – 14:00 - General Teambuilding 14:00 - 16:00 – Teambuilding in committees16:00 – 16:15 - Coffee Break16:15 – 19:00 - Teambuilding in committees19:00 – 20:00 - Transfer to Eurovillage venue 20:00 – 20:30 – Eurovillage preparation 20:30 – 23:00 – Eurovillage and country presentation23:00 – 00:00 – Transfer back to the hotel
April 5, Thursday8:00 - Wake-up call8:30 - 9:30 – Breakfast9:30 - 10:30 - Transfer to the Opening Ceremony venue 10:30 - 11:30 - Opening Ceremony12:00 - 13:30 – Walking tour 12:00 – 12:30 – Transfer to the Institute (*) 12:30 – 14:00 – Panel Session14:00 – 14:45 - Lunch14:30 - 18:30 – Committee Work 16:30 – 16:45 – Coffee Break16:45 – 18:30 – Committee Work18:30 - 19:30 – Dinner19:30 – 20:00 – Euroconcert preparation 20:00 - 21:30 – Euroconcert21:30 - 00:00 – Fourchette and a theme party
April 6, Friday8:00 - Wake-up call8:30 - 9:30 – Breakfast9:30 - 11:00 – Committee Work. Meeting with the experts.11:00 – 11:15 – Coffee Break11:15 – 13:00 – Committee Work13:00 - 14:00 - Lunch14:00 - 19:00 - Committee Work16:00 – 16:15 – Coffee Break16:15 – 19:00 – Committee Work 19:00 – 20:00 – Preparation for the Farewell Party20:00 - 21:00 – Transfer to the venue21:00 - … - Farewell dinner and party
April 7, Saturday7:30 - Wake-up call8:00 - 9:00 – Breakfast09:00 – 09:30 – GA opening09:30 - 11:00 – General Assembly (committees I, II)11:00 - 11:15 - Coffee-break11:15 - 13:30 – General Assembly (committees III, IV, V)13:30 - 14:30 - Lunch14:30 - 16:45 – General Assembly (committees VI, VII, VIII)16:45 – 17.00 – Coffee-break17:00 - 18:00 – Closing ceremony18:00 – Departures
Preliminary programme
of the sesison
(*) Alternative program for those who take part in Panel Session
Farewell party
The Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National Uni-versity of Kyiv is one of the best uni-versities in Ukraine. official meetings with diplomats and political figures,
scientific conferences as well as major students’ celebrations are frequently held in the premises of the Institute. The Institute serves perfectly well its main function – education, but it is also a place for socialization. one of the distinguishing character-istics of the socialization in IIR is fashion and style matters.
Euroconcert will be held in the spirit of the In-stitute – aristocracy, glamour and fashion. We ex-pect you to be dressed appropriately to the theme of the concert. for ladies it is a cocktail dress, for gentlemen it is a formal suit.
Institute is known for having not only academ-ically outstanding but also very talented students, that is why Kyiv RS organising team decided to invite several performers from Institute of Interna-tional Relations to share the stage with outstand-ing delegates of the Session!
So get ready to dive into an atmosphere of aris-tocracy together with Kyiv Regional Session!
Euroconcert
ok, so we know it is the end of the world. But we know for sure that every ending has to be done in style. This time - in Soviet style.
No one can deny that the end of So-viet era was truly the end of the world for a couple of generations. Yet, they survived it and have built a bet-ter world from the pieces of a broken one. We have so much to learn from them. So the farwell night of Kyiv RS will be the perfect opportunity for you to show your own view on Soviet style.
Get your red ties ready, young pioneers! lots of things to relive and remember: Jive-dancing lessons and first astronaut from the 60s, nevalyashka-dolls and first tape-recorders from the 70s, olympic ted-dy-bear and great music from the 80s and of course, overwhelming freedom of the 1991. This party, as well as Soviet era, is the one to remember.
There are several ways to get to Kyiv. The most common ones are airplane, train and bus.
AirplaneThere are 2 international airports in Kyiv – “Boryspil” and
“Kyiv Zhulyany”. “Zhulyany” is situated within the precincts of a city; and operates with Wizzair low-cost airlines. Due to Wiz-zair, Kyiv is directly connected to numerous european cities – Barcelona, Hamburg, london, Katowice, Venice and others.
Check here: http://wizzair.com, http://www.aerosvit.ua/eng.html, http://www.ukraine-international.com/
No matter to which airport you will arrive, organisers will meet you and accompany to the venue.
TrainKyiv is extremely easily reached by train from the neighbor-
ing countries – Russia, Belarus, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia. Check your national operators for exact information.
Some additional information about train schedules can be found here: http://www.poezda.net/en/
BusIf you are from Russia, Belarus, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia,
Czech Republic, latvia, lithuania or estonia keep in mind that the cheapest way to get to Kyiv for is by bus. Check this link: www.ecolines.net
Unfortunately we cannot reimburse your travel costs.
Should you have any doubts regarding visa requirements, please check the information concerning your country on the website of the ministry of foreign affairs of Ukraine: http://www.mfa.gov.ua/mfa/en/publication/content/1865.htm
In case you have any questions/problems concerning this is-sue, don’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected]
Travel Information
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