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The 79th International Session of the EYP will be held in Tampere, Finland, between 24th July and 2nd August 2015, under the theme ‘Ideas change minds. People the world’.

The Session President will be required to arrive a few days in advance and work on many aspects of the session, from teambuilding to topics, to be involved in the selection of the session’s chairs team and to provide leadership for the whole session and its participants. The Session President will also be involved in the development and preparation of the Chairs’ Academic training together with the Governing Body. Participating in this training is compulsory. The CAT will take place in Berlin either May 15th - 17th or May 22nd - 24th, 2015. The date is supposed to be decided upon together with the selected president.

For more information on the session, please check their official website and Facebook page.

N.B. Please note that the event has not yet been granted the green light by the Governing Body.

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The session

Message from the NOCTampere 2015 aims to showcase the best that the Finnish summer has to offer. During the summer we Finns relax and recharge. It is also the time for new ideas and creativity. Both aspects are included in the vision of the National Organising Committee for the session. The City of Tampere provides the perfect setting for this vision with its beautiful lake scenery and the Tammerkoski channel of rapids that cuts through the city centre, not forgetting the history of the city full of innovation. The first electric lights in the whole Nordics were installed at the Finlayson fac-tory in Tampere in 1882.

To emphasise the session theme ‘Ideas change minds. People the world’ a night reserved for the ideas and projects of the participants will be organised during the 10 days of the session. We believe that all EYPers have interesting ideas and a lot to give to their local communities, their country and Europe - even the whole world. An Internation-al Session should have an impact that goes beyond the personal development and networking of the participants.

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Another focus of Tampere 2015 is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Finland’s Membership of the European Un-ion. In the run up to the session we are collecting the experiences of Finnish youth about their relation to Europe, the EU and how they see Finland’s position in Europe. We are proud to have three former Prime Ministers and two former Commissioners on our Honorary Board, all of whom have directly shaped our country’s development and integration into Europe.

We expect that the Session President can support and develop further our vision of a relaxed summer IS focused on ideas. This means not only high academic quality but also the drive to encourage and facilitate the ideas and projects of all participants. Nordic values of equality and openness are also important: every participant of the ses-sion is equally important.

CriteriaAll EYPers who have served at least once as Vice-President of International Sessions are welcomed to apply by us-ing the specific application form that can be found on the event’s page. Applications will be available only to the selection panel who will give priority to those who have applied when making decision. The Panel will look for ap-plicants who have been recommended and been given feedback to preside internationally and whose application form demonstrates both enthusiasm for the project and a proven record of leadership in EYP.

The Selection Panel is to select the best candidate to act as President of an International Session according to the standards and criteria listed below:

i. excellent English language skills; ii. academic ability to engage with a wide variety of current European issues; iii. high sense of responsibility, strong motivation and commitment to further EYP’s objectives; iv. extensive relevant EYP experience and a solid understanding of EYP; v. excellent planning and organisational skills; vi. excellent leadership skills and advanced understanding of group dynamics as well as ability to provide feedback; vii. ability to work as a member of a team and with individuals from various cultural and socio-econo- nomic backgrounds; viii. ability to facilitate and work together with different groups; xi. a strong personal vision for the Session and role and motivation to preside the particular session; x. extensive training experience: ability to plan, run and evaluate training modules; xi. ability to represent EYP in an official capacity; xii. a sense of awareness of one’s strengths and weaknesses in the role.

You can check your recommendations and individual feedback forms with your previous Chair(s)/President(s) or by contacting the Human Resources Officer of the EYP at hr@eyp.org.

The Panel will follow the guidelines given by the GB. The Panel will consist of the Head Organiser of the session Rob-ert Torvelainen, past session president Gillian O’Halloran and a member of the Governing Body - Anya Suprunenko.

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How to Apply?

If you are available and interested in attending, you should fill in the application form to be found on the event’s page on the Alumni platform and send it to president@eyp.org.

All officials are also asked to make sure they are aware of the relevant policies of the EYP as listed in the official EYP Info Section on the Alumni platform at http://alumni.eypej.org/governance/general.

All applicants will be informed individually of the outcome of their application. For any questions regarding the application procedure, please contact the HR Officer at hr@eyp.org

The deadline for submitting your application is Monday, February 16th at 12.00 CET (noon).