NICOSIA

2 days / 4 plenaries

21 – 22 September
Forum

Schedule


  • Friday – 20 September 2024
  • Saturday – 21 September 2024
  • Sunday – 22 September 2024
Friday – 20 September 2024
10:00 – 16:00

Immersive Nicosia tour

This early arrival programme, led by UWC Cyprus, will help delegates, especially those from overseas, to get acquainted with the Cypriot context and the nuanced reality of life in Europe’s "last divided capital".


19:00 – 21:00

Welcome cocktail


Saturday – 21 September 2024
8:30 – 9:00

Travel from Cleopatra Hotel to Chateau Status



9:00 – 9:30

Registration

Registration of all delegates.

09:30 – 10:10

Welcome and opening keynote

Official opening and welcome addresses. Speakers include:

– Commissioner Elisa Ferreira
– Faith Abiodun, Executive Director of UWC International
– EU Scholars (UWC students from Cyprus)

Keynote: Kainat Riaz, Global Youth Ambassador

10:15 – 10:45

Keynote on Youth Ambassador for Girls’ Education: Kainat Riaz

Join a UWC Experience workshop led by students from the EU Scholarship Programme for Cypriot Youth at UWC and their international peers! Get to know and experience what it is like to study at a UWC school in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Norway – through the lens of current students.

10:45 – 11:00

Coffee break



11:00 – 12:00

Tracked youth-led and other breakouts

Sample workshop in Track 1: Education

Amala: transforming lives of displaced youth through education
Join a workshop led by Amala and learn how they use education to transform the lives of refugees and their communities as the first secondary level programme designed with and for displaced youth.


12:00 – 13:00

Lunch break



13:00 – 14:30

Experience UWC 1

Sample workshop in Track 2: Youth

HADE: language learning to build bridges
Experience how HADE, a youth-led grassroots organisation, uses language learning to build bridges between communities. In this session, you will not only learn some words in a new language, but also explore the politics of language and celebrate linguistic diversity.


14:30 – 14:45

Transition



14:45 – 15:45

Tracked Youth-Led Breakouts – Panels and Impact Talks



15:45 – 16:00

Transition



16:00 – 16:45

Plenary


16:45 – 17:00

Coffee Break / Transition Time



17:00 – 19:00

Networking and Info Fair

Close the day with networking, making friends, and a small info fair! During this networking fair, delegates and the general public can get to know the schools of the EU SCholarship Programme as well as other projects funded by the EU AId Programme for the TCc. Simulteanously, delegates will engage in a creative collaborative exercise.

Meet with:
– EU Scholarship Programme for Cypriot Youth at UWC
– UWC Adriatic
– UWC Mostar
– UWC Maastricht
– UWC Robert Bosch College
– UWC Red Cross Nordic
– Civic Space
– EU Info Point
– and more!


19:00

Travel


Sunday – 22 September 2024
09:00 – 09:30

Travel from Hotel to Chateau Status

We open the day with reflections from Day 1 and youth speeches, including alumni of teh EU Scholarship Programme for Cypriot Youth at UWC.

09:30 – 10:15

Plenary

We open the day with reflections from Day 1 and youth speeches, including alumni of teh EU Scholarship Programme for Cypriot Youth at UWC.


10:15 – 11:15

Tracked youth-led and other breakouts

Sample workshop in Track 3: the EU

Promoting peace in Cyprus: the role of the EU and the EU Aid Programme for the Turkish Cypriot community
Learn about the work of the European Union in Cyprus and explore programmes supported through the EU Aid Programme for the Turkish Cypriot community, building confidence between Cypriot communities.

11:15 – 11:30

Coffee break


11:30 – 13:00

Experience UWC: A workshop led by UWC students

Join a UWC Experience workshop led by students from the EU Scholarship Programme for Cypriot Youth at UWC and their international peers! Get to know and experience what it is like to study at a UWC school in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Norway – through the lens of current students.


13:00 – 14:30

Lunch break



13:30 – 14:30

Documentary Screening



14:30 – 16:00

Tracked youth-led breakouts: youth talks prep

Youth Talks: intergenerational dialogue for peace
Prepare to take the stage in the final plenary session! Put your advocacy skills in action in a discussion with experts, such as EU officials and UWC educators, and raise your voice to share your reflections, ideas and commitments to a large audience.


16:00 – 16:15

Coffee break / Transition time



16:15 – 17:30

Closing plenary: Youth talks

During the closing plenary, we will hear final reflections and engage in intergenerational and intercommunal dialogue as youth delegates take the stage and share their reflections, ideas and commitments.


17:45 – 20:00

Closing dinner / Celebration

Join us for a celebratory closing of forum!