Friday May 18 , 2012

Dutch Students Visiting Brussels



To lobby for young people, we need active and motivated young people. For this reason, ThinkYoung runs tailored workshops for students, to practically and informally teach them how the institutions of the EU function, as well what the work of a think-tank involves. These workshops are run using examples from first-hand experience, gained from our work.

In November 2010, ThinkYoung hosted a group of youngsters for a Flemish highschool. After a tour of the office, the students were given insight into the work ThinkYoung does and why we do it. They got to see how the European institutions work, what different stakeholders are present and how lobbying works. To give a good feel we split up into smaller, simulated “think-tanks”, which allowed the students to learn how to approach a current topic together.

If you are a group of students, or their teacher and you wish to have a similar experience, please do not hesitate to contact us!