Expert-Grup Represented at the World Conference on Youth in Sri Lanka
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Radu Marian of Expert-Grup took part in the World Conference on Youth 2014, held on 6–10 May 2014 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He was selected by the organisers as an international delegate to present his views at an event that brought together young people from around the world.
The conference served as a global youth policy platform, gathering over 1700 young people from 176 countries. It produced the “Colombo Declaration”, a resolution of young people worldwide to be submitted for a vote at the UN General Assembly in New York. It aims to highlight youth issues in the Post-2015 Agenda and includes an Annex describing the problems and solutions discussed.
Radu Marian promoted “dual” vocational education, which involves businesses in training future specialists from grades 9–10. Used in Germany and Austria, where youth unemployment is 8%, it could improve employment in Spain, Greece (above 55%), Moldova and Egypt. He also stressed universal Internet access, noting that over 60% of the world’s population is offline, and named agriculture and tourism as high-potential sectors. He hopes the ideas will be implemented locally.
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