Europe - place for all youth! - Institute of Ukrainian Studies

European youth centre of Vojvodina
Novi Sad, Serbia
INFO SHEET
"Europe - place for all youth!"
from 25th April to 3rd May 2014.
in Novi Sad, Serbia
On our training course participants will develop new knowledge and skills in
self-motivation, team work, entrepreneurship, tolerance, raising empathy
and other skills of self-motivating and self-empowering through non-formal
education, and also tend to create more and equal opportunities for young
people with social obstacles in education and social envirnoment and their
inclusion in modern European society.
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Dear partners and colleagues,
We are happy to welcome you to Novi Sad for our Taining Course!
In this info sheet you will find description of the venue, how to reach Novi
Sad and all necessary information about program. Furthermore, you will find
a short description of the Training Course (TC), a list of expected travel costs
and timetable of the TC. For all questions, please contact us at
[email protected].
In case of any problem during your travel or if you need any further
information please don’t hesitate to contact us!
Nikola Srdić
+381 66 6009 990
See you soon,
Team of European youth centre of Vojvodina
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Who we are:
The training course will be organized by a NGO “European Youth Center of
Vojvodina” from Novi Sad, Serbia. It is a non-governmental and non-profit
organization, founded in 2011. with the goal to initiate actively participation
of youth in cultural, social and ethical transformation of society.
Trainers:
Nebojsa Nick Djerić – experienced Salto trainer
Vera Srdić - Family psychotherapist, experienced in work with youth with
fewer opportunities and their inclusion
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About the project:
The main goal: Promotion of tolerance and multiculturalism among young
people with an emphasis on youth from disadvantaged (broken) families and
their inclusion into society in the spirit of european values as well as
education and empowering socially disadvantaged youth, meeting with
current situation in European society and the motivation to continue active
engagement and participation in society.
The main idea: Education of young people about tolerance in terms of
origin, religion, sexual orientation, social status or ethnic minority issues.
Raising the awareness of the participants about what it means to be "Young
European'' whether they are from an EU country or not. Empowering young
people to overcome the lack of social factors that affect demotivating and
stigmatizing in meeting the fundamental needs of each young man to safety,
the right to personal development, equal opportunities of social, emotional,
and social well-being as well as to increase awareness of multiculturalism
and European social values.
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The main product:
"Place for all of us!" promote the idea of European youth, the idea of
freedom and equality among nations, gender and sexual orientation,
religious and sends a clear message, "A society without discrimination." As
the final product is planned to be a video and photo exhibit that will
promote solidarity and represent all sessions covered topics as well as some
of the key moments that have marked the event. Wich will be posted online
on organization website.
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Some of the activities:
• Presentation of Youth in Action Programme, its permanent and annual
priorities and objectives
• Session about cultural and ethnic diversity;
• Session about tolerance, and social discrimination topics;
• Study visit to local NGO's and Governmental institutions dealing
with discirmination of young people dealing with social obstacles;
• Session about inclusion of youth with fewer opportunities - youth from
broken families;
• Workshop with photo gear - basic tips and tricks;
• Photo-marathon on Petrovaradin Fortress
(www.petrovaradinfortress.com) and anti discrimination session on
Petrovaradin Fortress
• Educative workshops on how to create project idea, develop it into the
written project proposal, implement and evaluate a project
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Objectives:
 to promote Youth in Action Programme as an educational tool for
young people with social problems
 to encourage young people that didn’t have good social environment
(to play an important role in their local communities using acquired
new knowledge and skills on our training course)
 to encourage participants to use their better social environment and
skills to empower youth from broken families to take part in building
safer society on European values
 to encourage participants to clarify importance of roles in society for
youth with social problems
 to meet the participants with team work and building emotional
strenght through group
 to offer learning methods of non-formal education to participants for
improving inclusion of unemployed young people with social problems
 to contribute unemployed young people own development of
capabilities and skills in finding job and better communication in social
envirnoment
 to promote Youth in Action Program as a tool for social inclusion of
unemployed youth
Target group: All people that are working with young people with social
obstacles (youth workers, youth leaders, NGO activists, peer educators,
psychotherapists...).
Working language:
English – all participants must be able to actively communicate using English
language.
Period of realization: from 25th April to 3rd May 2014
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Location: Novi Sad, Serbia
Seen from a vantage-point in the Fruška Gora hills, Novi Sad gently and easily
spreads across the Pannonian Plain, opening its doors wide to every guest.
This is a Pannonian city rich in tradition and culture, where everything
flourishes and everything is preserved, most of all the relaxed nature of the
people. Novi Sad, the capital of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, has
a great many buildings reflecting a variety of architectural styles. Some of
the most important Serbian cultural and academic institutions were located
in Novi Sad and still are today. In addition, Novi Sad can boast of being a
multinational, multicultural and multi-faith city to an extent that few others
in Europe can. In this city, differences and diversity are considered
advantages.
Novi Sad is Serbia's second largest city, after Belgrade.
According to the data from November 2009, the city had an urban
population of 283,634, while its municipal population was 370,101.The city is
located on the border of the Bačka and Srem regions, on the banks of the
Danube River and Danube-Tisa-Danube Canal, while facing the northern
slopes of Fruška Gora Mountain.
Since it was founded in 1694, Novi Sad became the centre of Serbian culture
and earned its nickname Serbian Athens. Today, Novi Sad is a large industrial
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and Financial Centre of the Serbian economy; and it is also one of the biggest
construction sites in the region.
The name Novi Sad means "New Plantation" (noun) in Serbian. It is a
translation of the Latin word "Neoplanta," which was given by Maria Teresia.
As a meeting place of cultures and people, Novi Sad came to have many
different names in various languages.
Petrovaradin Fortress is an 18th century fortress located on the right bank of
the Danube river in Novi Sad, in the province of Vojvodina, Serbia.
The cornerstone of the present-day southern part of the fortress was laid on
October 18, 1692, by Charles Eugène de Croÿ. Petrovaradin Fortress has
many underground tunnels as well (16 km of underground countermine
system).
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How to reach meeting point
Meeting point:
Meeting point will be at railway station which is neer bus station in Novi Sad,
by the old locomotive. Please note that we expect you to arrive on April
th
25 .
How to get to Novi Sad
You can reach Novi Sad directly from Belgrade (train, bus), Budapest (train)
and Zagreb (bus). We are kindly asking you to choose the ecologically and
economically friendly means of transport, if possible. If you choose
airplane, please be aware that there are (unfortunately!) no cheap flights to
Serbia, but that you can find a cheap flight to Budapest or Zagreb. Please
take a look in table (down) about your maximum travel costs which we can
refund.
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From Belgrade (capital city of Serbia) to Novi Sad you can choose to take
either train or bus.
Trains are cheaper and costs about 5 EUR (600 RSD) one‐way and less
reliable (can be late between 15 and 150 minutes!). The train ride usually
takes a bit less than two hours.
Buses from Belgrade to Novi Sad go quite often. The price goes from 700 to
1000 RSD (6‐9 EUR).
From Budapest (Hungary), there are two direct trains to Novi Sad. The
both way ticket costs around 25 EUR. Web site of Serbian railway is
http://www.zeleznicesrbije.com/active/en/home.html.
From Zagreb (Croatia) there are two direct busses to Novi Sad. The ticket
costs around 25 EUR.
Web site of Bus station in Novi Sad is http://gspns.rs/?selected_lang=eng
and
Bus
station
in
Belgrade
is
http://www.bas.rs/basweb_eng/RedVoznje.aspx?lng=en. There are buses
from Belgrade to Novi Sad every 15-20 minutes between 5am and 11pm.
The following airlines are flying to Belgrade (selection):
- Alitalia - www.alitalia.com
- Austrian Airlines - www.aua.com
- Air France - www.airfrance.com
- Czech Airlines - www.czechairlines.com
- Turkish Airlines - www.thy.com
- Swiss International Air Lines - www.swiss.com
- Olympic Airlines - www.olympicairlines.com
- Air Serbia - www.airserbia.com
- Germanwings - www.germanwings.com
- Lufthansa - www.lufthansa.com
If you arrive to Belgrade by plane, there's a bus driving from Belgrade
Airport («Nikola Tesla») every half an hour, just in front of the airport
building. It will take you to the central train station in Belgrade (ZELEZNICKA
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STANICA), which is just next to the central bus station in Belgrade
(AUTOBUSKA STANICA). The ride costs up to 240 RSD RSD, it is about 2.5 EUR
- money can be changed directly at the airport. If you choose taxi it should
cost more than 1200 RSD (10 EUR) to the central bus or train station in
Belgrade. Traveling by taxi can not be refunded.
What to bring:
 Passport + Visa (for countries which it needs for
Serbia*)
 Part III (with original stamp and signature)
 Photography camera (if possible DSLR)
 Lap top (if you have and think that you need)
 Promo material to present the organization,
projects and your work
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What to prepare:
‐ Bank account in EUR (details are in Application form)
What to keep:
‐ All travel tickets, bills and boarding passes
*Please check if you need visa by following this link:
http://www.mfa.rs/to_serbia.doc
Also you can find more info: www.mfa.rs
And also:
‐ Things that represent your country at intercultural evening (food, drink,
music, story…)
‐ Movies about successful projects concerning YiA Programme your
organization did (so you can bring with you)
‐ Be prepared for a lot of intensive work on the training. Bring
comfortable clothing for working.
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Usefull info
Language:
In Serbia the official language is Serbian language. The official letter in Serbia
is Cyrillic writing, but Latin letters are also in use.
Serbian-English
http://translate.google.com/#en/sr/Good%20morning%2C%0AGood%20afte
rnoon%2C%0AYes%2C%0ANo%2C%0ACheers%2C%0ACoffe%2C%20tea%2C
%0AGoodbye%2C%0ABeer%2C%0AThank%20you%2C%0AI'm%20sorry%2C
Electric:
220 V, 50 Hz
2 pin plugs used
Money
The domestic currency is the Serbian Dinar (RSD).
The exchange rate is 1 € = approx. 115 Dinar.
You can exchange foreign currency in exchange offices and banks. Be aware
that it might be difficult to exchange coins here, so bring the paper bills.
There is no significant difference in the exchange rates, except at the airport,
hotels and sometimes restaurants.
Many of the banks in Serbia have ATMs. Visa, Master card and other cards
can be used, but always ask in advance if you plan to pay something with it.
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Customs
You are allowed to bring the following into Serbia without facing taxes: 200
cigarettes, 50 cigars or 250 grams of tobacco; 1 liter of wine and 1 liter of
spirits; 1/4 liter of Eau de Cologne and a 'reasonable' quantity of perfume; 2
photo cameras; 1 movie camera; 1 pair of binoculars; 1 pocket electronic
calculator; camping equipment and 1 bicycle.
Foreigners are allowed to bring their medications, but are advised to declare
the quantity on the entry to Serbia, so they won’t have any problems leaving
the country with it.
Telephone numbers
Police +381 192
Fire department +381 193
Hospital +381 194
Serbian Railways +381 11 360 28 99
Airport ’’Nikola Tesla’’ +381 11 20 94 000
Bus station Belgrade +381 11 2627 146
Bus station Novi Sad + 381 21 48 96 600
Taxi Belgrade* (SMS) +381 69 5555 011
Taxi Novi Sad* (SMS) +381 69 5555 021
Project management: +381 63 7393124 (Kex), +381 66 6009990 (Nick)
*To order taxi, send postal adress and number by SMS .
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Embassies
Albania
+381 11 3066642, +381 11 3066643
Armenia
+381 11 3373953
Azerbaijan
+381 11 3515101, +381 11 3515102
Bulgaria
Tel: +381 11 3613980
Croatia
Tel: +381 11 3610535, 3610153
Czech Republic
Tel: +381 11 3230133, +381 11 3230134
Italy
Tel: +381 11 3066100
Malta
+381 11 3220501
Poland
Tel: +381 11 2065301, +381 11 2065318, +381 11 3616585
Romania
+381 11 3675772
Russian Federation
Tel: +381 11 3611323, +381 11 3610544, +381 11 3611090
Turkey
+381 11 3332400
Ukraine
+381 11 3978987, +381 11 3978997, +381 11 2664896
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Accommodation
Ivana Franka 15, Sremska Kamenica (20 minutes from meeting point)
There will be organised transport from railway station to accomodation
with our guides.
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Funding:
 100% for accommodation and food will be covered
 70% of travel cost (Apex tickets) will be reimbursed after receiving
original receipts
Participants:
Participant survival kit (you get this free):
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Local transport tickets
Local SIM card with credit
ID card
City map
Stationery
You should send:
1. Filled participant application form – like word document (.doc)
2. CV
Please: As we are having this project starting on April, 25th, be as fast as
possible in sending to us participant application, CV and motivational letter
and do not forget to send us your travel costs from your home town to Novi
Sad, Serbia and back.
Deadline for receiving Participant’s aplications and
Motivational letter is 15. march 2014.
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