PRACTICAL INFORMATION What prior knowledge do you expect from me? We don’t require any specific knowledge - only motivation to learn and to change the world! We will organise a training weekend for you in October and teach you everything you need to know. Interest in European news, politics and history, as well as experience in teaching or facilitating discussions will be a great plus. What languages do I need to speak? Most of UE Crash Courses are conducted in English, so is the training in the beginning and the communication within the project team. You should comfortably speak in English so that you can conduct workshops and facilitate discussions in it. Similar level of proficiency in official languages of Belgium (Dutch, French, German) will be beneficial because we sometimes conduct Crash Courses in them, but it’s not a requirement. Any other requirements? You should be between 17 and 25 years old so that highschool students can truly benefit from the peer-to-peer approach. You should also reside in Belgium for majority of the upcoming school year. If you reside elsewhere, you can still apply for Understanding Europe in your country, get in touch with us and we’ll direct you. How time consuming is participation in the project? First of all, you should be available to participate in the training weekend on 10-11 October 2020. After that, you are qualified to conduct Crash Courses in schools, but it’s not very time consuming. Experience from the previous years shows that each trainer will conduct, on average, 3-4 Crash Courses in a year. Note that most Crash Courses are scheduled in school hours (8:00-16:00), take 3-4 hours and you may need time to get to the location.
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