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To be young! Youth and the future

Veranstaltungsart:
Konferenz/Kongress

Veranstaltungsort:
Sigyn Hall, - Turku, Finnland

Veranstalter:
Finland Futures Research Centre, Finland Futures Academy, University of Turku in cooperation with Finnish Youth Research Network

Kurzinfo:

The aim of the conference is to perceive and create futures through the eyes of today’s youth, adults and decision makers for the young people of the future. The course of a youth’s life, both today and toward the future, covers an entire spectrum of reality. Focusing on faith in young people, their ability and determination to build an inevitably different and in many ways an improved world for us all to live in is the focal point of this conference.

The conference is organized in association with the Finland Futures Academy and the Finnish Youth Research Network. The “To Be Young” conference marks Finland Futures Research Centre’s 14th Annual International Conference and its 20th Anniversary celebrating twenty years of quality academic research. The Youth and Futures conference will be unique with additional dimensions; whilst a solid scientific standard of traditional academic conferences will be maintained participants whose papers are accepted will be strongly encouraged to present their papers in a distinctive way.

Conference themes include for example: 

  • Power and Impact of Different Age Groups on the Future
  • Making the Future: Creativity, Continuity and Effect of Marginal Phenomen
  • Effect of Today’s Phenomena in Youth on the Future
  • Young People, Work and Participation in Society
  • Theoretical and Methodological Development in Building Futures
  • Case Studies


WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

  • Youth Researchers
  • Futurists (practicioners, professionals and students)
  • Experts and Specialists in Youth Work
  • Public Officials, (decision-makers at local/national/international level)
  • Teachers
  • Representatives from Youth Organisations
  • Journalists (social media, bloggers, trend researchers and experts)
  • Mentors and Coaches Working with Children (sport, art, hobbies etc.)

Weitere Informationen zur Veranstaltung:
Informationen auf dija.de

Schlagwörter:
Finnland, Jugend, Kreativität , Partizipation