There are 69 million Europeans under the age of 30 – that is 15% of the total

EU population. We are the next European generation. But what do

young people think about the future of their Europe? Nobody ever asks this question. Policy-makers are used to

answering it for us.

That is why ThinkYoung exists.

We lobby for young people

ThinkYoung was created in 2007, as a platform to provide

opportunities for young Europeans to

meet, talk, share their thoughts and

experiences; in order to be a think tank to make young voices heard in the world of EU affairs.

Our aim…

Our vision…

…is to make Brussels aware of what young people think.

…is to make Europe ThinkYoung!

SURVEYS PUBLICATIONS

CONFERENCES DOCUMENTARIES

We periodically run pan-

European surveys about

critical issues faced by

politicians and governments

in Europe affecting the

young generation. The

survey results are presented

online and at conferences

with the purpose of voicing

young European opinions.

We are constantly on the

lookout for young people's

essays/articles/research

papers about Europe to

publish on our website and

present at our conferences.

Check out

www.thinkyoung.eu for

some examples!

ThinkYoung works as

knowledge partners for

conferences all around

Europe, holding panel

discussions, presenting our

surveys and organizing

workshops.

To deepen and spread

knowledge and understanding of

different European youth

cultures, and to highlight

traditions, issues and events,

ThinkYoung portrays exciting

and moving stories in short

documentaries shot by young

professional filmmakers.

ThinkYoung’s latest survey was carried out

with the support of the European Business

Summit and in collaboration with Insead

Business School, the Federation of Belgian

Enterprises and Accenture on a select group of

young promising future leaders concerning

their view on the future of Europe. The aim

was to provide concrete recommendations to

European decision makers and to be able to

compare the opinions of the young and the

older generation.

Recent publications include:

Federalists and Federalism in Contemporary Europe, by Anna Fawdry, University College London (June 2010)

Germany, Greece and Intergovernmentalism, by Simone Disegni, Université Libre de Bruxelles, (May 2010)

Economic vs social integration in Europe, by Maria Holmblad, University College London (February 2010)

ThinkYoung is the knowledge partner of the Junior Enterprise World

Conference (JEWC) which is hosted by Bocconi University in Milan, from

22nd of July to 25th of July 2010. The conference brings together over 400

students from all over the world in order to encourage dialogue, strengthen

global citizenship and exchange knowledge.

Past conferences:

• European Business Summit, 30th June - 1st July 2010

•The Youth as Promoter of the EU Integration of Kosovo" – 19th of May 2010

We recently

shot our first

documentary about young

people in

Kosovo. The

film premiered

on the 19th of

May 2010 as

part of our

project

‘Advocacy for

Young People of

Kosovo’. We

partnered with

Soros

Foundation,

Friedrich Ebert

Stiftung, The

Ministry of

Culture, Youth

and Sports of

Kosovo and

Google.

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