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Turku 201521st National Session of EYP Finland

Information Sheet for Officials

Turku 2015 | 16–19 January

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European Youth Parliament Finland will organise its annual National Session for the

21st time in 2014. The session will take place in Turku on 16–19 January 2015. Turku

2015 will gather some 180 participants from over 15 European countries to discuss

and debate some of the most pressing issues of our time. The session is under the

patronage of Mr Jyrki Katainen, former Prime Minister of Finland and current Vice

President of the European Commission. The session will be presided by Valentina

Mina (CY) and head-organised by Ayda Jodayri Hashemizadeh and Henriikka Hakala.

The session will host delegations from both Finland and abroad and have an inter-

national team of officials. The Finnish delegations to the session are being selected

at the four Regional Sessions of EYP Finland in October–November 2014. At the Na-

tional Session, delegations will be selected to represent Finland at the International

Sessions of the EYP in Izmir, Turkey, and Leipzig, Germany, in 2015.

EYP Finland now welcomes you all to apply for another national session in Finland.

The call is open for two vice presidents, 1–2 editors, 1–2 video editors / editorial

assistants, 10 chairs, and 10 journalists. Finnish national sessions are of extremely

high quality and gather somewhat more experienced alumni under the leadership of

a highly experienced president. Valentina has been to nine International Sessions, in

which she has chaired twice and vice presided once. However, EYP Finland puts a lot

of emphasis on the application and thus we will truly consider all applicants.

Welcome to the National Session and good luck!

Alexander Proctor

President

EYP Finland

Welcome to the 21st National Session of EYP Finland!

Turku 2015 | NS of EYP Finland

16–19 January

Presided by Valentina Mina from

Cyprus.

Head Organised by Ayda Jodayri

Hashemizadeh and Henriikka

Hakala.

The call is open until 14 Novem-

ber for vice presidents, editors,

and chairs and until 19 Novem-

ber for video editors / editorial

assistants and journalists.

Applications to: applications@

eypfinland.org

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How to take part?

How to apply?

The National Session will host an international team of officials – two vice presidents,

1–2 editors, 1–2 video editors / editorial assistants, 10 chairs, and 10 journalists. You

can apply for any of the positions. The call is now open for all positions and will be

closed 14 November for vice presidents, editors, and chairs and 19 November for

video editors / editorial assistants, and journalists. You can find the instructions for

the application below. Please submit the form to applications@eypfinland.org. Each

applicant will be informed of the outcome of the selection within two weeks of the

deadline.

EYP Finland places emphasis on the transparency and fairness of the selection pro-

cedure. Reasonable balance of nationalities and levels of experience will be pursued,

but the guiding principle will be that of meritocracy. Thus, we encourage all appli-

cants to pay attention to their applications, and the selection panel will also provide

all rejected applicants with feedback on their application upon request.

The participation fee for Finnish officials is 30 EUR. There is no participation fee for

foreign officials, but the participants need to cover their travel expenses.

How to get there?

The Helsinki–Vantaa International Airport has direct connections to dozens of loca-

tions all around Europe, and Turku is easily reached from Helsinki by train or bus.

The bus from Helsinki to Turku costs around 10 euros and takes two hours. Certain

low-cost airliners such as AirBaltic and Norwegian fly directly to Turku. Ryanair flies

to Tampere, which is a two hour train ride from Turku.

As officials are expected to arrive by noon on the Thursday before each session, it is

rather likely that you need to arrive in Finland already on the Wednesday.

Programme

The National Session includes a

day and a half

of officials’ training, a day of

teambuilding, two days of

committee work and a one day

General Assembly.

The working language of the

session is English.

Contact

On all issues related to the

National Session, please contact

Jenni Röynä at jenni.royna@

eypfinland.org.

EYP Finland on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/ey-

pfinland

Application instructions and ap-

plication template on the Alumni

Portal.

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Application Process

For our National Session, we have rather simple application process. We believe that

you distinguish yourself by your talents and the ambition to contribute those to the

session. And we do not consider a number of questions we came up with to be the

ideal method of discovering what makes you a valuable asset to our team.

We want you to show us in your own way who you are and why you are the best fit for

the Officials’ Team of the 21st National Session of EYP Finland. Hence, no selection

panel questions. Instead, your opportunity to reveal your skills in your unique way.

We ask all applicants to write a one-page Cover Letter (max. 600 words) and send

it as PDF to applications@eypfinland.org before November 14th for vice presidents,

editors and chairs or November 19th for video editors / editorial assistants and jour-

nalists, both by 11:59 PM CET on the respective days. The template can be found on

the Alumni Portal.

You can address any aspect you deem relevant to support your application. We reckon

a blank page and what you do with it to be the best possibility for us to get to know

you, your qualities and your ambitions. It may seem slightly daunting at first, but we

encourage you to embrace this chance, allowing you to convince us by using your own

concept.

We also invite you to send any official EYP recommendations or evaluations, which

you may have received. However, this is not a prerequisite. However, we do require

you to attach your session history to the application.

How to apply?

EYP’s Mission Statement

“Our mission is to support the development of young peop-le into politically aware and responsible citizens by invol-ving them in European political thinking and promoting intercul- tural understanding.”

Open spots:

2 vice presidents10 chairs10 journalists1–2 editors1–2 video-editors /editorial assistants

Application deadline: November 14th, 11:59 PM (CET) (vice pre-sidents, editors and chairs) and November 19th (video-editors / editorial assistants and journa-lists).

Applications to: applications@eypfinland.org

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”Do or do not. There is no try.”– Yoda

Application deadline: Novem-ber 14th, 11:59 PM (CET) (vice presidents, editors and chairs) and November 19th 11:59 (CET)(video-editors / editorial assis-tants and journalists).

Applications to: applications@eypfinland.org

FAQ

What do you value in a Cover Letter?

We will be reading quite a few Cover Letters. Thus, use content, structure, formatting

and whatever comes to your mind to support your key message. Your Cover Letter

should convey your core strengths briefly and clearly.

I have no idea what to write about. What should I do?

Start with what distinguishes you from other applicants. What are you excellent at?

What do you really enjoy doing? Every strength you have can be valuable to our team.

You could also read through your past evaluations and see what other people consi-

dered as your main assets.

I want to apply as Chairperson and Journalist. Do I need to write two Cover Letters?

This is up to you. If you feel that one Cover Letter suffices to explain your suitability

for both the Media Team and Chairs’ Team, then we will process your application

through both positions. Else, you may also submit two different versions respectively.

I want to apply as VP and Chairperson/ Editor and Journalist.Do I need to write two

Cover Letters?

Please only submit one Cover Letter whilst stating clearly that you wish to support us

in either of those positions. However, you may want to explain your talents for both

capacities.

When will I hear back from you?

We will do our best to conduct the selection process as quickly as possible to assure

you have sufficient time to complete your travel arrangements. But we place a tho-

rough consideration above speed, hence we ask you for some patience.

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European Youth Parliament Finland – EYP-Finland ry

Uudenmaankatu 15 A 5, 00120 Helsinki

http://www.eypfinland.org

info@eypfinland.org

Good luck!