2014 Dec. 19
> RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

The topic of the first EUSDR Youth Platform, which was held in Vienna from 15th to 17th December, was “Learning Pathways to Social Cohesion”. Over 70 participants attended the meeting from the countries in the Danube region with the aim to strengthen the role of educational institutions and organizations both formal and non-formal education to strengthen social cohesion in the Danube region focusing on young people.

During the three days the participants were divided into small groups and they shared their experiences and discussed the possibilities of teaching young people from the aspect of social cohesion. The aim of the Youth Platform was to secure a common point to the various stakeholders from the countries of the Danube region to cooperate and to define common activities through various forms of education. The final day of the platform was dedicated to the sources and possibilities of financing.


The organizers of the gathering were the National Agency for Youth of Austria and the National Agency for Youth of Hungary, SALTO EECA and SALTO SEE. The representatives of the Open University Subotica actively participated in the discussions and continued to widen the network of associates in the Danube region.