Agenda 2023

8.30 – 9.00
GMT +2 Warsaw

Hotel Mercure Lublin Centrum
Al. Racławickie 12

REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPATION

9.00 – 10.15
GMT +2 Warsaw

Hotel Mercure Lublin Centrum
Al. Racławickie 12
conference room

THE OPENING OF THE CONGRESS

PANEL “The City of Youth”

Debate on a city that identifies the needs and includes young people – with the participation of Mayors, members of youth city councils, officials and experts.

Helena Lassen – Country Director at Danish Refugee Council (Slovenia)
Oleg Volsky – Mayor of Zhovkva (Ukraine)
Philippe Michiels – Assistant Project Leader, European Youth Capital (Ghent)
Vidmantas Mitkus – Head of Youth Affairs Division Vilnius City (Lithuania)

Moderator:
Aleksandra Kulik – President of the Sempre a Frente Foundation (Poland)

The action is organised under the Bilateral Initiative “Youth for the City, City for Youth – projects and initiatives involving and including local communities” supported by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, through the EEA and Norway Grants 2014-2021.

The youth constitute foundational elements of every prosperous society. The next generation determines the future and shapes the entire community. The city is a dynamic hub where the aspirations, energy and potential of young people can be converged. Young people are a vibrant and diverse group contributing to the cultural, economic and social field of urban life. They bring innovation and creativity and therefore, they institute invaluable assets to city development. The panelists will discuss the significant part young people play in shaping the city, and the efforts and strategies needed to harness their potential to improve the quality of life.

For the city to thrive it is necessary to strengthen the position of young people, by introducing public policies and supporting dedicated outcomes in a certain areas:

advanced education: upholding universal, accessible and high-quality education labour market: promoting youth employment and entrepreneurship mental health: systemic development of mental health services and prevention programmes to maintain mental wellbeing of youth Youth Civic engagement: creating tools to encourage social and civic engagement among young people, to have a real impact on decision making process regarding urban development secure spaces: creating safe and inclusive spaces for young people, to mingle, interact and express themselves freely, to alleviate feelings of exclusion and loneliness.

Introduction to the workshop "How to create youth-friendly cities/towns? – Today we are planning the future" – Aleksandra Kulik

Simultaneous translation into PL-EN-UA;
live broadcast on a streaming platform into EN

10.15 – 11.00
GMT +2 Warsaw

Hotel Mercure Lublin Centrum
Al. Racławickie 12
conference room

PANEL
Youth 2023. Dialogue Edwin Bendyk – Konstanty Gebert

Edwin Bendyk – journalist, columnist and writer, expert in the civilization issues, and the impact of technology on society. Head of the science section in the “Polityka” weekly. President of the Stefan Batory Foundation. Member of the Polish PEN Club and the European Council on Foreign Affairs.
Konstanty Gebert – psychologist, translator, journalist, writer, academic teacher, prominent expert on Israel and Jewish issues. Since 2011, director of the Warsaw office of the European Council on Foreign Affairs. During the communist regime in Poland, he was a collaborator of The Workers’ Defense Committee (KOR) and an editor of the underground press.

Moderator:
Krzysztof Stanowski – Head of International Cooperation Centre, Lublin City Hall

We will try to pause on the following issues during short lectures: How to talk about the past for fear not to move past trauma or escalate over-the-top approaches? How to influence the collective memory discourse while ongoing aggression against Ukraine? What historical education does Europe require today? How can Ukrainian society be supported after experiencing long-term stress, armed conflict and ferocity?
We will approach ways to cope with similar traumatic experiences in other parts of the world and contemporary multifaceted occurrences and methods including psychological and sociological support. We will try to outline feasible challenges and forward-looking solutions that the Ukrainian community and also the Polish one can foresee amidst a war-traumatized society, jointly overcome the blind alley and passivity to avoid the victim mentality condition. 2023 marks a number of significant and momentous landmark anniversaries that ground for political debates on inconvenient history. It may be highly thought-provoking towards public welfare for generations to come.

Simultaneous translation into PL-EN-UA;
live broadcast on a streaming platform into EN

11.00 – 11.15
GMT +2 Warsaw

Coffee break

11.00 – 16.00
GMT +2 Warsaw

Hotel Mercure Lublin Centrum
Al. Racławickie 12
foyer

PARTNERS’ FORUM
NGO

The Partner’ Forum organized as part of the Lublin 2023 Cross-Border Cooperation Congress aims to create a space for communication and exchange of experiences between organizations looking for international partners. The event will give the entities a chance to get to know each other and the recruitment process is a guarantee of meeting people who are not accidental.

11.15 – 12.15
GMT +2 Warsaw

Hotel Mercure Lublin Centrum
Al. Racławickie 12
conference room

PANEL
Young migrants – debate

Participants:
Anna Gmiterek-Zabłocka – Radio TOK FM
Professor Maciej Duszczyk PhD – Faculty of Political Science and International Studies, University of Warsaw

Simultaneous translation into PL-EN-UA;
live broadcast on a streaming platform into EN

11.15 – 12.15
GMT +2 Warsaw

Hotel Mercure Lublin Centrum
Al. Racławickie 12
workshop room 1, 2 and 3

WORKSHOPS
How to create youth-friendly cities? We are shaping up the future [part I]

Introduction: Aleksandra Kulik, Agata Cholewa

Coaching team members:

inclusion and integration: Dawid Reja
Polish-speaking group: Darek Figura i Grzesiek Olifirowicz
English-speaking group: Ben Holland
Ukrainian-speaking group: Mykyta Fisenko

Workshops for young people aimed to develop recommendations of youth-friendly cities. It will be a chance to define and outline the dreams and needs of youth.
Goal: inclusion, development and introduction of various approaches and joined-up discussion on youth-friendly cities - structured dialogue with young people on policy-making process, forward-thinking initiatives, urban agendas to attract and keep young people, develop progressively responding to their needs, cooperating both regionally and globally.

The workshop will be conducted in 3 language groups: PL, EN and UA

12.15 – 12.30
GMT +2 Warsaw

Coffee break

12.30 – 13.30
GMT +2 Warsaw

Hotel Mercure Lublin Centrum
Al. Racławickie 12
conference room

PANEL
X, Y and Z generations on the labour market

Tomasz Jabłoński – Co-Founder and Management Board Member of Tutlo, Co-Founder of Startup Academy (Poland)
Marek Golan – CEO – Software House Dogtronic (Poland)
Maciej Dudkowski – Manager at PwC Poland (Poland)

Moderator :
Mariusz Sagan PhD – Head of Strategy and Entrepreneurship Department of Lublin City Office (Poland)

During the panel, we will talk about what young employees are like nowadays, what they need to improve their skills and what their expectations really are.
Young people, who start up their professional work or business venture, are looking for experts – where to look for them, who can help them? Young entrepreneurs are vulnerable to risk exposures that affect their businesses – how to cope with them? We do hope that invited experts on "youth" entrepreneurship and the labor market will answer these questions and clear up the doubts.

Simultaneous translation into PL-EN-UA;
live broadcast on a streaming platform into EN

12.30 – 13.30
GMT +2 Warsaw

Hotel Mercure Lublin Centrum
Al. Racławickie 12
workshop room 1, 2 and 3

WORKSHOPS
How to create youth-friendly cities? We are shaping up the future [part II]

Introduction: Aleksandra Kulik, Agata Cholewa

Coaching team members:

inclusion and integration: Dawid Reja
Polish-speaking group: Darek Figura i Grzesiek Olifirowicz
English-speaking group: Ben Holland
Ukrainian-speaking group: Mykyta Fisenko

The workshop will be conducted in 3 language groups: PL, EN and UA

13.45 – 14.30
GMT +2 Warsaw

Lunch break

14.30 – 16.00
GMT +2 Warsaw

Hotel Mercure Lublin Centrum
Al. Racławickie 12
conference room

PANEL
Norwegian funds priorities through the eyes of youth

Bjørn Erik Brustad – Deputy Ambassador, Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of Norway in Poland
Magdalena Gnyp-Ścigocka – Lublin Municipal Office (Poland)
Olga Paździór – Member of Youth Group Hej! (Poland)
Johanne Prøis Fearnley – Volunteer (Norway)

Moderator:
Jan Dąbkowski – Head of the ‘School of Openness’ programme, Centre for Citizenship Education Foundatio (Poland)

panel partner: The European Wergeland Centre

European societies face imminent challenges including threats to democratic values, political polarization, and the impact of the Russian war on Ukraine, which affects all European countries. Eastern European nations grapple with economic challenges from the war and hosting of millions of refugees. Tackling these issues requires action from the current generation and building resilience in youth. Strengthening societal resilience, including youth engagement in decision-making, is vital for their future involvement and confidence.
The aim of the seminar is to share ideas on what kind of support young people in Europe need from municipalities and organizations to be active and democratic citizens in the time to come and also to highlight new knowledge, good practices and lessons learned on how youth, civil society and local communities show resilience in times of crisis.

Simultaneous translation into PL-EN-UA;
live broadcast on a streaming platform into EN

14.30 – 15.30
GMT +2 Warsaw

Hotel Mercure Lublin Centrum
Al. Racławickie 12
workshop room 2

The number of places is limited!

WORKSHOPS
Young business experts

Workshop leader:
Monika Król – Deputy Director of Strategy and Entrepreneurship Department of Lublin City Office (Poland)
Katarzyna Jośko – Expert, Consultant and HR Manager, Lubhunters – HR consulting and training company (Poland)
Arkadiusz Mikrut – Founder of “Co Ludzie Powiedzą” English language school, General English and business English Trainer (Poland)

Young experts and managers will talk about their past experiences related to setting up their own business. Failure is not an option, it is part of entrepreneurship. It can teach us a lot, not to make the same mistake again and to put what you discover into practice. Take advantage of the experience of four young managers. It can be very inspiring and uplifting for you to find your place in the world.

Simultaneous translation into PL/EN – EN/PL

14.30 – 16.00
GMT +2 Warsaw

Hotel Mercure Lublin Centrum
Al. Racławickie 12
workshop room 1

The number of places is limited!

WORKSHOPS
Youth policy at the self-government level in stages

Workshop conducted by:
Pole Dialogu Foundation; Social Participation Office, Lublin City Hall

Workshop "Youth policy at the self-government level in stages" aims to bring closer the youth policy document report of a self-government unit, with particular emphasis on the participatory planning process. During the workshop we will review: whom the policy should be addressed to, what parts of the process are the most significant and where to start?

Simultaneous translation into PL/EN – EN/PL

16.00 – 16.15
GMT +2 Warsaw

Coffee break

16.15 – 17.00
GMT +2 Warsaw

Hotel Mercure Lublin Centrum
Al. Racławickie 12
conference room

GRANTS’ FAIR
International Visegrad Fund

The Grants’ Fair is a series of meetings with institutions / companies that provide support to entities from the European Union and the Eastern Partnership countries. During the meetings, participants will have the opportunity to obtain information on the forms of support provided and to ask questions to experts representing a specific Grantor.

Yelyzaveta Synetska – Project Manager

The International Visegrad Fund approach is tailored for young people, students and academics from the EU countries and the Eastern Partnership and Western Balkans countries. It provides funding to diverse scholarship programmes in EU countries, the United States and Taiwan, as well as projects within: V4 Gen Mini-Grants, Visegrad Grants, Visegrad+ Grants, Strategic Grants.

Simultaneous translation into PL-EN-UA;
live broadcast on a streaming platform into EN

16.15 – 17.00
GMT +2 Warsaw

Hotel Mercure Lublin Centrum
Al. Racławickie 12
workshop room 1

GRANTS’ FAIR
Foundation for the Development of the Education System

The Foundation for the Development of the Education System (FRSE) approach is designated for the EU, EFTA/EEA, Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership countries. The Foundation has been the National Agency of the Erasmus+ Programme since 2014, and the National Agency of the European Solidarity Corps since 2018. Financial support opportunities, under both programmes, will be introduced during Grants’ Fair.

Agata Bogucka – Team of European Solidarity Corps
Olga Kokot – Team of European Solidarity Corps

Simultaneous translation into PL-EN

16.00 – 17.00
GMT +2 Warsaw

Workshops of Culture in Lublin
ul. Grodzka 5a
auditorium (2nd floor)

Free admission

Question-and-Answer session with Konstanty Gebert
Mass slaughter and…?

“Mass slaughter and…?” – debate on recent book releases by Konstanty Gebert and trauma recovery stages in the face of the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Conducted by: Monika Ostrowska

9.00 – 13.00
GMT +2 Warsaw

Hotel Mercure Lublin Centrum
Al. Racławickie 12
foyer

PARTNERS’ FORUM
NGO

9.30 – 11.00
GMT +2 Warsaw

Hotel Mercure Lublin Centrum
Al. Racławickie 12
workshop room 1, 2 and 3

WORKSHOPS
How to create youth-friendly cities? We are shaping up the future [part III]

Introduction: Aleksandra Kulik, Agata Cholewa

Coaching team members:

inclusion and integration: Dawid Reja
Polish-speaking group: Darek Figura i Grzesiek Olifirowicz
English-speaking group: Ben Holland
Ukrainian-speaking group: Mykyta Fisenko

The workshop will be conducted in 3 language groups: PL, EN and UA

9.30 – 11.00
GMT +2 Warsaw

Hotel Mercure Lublin Centrum
Al. Racławickie 12
conference room

PANEL
Youth work – work with youth and for youth

Eliza Bujalska – Ambassador of the European Charter of Local Youth Work, Europe Goes Local (Poland)
Imre Simon – expert in professional development in youth information and counselling from ERYICA – Youth Information Network in Europe [on-line]
Mario Zulicek – Representative from Grad za Mlade (Croatia)
Ingrid Aspelund – Head of Youth Section, The European Wergeland Centre (Norway)

Moderator:
Aleksandra Kulik – President of the Sempre a Frente Foundation (Poland)

Youth Work is a notion that dates back to the beginning of the 20th century. In many European countries, it has maintained a steadfast position, professional awareness, education path and financial support. Poland currently holds neither a youth strategy nor a youth work structured organisation namely working with youth. Despite this, young people can rely on people defined as youth workers in a number of institutions, social organisations and other units. And for that reason, we get together in the European Youth Capital that currently shapes its youth policy, with experts on building Youth-Friendly Cities, Youth Information and Youth Work from Poland and Europe, to discuss the role of people working with youth in a present-day society. What questions are included in their daily challenges? Is their professional bottom-up recognition crucial? And what best practices can we implement to support youth development and engagement hence they reach adulthood as delighted, informed and active members of civil society?

Simultaneous translation into PL-EN-UA;
live broadcast on a streaming platform into EN

11.00 – 11.15
GMT +2 Warsaw

Coffee break

11.15 – 12.15
GMT +2 Warsaw

Hotel Mercure Lublin Centrum
Al. Racławickie 12
conference room

PANEL
WE decide – youth in civic budgets (YOUth budgets in practice)

Mateusz Wojcieszak – Pole Dialogu Foundation (Poland)
Kamila Kniaziowska-Szczerba – Social Participation Office (Poland)
Ewa Ziembowicz – teacher, Primary School No. 51 Lublin (Poland)
Katya Petrikevich – International Director, Participation Factory and Board Member of People Powered (Czechia)

Moderator:
Dariusz Figura – Prezes Zarządu Fundacji Twórczości, Edukacji i Animacji Młodzieży “Teatrikon” (Poland)

The panel will be attended by representatives of public administration, NGOs and schools. The panel aims to focus on the School Civic Budget. Together, we will consider how it is conducted in various cities, whether it is required, what are pros and cons, and does it affect students? We will also answer the question if SCB can be improved?

Simultaneous translation into PL-EN-UA;
live broadcast on a streaming platform into EN

12.15 – 13.00
GMT +2 Warsaw

Lunch break

13.15 – 14.15
GMT +2 Warsaw

Hotel Mercure Lublin Centrum
Al. Racławickie 12
conference room

GRANTS’ FAIR

Organizator: Interreg NEXT Poland-Ukraine 2021-2027 Programme

Stanisław Bielański – Team Leader of the Programme Unit, Joint Secretariat Interreg NEXT Poland–Ukraine 2021-2027 in Warsaw

Wprowadzenie:
Alicja Wosik-Majewska – Head of the Branch Office, Interreg NEXT Poland–Ukraine 2021-2027 Programme in Rzeszów

Simultaneous translation into PL-EN-UA;
live broadcast on a streaming platform into EN

14.15 – 15.00
GMT +2 Warsaw

Coffee break & Lunch for GRANTS’ FAIR
Interreg NEXT Poland-Ukraine 2021-2027 Programme participants

Galeria Biała – The Centre for Culture in Lublin
ul. Peowiaków 12

Free admission!
The exhibition will be available till November, 10 (from Tuesday to Saturday, 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.).

Accompanying event
UKRAINE! UNMUTED Ukrajins’kyj Zriz

The fifth edition of the Triennial of Contemporary Art Ukrajins’kyj Zriz is entitled “UKRAINE! UNMUTED”. The curatorial concept of the exhibition was prepared by Vlodko Kaufman, in cooperation with Sergiy Petlyuk. In the first place, the exhibition was carried out in Lithuania in December 2022, as part of the European Capital of Culture in Kaunas.

The idea of the exhibition is to strengthen the voice of fighting Ukraine. The Ukrainian realities are determined mostly by war, by the scale of aggression the world hasn’t seen since WWII, the aggression at the door and a every minute menace. The war is a stimulus for many changes in Ukrainian society and public institutions. The War in Ukraine Is the True Culture War. With Russia trying to erase Ukraine’s national identity, the fight to preserve, and build upon, Ukraine’s artistic heritage has taken on new urgency. The purpose of the exhibition is to express emotions through art where the artistic voices can be heard and “unmute” becomes achievable.

Authors: Yana Bachynska, Andrii Dostliev & Lia Dostlieva, Fantastic Little Splash [Lera Malchenko, Oleksandr Hants], Zhanna Kadyrova, Alevtina Kakhidze, Nikolay Karabinovych, Vlodko Kaufman oraz [Yana Krykun, Maksym Mazur, Sergiy Radkevych, Serhiy Savchenko, Natalka Shymin], Myro Klochko & Anatoliy Tatarenko, Sasha Kurmaz, Katya Libkind, Natalia Lisova, Pavlo Makov, Sergiy Petlyuk, Viacheslav Poliakov, Andriy Rachinskiy & Daniil Revkovskiy, Volodymyr Topiy, Stanislav Turina, Kostiantyn Zorkin.

The event takes place as part of the European Youth Capital 2023.

20.00 – 22.00
GMT +2 Warsaw

Fabryka Kultury ZGRZYT
Al. Józefa Piłsudskiego 13, Lublin

The number of places is limited!

Concert HAYDAMAKY

Admission free but priority entry for people with tickets!
Make sure you will get in! Ask for free entrance tickets during the first Congress day while on-site registration!!

Haydamaky is one of the best-known and popular bands in Ukraine. The music of Haydamaky is inspired by various ethnic music from around the world, especially from various regions of Ukraine, in particular, folk music from the Ukrainian Carpathians.

They also look deeply into the musical traditions of other regions of Ukraine, looking back to its own heritage and traditions as a source for inspiration.

12.45 – 14.30
GMT +2 Warsaw

A trip to Special Economic Zone in Lublin

Transport is provided by the organizer of the Congress
The number of places is limited!

STUDY VISIT
Study in Lublin and explore economic Lublin

The "Study in Lublin and Explore Economic Lublin" drive is a venture aimed at people who want to examine the economic and academic aspect of the City. The purpose of the visit is to discover the history of academics, successful world-citizenship, as well as the solid grounds of industry sector. It is introduced thoroughly by the employees of the Strategy and Entrepreneurship Department of Lublin City Office in a very engaging approach. The trip leads to the Lublin Special Economic Zone. The visit will enable the participants to examine both Lublin industry sector and career growth prospects after graduating from Lublin universities.

The visit is organised by the City of Lublin in cooperation with the Public Transport Authority in Lublin and Municipal Transport Company Lublin LTD.

The visit will be conducted in EN

14.00 – 16.00
GMT +2 Warsaw

Transport is provided by the organizer of the Congress
The number of places is limited!

STUDY VISIT
Youth Information and Development Center in Lublin / The Children’s Help Center and Baobab

Youth Information and Development Center in Lublin
Since 2013,Sempre a Frente Foundation has been running the Youth Information and Development Center in Lublin. It is a unique place on a national scale, where theory meets practice, and information meets possibilities. Through the activities of the Centre, we support the development of youth information and encourage young people to adopt an active civic attitude, promoting social responsibility, initiative and entrepreneurship.

Child Advocacy Centre
The Children's Help Center is a specialist facility that provides comprehensive, interdisciplinary support under one roof for children and adolescents up to 18 years of age and their non-harmful guardians, regardless of origin. This is a place where our specialists – psychologists and psychologists, educators and pedagogues, therapists and therapists, psychiatrists and psychiatrists, lawyers – provide psychological and psychiatric support every day, undertake crisis interventions, provide consultations, conduct individual and group.

Baobab
The place where migrants, including refugees that are in Lublin will have their good place, a safe space available to as wide a group of people as possible.Assistance is offered by an international, intercultural team consisting of workers of non-governmental organizations experienced in working with migrant communities, providing humanitarian aid and promoting human rights as well as city officials engaged in public participation, cooperating with non-governmental organizations, promoting integration of foreigners and equality on a daily basis.

The visit will be conducted in EN

14.00 – 16.00
GMT +2 Warsaw

Transport is provided by the organizer of the Congress
The number of places is limited!

STUDY VISIT
Youth Spaces (Hej, Po prostu Fajne Miejsce, Prusa 2)

The visit will be conducted in EN

14.00 – 16.00
GMT +2 Warsaw

Transport is provided by the organizer of the Congress
The number of places is limited!

STUDY VISIT
Imaginarium Theatre

Imaginarium Theatre is a story about mystical and mysterious Lublin which is created by a micro-spectacle with moving mechanical figures of hundreds of different characters, including kings, knights, monks and inhabitants of the city.

The visit will be conducted in EN

16.00 – 18.00
GMT +2 Warsaw

Adults (18+)

The number of places is limited!

STUDY VISIT
Perła Brewery Underground

Perła Brewery in Bernardyńska Street is a monument of Lublin industry – modernised former monastery and church of the Reformed Fathers, where beer was brewed in 1846-2001. In 2014, in order to give a new lease of life to the post-production rooms, Perła Brewery Underground was opened for sightseeing. While walking around the Perła Brewery Underground’s nooks and crannies, you can get to know its rich history, events and the people connected to it as well as learn about the production process and what ingredients the beer is made of. The perfect end to the sightseeing tour is a tasting in a unique room that used to be the Perła Brewery’s famous storage cellar. Come visit us!

The visit will be conducted in EN

9.00 – 13.00
GMT +2 Warsaw

Hotel Mercure Lublin Centrum
Al. Racławickie 12
foyer

PARTNERS’ FORUM
NGO

9.30 – 11.00
GMT +2 Warsaw

Hotel Mercure Lublin Centrum
Al. Racławickie 12
workshop room 1, 2 and 3

WORKSHOPS
How to create youth-friendly cities? We are shaping up the future [part IV]

Introduction: Aleksandra Kulik, Agata Cholewa

Coaching team members:

inclusion and integration: Dawid Reja
Polish-speaking group: Darek Figura i Grzesiek Olifirowicz
English-speaking group: Ben Holland
Ukrainian-speaking group: Mykyta Fisenko

The workshop will be conducted in 3 language groups: PL, EN and UA

10.00 – 11.00
GMT +2 Warsaw

Hotel Mercure Lublin Centrum
Al. Racławickie 12
conference room

PANEL
Equality policy in the integration of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia with the European Union?

Irina Tkeshelashvili – Member of Team Europe, PhD Student at Institute of Political Sciences and Administration of University of Opole (Poland)
Daniela Sikora Bodrug – President, founder of the NGO “European Values Without Borders” (Moldova)
dr Marta Sydoruk – Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University (Ukraine)

Moderator:
Iwona Reichardt PhD – FemGlobal / New Eastern Europe (Poland)

A number of social and political factors on legislative, public administration practice and other entities adjustments are modified to the law and standards of the European Union. With experts from Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia, we want to examine this process from a Gender Equality Policy perspective. The speakers will share their own experiences – how this process continues, what role NGOs play in it, how to tailor public policies to make integration procedures in favour of equality solutions?
The participation of speakers from these three countries will allow for the exchange of knowledge and experiences between them. It may be productive en route integration with the EU and ensuring equal rights to citizens of the candidate countries.

Simultaneous translation into PL-EN-UA;
live broadcast on a streaming platform into EN

11.00 – 11.15
GMT +2 Warsaw

Coffee break

11.15 – 12.15
GMT +2 Warsaw

Hotel Mercure Lublin Centrum
Al. Racławickie 12
conference room

PANEL
Artists stand up for Ukraine

Mykola Kniazhytsky – journalist, Member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Ukraine) [on-line]
Yaryna Shumska – participant of the Ukrainian Exposition “Ukraiński Zriz”, a performance artist and painter (Ukraine)
Pascal Brunet – director of Relais Culture Europe in Paris (France)
Andrij Lubka – poet, writer, translator, volunteer (Ukraine) [on-line]

Moderator:
Anna Łazar – curator of the international artistic cooperation programme Free Word within the framework of the Gdańsk City of Literature project, essayist, translator, fmr diplomat (Poland)

Culture has played a significant role since the Russian large-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Literature and Art representatives, as well as NGO spokespersons, will focus on international ventures, new projects and forthcoming cooperation with the Ukrainian cultural sector. Panel will be attended by guests from Ukraine and France.

Simultaneous translation into PL-EN-UA;
live broadcast on a streaming platform into EN

11.15 – 12.15
GMT +2 Warsaw

Hotel Mercure Lublin Centrum
Al. Racławickie 12
workshop room 1

The number of places is limited!

WORKSHOPS
Recognise, experience, recommend – youth reshape the face of tourism

Held by: Mateusz Zmyślony

A workshop devoted to tourist offer development being attractive to young people. We will answer the following questions:

what triggers young people while choosing a travel destination?
how to promote a place as an attractive tourist destination?
how to tell young people about the history and monuments of the city?
will modern technologies replace traditional methods of experiencing the city?

Simultaneous translation into PL/EN – EN/PL

12.15 – 12.30
GMT +2 Warsaw

Coffee break

12.30 – 13.30
GMT +2 Warsaw

Hotel Mercure Lublin Centrum
Al. Racławickie 12
conference room

PANEL
Europe’s divided memory – in search of common myths about the East and the West

Prof. PhD Rafał Wnuk – Catholic University of Lublin, Department of History and Historiography of East-Central and Eastern Europe (Lublin, Poland)
Mariusz Zajączkowski PhD – Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Political Studies, Department of Research on Eastern Europe’s History and Memory (Lublin, Poland)
Roman Kabachiy PhD – National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War (Kiev, Ukraine) [on-line]
Vasyl Kmet PhD – Director of Municipal Library of Lviv (Lviv, Ukraine) [on-line]

Moderators:
Krzysztof Niedźwiedź and Mateusz Gancewski PhD – Lublin history teachers; they have participated in the project “Memory of the West, memory of the East – in pursuit of shared European values” together with youth from Lublin schools and universities (Lublin, Poland)

The panel is carried out within a project “Memory of the West, Memory of the East – in search of common European values” financed by the European Commission and the Council of Europe.

A debate with renowned historians and history teachers from Lublin schools. Through talks with their teachers, students will share their own insight on values that shape today’s Europe. Two significant events that happened in Lublin and Munster – solid partners for over 30 years – will construct a narrative for this debate. The Peace of Westphalia and the Union of Lublin impacted profoundly on the shape of the subsequent socio-political order in Europe, in the spirit of harmonious living between peoples and religions; the search for compromise; and respect for diversity. Today's European Community is largely based, among others, on values like these.

Simultaneous translation into PL-EN-UA;
live broadcast on a streaming platform into EN

12.30 – 13.45
GMT +2 Warsaw

Hotel Mercure Lublin Centrum
Al. Racławickie 12
workshop room 1

The number of places is limited!

WORKSHOPS
Workshop session Stronger Together programme – British Council

British Council is gathering a group of youth leaders from the UK, Poland, Hungary, Cyprus, Ireland and Ukraine from its Stronger Together for Social Cohesion youth network, who have ambitions and willingness to act for the benefit of their local communities and offers them the opportunity to meet and discuss the role of young people in developing cohesive societies in the face of rapid political, social, economic and technological change.

The workshop will be conducted in English

13.45 – 14.30
GMT +2 Warsaw

Lunch break

14.30 – 16.30
GMT +2 Warsaw

Hotel Mercure Lublin Centrum
Al. Racławickie 12
conference room

PANEL
Europe may be formed – youth cooperation and participation

Beata Stepaniuk-Kuśmierzak – deputy Mayor for Culture, Sport and Participation, Mayor’s Plenipotentiary for the European Youth Capital 2023 (Poland)
Mahira Karim – Project Advisor, European Centre Wergeland (Norway)
Radosław Guz – Head of Lublin Metropolitan Area Association (Poland)
Marianne Labre – Municipal Youth Service, Ghent (Belgium)
Maciej Buczkowski – Deputy Director, Gdańsk Mayor’s Office, Head of International Relations Department City Hall in Gdańsk, Union of Polish Metropolises (Poland)
Bartłomiej Zapała PhD – TEAM Europe, Expert Team of the European Commission in Poland (Poland)

Moderator:
Alina Prochasek – President of the Polish Council of Youth Organizations, Member of the National Development Council at the President of the Republic of Poland, Vice-President of Foundation of European Initiatives in Silesia (Poland)

Presentation of the workshop results "How to create youth-friendly cities? We are shaping up the future."

Young people are becoming more and more striking and a marked social group living in our cities. Educational, sports, cultural, psychological or developmental approach in the city demonstrates that gradually more self-governments, institutions and local organisations focus on young people and strive to attract youth, as well as, to ensure that young people anchor themselves in their home towns. But is it enough? What part does a discourse with young people play in all this? What tools does self-government have when it comes to attracting young people? How to talk to young people? How to work hand-in-hand to build our shared future?
There are many answers. The panel will focus on best practices regarding cross-border cooperation to create friendly cities for young people and more development opportunities. We will brainstorm with young people regarding their needs related to their reality and their self-governments. NGOs as a link between youth and municipal institutions? Why not? Additionally, we will go beyond the bounds! Young people want to create Europe jointly. Therefore, the panel will be attended by representatives of diverse backgrounds – self-government, municipal institutions, national and international NGOs.
Together with young people we may, side by side, build youth-friendly cities, present them with multiple development opportunities and build up a good future for all of us. And there are plenty of good practices!

Simultaneous translation into PL-EN-UA;
live broadcast on a streaming platform into EN

16.30 – 17.00
GMT +2 Warsaw

Hotel Mercure Lublin Centrum
Al. Racławickie 12
conference room

OFFICIAL CLOSING OF THE CONGRESS

Krzysztof Żuk – Mayor of Lublin
Beata Stepaniuk-Kuśmierzak – Deputy Mayor for Culture, Sport and Participation, Mayor’s Plenipotentiary for European Youth Capital 2023
Paweł Prokop – Chairman of the Organisational and Programme Committee of the Congress
Krzysztof Stanowski – Head of International Cooperation Centre, Lublin City Hall; Deputy Chairman of the Organizational and Programme Committee of the Congress

Simultaneous translation into PL-EN-UA;
live broadcast on a streaming platform into EN