Application
Applications for the 7th ECPYN International Summer School can be made here.
There is place for 70 participants.
Applications for the 7th ECPYN International Summer School can be made here.
There is place for 70 participants.
Janneke van der Valk,
Director of meetings
meetings (at) ecpyn (dot) org

The annual International Summer School is the core event of the European Christian Political Youth Network. Participants from all over Europe flock to this event, that takes place in a different country each year. Speakers with backgrounds in politics and other parts of society give lectures and workshops. Excursions are organised to relevant political locations and of course there is ample time to get acquainted with the other participants of the conference and their parties or organisations.
7th ECPYN International Summer School
This years theme is Reconcilliation. The 7th International Summer School will be held in Ohrid, Macedonia from July 12th untill July 16th 2010. The theme will encompass such topics as conflict resolution, international security issues, leadership, et cetera.
The school will gather around 70 participants from all around Europe, including both EU and non-EU countries. All of them will be young people devoted to implementation of Christian values and principles in politics and public life. Most of them are already active in the sphere of politics in the countries they are coming from.
This summer school will give a great opportunity for all participants to take part in the discussion about the Christian Democrat and Christian Social position on reconcilliation and security issues in Europe and learn about the political processes in different European with special focus on South-East Europe. The participants from the Western Balkan countries will have chance to learn on this topic from the valuable experiences of their colleagues from the Eastern European and former Soviet countries who have meanwhile become members of EU.
However, besides the official part, the summer school will provide an opportunity for participants for cultural exchange, learning about each other’s cultures and countries, making friendships and have plenty of fun. During the school, the participants will go on excursions around the country, which is famous for its beautiful mountains, lakes, as well as cultural heritage.
There will soon be more information about the summer school here, that can be found at www.ecpyn.org/summerschool .
The participation fee will be 100 EUR. Participants can apply for reimbursement of travelling costs, Central and Eastern Europeans are most likely to be elligible for some form of reimbursement.
Do I need a visa for Macedonia?
You can find it here.
We recommend you:
> To travel direct to Ohrid, or
> To travel to Skopje. From there we will arrange a bus. Click here to register.
Plane
There are two international airports in Macedonia: Skopje and Ohrid. Information can be found here.
Train
There is no train station in Ohrid. Travelling by train is possible, for example to Skopje. More information can be found here (only in Macedonian).
Bus
There is a major bus station in Ohrid. More information can be found here.
If you want to know how interesting our summer schools are, please look how it was in Ohrid (Macedonia) in 2010, Risan (Montenegro) in 2009, Chisinau (Moldova) in 2008 and in Würzburg (Germany) in 2007.
What?
ECPYN 7th International Summer School
Where?
Republic of Macedonia
When?
Summer 2010
About?
Reconcilliation
For who?
ECPYN members and interested young Christians
Costs?
EUR 100 participation fee
Application?
From april 1, 2010