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Youth unemployment this year in EU
Youth unemployment across Europe has risen as inadequate training and the widespread use of short-term contracts make young workers one of the main victims of the economic downturn, EU officials said early this year.
The jobless rate among those under the age of 25 across the 27-nation bloc hit 21.4 percent in December last year, up from 16.9 percent during the same period a year earlier and more than doubles the rate of 9.6 percent for the general population, EU statistics office Eurostat said in January. It has risen in all 27 member states over the past year and in each EU nation it surpasses the level for the overall population by a wide margin.
The increase has fueled fears that large numbers of young people across Europe could become dependent on government aid.
A mismatch between the skills young people are picking up in school and the needs of the labour market is also to blame, said analysts.
The EU plans to launch a microcredit line worth 100 million euros (140 million dollars) to help youths or the long-term unemployed who are unable to obtain bank loans to start a business.
Individual member states have also launched their own programs to fight youth unemployment.
Sustainable Innovation 2010
8 November 2010 – 9 November 2010
15th International Conference, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Creating Breakthroughs: Green growth, Eco-innovation, Entrepreneurship and Jobs
Part of the 'Towards Sustainable Product Design' series of conferences.
Sustainable Innovation 2010 will provide a platform to discuss the future opportunities and challenges related to the design, development and commercialization of sustainable products, services, technologies and new business models. Sustainable Innovation 2010 will include invited and refereed papers from academics, consultants, entrepreneurs, investors, technology providers, designers, sustainability, environment and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) managers as well as other business functions. The event will be a unique learning experience, networking space and an opportunity to think! Delegates will come globally from large companies, entrepreneurs, as well as academia, government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The conference is supported by an international Advisory Board.
Sustainable Innovation 2010 will provide a range of benefits to speakers and delegates:
- Unique: Forum for new ideas and concepts;
- Leading-edge: Presentations from leading researchers, practitioners and policy-makers;
- Content: New research, results and thinking;
- Networking: Opportunities to meet business, government and academia;
- Track-record: Over 1600 delegates from over 40 countries have attended previous conferences;
- Established: 15th international conference
For more information and contact details please link to:
http://www.oxfordleadership.com/Phoenix_SML_2010
2010 Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC)
Marc h2, 2010 4:00 PM- 6:00 PM
Foster School of Business
The Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC) engages creative minds around the world to encourage bolder and less conventional business solutions to global poverty.
Meet the teams from around the world at the 2010 Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition Trade show. GSEC is a business plan competition in which students from around the world find creative, commercially sustainable ways to address problems of poverty in the developing world. 15 teams from around the world will visit Seattle during Mar 1-5 2010.
Contact: Global Business Center, Foster School of Business, UW
Phone: 206-685-3432 Wren McNally
E-mail: gsec@u.washington.edu
Visit: http://foster.washington.edu/gsec/
”REWORK THE WORLD” – THE 5TH GLOBAL YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SUMMIT
June 2-5 2010, Sweden
The four days of the summit will be framed by plenary sessions taking place in a large arena in the center of Leksand. These plenary sessions will bring all 2000 participants together; convey the overarching questions - and challenges - for the summit. It will also serve to inspire all participants to action, and to maintain the common vision and provide a stage to report on progress throughout the days. Using various media and social media channels, these will also be sessions of interactivity and widespread communication.
Among the speakers in the plenaries there will be ministers from the Swedish government and other states, heads of multilateral agencies, inspiring entrepreneurs, experts on jobs and sustainability, young leaders, as well as musicians and artists from all over the world.
Fore more details and registration go to: http://www.reworktheworld.org/
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