The Romanian Youth Council is a non-governmental organisation. It is a legal entity set up through the free association of its members, in accordance with the Romanian Constitution and the country's laws. It is a forum representing youth organisations in Romania in its contacts with government structures and with national and international institutions or fora.

To support the development of youth organisations in Romania, sustain their professional, social and cultural programmes and activities and represent Romanian youth organisations and civil society at the national and international level.

- General Assembly (supreme deliberative body) - Permanent Bureau (decisional management body) - Administrative Council (executive management body) - Control and Arbitration Commission - Auditing Commission

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In 1989 the Erasmus Bureau invited 32 former Erasmus Students for an evaluation meeting in Gent, Belgium. This meeting was a starting point for Erasmus Student Network. The problems that became obvious in the evaluation were the main tasks for the founders of ESN to work on. Behind all this stood the idea "students helping students", which is still the most important motto of ESN volunteers. ESN sections were founded in various European universities, and with financial support from the EC, in October, 1990 the meeting for the official founding of ESN International was organised in Copenhagen, Denmark with 49 participants from almost all member states of the EC. ESN International became a legal association. Desiree Majoor from Utrecht, Netherlands was the first president in ESN history. In November 2005, ESN established a seat in Brussels, and officially registered there under the Belgian law as an AISBL (no profit NGO) with the President, the Vice President and the ESN Secretary working full time. In March 2007 the Annual General Meeting decided that the new Board composed of 5 people (President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Network Administrator and Regular Board Member for External Relations) will work full time in Brussels and live all together. The interest among students to spend part of their studies abroad is continuously increasing. As the Bologna declaration, signed by European Ministers of Education in 1999, states the aim to create a European Educational Sphere for the year 2010. In this framework the European Commission launched in 2007 the new Life Long Learning Programme in which Erasmus is included with the goal to reach 3 million exchange students by the year 2012. ESN network is more needed than ever to strengthen the Erasmus Programme. Nowadays, when more exchange programmes are being created, ESN continues to assist not only those who are abroad as Erasmus, but all the exchange students, also those from Asia and Americas. Today, Erasmus Student Network (ESN) stands for 10.000 members from 244 local sections in 33 countries working on a volunteer base in Higher Education Institutions, who are offering services to 150.000 students.

VISION: Erasmus Student Network cooperates with the European Institutions and other relevant bodies and policy makers in the ambitious project of creating and fostering the development of a society based upon mutual knowledge, respect, trust and therefore peace among individuals, groups, communities, peoples and countries. In this framework and with this purpose, ESN strives for a world where increasingly more young people will be in the condition to access, either by moving or by staying at home, the opportunities of personal growth offered by an international experience in Higher Education. However, such experience has to be one of quality: this means that prospective and current exchange students have to be provided with all the necessary information and means for * choosing the destination that fits at most with their interests and personal development; * applying properly and in the due time for scholarships and for any other possible financial support, and in any case be granted enough resources for maintaining in the host city the same tenor of living they are used to held in their city of origin; * being integrated in the society and the culture of the hosting city, also by terms of linguistic tools and social opportunities; * succeeding in the academic aims of their stay and, once back to the Higher Institution of origin, having their gained knowledge fully and duly recognised, and being reintegrated in the social and academic life; * evaluating their exchange experience and having their evaluation considered and appreciated by the competent institutions, in order to foster and influence the evolution of the exchange programmes and policies; * helping, in turn, other students to succeed in their exchange study and in overcoming the same difficulties and challenges they experienced. Hence, we foresee a world where all the Higher Education Institutions support the principle of students helping students, who therefore find their way to mobility and to internationalisation, and all existing and possible threats and obstacles to mobility are annihilated.

The International level consists of: * International Board * Council of National Representatives * Annual General Meeting of ESN Sections * Secretary The National Level consists of: * National Boards * National Platforms * National Representatives The Local Level consists of: * Local Sections

* ESN Newsletter, monthly * ESN Sections’ Bulletin, monthly * ESN Magazine

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The International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA) is an independent, non-governmental and non-political federation of medical students' associations throughout the world. The Federation is officially recognised as a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) within the United Nations' system and recognised by the World Health Organisation as the international forum for medical students. It exists to serve medical students all over the world. IFMSA was established in the Netherlands as a charity organisation. IFMSA was one of the numerous international student organisations set up directly after the end of the Second World War. The first meeting that saw the setting up of the Federation was held in Copenhagen, Denmark from 26-28 May 1951. The first members of this new organisation were England, Austria, the Federal Republic of Germany, Finland, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Denmark. London saw the first General Assembly of IFMSA in July 1952. The meeting had a total of thirty participants from ten countries. The growth of IFMSA through the years has been remarkable. Starting from the exclusively European founding organisations the Federation has expanded to include 95 members from all over the world in the fifty-two years of the organisation's existence. Mission statement: " Our mission is to offer future physicians a comprehensive introduction to global health issues. Through our programming and opportunities, we develop culturally sensitive students of medicine, intent on influencing the trans-national inequalities that shape the health of our planet."

• To be a forum for medical students throughout the world to discuss topics related to health, education and medicine, to formulate policies from such discussions and to carry out appropriate activities • To promote humanitarian ideals and medical ethics amongst medical students • To act as a mechanism for medical students' professional and scientific exchange and projects • To be a body through which cooperation and contacts with other international organisations are established; • To act as a mechanism for member organisations to raise funds for projects recognised by the IFMSA. The Federation's goal of serving society and medical students across the world through its member organisations is achieved by: • Empowering medical students in using their knowledge and capacities for the benefit of society. • Providing a forum for medical students throughout the world to discuss topics related to individual and community health, education and science and to formulate policies from such discussions. • Promoting and facilitating professional and scientific exchanges as well as projects and extracurricular training programmes for medical students, thereby sensitising them to other cultures and societies and their health problems. • Providing a link between members, medical students' associations and international organisations, and to encourage the co-operation between them for the ultimate benefit of society.

• Conferences and workshops • Human Rights • Medical education • Medical students' exchange programme • Projects • Public health • Refugees and peace • Reproductive Health and AIDS • Training

• Full members • Candidate members • Associate members • Honorary life members

• VAGUS- the official e-news bulletin that IFMSA produces to keep its own members updated. VAGUS is distributed at the beginning of each month by e-mail to all members • Annual report- outlines the main results obtained during the period and is presented to all IFMSA members and partners. It is produced in September. • Medical Students International (MSI)- the broadest means of expression for all IFMSA activists and medical students in the world in general. Topics are selected by IFMSA Officials according to the main issues discussed at that very moment within the organisation.

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The history of the youth movement and the forming of youth councils in Ukraine has deep roots. The activity of all the councils is based on democratic principles but at the same time the Ukrainian youth movement was characterized by another negative feature: an internal split and a lack of coordination. It was the main reason why Ukraine could not become a member of the YFJ for a long time. We forgot about our ambitions and were successful in all communication processes with all the representatives of the youth movement and we got a big result: by the decision of the Constitutional board, 14 youth councils created the biggest umbrella for all the representatives of the Ukrainian youth movement: the Ukrainian Youth Forum (UYF). The UYF has been registered as a legal entity under Ukrainian legislation since 07 November 2006 by the ministry of Justice of Ukraine (certificate of registration n° 2558). The founders of the UYF are 4 Ukrainian umbrella organisations: - the National Council of Youth Organisations of Ukraine (NCYOU) - the Ukrainian National Committee of Youth Organisations (UNCYO) - the Association of youth organisations of Ukraine "SPECTR" - the social democratic youth alliance of Ukraine (SDYAU)

Our mission: the assistance in the development of youth and children public organisations of Ukraine and their unions, the coordination of youth motion in Ukraine and the integration of it in an international youth motion.

- Board (1 meeting every 3 months) - Vice-chairmen meetings - commission on LGT issues - training centre for young women

e-newsletter (6 times per week)

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Youth of European Nationalities (YEN) was founded in 1984 as a network of youth organisations that represent one of Europe’s national/ethnic minorities. Its shared purpose is the creation of a dynamic and vital network of minority youth associations in a multicultural and polyglot Europe. From this perspective, it focuses on the preservation and development of the culture, language and rights of minorities. Today, YEN has 33 member organisations from 17 countries across Europe. All the youth organisations are democratic associations, based mainly on voluntary work. The planning and realisation of ideas and projects come solely from the initiatives and engagement of the young people from the respective minorities.

YEN's main aim is to work for the preservation and development of the rights of the minorities and ethnic groups through mutual understanding, intercultural learning and the organising of seminars and different activities (such as intercultural exchanges, Voices of Europe - a big cultural event).

- YEN holds its main event, the Easter Seminar, during the week before Easter. It is always organised by one of YEN's member organisations. This is where the annual General Assembly takes place and where the direction for future developments is set. Also the elections for the board are during the seminar, and resolutions are decided there. More than 100 young people from all over Europe meet each other at the Easter Seminar. A diverse programme is offered through workshops on different issues. -The Youth Leader Seminar is a fixed part of the work of YEN. The basic idea behind the seminar is the further development of YEN as a youth organisation. This seminar is carried out each year by one of YEN's member organisations. Normally, two members of each organisation participate in the seminar, with the intention to work effectively for the development of YEN. - Voices of Europe is a big cultural event where young representatives of different ethnic/national minorities meet to learn and sing songs in different languages. - intercultural and multilateral exchanges

The highest decision-making body of YEN is the General Assembly that meets once a year. At the GA each member organisation has 6 votes so they can send up to six delegates. The second largest decision- making body is the Central Committee that has its meetings twice a year. Here each member organisation has 2 votes. The Board (consisting of 5 persons) deals with the daily work of YEN.

- YENI (a quarterly)

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