This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Starting next spring, thousands of 18-year-olds will have the opportunity to explore Europe at no cost. The Commission has just opened the applications for the latest round of the DiscoverEU initiative. A total of 35,500 travel passes are available. To qualify, young people born […]Commission to distribute 35,500 free DiscoverEU travel passes to young people
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Starting next spring, thousands of 18-year-olds will have the opportunity to explore Europe at no cost. The Commission has just opened the applications for the latest round of the DiscoverEU initiative. A total of 35,500 travel passes are available. To qualify, young people born […]What is the future of health insurance for young people?
November 2, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Aaron Sherwood, Founding and Outgoing Curator, London II Hub Even in countries where healthcare is free, young people are increasingly realising the value of investing in private health insurance.Health insurance, especially among young people, is due for a […]9 ways young people are building the social and solidarity economy
June 15, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum./ Author: Kenneth Kwok, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Global Citizen Capital In April 2023, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution promoting the social and solidarity economy for long-term sustainable development through the advancement of the 17 Sustainable […]Eurobarometer survey shows that traineeships help young people land their first job
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. A new Eurobarometer survey released today shows that traineeships are an important stepping stone for young people into the labour market. Four in five young people (78%) surveyed did at least one traineeship, and for one in five (19%) their first work experience was […]5 ways in which the workplace could serve young people better
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Natalie Pierce, Head of Global Shapers Community, World Economic Forum, Laurent Freixe, Executive Vice President, CEO Zone Latin America, Nestlé The Annual Meeting 2023 took place last week under the theme Cooperation in a Fragmented World. Back to its […]The 5 calls-to-action from youth and young people at Davos 2023
January 31, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Katie Hoeflinger, Specialist, Global Shapers Community, World Economic Forum, Natalie Pierce, Head of Global Shapers Community, World Economic Forum Sixty teenagers and young people gathered at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos in January 2023. They came […]Why are young people not prepared for the jobs of the future?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Juan José RojasOrtiz A. Only 33% of technology jobs worldwide are filled by the necessary skilled labour. This is one of the biggest concerns of global business leaders. In a global survey conducted by Capgemini and LinkedIn, half […]Commission steps up action to tackle disinformation and promote digital literacy among young people
October 12, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission published Guidelines for teachers and educators in primary and secondary schools, on how to address disinformation and promote digital literacy in their classrooms. The guidelines provide practical support for teachers and educators and include definitions of technical concepts, class-exercises and how […]Do we need bosses? This CEO says we need to rethink workplace structures for young people and our mental health
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kate Whiting, Senior Writer, Formative Content To engage and motivate younger workers, we need to give them simplicity and ownership, says the CEO of an innovative nursing company.Jos de Blok is the founder and CEO of Buurtzorg, which […]Stop calling young people ‘leaders of tomorrow’
February 10, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Elizabeth Wathuti, Founder, Green Generation Initiative, Lindsey Prowse, Specialist, 1t.org North America, World Economic Forum Young people are proving to be increasingly important partners in delivering local action to tackle the climate crisis.When youth-led solutions are underfunded or […]Climate change: Inadequate governmental response is causing climate anxiety in young people
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Stefan Klebert, Chief Executive Officer, GEA More than half of young people worry about the future of the planet, according to a new survey.75% described the future as “frightening”.Despite the lack of action from global governments, young people […]The mental health of young people in the pandemic
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Natan Q. A. da Silva, a 5th year medical student from Brazil and Ms. Maria L. C. Meurer, a 4th year medical student of UNINGÁ, Brazuk. They are affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in […]We asked young people what changes they want for the future. Here’s what they said
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Gayle Markovitz, Partnerships Editor, World Economic Forum How do Millennials and Generation Z see their future? Over the past year, the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers community has organized dialogues and surveys on what young people see as […]This is how we can teach young people to use science and data to make better decisions
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Carl Wieman Yidan Prize for Education Research Laureate 2020, 2001 Nobel Laureate in Physics, Professor of Physics and the Graduate School of Education, Stanford University Current educational methods are failing to teach students the skills they need to […]How can we make careers in corporate social innovation popular among young people?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Noa Gafni, Executive Director, Rutgers Institute for Corporate Social Innovation Millennials are increasing looking for jobs in companies with strong social responsibility initiatives. However, corporations and institutions must lay the ground to make jobs in corporate social innovation […]A new generation of young people is putting the planet first. Here’s everything you need to know
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Florent Kaiser, Executive Director, Global Forest Generation A new generation of young people and ecopreneurs known as Generation Restoration are putting the planet’s health first.This youth-led movement shows the power of an environmentally savvy generation to bring about […]Reimagining the future for skills: What we learned from young people
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Henrietta H. Fore, Executive Director, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) & Robert E. Moritz, Global Chairman, PwC COVID-19 is casting a long shadow over the futures of young people all around the world. On World Youth Skills Day, […]This is why many young people have no access to proper education
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Johnny Wood, Senior Writer, Formative Content Hundreds of millions of children, adolescents and young people have no access to learning and COVID-19 has exacerbated the problem. A UNESCO report shows poverty is the main barrier, ahead of other […]5 curve-flattening technologies being developed by young people
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sarah Shakour, Project Specialist, Forum Foundations, World Economic Forum & Natalie Pierce, Interactions and Programming Lead, Global Shapers Community, Foundations, World Economic Forum Young people around the world are developing new technologies to help in the fight against […]
Young people are key to defusing unrest and restoring public trust
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Aleksander Dardeli, Executive Vice President, IREX Young people distrust public institutions dominated by older elites. Public institutions must stem the corruption that dilutes their legitimacy. Building trust requires education about the role public institutions play in young people’s […]What young people can teach world leaders about mental health in 2020
January 29, 2020 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Naeem Dalal, Global Shaper, Lusaka Hub & Jazz Thornton, Founder, The Voices of Hope With 75% of mental health challenges starting in adolescence, young people are leading the way in youth mental health treatment, services and support; Nationally […]DiscoverEU: 20,000 more young people will explore Europe in 2020
January 15, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Around 20,000 18-year-olds are set to receive a travel pass under the fourth and latest round of DiscoverEU, which attracted some75,000applications from across Europe. These young Europeans, selected on the basis of established award criteria and specific Member State quotas, can travel between 1 […]It’s not just the protests. Here’s how young people are helping the planet
April 19, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Natalie Pierce, Project Specialist, Social Engagement, World Economic Forum According to the latest World Economic Forum Global Shapers Annual Survey, which covers more than 30,000 individuals under the age of 30 from 186 countries, climate change and the destruction […]India is failing 175 million of its young people. Here’s the solution
April 11, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Dipankar Trehan, Growth and Creative Lead, Mindler Education Pvt Ltd India’s great demographic dividend should hold enormous promise. There are 650 million Indians under the age of 25, and 845 million under 35, and the country’s workforce is expected […]How young people are turning the tide against corruption
February 24, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Blair Glencorse, Founder and Executive Director, The Accountability Lab & Friday Odeh, Country Director, Accountability Lab Nigeria A deluge of corruption-related news and scandals has recently rocked the world. The President of Guatemala has expelled a key United Nations […]The United States divorce rate is dropping, thanks to millennials
October 8, 2018 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Johnny Wood Writer, Formative Content Young people in the United States are rebelling against their parents’ generation, though not in a way that you might expect. New research suggests Americans in their late 20s have a less than […]
