Students from schools from the “Every student will be an excellent” Network participated in an informational meeting to increase civic activity, organized by the “Amalipe” Center and “Paisiy Hilendarski” University of Plovdiv

On 13.12 2023, at the Rector of Plovdiv University “Paisiy Hilendarski”, an informational meeting was held for students from “Vasil Levski” Secondary School, Manole village and “Hristo Botev” Unified School, Krasnovo village with professors of political science, international politics and Business Diplomacy and Public Administration from the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences from Plovdiv University “Paisiy Hilendarski”.

The aim of the meeting was to raise the awareness of students from vulnerable groups studying in grades 11 and 12, who have just received or are about to receive the right to vote for the first time, about the role and democratic values of the EU, the European institutions and their powers. The lecturers explained to the participants in detail the importance of civic activity in the democratic process at the national and supranational level, the functioning of the EP, the decision-making process in the EU and the importance of voting.

The lecturers explained what subjects are studied in the given majors, what prospects for realization they give upon graduation and details of the candidate student campaign.

The students also had the opportunity to attend a sociology lecture, where they listened and observed with great interest the teacher and the students.

The informational meeting with young people and professors from universities is part of a series of meetings that the “Amalipe” Center organizes in connection with the upcoming elections for the European Parliament. The meeting is part of the activities of the “EmpowerEU: Fostering Participation of youth and vulnerable groups in the EU elections” project.