Slovak Republic

1: SLOVAK ATLANTIC COMMISSION: The mission of the SAC is to support transatlantic cooperation and actively shape the security and international policy debate in Europe and beyond. It does so by the cultivation of a dialogue among policy makers, experts and analysts, governments and NGO representatives. The Commission has built three distinct pillars representing its core activities. The Strategic Forums programme is in charge of the world-class GLOBSEC foreign policy and security conference, the TRANSFER OF KNOW HOW programme reaches out the transitional nations, handing over Central Europe’s experience. It focuses on promotion of democratization processes in Moldova, Serbia, Montenegro and Tunisia and assists in their ambitions to integrate into euro-Atlantic structures. Thirdly, the YOUNG LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME underlines the SAC’s long/term commitment to young professionals by helping them to acquire knowledge, leadership skills and a network of contacts and at the same time aims at integrating them into public, private and non-governmental institutions in Central and Eastern European region later in their careers.
2. CENTER FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRES: The Centre for European Affairs (CEA) is an independent civic association, carrying out its activities in the spirit of European cooperation, democratic principles and values. The CEA represents an opportunity to formalise and strengthen the tradition of constructive European debate from the Slovak perspective. The CEA creates a much-needed space for cultivating a critical European community that is willing to develop and shape the public, expert and political debate about the future of Europe and the position of Slovakia within this area.
3. CENTRAL EUROPEAN POLICY INSTITUTE: The Central European Policy Institute (CEPI) is a regional think-tank and a member of the Central European Strategy Council, based in Bratislava, Slovakia. Its mission is to help decision-makers and opinion-makers in Central Europe to craft common responses to current challenges, and to improve the quality of their contributions to the EU and NATO debates. It does so by engaging the region’s top experts and institutions, promoting innovative solutions, and working closely with governments to turn recommendations into policy.

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EDU 4 U promotes international cooperation and intercultural dialogue, guidance and counselling in personal and professional life as well as it makes the bridge between the education and labour market by adopting innovative methods of education and providing second chance education and requalification.
EDU 4 U cooperates and promotes collaboration with and among schools, leisure centres, sport clubs, labour offices and municipal authorities. It encourages different social classes (seniors, unemployed people, marginal groups) to spend their free time effectively and meaningfully. It provides the opportunity for all no matter the age, gender, social, religional and political background.
EDU 4 U pays special attention to the people that are disadvantaged from geographical, social, cultural or medical point of view.
EDU 4 U also provides cooperation between schools and future potential employers with the aim to reduce unemployment.
EDU 4 U provides activities for the youth with the aim to prevent negative social phenomena like early school leaving, crime, violence and addictions. It encourages the youth to spend their free time actively, effectively and usefuly to develop their personality in many aspects.

EDU 4 U promotes international cooperation and intercultural dialogue, guidance and counselling in personal and professional life as well as it makes the bridge between the education and labour market by adopting innovative methods of education and providing second chance education and requalification. EDU 4 U cooperates and promotes collaboration with and among schools, leisure centres, sport clubs, labour offices and municipal authorities. It encourages different social classes (seniors, unemployed people, marginal groups) to spend their free time effectively and meaningfully. It provides the opportunity for all no matter the age, gender, social, religional and political background. EDU 4 U pays special attention to the people that are disadvantaged from geographical, social, cultural or medical point of view. EDU 4 U also provides cooperation between schools and future potential employers with the aim to reduce unemployment. EDU 4 U provides activities for the youth with the aim to prevent negative social phenomena like early school leaving, crime, violence and addictions. It encourages the youth to spend their free time actively, effectively and usefuly to develop their personality in many aspects.

1. “Plus for women 45+” ( international project supported from Initiation EQUAL – ESF) – the main aim of the project is elimination of gender inequality on the labour market; 2. “Advocating of women´s interests – victims of violence” (international project supported from Slovak AID ) – the main aim of the project is education of helping professions in Serbia and Montenegro; 3. “Gender, labour and Space” (domestic project financed by domestic sources SOP – Human Resources ) – the main aim of the project is to obtain main data on the gender gap in the labour market in Slovakia 4. Co – operation with the Gender Studies Centre on the project “ Model of the gender education at the Universities” 5. and others

We are just established in September 2010, but we are involved already to many European project.

Our concrete projects are: Youth Advisory Council - series of discussions with U.S ambassador to Slovakia,Visegrad Youth Forum 2011 on Common Foreign and Security Policy - international youth conference in Banská Bystrica, Speaking Tours - educational activities at Slovak universities Discussion clubs at the University of Economics in Bratislava,Current Questions of Theory and Praxis of Politics and International Relations at the Faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations - lectures of invited experts on current topics, Hodnotíme obranu (Strategic defense review conference,)Aliante - international competition for high school students,publishing of American Letters.

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? Educational/capacity building programs:
introducing and understanding contemporary arts - for secondary schools
building capacities in culture management - Training of Trainers, Closer to the Museum (capacities for justifying educational departments in museums)
cultural policy programs - CP from A to Z (developing CP in Zilina region )
? Visual Arts Programs
Oskár ?epan Award - competition for the young visual artists
Exhibitions in the Open Gallery,
Auction of the Slovak contemporary visual art
? Grant programs
Small grant program for the young Slovak artists
? Information centre
promotion of the Slovak contemporary art , the archive documentation, library