15 young professionals and advanced level students gathered in Brussels from 11-15 September, 2017 for a week long Career Skills Training organised by TEPSA as part of the PONT project. This was the second PONT Career Skills Training, with this edition focusing on how researchers can better communicate their work to both policy makers and the broader public. A diverse group of trainers & speakers from the EU Institutions, think tanks, and media shared practical skills and provided unique insight into their work.
Participants were introduced to think-tank research and the art of the policy brief by Dr Sven Biscop (Egmont Institute), met with analysts from the European Commission and the European Parliament, practiced presenting their policy briefs in a European Parliament committee room with officials from the Directorate General for External Policies, practiced TV interviews with media trainer Luc Hangreefs. There were also visits to the European External Action Service (EEAS), and to the European Policy Centre (EPC).
PONT Career Skills Training II report published
The final report of the five-day PONT ‘Career Skills Training’ on EU affairs is now available. The second PONT CST training was for postgraduate students and young researchers and took place on 11-15 September 2017.
The report outlines the objectives, programme and includes session reports from the participants, as well as a short overview of the evaluations.
The training was organised in the framework of the Professional Training on EU Affairs – PONT project, co-funded by the ERASMUS+/Jean Monnet programme.
Read the full report here.
Call for Applications: TEPSA’s Career Skills Training
What is the Career Skills Training?
A 5-day professional skills training on communication and media-literacy for academic and think-tank research, taking place at the heart of EU politics in Brussels. The training includes visits to European institutions, lectures and hands-on activities with think-tankers, academics, journalists, EU officials and professional trainers. It is organised within the framework of project PONT – Professional Training on EU Affairs, co-funded the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.
Please see the programme for more details.
Who can apply?
– EU and non-EU young professional researchers with an interest in EU affairs.
– EU and non-EU students at postgraduate level interested in EU affairs and research.
How to apply?
Send a CV and cover letter before 24 July 2017 to pont@tepsa.eu. The participation fee is €200 for applicants from TEPSA member organisations (current or former students/researchers) and €400 for other applicants. Travel and accommodation costs can be reimbursed up to €250.
