Informação: Regional Directorate for Youth promotes discussion on "Being European in the Azores"
The Regional Directorate for Youth (DRJ) promotes in Ponta Delgada next Saturday a debate on the theme "Being European in the Azores" addressed at youngsters between 18 and 30 years. This project, which results from an application submitted by DRJ for the Youth in Action programme, will discuss in four workshops on subjects related to "European Citizenship," "Public Policies on Youth Entrepreneur... Mais >>

Informação: Over thirty Europeans youngsters participate in traineeships in the Azores
Thirty-six European youngsters will participate in the first traineeship of 2013 to be held in the Azores under the Eurodyssey and Leonardo da Vinci exchange programmes. These youngsters will have the opportunity of having a professional experience in a foreign country through the Eurodyssey programme. The group is composed of youngsters from the French regions of Franche-Comté, Île-de... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Director for Youth praises schools' capacity to foster entrepreneurship
The Regional Director for Youth stressed today "the capacity and willingness" of Azorean schools "to encourage youngsters to develop innovative entrepreneurial skills that are success-oriented and able to meet the challenges posed by the knowledge society." Pilar Damião de Medeiros spoke during the activity "Entrepreneur for a Day," carried out by the Nordeste Vocational Training School on ... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Director for Youth defends promotion of cultural capital
The Regional Director for Youth, Pilar Damião de Medeiros, stressed the importance of "promoting cultural capital" as a "decisive" tool for young entrepreneurs facing new challenges, which are increasingly based on the knowledge economy. Speaking at a debate held at the São Miguel Tourism and Hotel School, Pilar Damião de Medeiros stressed that "a knowledge-based culture is a cruc... Mais >>

Informação: Over 600 youngsters will participate in "Estagiar" programme starting in January
The Vice-President of the Government announced that over 600 youngsters will participate in the next phase of the programmes "Estagiar L" and "Estagiar T" starting next January. This project represents a financial effort over four million Euros, co-funded by the PROEMPREGO programme. These traineeships, whose application period took place in November, have a duration of six months that may be ex... Mais >>

Informação: Entrepreneurship requires attitude and tolerance
The Regional Director for Youth defended in Angra do Heroísmo on Friday a culture of entrepreneurship based on a new attitude towards the company, but which requires "fault tolerance." Bruno Pacheco spoke at the opening session of the conference on Entrepreneurship and Employment Creation - How to do it in Small Markets, organised by Terceira Youth Association (AJITER). The government offici... Mais >>

Informação: São Jorge Youth Hostel considered the best in Portugal by Hostelling International
The São Jorge Youth Hostel is ranked as the best youth hostel in Portugal by Hostelling International in a total of 51 national units; it ranks 48th in the 2192 youth hostels that make up the international network. Youth hostels are classified by the customers of this international network. Classification criteria comprise a series of parameters ranging from location and comfort to service ... Mais >>

Informação: Director of Culture highlights importance of LABJOVEM collection
The Regional Director for Culture said on Wednesday night in Horta that the LABJOVEM collection meets the Government's goal for the creation of collection that aims to publish the works of "emerging youngsters" in the field of literary creation. The statements were made by Jorge Bruno on the sidelines of the book launch "A Besta" (The Beast) by Flávio Silva, the winner of the 2011 LABJOVEM ... Mais >>

Informação: LABJOVEM EXHIBITION 2012 on Faial Island
The Regional Government of the Azores, through the Regional Directorate for Youth, in partnership with Burra de Milho Cultural Association opens the LABJOVEM EXHIBITION organised under LABJOVEM initiative - Young Creators of the Azores 2011 Competition on the island of Faial on August 1, 2012. The 3rd edition of LABJOVEM EXHIBITION will display the works selected by the jury on all Azorean islan... Mais >>

Informação: Bento de Góis youth mobility programme with 5000 users
"Throughout the current legislative period, the Bento de Góis youth mobility programme covered 5000 youngsters," stated the Regional Director for Youth on the sidelines of a visit made yesterday to the participants of the "EurOutdoors" exchange programme who are staying at Lagoa Youth Hostel. The "EurOutdoors" initiative is integrated in the European programme "Youth in Action" and is being... Mais >>