EU Boat Seminars – Final Event

Within the scope of the “European Values at School” Project, conducted by the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at the European Institute, the EU Boat seminar series has reached more than 4,000 9th-grade students from Istanbul’s general and vocational high schools since 2013, through sessions delivered by Bilgi University academics and trainers.

This year, on 10 May 2016, a roundtable meeting and the EU Boat Final Event were held at the Şişli Municipality Nazım Hikmet Cultural Centre with 30 students from Şişli district schools who demonstrated the most active participation in the EU Boat seminars.

In the first part of the event, moderated by Prof. Dr. Ayhan Kaya, students discussed topics such as the European Union, Human Rights, Refugees, Gender Equality, EU Education Programmes, and Environmental Issues. Following an enjoyable lunch together, the second session continued with student poster presentations.

At the conclusion of this final event of the seminar series, the top 20 students earned the opportunity to participate in a study visit to Brussels and EU institutions, organized by the Şişli Municipality EU Centre.