Youth

Promoting shocking campaigns is really the best way to change the risky behavior of citizens? According to the Belgian Institute for Road Safety seems yes. In order to discourage young people from driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, friends and parents can make them die. Of course, to [...]

In the era of undisputed control of the image, everything that teenagers want to know about sex and who  were afraid to ask, is explicitly explained by advertisings, music clips, and video games. A real media bombardment which,however, may have an adverse effect on the sexual habits of the younger [...]

In Belgium, more than 90% of children who are enrolled in secondary schools for the 2011/12 year will attend their preferred institute, as indicated as "first choice". If it is also considered the second options, the figure rises to 98%.

15% of Belgian aged between 10 and 17 years gamble regularly, even if this practice is prohibited to minors by law. In  a survey CRIOC association warns that gambling addiction would affect already about 1,5% of the sample considered. A temptation that mainly affects boys aged 13-14. Young bettors are [...]

In the Belgian society there is no more room for either family or intergenerational solidarity. This emerged from a recent survey conducted by Delta Lloyd Life, according to which 61% of children declared they do not want to take their sick parents in. Even in case of financial difficulties, young [...]

Most  Dutch kids know or already experienced the so called “Een Heitje voor een karweitje” (bob a job), an old Jewish expression still in use: during their free time children knock at neighbors’ doors and offer themselves to carry out little tasks. They make separate waste collection, wash the car, [...]

The Erasmus programme celebrates its silver anniversary. During the past 25 years more than 3 millions students and staff from 33 Europeans countries took part at the programme lunched by the European Commission in 1983. Celebrations will be on the 30th January. Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education will attend [...]

What organisations, bodies or places allow us to get in touch with Europe as protagonists? European Youth Capital (EYC) is the name that the Youth Forum Jeuness (YFJ) gives every year to a European town. It is a sort of relational study of European values in a number of fields: [...]

Who does not have a relative who late in life after discovering the magical world of the Internet does not abandon the PC’s screen? Well, it's the same effect that technology has on the more elder European teachers. It seems, in fact, that teachers and professors between 46 and 55 [...]

Girl 24 years old, enrolled in undergraduate degree with a monthly budget of around € 850. This is the identikit of the European student. However, a more careful analysis shows significant differences from country to country. In Northern Europe the average age of the student population is 26 years. Given [...]

In France, it is real suicide alert. In 2010 alone, in fact, 1 out of 20 people has tried to commit suicide, and more than 1 death out of 50 was due to a voluntary choice. To take the extreme action are mainly teenagers and middle-aged men. What matters most [...]

In the collective imagination to have an over-active sex life is often a source of pride. Frequently, however, it is underestimated how thin the line is between lust and disease. They know it well in France, where as many as 6% of the population are sex addicts. Rather than Don [...]

Age makes a difference also in regards to the proper diet. In France, only 16% of those aged between 18 and 25 states to follow the nutrition of the health authorities. Compared to 52% of the over-65. These are the latest results of the Étude NutriNet-Santé.

In France the first study on the gratitude of the graduates of top universities in the country found that only 7% in the course of their life made ​​a donation to their school. Among the projects that drive them closer to the wallet would be scholarships to ensure access to [...]

In France so-called cybersuicide is on the rise. The practice of announcing the extreme gesture on social networks. A phenomenon somewhat questionable which though presents a positive side. Not only because the online "friends" have the time to alert the police at the last minute to save the lives [...]

During last year, the young unemployment rate in Germany went down by 1.3%. It seems that the policies decided by Prime Minister Angela Merkel and her government yield benefits. Unlike any other European country where the unemployment rates were subjected to an increase over all, Germany is the only one [...]

Unlike what is often reported, the use by young people of so-called "smart drugs", drugs that would help to improve cognitive skills, is very limited. At least in Germany. As the findings of recent research by Hochshul-Informatios-System. If it is true that a large number of students surveyed said they [...]

The German strategy against unemployment it is so simple, yet effective: do-it-yourself. Over the past 20 years, the number of self-employed workers is, in fact, grew by more than 40%, to reach 4.3 million share in 2011. For the citizens of the federation, therefore, the current severe economic crisis is [...]

More money for recruits. Angela Merkel's government wants to give a new charm to the voluntary military service entered into force on July 1, 2011 - when Germany definitely abolished compulsory military service. In order to achieve such a goal, the government plans to add to soldiers' salaries the "Kindersgeld", [...]

The latest data on the labor market in Germany confirm what appears to be a trend at international level. Despite the heavy economic crisis, the high specialization pays. The figures speak for themselves: in 2009 the unemployment rate among workers without a specific professional profile was close to 22% compared [...]

In Ireland 40% of 16 years old girls have seen a porn movie on the internet. This is the outcome of the latest UNICEF report on sex education of the country, which also warns of the fact that 36% of teenagers find them very educational.

In Ireland, the only European country where it is not mandatory, 92% of students do not learn a second language at school. This is the outcome of a report by the Ministry of Education, according to which, moreover, the first foreign language of choice for young people is French.

The European University Association (EUA) has published a report on the impact of the economic downturn on higher education in the European countries. Many national governments, forced to adopt austerity measures, have cut public financing and rationalized the way those funds are distributed among the universities. This is the case [...]

In Europe, fathers who are not married do not have the same rights as mothers towards their children. This is the case of Ireland for instance. The European Court of Justice confirmed this principle with a judgement issued on Monday 5 October, which recognizes the compatibility of the Irish regulation [...]

In Italy, in 2010, almost 177,000 workers have been transformed from apprentices to permanent employees. Recording a significant increase over the previous year: +12.3%. A percentage which rises even to +19.6% in the Central regions against +5.4% in the Southern ones. To be noted that the figure concerning women is [...]

The Agnelli Foundation has reviewed the situation in Italy, 12 years after the reform of the university system. Among the benefits: the increase of the number of graduates and the increased speed with which they get graduate. There remain, however, some shadows. For example, the fact that these new students [...]

According to a recent survey on the use of IT devices within enterprises, implemented by Avanade on 17 world countries, 32% of business managers said to had changed the company policy in order to make the workplace more attractive to young employees. A percentage that, as far as Italy is [...]

In Italy, a few days after the announcement, by the Ministry of Education, of the subjects chosen for the 2nd written proof of the high school leaving examination, the students showed themselves very dissatisfied. According to a recent survey on a sample of 1,533 respondents, as many as 32% of [...]

Facebook is not just a way to spend time, by sharing moods, photos and videos with your friends. But a real machine to make money and create workplaces. In Italy, for example, it is estimated that the famous social network has created 33,800 jobs and contributes to the economic output [...]

54% of  Romanian youngsters said to have given bribe for a health service.  The study conducted for the Association Pro Democracy Romania aimed at researching young people's attitudes towards corruption.

The European University Association (EUA) has published a report on the impact of the economic downturn on higher education in the European countries. Many national governments, forced to adopt austerity measures, have cut public financing and rationalized the way those funds are distributed among the universities. This is the case [...]

A group of 26 members of the Romanian Parliament proposed to modify the Law of Physical Education and Sport in order to ensure that school students have three classes of physical education per week instead of one. The Romanian Members of the Parliament motivate their initiative by the increasing rate [...]

37% of young Romanians believe that their relationship with the elders in their families is formal and superficial according to a study carried out by the Romanian Academy of Economic Study. Moreover, as much as 18% of the youngsters questioned declare to have a conflicting relationship with the older generation. That indicates [...]

Like any self-respecting news, also the classrooms computerization process has some negative implications. Spanish sociologists and scientists have decided to investigate, concluding unanimously that: technology should be taken cum grano salis. Computer cannot substitutes teacher and the Ipad cannot put in the cellar paper book. It is not a simple [...]

Pregnancies among adolescents in Spain are decreasing, even if the age of first sexual relationship is lowered. These are the results of the latest study of the Higher Council for Scientific Research. However, in the autonomous community economically less developed, the rate increases. Sociologists consider that the key factors for [...]

470 thousand is the number of women aged 14 to 50 that in Spain, in 2010, used the morning-after pill. Two years after the liberalization of the drug, the Sociedad Española de Contracepción announced also, that none of them consider it a contraceptive method, but an emergency solution, in fact, [...]

The Youth Institute of Spain granted up to 1 mln euro in 2011 in favour of 82 associations and entities which work on the realization of cultural activities within the framework of the communitarian project “Youth on the Move”, which aims to boost youth mobility and initiatives.

The e-book has definitively undermined the old paper pages also for the European students evaluation. It is a proof the last OECD-PISA report, which analyzes,for the first time, the skill in the digital reading of 15 years old pupils, of nineteen member states. Some States such as Spain [...]

Just after 3 years later of the foundation, the National Apprenticeship Service (NAO) does not actually accomplished to his mission. Despite the large approval by the apprentices and the employers that joined the programme, it seems it did not strike the target: helping young people (16+) to join the job [...]

Between 2011 and 2012 in the United Kingdom the number of University application has decreased by 7.6%. The updated figures were released by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), which also points out that the number exceeds 10% in the case of students from the EU.

Between 2004 and 2011, the employment of the young people coming from the eight former Soviet-bloc countries in the United Kingdom increased of 600,000 units. Over the same period, the number of unemployed young british people almost doubled, from 575,000 to just over a million. These data are provided by [...]

In UK, 1 young women in 8 between 16 and 24 have already had sex with at least 10 different partners. Some 27% of admit they were 15 or under when they had sex for the first time, losing their virginity when they were below the legal age of consent. [...]

Since years already England has a high rate of prostitution among the students of even the most famous universities. The current economic crisis has only served to accentuate a phenomenon in itself worrying. Data in hand, in fact, it seems that the girls of His Majesty do not think twice [...]

According to a recent survey on the use of IT devices within enterprises, implemented by Avanade on 17 world countries, 32% of business managers said to had changed the company policy in order to make the workplace more attractive to young employees. A percentage that, as far as Italy is [...]

In 2011 the global youth unemployment rate was at 12.7% according to the annual report on global employment published by the International Labour Organization (ILO). Since 2007, the number of young people unemployed aged 15-24 has raising up to of 4 million reaching the worrying figure of 74.8million and expectations [...]

The best university of the world is that of Cambridge, which comes before Harvard. United Kingdom and the United States win all the first positions of this special list, which sees the Italian academic institutions far back. The University of Bologna is at the 183rd place. Down from 2010 when [...]

More than half of the approximately 215milion child labourers worldwide risk their lives performing hazardous work. This was announced by the International Labour Organization (ILO) on the occasion of World Day against Child Labour (June 12). The highest percentage is recorded in Asia and Pacific, however, if one takes into [...]

Over the past 20 years, thanks to large investments by the international community, the rate of infant mortality in the world decreased by 33%, with many more children having access to primary education than in the past. However, the living conditions of young people aged between 10 and 19 years [...]