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Luxembourg Embassy participates in EU Open Days for Young People at EU Embassies from May 6 - June 3
As part of the 2011 EU-China Year of Youth, the Embassy of Luxembourg along with the Delegation of the European Union and the embassies of many EU Member States will open their doors and engage young Chinese and Europeans in a number of interactive and informative events.
The month-long programme involves a wide range of activities including lectures, visits of embassies' offices and ambassadors' residences, cultural performances, games, quizzes and lots more. All this will take place each day in a different European Union Embassy across Beijing from May 6 to June 3.
The EU Open Days will kick off at the Delegation of the European Union on Friday, May 6 to celebrate the 36th Anniversary of formal EU-China Diplomatic Relations.
The main purpose of the EU Open Days is to strengthen young people's understanding and knowledge of the European Union, its Member States and EU-China relations, as well as to foster friendship and offer further occasions for people-to-people exchanges between European and Chinese youth.
While many of the open days are by invitation only, the open days of the embassies of Denmark, Italy and Poland will be open to the general public.
Below is the full programme for EU Open Days for Young People:
May 6 – The European Union Delegation will welcome more than 100 Chinese and European students at the European Delegation in Beijing and introduce the work and the activities of the European Union in China followed by a barbeque and rock concert by young musicians in the garden.
May 7 - The Embassy of Romania will start with a fashion show of ethnic Romanian costumes followed by a concert by the famous Romanian pop singer Mugur Ciubancan. In the Embassy garden food stands will offer Romanian food tasting.
May 9 - The Embassy of Hungary will host a movie screening and an exhibition on Hungary, encounter with embassy officers, EU puzzles competition and quizzes.
May 11 - The Embassy of Spain will hold its Open Day at the Cervantes Institute, with lectures about the work of the Spanish Embassy in Beijing, Spain-China relations and general information on Spain and Spanish culture.
May 13 - The Embassy of Germany opens its doors to Chinese middle school students who are learning German language. The day will start with a movie screening, followed by interactive activities such as simulations of visa application. Outdoor activities will follow in the garden, including tasting of famous German food.
May 15 - The Embassy of Denmark will showcase two exhibitions on fairy tales and bicycle culture. The young participants will have the unique opportunity of visiting the Danish Ambassador's residence. Traditional food will be offered by Danish butchers.
May 16 - The Embassy of Poland will start in the morning with a welcome message by the Polish Ambassador which will be followed by performances of the Warsaw University Dance Ensemble “Warszawianka”, a tour of the Embassy building, Polish language lessons, quizzes, lucky draw and lots more. This event is open to the general public.
May 17 - The French Open Day will be held at the French Institute where there will be talks on studying in France and lectures on tourism and culture as well as a movie screening of L’Auberge espagnole (2001) and a discussion on the EU with the French Ambassador.
May 18 - The Embassy of Malta will bring young Chinese students on a tour of the Embassy guided by officials and diplomats. After the visit the young guests will enjoy an audio-visual presentation on Malta.
May 19 - The Embassy of Cyprus opens its doors to Chinese students of Greek language to enjoy a movie, quizzes, an Embassy tour and food tasting of Cypriot products.
May 20 - The Embassy of Luxembourg welcomes Chinese and International students from Beijing Language and Culture University and Peking University.
There will be a presentation by the embassy's staff and a short movie about Luxembourg, as well as quizzes and games.
May 23 - The Embassy of Austria has planned an informal day for young people with dance workshops led by Austrian professional dance instructors.
May 23 - The Embassy of Ireland programme includes a presentation by the Irish Ambassador, an exhibition of Irish playwright and poet William Butler Yeats and a concert of traditional Irish music.
May 24 - The Embassy of the Czech Republic and the Embassy of Slovakia will host a joint open day, with quizzes on the Czech Republic and Slovakia, followed by an introduction of the Little Mole – special Youth Ambassador for the EU-China Year of Youth. During the day a documentary film about the Czech Republic will be also screened.
May 25 - On the Embassy of Greece's Open Day, Chinese students will visit the Embassy and its main offices. The programme also includes a presentation and screening of a documentary on Greece and Greek culture.
May 26 - The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania H.E. A. Azubalis will take part to the Open Day of the Embassy of Lithuania. After the Minister's introduction, the participants will be taken on a tour of the embassy which will be followed by outdoors activities including basketball games, quizzes about Lithuania as well as food tasting.
May 30 - The Open Day at The Embassy of the Netherlands will be an occasion for cultural exchange between a Dutch and a Chinese business school.
May 31 - Embassy of Finland will have its open day for Finnish language students of the Beijing Foreign Studies University. The program for the day will include a video, presentation about the Embassy, Q&A session, quiz and a tour of the Embassy.
June 3 - The Embassy of Italy will have two screenings of the Italian movie Happy Family (2010) with Chinese and Italian subtitles, by the famous director Gabriele Salvatores at the Italian Cultural Centre. This event is open to the general public.
Background on the EU-China Year of Youth
2011 was first designated the 'Year of Youth' by European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the 12th EU-China Summit in Nanjing at the end of 2009. The framework includes a number of flagship events in the EU and China designed to foster intercultural dialogue, mutual understanding and cooperation. It hopes to promote a platform for young people from Europe and China to meet and exchange ideas. Coinciding with the 2011 European Year of Volunteering initiative, there are also a number of voluntary activities promoting regular exchanges on youth-related issues.
The EU-China Year of Youth was officially launched in January of this year in Brussels and in February in Beijing.