Neapolis University in research initiative to combat youth Unemployment

On November 27th, 2018, the kick-off meeting of the project under the title “A place for Youth in Mediterranean EEA: Social and Sharing Economy for NEETs” (YOUTHShare) marked its commencement, with the aim to investigate the characteristics of the youth unemployment and explore sustainable solutions within resilient economic sectors, such as the agrifood, the waste management and the tourism.

The YOUTHShare project is implemented by a consortium consisting of 12 partners from four Mediterranean countries and Norway, and is led by the University of the Aegean, Greece. Neapolis University in Cyprus currently participates the consortium with the researchers Dr. Ioannis Pissourios and Dr. Natia Anastasi. The project is funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Youth Employment. It’s budget amounting at 2.125.185,33€ will be covered by the above Financial Mechanism at a rate of 84,48%.

The ultimate purpose of the project is to create a paradigm for policy makers, local authorities and chambers, businesses and other public or private stakeholders for producing sustainable jobs in disadvantaged regions. The project is structured along a quadripartite division of labour. A group of universities/higher education institutions already conduct the necessary research and analysis of resilient value-chains and social characteristics of the NEETs in Mediterranean EEA. A group of vocational and training organisations will train NEETs along the guidelines developed by research, while a network of chambers, NGOs and public authorities will support the apprenticeship of the former NEETs and the development of their own social enterprises. The project is under the expertise guidance of the FAFO, Institute for Labour and Social Research in Norway.

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