European Academy of North Rhine-Westphalia
| European Academy of North Rhine-Westphalia V. (EANRW) |
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| purpose | Promoting European integration |
| Chair: | Richard Stock |
| Establishment date: | 1953 |
| Seat : | Bonn |
| Website: | European Academy of North Rhine-Westphalia V. |
The European Academy of North Rhine-Westphalia e. V. is an institution of political education in Germany based in Bonn. Until the beginning of 2002 it was called the European Education and Action Group (EBAG).
structure
Memberships
The European Academy of North Rhine-Westphalia belongs to the umbrella association Society of European Academies , in which 17 state-recognized institutions for extracurricular political youth and adult education are organized. In addition, there are memberships in the Working Group of German Educational Institutions , European Movement Germany , Network for Political Education in the Bundeswehr and the European Union of North Rhine-Westphalia. At the international level, the European Academy of North Rhine-Westphalia is also a member of the European Network for Education and Training.
financing
As a non-profit association, the European Academy of North Rhine-Westphalia is not allowed to make a profit. Participation fees for events can only be charged to cover costs. Most of the funding comes from public funding. Funds are mainly provided by the Federal Agency for Civic Education , the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development , the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government and the State Center for Civic Education in North Rhine-Westphalia .
program
The founding reason and still the motivation of the activity is the information about the European integration and the creation of forums for this information work. Therefore, the educational work is also focused on European politics. However, events in areas such as Germany and social policy, development policy and international relations are also held. The educational offer of the European Academy NRW is basically aimed at all citizens. However, youth as a target group is particularly important to those responsible at the academy. The preferred form of event of the European Academy NRW is the "on-site seminar" at key political locations and / or places of particular interest in the subject area. In 2012, 1,860 people took part in 61 different educational events.