Jakub (20) participated in our workshop in Warsaw, Poland, in 2013. He attends Zespół szkół Poligraficznych im. Józefa Piłsudskiego in Warsaw and aims at becoming a graphic designer in the future. In his spare time he enjoys breakdancing and Greek mythology.

For me, Europe is…

“…a united society.”

If you could, what would be the first thing you would change in Europe?

“Definitely corrupt politics. There wouldn’t be unfulfilled promises anymore. I would put in jail liars like those. Of course if promises were not unfulfilled from the start, then there would be nothing to complain about. But if someone made terrible decisions just because he cared about his own good, he would also have to bear the consequences.”

Georgi (21) participated in our workshop in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 2012. He currently studies for his Politics and International Relations BA Hons at University of Lancaster in England. Economics and politics are also among his favorite subjects whenever he is not busy with school.

For me, my Europe is…

“…opportunity and motivation!”

If you could, what would be the first thing you would change in Europe?

“I would very much like to change the statement: ‘People know what the best thing to do is and do something else!’ to ‘People know what the best thing to do is and do it!’ “

Marie Claude (19) participated in our workshop in Paris, France, in 2013. She is currently a student at NYU Abu Dhabi. In the future she would like to work internationally but is not certain yet whether she prefers the business world, politics or law. She is very anglophile and enjoys fashion.

For me, Europe is…

“…young and must be daring.”

If you could, what would be the first thing you would change in Europe?

“If I could change anything, I would make culture, in any form, available for everyone and reform the school system in some countries so that young Europeans can be more prepared for their future professional life.”

Davide (24) participated in our workshop in Milan, Italy, in 2012. He studies Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology at University of Bologna in Italy. He could imagine working for a European institution or teaching at university. In his spare time he likes to read and is a very active sportsman. Since 2014 he writes for scienceforwork.com.

Camilla Crovella (21) was born in Turin, Italy. She participated to the Eustory Youth Academy (2011), the Eustory Alumni Workshop in Berlin (2013) and the Eustory Alumni Seminar in Ronda, Spain (2013). She is a member of the Eustory Alumni Network and writes for some online magazines. Camilla studies Law at the University of Turin. In the future, she would like to work as a lawyer specialized in legal relationships between different European countries, especially Italy and Germany.

For me, Europe is:

“…the new dimensions of integration, fruitful mixture of different cultures and demolition of narrow – minded bounderies.”

If you could, what would be the first thing you would change in Europe?

“Definitely the feeling several Europeans still have that their national identity comes first and does not overlap with their European one.”

You can find all her contributions to Spotlight Europe here.

 

Zoela (18) is a graduate from Turkish high school “Mehmet Akif” in Albania. There, she got high results and several achievements which opened up her way to studies in Turkey. Currently she studies economics at Bilkent University, Ankara.

You can find all her contributions here.