OsloOctober 6th – 11th, 2015
Model European Parliament
Baltic Sea Region
Oslo, Norway, 2015
The Principal’s Welcome
As Principal of Nesbruvideregåendeskole (Upper Secondary School) it is a great pleasure for me to welcome all delegates and accompanying teachers to our school and to this conference. It is an honour and privilege to be able to host the conference as it is one of our foundation beliefs to support young people who are actively involved and engaged in the world. I am always optimistic about the future when I meet young people who want to discuss what happen in the world at the moment, who are willing to use time to check facts and realities, to discuss problems and challenges
in our time and in the future and to find solutions to key issues.
At the same time, this is also an important occasion to get to know students from other cultural backgrounds. I encourage you all to make contact with new people, form friendships that may last and exchange views and opinions. And stay with these contacts. We can meet through electronical equipment and channels, but still meetings face to face are the most important tool to create a better and safer world.
I am very sorry for not being present during this conference, but I really do hope that his conference will be successful for you, that you will learn something from it and gain some valuable personal experience from it. And, of course, that you will look back upon this conference with positive and good memories from your stay in our region.
Knut Jore
Principal of Nesbru videregående skole
Dear delegates, teachers, guests,
Firstly, I would like to extend a warm welcome to the country that eats the most ice cream, drinks the most coffee and reads the most newspapers per capita in the world. Welcome to the beautiful city of Oslo. Situated deep in the Oslo fjord and surrounded by gentle hills, this beautiful city greets you like an old friend. Oslo is a big city with a small town atmosphere, with something unique to offer each and every one of you. I hope that after a week in this fascinating city, you will come to love it, regardless of what the autumn weather is like.
During your stay here in Oslo, you will be working in six committees with people from several different European countries. You will debate, argue and, with the guidance of your committee president, agree upon solutions that will be put forth in a resolution to the General Assembly. In the General Assembly, the other delegates will challenge your resolution and attempt to put your knowledge to the test. You will stand alongside the rest of you committee and defend your resolution, and together, you will try to convince the assembly why your solutions will help solve the issue at hand. This will be hard work, but most of all it will be rewarding.
If this is not your first MEP session, I welcome you back, but if it is your first conference, then let me give you some advice. Do not be nervous or shy, because you have no reason to be. No one will judge you and no one will offer you anything but knowledge, support and friendship. Be curious, be open and be kind, and I can guarantee you the best week of your life.
Astrid Ytre-Eide
GA President /Oslo
MEP BSR Session in Oslo, Norway
October 6 - 11, 2015
Program:
Tuesday October 6
Before 18.00Arrival of delegates and teachers/directors at Oslo Airport Gardermoen.
Travel to Nesbru videregående skole (Upper Secondary School)
Halvard Torgersensvei 8, 1378 Nesbru,
18.00Registration of delegates and teachers
19.00Host families pick up delegates at Nesbru. Dinner with host families
Teachers/directors stay in CochsPensjonat, Parkveien 25 N, 0350 Oslo,
20.00Dinner for teachers/directors at Restaurant OLYMPEN,
Grønlandsleiret 15, 0190 Oslo.
Wednesday October 7
09.00-11.00Opening Ceremony at Asker Town Hall, Knud Askers vei 24, 1371 Asker,
Delegates and teachers have to be present at 8.30
Speakers:
- Ms.LeneConradi, Mayor of Asker
- Mr. Dan Gustafsson, Chairman of the Board of MEP BSR
- Mr. Knut Gundersen, Nesbruvgs
- Mr. Mathias Holmen Johnsen, former Nesbru-student
- Heads of Delegations
11.00-12.00Teambuilding
12.00-13.00Lunch committee wise at Nesbruvgs
13.30-18.00Committee meetings at Nesbruvgs
14.00-16.00MEP BSR Board Meeting for teachers/directors at Nesbruvgs
Dinner for students with host families.
Teachers have dinner on their own.
Thursday October 8
09.00-16.00Committee meetings continued at Nesbruvgs
Resolutions to be handed in at 16.00
16.00-18.00Correction panel, printing, Nesbruvgs
Dinner for students with host families.
Teachers have dinner on their own.
Friday October 9
09.00-12.00Delegation Meetings and lobbying at Næringslivets Hus – NHO,
Middelthuns gate 27, 0368 Oslo, (travel with the tube to Majorstuen station)
Handing in amendments and textual changes
Guidance and instruction meeting with Committee Presidents
12.00-13.00Lunch at NHO (tbc)
14.00-17.00Sightseeing for students and teachers/directors
Dinner for students with host families
Dinner for teachers/directors at Knut and Ellen Gundersen, Bevensløkke 4, 0254 Oslo
Saturday October 10
09.00General Assembly at Stortinget (Norwegian Parliament)
Karl Johans gate 22, 0026 Oslo, Norge.
Delegates and teachers have to present at 8.30 due to security procedures. All participants must bring ID with picture.
Speakers:
- Mr.Svein Roald Hansen, Vice-President of the Norwegian Parliament
- Ms. Elisabeth Tronstad, Stats Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office
9.30Three resolutions in the morning (coffee break in between)
12.00Lunch in Vandrehallen
13.00General Assembly continued
Three resolutions in the afternoon (coffee breaks in between)
16.30Closing Ceremony
Speakers:
- Ms. Astrid Ytre-Eide, President of the General Assembly
- Ms. Nina Nørgaard, Administrative Coordinator of MEP BSR
18.00-20.00Farewell party with dinner at Nesbruvgs
Sunday October 11
Departure all delegations
Issues MEP BSR Oslo October 6 - 11, 2015
1 Committee on Foreign Affairs /CP Laura Günther
The The question of security in the Arctic region. What challenges does the region face regarding civilian and military issues? What kind of resources are needed to safeguard sovereignty e.g.?
2 Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety /CP Oscar Engelbrektsson
The question of how to promote sustainable development in the Arctic region when faced with climate change and the growth of mining, oil and gas pipelines, traffic etc.
3 Committee on Energy, Industry and Research/CP Christine AlsingSchuldt
The question of how to ensure a more secure and sustainable energy system in Europe. Are green alternatives to gas and oil imports a successful way towards this goal? Can nuclear power and/or shale-fuels increase energy efficiency and independence?
4 Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs /CP Hendrik van Hove
The question of how to guarantee the human rights of indigenous peoples,e.g. the Sami, and minorities in general in Europe at present. In what way can local democracy/civil rights organizations/councils interact with the political establishment?
5 Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality /CP ElineHjelle
The question of gender stereotypes in relation to young people. Nowadays the differences between male and female roles are smaller, however mass media still perpetuates traditional gender stereotypes.In what way can/should these be challenged?
6 Committee on Culture and Education /CP Felix Hoyos
The question of how to empower young people to become active citizens and to have more say in the solution and decision making process in their societies. What role can/should social media play in this process?
Delegations
Austria (accompanying teachers:Petra Buchinger and Linda Horvath Sarrodi)
Ioana Laura Crisan /Laure de Crespin de Billy /
Johanna Resch /
Marlene Gerlinger /
Begüm Kuscu /
Alma-Esma Oreb /
Belgium (accompanying teacher: Paul van Turenhout)
OcéaneCailleau /WannesCuypers /
Willem Vanhulle /
Tippi Verhelle /
Constance Van Herreweghe /
JozefienHendrickx /
Denmark (accompanying teachers: Bjørn Elm and Martin Lønstrup Nielsen)
Emilla Møller-Petersen /Adrian Tvede /
Oscar Giuseppe Pischiutta /
Nicoline Victoria Veggerby /
Olivia Anna Christensen /
Mia Portocarrero Andersen /
Annika Charlotte Hassenkam /
Adam Hallengreen Jørgensen /
Vibeke Koll /
Frederikke Sofie Bruus /
Estonia
Sander Pettai /Karl Jensen /
Richard Urma /
Finland (accompanying teacher: Sarah Mattila)
Cara Feodoroff /Anton Shakhtakhtinskiy /
Emma Björkqvist /
Sini Saarni /
Christofer Talvite /
Kia Duché /
Nadia Korkman /
Juho Majanen /
Emma Stenius /
VeetiKuivalainen /
Germany (accompanying teacher: Sandra Kaptein)
Raphael Böhler /Joris Lütt /
Sarah Haselbeck /
Clara Elisabeth August /
Till Prins /
Justus Jung /
Lionel Wrzodek /
Florian Süss /
Johannes Keller /
Luca Marie Buchsteiner /
Iceland (accompanying teacher: Ægir Karl Ægisson)
Alexander Hauksson /Tinna Björg Gunnarsdottir /
Adam Sigurðsson /
Latvia (accompanying teachers: Kieran Nolan and Jenna Heidel)
Abby Chalkly /Bartosz Trydenski /
Edvards Matrozis /
Rebeka Ritene /
AnzelikaPusnakova /
Marte Groenvold /
Norway (accompanying teacher: Knut Gundersen)
Liana Maciovan /Anne Handal Hellesnes /
Ole Jacob Giæver /
Kristoffer Sørensen /
Kristi Rød Gulliksen /
Georg Ramseng /
Johanne Hansen /
Sara-Estelle Barbara Gösswein /
Marit Sonja Bick /
Teo Kettunen /
Russia (accompanying teacher: Anna Akulova)
Artem Kirichenko /EvgeniaZaitseva /
Milena Geramsimchuk /
Ekaterina Ryzhkova /
Sweden (accompanying teacher: Dan Gustafsson)
Johanna Zachrisson /Filippa Engvall /
Märta Westin /
Ludvig Lundgren /
Oscar Angestav /
Sofie Richter /
Oscar Sonnorp /
Agnes Hansson /
Lovisa Severin /
Elvira Ekelund /
Organizers
OrganizersKnut Jore
Knut Gundersen
Co-organizersHans Welblund Lindemann
Administrative CoordinatorNina Nørgaard
President of the General Assembly
GA President Astrid Ytre-Eide
Committee Presidents
1 Committee on Foreign Affairs
CP – Laura Günther
2 Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
CP – Oscar Engelbrektsson
3 Committee on Energy, Industry and Research
CP – Christine AlsingSchuldt
4 Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
CP – Hendrik van Hove
5 Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
CP – ElineHjelle
6 Committee on Culture and Education
CP – Felix Hoyos
Participating schools:
Austria
Theresianische Akademie
Ursulinen Gymnasium
Belgium
Kardinal Van Roey Institut
KSD Campus Voorzienigheid
Lyceum Martha Somers
Sint-Bavohumaniora
Sint-Lodewijkscollege
VirgaJessecollege
Denmark
Gefion Gymnasium
Rysensteen Gymnasium
Sankt Annæ Gymnasium
Svendborg Gymnasium
Estonia
KoseGümnaasium
LäänemaaÜhisgümnaasium
ViljandiKesklinnaKool
Finland
Gymnasiet Grankullasamskola
HelsinginSuomalainenYhteiskoulu
Kauniaistenlukio
Germany
Anton Philipp Reclam Gymnasium
Christianeum
Eichendorff-Gymnasium Koblenz
Friederich-Ebert Gymnasium Bonn
Goeteh Gymnasium Schwerin
Hegel-Gymnasium Stuttgart
Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Gymnasium Postdam
Katharinen-Gymnasium Ingolstadt
Kieler Gelehrtenschule
Max-von-Laue-Gymnasium Koblenz
Anton-Philip-Reclam-Gymnasium
Iceland
Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurnesja
Latvia
The International School of Riga
Norway
NesbruVideregåendeSkole
United World College Red Cross Nordic
Russia
Gymnasium №40
Sweden
Viktor Rydberg Gymnasium Djursholm
Viktor Rydberg Gymnasium Odenplan
1 Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee President: Laura Günther, Germany
Delegates:
Johanna Resch / AustriaWannesCuypers / Belgium
Annika Charlotte Hassenkam / Denmark
Frederikke Sofie Bruus / Denmark
Karl Jensen / Estonia
Christofer Talvite / Finland
Emma Björkqvist / Finland
Florian Süss / Germany
Raphael Böhler / Germany
Edvards Matrozis / Latvia
Liana Maciovan / Norway
Teo Kettunen / Norway
Oscar Angestav / Sweden
Oscar Sonnorp / Sweden
2 Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee President: Oscar Engelbrektsson, Sweden
Delegates:
Marlene Gerlinger / AustriaWillem Vanhulle / Belgium
Adam Hallengreen Jørgensen / Denmark
Cara Feodoroff / Finland
Clara Elisabeth August / Germany
Lionel Wrzodek / Germany
Marte Groenvold / Latvia
Anne HandalHellesnes / Norway
Georg Ramseng / Norway
ArtemKirichenko / Russia
Filippa Engvall / Sweden
Lovisa Severin / Sweden
3 Committee on Energy, Industry and Research
Committee President: Christine Alsing Schuldt, Denmark
Delegates:
Laure de Crespin de Billy / AustriaTippi Verhelle / Belgium
Nicoline Victoria Veggerby / Denmark
Richard Urma / Estonia
Sini Saarni / Finland
VeetiKuivalainen / Finland
Sarah Haselbeck / Germany
Till Prins / Germany
Alexander Hauksson / Iceland
Abby Chalkly / Latvia
Marit Sonja Bick / Norway
Ole Jacob Giæver / Norway
Agnes Hansson / Sweden
Elvira Ekelund / Sweden
4 Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Committee President: Hendrik van Hove, Belgium
Delegates:
Begüm Kuscu / AustriaOcéaneCailleau / Belgium
Mia Portocarrero Andersen / Denmark
Vibeke Koll / Denmark
Nadia Korkman / Finland
Luca Marie Buchsteiner / Germany
Adam Sigurðsson / Iceland
Bartosz Trydenski / Latvia
Kristoffer Sørensen / Norway
Ekaterina Ryzhkova / Russia
Johanna Zachrisson / Sweden
5 Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Committee President: Eline Hjelle, Norway
Delegates:
Ioana Laura Crisan / AustriaConstance Van Herreweghe / Belgium
Emilla Møller-Petersen / Denmark
Oscar Giuseppe Pischiutta / Denmark
Anton Shakhtakhtinskiy / Finland
Kia Duché / Finland
Joris Lütt / Germany
Tinna Björg Gunnarsdottir / Iceland
Rebeka Ritene / Latvia
Johanne Hansen / Norway
Kristi Rød Gulliksen / Norway
EvgeniaZaitseva / Russia
Märta Westin / Sweden
6 Committee on Culture and Education
Committee President: Felix Hoyos, Austria
Delegates:
Alma-Esma Oreb / AustriaJozefienHendrickx / Belgium
Adrian Tvede / Denmark
Olivia Anna Christensen / Denmark
Sander Pettai / Estonia
Emma Stenius / Finland
Juho Majanen / Finland
Johannes Keller / Germany
Justus Jung / Germany
AnzelikaPusnakova / Latvia
Sara-Estelle Barbara Gösswein / Norway
Milena Geramsimchuk / Russia
Ludvig Lundgren / Sweden
Sofie Richter / Sweden
The Model European Parliament (MEP) concept and methodology
The Model European Parliament program is a leadership program for youth in the 28 EU countries, set up in 1994 with a secretariat in The Hague, NL. The aim of the program is to educate young people at high school level about European integration and cooperation, and to develop their understanding of common issues as well as provide them with knowledge about EU’s institutions. The program develops political awareness and an understanding for Europe’s cultural diversity.
The MEP program is successfully expanding into regional organizations in several parts of Europe. In 2004 a regional organization was set up in the Baltic Sea Region by schools/institutions in Finland, Sweden, Lithuania and DK, and at present we have been joined by schools/institutions in Estonia, Latvia, Kaliningrad, Russia, Poland, Germany, Iceland and Norway as well. The program is a training ground for future leaders and politicians as well as for talented students who share an interest in European issues.
The visionof the MEP Baltic Sea Organization is:
-Build relationships between youth in the Baltic Sea Region
-Penetrate common Baltic Sea and Nordic issues
-Give insight into each individual’s potential to affect society’s development
-Focus on trade, industry, politics and culture and social affairs
-Give insight into modern democracy and the parliamentary system, using the European Parliament as an example
-Develop debating skills in large international forums
The working language during the MEP is English. 10 students are chosen to represent each member country, and together they comprise a delegation. Each delegate represents his/her native country in a committee, which discusses international issues, and each committee has a specified subject to discuss. The common goal is to write a resolution that they can support and defend in the General Assembly (the youth parliament).
The MEP program is also a cultural and social event, which gives the participants the opportunity to experience the diversity of the countries around the Baltic Sea and be part of numerous social events, such as teambuilding, sightseeing along with living with a family in the host country.
The sessions take place twice a year in the Baltic Sea Region and since the start of the organization they have been hosted by Stockholm, Copenhagen, Bremen, Tallinn, Copenhagen/Malmoe, Helsinki, Riga, St. Petersburg, Iława/Torun, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Kaliningrad, Vilnius, Gdansk/Gdynia, Copenhagen, Leipzig, Reykjavik, Bruges/Blankenberge, Tartu, Stockholm and Helsinki.
Pedagogically the MEP program focuses on:
a)Individual ICT introduction to EU institutions and to specific topics
b)Study program before the sessions in class/groups
c)Workshops/committee work run by experienced students and delegate
d)Project work/written resolutions in English
e)Debating and rhetoric skills
f)Intercultural skills and competencies
g)The experience of an advanced and realistic role play (as a learning method)
The MEP BSR office is located in Copenhagen, DK, and run by an administrative coordinator. More information about MEP BSR and sessions are to be found at . Enclosed here please find material and guidelines in preparation of MEP conferences at the national, regional and international levels.
For further information please contact Administrative Coordinator Nina Nørgaard
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