🇧🇬 Erasmus+ Youth Forum in Bulgaria 🌍 Empowering Global Changemakers — One Card, One Europe Youth Forum in Sofia 🇧🇬
Are you a young leader, student, or entrepreneur between the ages of 16 and 30 ready to connect with changemakers from across Europe and beyond? You can join an international Erasmus+ Youth Forum in Sofia, Bulgaria, bringing together 200+ young people to explore the Erasmus+ Student Card Initiative, youth leadership, digital skills, climate action, entrepreneurship, AI ethics, and democratic engagement. With inspiring speakers, hands-on workshops, policy simulations, networking sessions, and access to mentors and accelerators — all in one event — this is one of the most dynamic youth opportunities in Europe in 2026. Accommodation and meals are fully covered for international participants.
What Will You Experience at the Forum?
📚Learn from influencers, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and fellow changemakers on topics including youth leadership, digital influence, careers of the future, social entrepreneurship, climate action, AI ethics, and media literacy
🤝Connect with 200+ young leaders from across Europe through networking sessions, peer-to-peer learning with youth delegates from international organisations, and informal networking receptions
💡Showcase your ideas through policy workshops, simulations, and a Vision Board Activity — Your Impact in 2030
🚀Access exclusive opportunities including mentorship from successful entrepreneurs, connections with accelerators and funding programmes, and entry to the Youth Forum alumni network
🎓Receive a Certificate of Participation from Green Transition Forum and a Youthpass certificate recognising your competence development
🃏Explore the Erasmus+ Student Card Initiative (ESCI) — how it works, why it matters, and how it is shaping seamless and inclusive mobility across Europe
Programme Overview
📅 Day 1 — Foundations: Leadership, Influence, Social Change & Finance
- Youth Leadership: How to Navigate the Future
- American University Bulgaria Elevate Accelerator: Startup Presentations & Mentorship
- How to be Financially Stable in the 21st Century
- One Card, One Europe: Enhancing Mobility with the Erasmus+ Student Card
- Youth Policy and Democratic Engagement
- Youth Ambassadors Spark Session
📅 Day 2 — Skills & Impact: Careers and Climate Day
- Skills and Career Development: Jobs of the Future
- How to Build Your CV and LinkedIn Profile
- Climate Action & Sustainability — featuring Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment
- Fighting Disinformation: Practical Media Literacy
- Algorithms, Social Media & Your Brain
- Key Workshop: Vision Board Activity — Your Impact in 2030
- Mo Gawdat: The Four Skills You Need to Survive the AI Revolution
📅 Day 3 — Systems & Solutions: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, AI & Mental Health
- Degrees or Skills? What Will Matter in 2035?
- Teen Entrepreneurship: The Mindset of a Winner
- SDG Dragons Finals & Best Young Entrepreneur in Bulgaria Award Ceremony
- Digital Skills in the 21st Century
- Cybersecurity & Digital Safety
- How to Conquer Your Mental Health
Accommodation, Food & Travel
🍽️All meals are fully covered by the event organisers for all participants throughout the forum
🏨Overnight accommodation is fully covered for international participants and those travelling from outside Sofia — participants from Sofia are not eligible for accommodation coverage
✈️Transportation costs for international participants are covered by their respective National Agency — please contact your NA before applying to confirm whether travel costs will be supported
⚠️Transportation costs for participants from Bulgaria are not covered — additional overnight stays beyond the official programme are also not covered
💶The participation fee varies by country and is financed by the participating National Agencies — contact your NA or SALTO to find out the fee applicable to participants from your country
Training & Learning
🎓Every participant is entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate to formally recognise their competence development during the activity
📜A Certificate of Participation from Green Transition Forum will also be awarded to all attendees
🌐No prior experience is required — this forum is open to young people at all stages of their personal and professional development
🎬Recordings and resources from all sessions will be made available to participants after the event
Participant Profile
🧑🤝🧑You are a young leader, student, or entrepreneur aged 16 to 30 from an Erasmus+ Youth Programme country
🏛️You may also be a Higher Education Institution representative including international relations officers, mobility coordinators, or digital officers supporting Erasmus Without Paper (EWP) and ESCI integration
💼Youth workers, trainers, youth leaders, youth project managers, youth policy makers, coaches, and researchers are all welcome to apply
🗣️You are able to follow sessions and engage in English throughout the forum
✅No prior experience is required — all levels of engagement and backgrounds are welcome
Activity Dates & Key Information
Eligible Countries
🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇹🇷 Türkiye
Application Link
🔗 Apply here: http://trainings.salto-youth.net/14575
📧 Contact: info@hrdc.bg
📞 Phone: +359 915 50 10
⚠️ Before applying, please contact the National Agency of your country of residence to confirm whether it is involved in this project and committed to covering travel costs.
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