🌐 Erasmus+ Online Seminar 🎮 GameIN: Gamified and Digital Methods for Youth Participation 🗳️

Can a game motivate a young person to show up for democracy? That’s the question at the heart of GameIN — an Erasmus+ project exploring how gamification can be used to increase youth participation in civic and political life. On 8 May 2026, the GameIN consortium is hosting a free online seminar for youth workers, educators, and non-formal learning professionals to discover what gamified youth participation actually looks like in practice.

🎯 About the Seminar

This is a focused 1-hour online session bringing together 30 participants from Erasmus+ programme and neighbouring partner countries. Through practical examples, guidelines, and an interactive discussion, participants will explore how game-based approaches can encourage young people to engage in decision-making, democratic processes, and social responsibility — and how youth workers can apply these methods in their own contexts.

🗓️ Programme

🕒 15:00–15:10 — Welcome and Introduction. Overview of the GameIN project in numbers — key achievements and impact

📋 15:10–15:20 — Guidelines for Gamified Youth Participation. Key steps, best practices, and real-life examples for designing meaningful participation experiences

💡 15:20–15:40 — Empowering Youth Participation: The Idea Competition and Concrete Solutions. How the Idea Competition promotes youth involvement — and real solutions developed by young participants

🎮 15:40–15:50 — Introduction to Gamie.org: the method bank and network of pioneers for gamification in youth work across Europe

💬 15:50–16:00 — Open Discussion. Results, feedback, and next steps in enhancing youth participation through gamification

🧠 What You’ll Learn

🎲 How gamification can motivate young people to engage in civic and political life

🛠️ Practical guidelines and best practices for designing gamified participation experiences

🌍 How the GameIN project has created measurable impact across Europe

🔗 How to access Gamie.org — a dedicated method bank for gamification in youth work

💬 Insights from concrete solutions developed by young people through the Idea Competition

👤 Who Should Apply

This seminar is open to 30 participants from Erasmus+ programme countries and partner countries neighbouring the EU, and is recommended for:

🧑‍💼 Youth workers

🏛️ Youth leaders

📋 Youth project managers

Working language is English.

🌍 Eligible Countries

Open to participants from Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries and Partner Countries Neighbouring the EU.

📅 Activity Dates

🗓️ 8 May 2026

🖥️ Online

⏰ Deadline

7 May 2026

Selection results: 8 May 2026

📬 How to Apply

📝 Apply via SALTO Training Calendar: http://trainings.salto-youth.net/14744

📧 Julia Isasi Consuegra: juliaisasi@hotmail.com

📞 +39 389 625 3449

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