On the last morning at the 4th European Academy on Youth Work in Kranjska Gora, facilitator Darko Marković reminded the room: “We don’t sell fruit at the Academy. We collect seeds.” Before heading home, every participant named one seed of action they wanted to plant in their own work. A few months on, we wanted…
Twenty students of youth work and social work from five countries joined the 4th European Academy on Youth Work to interview practitioners about youth work in uncertain times. Four of them, from IU – International University Dresden, look back on the week. After their reflection, we bring together what the interviews surfaced and where the…
Written by Jan Lai, EAYW Advisory Board member Edited by Lorena Baric, EAYW rapporteur Held at the 4th European Academy on Youth Work in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia (5–8 May 2026), this Deep Dive tackled a question every youth worker recognises: how do you engage young people whose lives happen on TikTok and in the town…
Written by Cristina Carniel, EAYW Advisory Board member Edited by Lorena Baric, EAYW rapporteur From Division to Dialogue: supporting young people in times of conflict was the focus of a Deep Dive session at the 4th European Academy on Youth Work. Youth workers heard that conflict is increasingly shaping young people’s lives, and that youth…
We are looking for an experienced expert – or a team of experts – to carry out an impact study exploring the contribution the EAYW has made to the development of youth work in Europe. Since 2019, the EAYW has brought together youth work practitioners, trainers, researchers, policymakers and other stakeholders through residential Academy events,…
Written by Alicia Holzschuh, EAYW Steering Group member Edited by Lorena Baric, EAYW rapporteur Held at the 4th European Academy on Youth Work in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia (5 – 8 May 2026), this Deep Dive brought together youth workers, trainers and policy practitioners to explore what polarisation and democratic fragility mean for youth work -…
Written by Katarina Kuhar, EAYW Steering Group member Edited by Lorena Baric, EAYW rapporteur Held at the 4th European Academy on Youth Work, this Deep Dive brought together youth workers and facilitators to discuss how AI is changing young people’s mental health, social skills and support needs and, ultimately, youth work. Over the three 90-minute…
Written by Lorena Baric, EAYW rapporteur Held at the 4th European Academy on Youth Work, this Deep Dive session explored how climate justice is shaping youth work, with a focus on climate emotions, participation, fairness and repair. Through discussion and reflective exercises during three 90-minute sessions, participants explored how youth work can respond to the…
Written by Juha Teubl-Kiviniemi, EAYW Advisory Board Member Edited by Lorena Baric, EAYW rapporteur The winds of change can be rough The world is always changing, and we have to adapt to it. With digital technology, this becomes more challenging due to the rapid pace of change. AI has even further increased the pressure for…
What does youth work need to move forward in times of uncertainty? For four days in May 2026, almost 200 stakeholders in European youth work, policy and research tried to answer that question together – and discovered that the better question may be who do we need to be. The gathering From 5 to 8…