European Student Think Tank
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The European Student Think Tank (abbreviated EST) is an international non-government organisation established in 2010 dedicated to involving young Europeans in the European policy-making process. It functions as an online journal of international affairs and annually publishes an academic journal, "The European Policy Review".{{Cite web|url=https://esthinktank.com/european-policy-review/|title=European Policy Review|website= esthinktank.com}}
History
The European Student Think Tank won the 2011 European Charlemagne Youth Prize,{{Cite web|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/charlemagneyouthprize/en/previous-laureates/pre_winners_2011/national_winners_2011.html|title=National Winners 2011|website=www.europarl.europa.eu}} awarded by the European Parliament, and has since then expanded to host a network of ambassadors in Council of Europe member states.
Activities
The European Student Think Tank currently hosts debates across EU institutions in which young people engage with policy-makers, such as debates in the European Parliament on gender equality and youth participation in European Politics in 2016.{{Cite news|url=http://www.vesalius.edu/prof-dr-maria-martin-de-almagro-speaks-european-parliament/|title=Prof. Dr. Maria Martin de Almagro speaks at the European Parliament - Vesalius College|date=2016-11-17|newspaper=Vesalius College|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-25}} Members of the European Parliament and representatives of the European Commission as well as academics participated. European Student Think Tank President Carlota Nunez Strutt was a panelist in the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats Europe Together conference, together with European Parliament President Martin Schulz and vice-president of the European Commission Federica Mogherini.{{Cite web|url=http://socialistsanddemocrats.eu/europe-together|title=Europe Together {{!}} Socialists & Democrats|website=socialistsanddemocrats.eu|language=en|access-date=2017-01-25}} At the European Youth Event 2021, EST hosted a crash course on the European Green Deal.{{Cite web |title=European Student Think Tank {{!}} EYE2021 |url=https://www.epevents.eu/event/eye2021/exhibitor/RXhoaWJpdG9yXzU1Mjk3NA== |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=www.epevents.eu |language=en-US}}
= The European Policy Review =
The European Policy Review is the peer-reviewed journal for and by students, published by the European Student Think Tank. It contains papers on a wide range of topics related to EU policy and European affairs. The European Policy Review has four editions to date.
References
External links
- [https://esthinktank.com/ Official website]
Category:2010 establishments in the European Union
Category:Organisations related to the European Union