24.June.2020 – 15:00h CET | PREMIUM SESSION Aleksandar Lukic (University of Zagreb, CRO) Rurality: Meaning and defining dimensions Rurality is a growingly complex definition. Sometimes, it is also seen as negative social category. This webinar will explore different meanings of rurality, based on criteria such as population, landscape, economic activities and other.  Sign up for this session

29.June.2020 – 15:00h CET | PREMIUM SESSION Massimiliano Mascherini (Head of Social Affairs Unit, Eurofound) NEETs: profiles and typologies Youths not in Employment, nor in Education and Training (NEET) is a very heterogenous group. Some distinctions have been made between subgroups, based on age subclasses or on unemployment/inactivity status. For the past decade, Eurofound has worked to capture more specific types of NEETs and how they may differ across sex, age groups or degree of urbanization.  Sign up for this…

Based on the results of two research projects, one focusing on the implementation of the European Youth Guarantee program in Portugal and the other a case study at the local level with young rural NEETs, we intend to discuss and reflect on the potential and limits of these two types of intervention aimed at reconnect young people in NEET situations with institutions - educational, training and for employability. Sign up for this session