The simulation of the Council of the European Union

The activities of the project included a simulation of the Council of the European Union as a body with considerable power, popularity and relevance.

Participants: students from three Blagoevgrad high schools, each representing an EU member state



Location: room 103 (conference room), New Academic Building, AUBG


Topic: accessing Turkey’s progress on the path to EU accession


Timeframe:


Saturday, 28 November 2009 – Preparation for the simulation: lectures explaining the significance and function of the Council delivered by several AUBG professors, and a workshop prepared by AUBG students.


Sunday, 29 November 2009 – the actual simulation; the participants were given the task to debate, negotiate, and vote  


Objectives:


• Develop greater awareness among the students of the role of the major EU institutions, one of which is the Council of the European Union


• Show the importance of decision-making and cooperation


• Help students develop their soft skills, such as research, public speaking, problem solving, consensus building and cooperation.

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