Events
The RAY network meets in various consortiums throughout Europe to further work on the research programme as well as organises and hosts open conferences and strategic meetings.
Network events & meetings
The RAY network meets once a year in order to discuss current research findings and develop further ideas and take decision on RAY activities
All RAY network meeting reports and related documents can be found in the internal area!
At the working group meetings of the different research strands, researchers and National Agency representatives meet to discuss, monitor and further develop the respective research projects.
The RAY Strategy Group – which consists of RAY partners (National Agency together with research partner) appointed by the network as well as members of the RAY Network Coordination (at FI NA) and the RAY Research Team (Youth Policy Labs / Genesis) – is additionally meeting twice a year.
Open conferences & seminars
RAY aims at contributing to cooperation and dialogue between research, policy and practice in the youth field.
From time to time, the RAY Network hosts open conferences, strategic seminars or international policy events, where not only RAY partners, but also stakeholders of the European youth (policy) field, researchers and policy makers can attend.
Furthermore, research results and findings are presented at various events of the European youth field an in the youth policy sector.
Upcoming Events
Past Events
The RAY Network met on 24 and 25 September 2020. The meeting was held virtually & was hosted by the German NA / co-hosted by the RAY Coordination.
‘Maximising potential: key insights from research for the renewed EU Youth Strategy and Programme’ has been held under the auspice of the Austrian EU Presidency.
Conference under the patronage of Ms. Michaela Šojdrová, Member of the European Parliament, held from 22-25 May 2018 at the European Youth Centre, Strasbourg, France.
Together with the Intergroup on Youth of the European Parliament, the RAY coordination held a policy event in the European Parliament, Brussels on 27 March 2018.
The conference presented the latest research findings and exlored how these findings can contribute to youth work practice and youth policy development.
The RAY Triangular Summit ‘International Youth Work and Mobility: Research evidence for policy and practice’ took place in Vienna, Austria on May 11-13, 2015.
The conference presented the research findings of the network and explored research strategies in the field of learning mobility and international youth work.