ICWiP is
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an international thematic youth festival.
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an annual meeting for young people, students and NGO members from all over the world.
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a combined programme of a summer school, different cultural and sport activities, and an inspiring festival with concerts, danceshows, and exhibitions.
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discussing highly topical issues of youth life, and presenting the values of diverse cultures.
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an event that provides you an opportunity to discover, learn, exchange thoughts, and build lasting contacts, friendships connecting youth from different corners on the globe.
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the festival that has already inspired more than 1,800 participants from more than 60 countries on 4 continents over its 11-year history.
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taking place in Pécs, the Hungarian city appointed to be the European Capital of Culture in 2010.
Better understanding of cultures in terms of heritage, dialogue and innovation
ICWiP is one of the most important and popular thematic youth and student cultural festivals of East Central Europe and the Alps Adriatic region. The festival is organised in the city of Pécs, in Southwest Hungary. For more than a decade now, every year around 250-300 students from 30 different countries have come to spend their time together at the end of July.
The main objective of the festival is to increase tolerance and enhance intercultural dialogue.
ICWiP gives opportunity to young people from all over the world to meet each other and to discuss and debate over various questions and problems. The participants can learn from each other and find common ground for a common way of thinking. Cultural innovation through interactive communication is placed in the centre of discussions and actions.
Ten days of conference meetings and cultural programme
Workshops, debates, and training on varying themes
Every year a main theme and sub-themes are chosen to be treated in plenary meetings, practice-oriented and interactive workshops, debates etc. Practical skills such as grant writing, multilateral project management and modern communication methods are taught to the participants.
The lecturers and workshop leaders are internationally recognised experts.
Cultural and entertaining activities
The other part of the festival can be characterized as cultural and entertaining. The participants may enjoy various cultural and free time activities. There are excursions, thematic parties, the popular Country Show etc. These events are aimed to introduce the values and traditions of the participants’ home countries or regions.
On the concert stage, in the historic heart of Pécs, neighbouring the UNESCO World Heritage sites, popular Hungarian and international groups entertain festival participants, citizens of Pécs and the visiting tourists as well.
Who can participate?
The festival is open for young people from all around the world. The main target group are the students in the institutes of higher education and young volunteers of non-governmental organisations (NGOs). There are no age limits, but the participants have been mainly of age of 18 to 35. Any young person who feels interested in the festival, is welcome to apply.