willingness of young people to participate in community events based on three surveys about ecoc...
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Willingness of young people to participate in community events
Based on three surveys about ECoC
Adrienn Bognár, University of Pécs
The aim of the presentation To introduce young people’s attitudes to ECoC,
their willingness to participate and how they could, with their creativity, contribute to the success of ECoC.
Using the results of three surveys (2007, the beginning of 2009, September 2009)
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About the three researches
1. 2007: Department of Sociology at the University of Pécs 600 respondents from three faculties of the university
(Medical School, Faculty of Business and Economics, Faculty of Humanities)
Self-completion questionnairesAims:
- find out the extent of knowledge
- extent of interest, opinion about the effects - what extent they would want to be involved
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About the three researches
2. Beginning of 2009: Sien Foundation, the „Pólusok” Social Science Association 399 young people of Pécs (18-35)
3. September 2009: Department of Sociology at the University of Pécs 100 students of sociology and social studies
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The students’ opinion is important The students are not just the recipients of the local cultural
capital, they enrich it with their creativity, ideas and with their open-mindedness
Relevant target audience
The students will benefit from the ECoC
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Interest of youth about ECoC (2007)
19%44%
37%
Not interested atallInterested, veryintrestedModeratelyintrested
The students, who are residents of Pécs are more interested in the project, than those who only study here.
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81%
The sources of informationSources Gather
information
2007
Would gather information 2007
From the internet 51,9% 49,4%
From friends 33,3% 8,7%
From the local media 26,7% 28,9%
From the nationwide media 22,5% 39,0%
From the University 8,2% 48,5%
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- Special attension to the websites
- To use the University’s website
Information about the other ECoC towns (2007)
62%
28%
10%
do not know
incorrect orincomplete answerEssen and Istanbul
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What the ECoC means to the youth (2007)
4%
6%
14%
15%
20%
42%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
cultural boost
international reputation
programmes
grand investment
renovation of public areas
tourists
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The support of the ECoC (2009)
The vast majortity of the 18-35 year old age group (third-fourth of them) rather or completely agree that Pécs deserves the title of ECoC.
Expected impact (2007)
56,3%
21,7%
2,5%
13,8%5,7%
only advantages
more positive impact
more negative
positive and negative
no impact
Four-fifths of the students figure, that this project will have long term impact on the life of the city
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Expected long term impact after 2010(2009)
colourful and lively cultural life (87%) easier to find a job (20%) the creative industry will improve (16%) contemporary artists will have more
assignments (15%)
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Taking upon tasks in ECoC
2007: 32,8 per cent of the students2009: 29 per cent of the youth of Pécs2009: 49 per cent of the students
Most of them would take a share of the tasks withorganizinggiving informationinterpretinghanding out leaflets „anything”
As volunteers
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Ideas about programmes (2009) Screen lightdrawing on the wall competition
Graffiti competition
Introduction of students’ inventions
Street-art exhibition
Carnival
Series of discussions where scientist of the same field would dispute their different views on a certain topic
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Slogans Be there, where the attention of Europe is Pécs - our city, the city of Europe Pécs - the bottom of the Mecsek, the top of Europe Pécs the capital of the CoolTour and YOUR capital Pécs now Pécs is much more than a city. It is THE city. Pécs, the protean city with a history of more than 1000 years
(Pécs, a city with 1000 faces and a history of 1000 years) Pécs- where culture enchants you
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Summary
a significant proportion of youth and the university students would contribute with deeds and ideas
it is highly important to mobilize the youth
without their ideas and creativity a much poorer, and a much duller ECoC would welcome the interested visitors
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Thank you for your attention!
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