The 2022 Policy Competition
Champion youth inclusion and political engagement.
Oct 1 - Oct 2, 2022 | Ghent, Belgium
We are excited to announce that the 2022 European Horizons Policy Competition was delivered in collaboration with the City of Ghent in Belgium.
Over two days, ambitious students from across Europe convened to propose concrete policy solutions to challenges handpicked by Ghent’s administration. The Competition incubated policy ideas for Ghent’s term as the European Capital of Youth in 2024.
The 2022 European Horizons Policy Competition is generously supported by
Answering your questions:
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In the light of the European Year of Youth, the 2022 edition of our annual Policy Competition will explore how cities can create policies for and with young people.
The proposals crafted by participants will focus on one of the following policy tracks:
Bolstering youth political awareness through educational reform.
Reforming Ghent’s institutions to further integrate youth into policy decision-making.
Proposing a youth-led initiative (funded by Ghent) to increase political engagement.
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The participants will compete in teams of four to prepare a policy proposal in response to the competition’s three tracks (listed above).
After a first round evaluation, successful teams will pitch their ideas to an expert jury made up of local policymakers, youth activists, private sector representatives, and EU officials.
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Teams will receive a monetary prize, as well as the possibility of having their proposal implemented by the City of Ghent.
Prizes for the competition winners:
1st Prize: $600
2nd Prize: $400
3rd Prize: $200
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The applications will be available until September 19th! Find the Application link above.
More questions? Please contact our Deputy Executive Director, Irakli Bezhuasvhili.
Competition FAQs Sheet
About the European Horizons Policy Competition
EuHPC 2021
The European Horizons Policy Competition (EuHPC) is our new flagship event that brings together ambitious students who will compete in policy-writing skills. Over 2 days, students attend policy-writing workshops, panels, and craft policy memos on a given topic. Select students have the opportunity to present their policy memos to a panel of judges, and even have their policy ideas implemented.
