1. Kliknij, aby edytować styl wzorca podtytułu TRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDSTRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDS COLLECTEXPRIENCECOLLECTEXPRIENCE The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience IAESTE Youth in Poland after accession to European Union Joanna Kiełt AgnieszkaKędzierska

2. Kliknij, aby edytować styl wzorca podtytułu TRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDSTRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDS COLLECTEXPRIENCECOLLECTEXPRIENCE The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience IAESTE IAESTE was founded in 1948 at Imperial College, London on the initiative of the Imperial College Vacation Work Committee; Each year IAESTE organise General Conference, for 85 member countires, then each coutry organise National Conference, where we divide internship offers for our Local Committies, and then internship offer goes to proper student; IAESTE allows you to attend abroad internship, fully paid, always in English, in all member countires and during the internship Local Committee of the Country where you have gone to takes care of you.

3. Kliknij, aby edytować styl wzorca podtytułu TRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDSTRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDS COLLECTEXPRIENCECOLLECTEXPRIENCE The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience IAESTE The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience IAESTE Member Countries

4. Kliknij, aby edytować styl wzorca podtytułu TRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDSTRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDS COLLECTEXPRIENCECOLLECTEXPRIENCE The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience IAESTE

5. Kliknij, aby edytować styl wzorca podtytułu TRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDSTRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDS COLLECTEXPRIENCECOLLECTEXPRIENCE The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience IAESTE

6. Kliknij, aby edytować styl wzorca podtytułu TRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDSTRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDS COLLECTEXPRIENCECOLLECTEXPRIENCE The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience IAESTE

7. Kliknij, aby edytować styl wzorca podtytułu TRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDSTRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDS COLLECTEXPRIENCECOLLECTEXPRIENCE Accessing Poland to EU Accession of Poland to the European Union took place in May 2004. Poland had been negotiating with the EU since 1989.

8. Kliknij, aby edytować styl wzorca podtytułu TRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDSTRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDS COLLECTEXPRIENCECOLLECTEXPRIENCE Copenhagen criteria 1. That candidate countries achieve stable institutions that guarantee democracy, legality, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities. 2. That candidate countries have a working market economy, capable of competing effectively on EU markets. 3. That candidate countries are capable of accepting all the membership responsibilities, political, economic and monetary.

9. TRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDSTRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDS COLLECTEXPRIENCECOLLECTEXPRIENCE The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience IAESTE In our country there was a discussion about advantages and disadvantages of our accession to the EU. In opinion of youth in Poland there is more benefits than defects of it.

10. TRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDSTRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDS COLLECTEXPRIENCECOLLECTEXPRIENCE Youth in Poland  In Poland young people aged between 15 and 29 years is more than 22%.

11. TRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDSTRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDS COLLECTEXPRIENCECOLLECTEXPRIENCE The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience IAESTE Easy access to education which is on a very good level. They do not have complexes in international relations and are very open as a society. Young people in Poland very often take independent initiatives.

12. TRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDSTRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDS COLLECTEXPRIENCECOLLECTEXPRIENCE Employment About 400.000 new jobs have been created due to european stimulation programs, on the one hand by direct measures, on the other hand by investment programs which augmented the needs of new jobs.

13. TRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDSTRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDS COLLECTEXPRIENCECOLLECTEXPRIENCE Unenployment in Poland

14. TRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDSTRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDS COLLECTEXPRIENCECOLLECTEXPRIENCE The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience IAESTE 2,3 million polish people are supported within the European Social Fund. More than 500.000 employees have been able to amplify their qualifications with professional training and 630.000 unemployed people have been able to participate in retrainings.

15. TRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDSTRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDS COLLECTEXPRIENCECOLLECTEXPRIENCE Employment Owing to the EU-funds, Polish agriculturists have had the possibility to access funds of more than 10 billion EURO (2006). Besides agriculture, the infrastructure has been improved, particularly by building and enlarging motorways, ring roads and the railroad network.

16. TRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDSTRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDS COLLECTEXPRIENCECOLLECTEXPRIENCE Cultural and social involvment Because of EU accession, young people started to feel that they can do something. They try to improve the situation of Poland by doing local projects. They started to travel all over the world, and tried seeing other cultures.

17. TRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDSTRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDS COLLECTEXPRIENCECOLLECTEXPRIENCE Youth in Poland started to have the feeling that they can change Poland and the world. They have more energy, they are very active and want to change their life.

18. TRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDSTRAVELMEET NEW FRIENDS COLLECTEXPRIENCECOLLECTEXPRIENCE Want to ask? Don’t hesitate! Thank You! The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience IAESTE