Youth Ambassadors of Bioeconomy lead by example, inform and inspire their community on sustainable circular bioeconomy and bioeconomy-related areas (eg food systems, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, bioclass sectors, biological sectors, natural solutions, blue bioeconomy, rural development, rural development climate change, biotechnology ...).

Youth Bioeconomy Ambassadors are dedicated to individuals or groups of individuals who want to reach out to the community, students and civil society and involve decision makers to raise awareness on social media to raise awareness of the role of the bioeconomy in everyone’s life.

They reach out to youth communities and support the European Union's ongoing youth and education process.

The ambassadors of the young bioeconomy ambassadors are expected to take office for up to two years.

The ambassadors will:

• Participate in the summer camp from 25 to 27 July 2022 in Brussels.
• Participate in the High Level Bioeconomy Conference to be held from 6 to 7 October 2022 in Brussels.

Support the European Commission in designing the content of the sessions and contribute to the introductions and conclusions of the session.

An ambassador can be an entrepreneur, innovator, high school, college, university or vocational school student, artist, expert, researcher and academic, policy maker, non-profit leader, journalist, influential on social media.

• Is a good communicator and is willing to use blogs / videos / social media posts / performances and written articles to raise awareness of the bioeconomy.
• He is pleasant in public speaking or expressing his views coherently in written or any other form of expression.
• Communicate fluently in English.
• It can be an individual or a group of individuals (maximum 3 people can represent a group).
• He is between 18-35 years old.
• Has a legal residence in one of the 27 EU countries.
• Commitment to giving time to the Ambassador program.

If you want to become an ambassador - apply by June 13, 2022, 23:59 CET, with your CV and fill out the application form.

Selected youth ambassadors will be notified by the end of June.

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Source: European Commission