The Journalists Contest: “European Union – Kazakhstan: 25 years’ Partnership and Cooperation”

The Journalists Contest: “European Union – Kazakhstan: 25 years’ Partnership and Cooperation”

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between European Union and Kazakhstan, the Delegation of the European Union to Kazakhstan in collaboration with KazMedia’s Media School with support from Ministry of Information and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan announce the competition for the international professional internship for Kazakhstani journalists, “European Union – Kazakhstan: 25 years’ Partnership and Cooperation. The competition is aimed at extending and improving the relations between European Union and the Republic of Kazakhstan, at establishing the open dialogue, and at raising Kazakhstan’s media community’s awareness of European Union.

The competition will result in 3 winners being selected to participate in a week’s internship for familiarizing with EU institutions (European Parliament, EU Council, European Commission, And European External Action Service), and the media pool in Brussels. The winners will also attend the daily briefings of European Commission and see the mechanisms of EU institutions operation from inside. The winners will get an opportunity of visiting the course in KazMedia’s Media School  (“Khabar” Agency Workshop Project) within 2018.

Competitive selection stages:

  • Submission of applications (download application here) till April 30, 2018. Candidates are to send filled in applications with enclosed files and links to them.
  • Selection of candidates by competent jury and steering committee and assignment of scholarships pursuant to internship requirements till May 18, 2018.
  • Winners` internship under the agreed Program till June 2018. The internship duration: 1 week including the time spent for travelling.

Competent jury assigned to select internship candidates:

  • Alan Azhibayev, Vice Minister of Information and Communications of the RoK
  • Traian Hristea, Ambassador, Head of the EU Delegation in Kazakhstan
  • Yerlik Karazhan, Deputy Director General for Strategic Development and International Cooperation, KazMedia
  • Makhabbat Yessen, Director in Media School, Journalist, TV- and Radio Presenter
  • Elnara Bainazarova, Press Secretary for EU Delegation in Kazakhstan

Reference

On February 2, 2018, 25th anniversary was celebrated of diplomatic relations between European Union and the Republic of Kazakhstan. For the period, solid contractual legal relations framework was established. Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement signed between EU and the RoK on December 21, 2015 became the foundation. Kazakhstan became the first country in Central Asia, which signed such an agreement with EU. The document is aimed at providing favourable conditions for commerce, economic and investment cooperation, and also promoting political dialogue and dialogue in the field of human rights. In the period 1991-2014, EU funded over 350 projects in Kazakhstan as direct support for the total amount of EUR 180 million, which was spent for consultancy on political issues and technical support for various ministries, agencies and committees of the Kazakhstani Government.      

For additional information apply to Togzhan Toleuova, Manager for Training Programs: +7 (7172) 757944 or Elnara Bainazarova, Press Secretary of EU Delegation in Kazakhstan: + 7 (7172) 974567, e-mail: elnara.bainazarova@eeas.europa.eu.