Skill Development Program: Influence and Advocacy in Central Europe

8 days

Brussels, The Hague, Amsterdam

Program description: Engage with leading European and International agencies, as well as non-governmental organizations in Brussels, The Hague and Amsterdam to learn more about the power of effective communication and influence across various sectors. Engage with a variety of field experts and educators in hands-on workshops and facilitated simulations while also immersing fully in this diverse region—a cross section of three distinct cultures.

Cultural highlight: Chocolate, waffles, beer, frites and comics?! Brussels hosts over 50 comic strip murals and facades. Brusseleers, proud of their artistic heritage, are happy to point out these hidden gems dotted across the historic city center.

🔹 Curated experiences: Every program is intentionally designed to feature guided learning, cultural engagement, and independent exploration experiences to drive global competency development, denoted on each itinerary with a blue diamond. Learn more about these experiences. Image displaying map describing the itinerary of the Skill Development Program: Influence and Advocacy in Central Europe tour

Image displaying map describing the itinerary of the Skill Development Program: Influence and Advocacy in Central Europe tour

Day 1: Fly overnight to Belgium

Day 2: Brussels

Meet your Field Director at the destination airport

Take a walking tour of Brussels and learn about the city with your Field Director

Enjoy dinner in Brussels

Day 3: Brussels

🔹 Cultural engagement: Visit European Parliament, an international and multilingual legislative body representing the European Union

Visit the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, and participate in a workshop (Minimum group size is required for entry)

Day 4: Brussels • The Hague

🔹 Guided learning & skill development session: Build critical global competencies during a session led by experts in the field

Travel to The Hague, known for being an epicenter of world governance and home to foreign embassies

See the Peace Palace, an icon of "Peace through Law" that embodies the dream of world peace

Enjoy dinner in The Hague

Day 5: The Hague

Social innovation workshop: Take a solutions-oriented approach to humanitarian problems during a social innovation workshop

Tour The Hague with an expert local guide

Institution visit: Visit the International Criminal Court or the International Court of Justice

Day 6: The Hague • Amsterdam

🔹 Cultural engagement: See Amsterdam like a local on a guided tour led by some of its denizens

Visit the Anne Frank House and participate in a workshop, with themes that range from conflicting fundamental and human rights to discrimination and more

Day 7: Amsterdam

Take a guided tour of Amsterdam

With your expert local guide you will see:

Koninklijk Paleis (Royal Palace), once the home of the Dutch Royal Family
Westerkerk (West Church), where Rembrandt is buried
Dam Square, bustling central meeting point

Visit the Rijksmuseum and admire works including Rembrandt’s The Night Watch

🔹 Guided learning & reflection and application workshop: Tie together your new knowledge and skills. and reflect on how you can use them after returning home, with a guided workshop

Enjoy dinner in Amsterdam

Day 8: Depart for home

Learning outcomes on this program

Confidence • Curiosity • Global perspective • Empathy • Adaptability • Relatability • Self-Awareness

Academic resources

With this program, you get access to our Global Learning Resources, which include:

Discussion questions
Sample assignments
Journal prompts
Webinars
EF's Global Competency Assessment, a pre- and post-program assessment to measure competency development

See the resources you get

Your experience includes

EF Global Learning Toolkit

Field Director

Guided exploration

Field Visits

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