Europe meets China

The youth exchange gathered around 50 participants from Croatia, Serbia, Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands, Hungary, and Romania from 14–23 July 2025, travel days included. In this project, young people explored similarities and differences between the history and culture of Europe and China.
Each partner sent a team of 5-8 participants (aged 18–25) plus a youth leader (18+). In total, YE was attended by 52 particpants.
The youth exchange took place in Orahovica, Croatia. .

Mission:

the project aims to use comparative method of
learning about European history and culture through
comparisons with the history of China. The main focus is not on
differences and similarities within Europe but to explore how
Europe is different/similar from/to other parts of the world.
The goal of the project is to explore the historical and cultural
connections between Europe and China. The topics of the
project  included:

1. Differences between Christianity and Confucianism and
how it is related to different social norms and institutions.

2. How did Chinese organize their state and how it differed
from how European states were set up.

3. The interaction between China and the West from the 19th
Century and its impact on China and the West.

4. The fight for global supremacy between Chinese and
Western civilizations.

The goals of this project include:

1. Learning about the world

2. Learning about European culture and history through
comparisons with different cultures and civilisations

3. Learning about the role Europe should play on the global
stage.