Vilnius have what to be proud of - 72% of Vilnius citizens have higher education, about 250 youth organizations are based in Vilnius, 79 thousand of Vilnius citizens are studying and more. These numbers shows that we are able to compete in the contest as we want to improve and to become better in many fields in youth affairs.
We strive for the best possible use of youthful potential, to inspire young people to become more involved in political, civic and social life of the city, the country and the whole EU as the situation in youth field is not as we see it in the future.
We will seek to elevate the already existing youth structures to a new level. That's where our slogan Vilnius Level Up came from. As we see it city is like a game with a number of levels. In this game, you can be a novice, advanced or a professional. We strive to be the very best, so we will try to lift Vilnius young people and youth-oriented structures to a new, higher level.
Our main goals are: develop and strengthen networks, strengthen youth organisations, include youth dimension in other relevant areas and sectors, develop and improve the space and services for young people.
All in all our vision is encourage young people's active citizenship, to create an open and learning city of youth.
It is not enough to have an ambitous plan and golden ideas to become European Youth Capital. We need more support provided by the city, national and European authorities. We need you – citizens - to support us.
