YE GetRealUP/Romania | 28 May – 5 June 2027

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📸 GET REAL IN UNIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY (GetRealUP)

🇷🇴 Erasmus+ Youth Exchange in ROMANIA 🇪🇺

Do you love photography, social media, creativity and travelling? Would you like to meet young people from different European countries and discover how photography can change the way we see the world?

ACPELIA invites young people from Cyprus to express their interest in participating in the exciting Erasmus+ Youth Exchange Get Real in Unique Photography (GetRealUP)!

📅 When and Where?

📅 28 May – 5 June 2027 (including travel days)

📍 Polovragi, Romania

🏡 Accommodation: Cheile-Oltețului Guesthouse

🌍 Participating countries: Cyprus, Romania, Poland, Hungary and Lithuania.

📷 What Will You Experience?

During this international youth exchange, you will have the opportunity to:

📸 Learn photography techniques, including portrait, street, nature and creative photography.
💻 Discover photo editing applications and develop your digital creativity.
📱 Explore social media, digital identity and responsible photo sharing.
🎨 Express yourself through photography and visual storytelling.
🤝 Meet young people from five European countries and make new international friendships.
🌿 Discover Romanian nature, traditions and cultural heritage.
🖼️ Create photographs and contribute to an international photography exhibition.
🎉 Participate in intercultural evenings, teamwork, outdoor activities and creative workshops.
🎓 Receive a Youthpass Certificate recognising your learning experience.

🙋 Who Can Participate?

We are looking for:

✅ Young people from Cyprus aged 16–19 years.

✅ Young people interested in photography, social media, creativity and European experiences.

✅ Participants motivated to work in international teams and meet new people.

✅ Young people willing to participate in preparation activities before the Youth Exchange and follow-up activities afterwards.

✅ Young people with fewer opportunities are especially encouraged to express their interest.

You do not need to be a professional photographer or own a professional camera! Your motivation, curiosity and creativity are what matter most.

✈️ What About the Costs?

This Youth Exchange is supported through the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.

Travel, accommodation, meals and educational activities are covered according to the project's approved funding rules.

🇨🇾 Cyprus Participation

The Cyprus group is planned to include:

8 young participants
2 group leaders

The project also provides for additional accompanying persons where required for inclusion support.

📩 Interested? Apply Now!

Would you like to be part of this unforgettable European experience?

Complete the Expression of Interest Form to be considered for selection!

👉 APPLICATION FORM: https://forms.gle/kcAv1iwvWtwPMQ8x7

Places are limited! Express your interest and take the first step towards an amazing Erasmus+ experience in Romania.

Organisations involved in Cyprus: Polychoros Voroklinis, with ACPELIA as associated partner.

📸 GET REAL. BE CREATIVE. TELL YOUR STORY!

Project: 2025-3-RO01-KA152-YOU-000368745

Co-funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ Programme.

Participating Organisations

The project is coordinated by Asociatia Envirocult Education (Romania) in cooperation with European partner organisations:

Romania: Asociatia Envirocult Education – Applicant and Hosting Organisation
Cyprus: Polychoros Voroklinis
Poland: Association Reflections of Europe
Hungary: EUROTENDER
Lithuania: Association Tekmes Mokykla

CPELIA's Involvement

Active Cypriot Programs and European Learning Into Acceptance (ACPELIA) participates as an associated partner, contributing to project coordination, educational support and the exchange of experience in Erasmus+ youth activities.

Through its involvement, ACPELIA contributes its experience in non-formal education, youth empowerment, inclusion, intercultural learning and international youth cooperation.

Expected Results and Impact

Through GetRealUP, participants are expected to improve their photography and digital creativity skills, strengthen their self-confidence, increase their critical understanding of social media and develop stronger communication and teamwork competences.

The project aims to encourage participants to become more aware of diversity, inclusion, active citizenship and their responsibilities as European citizens.

The photographs, creative projects, exhibition materials and participants' experiences will be shared through dissemination and follow-up activities in the participating countries.

Partner organisations will also organise local activities to communicate the project's results and encourage other young people to engage in photography as a means of creative expression and social participation.

Project Timeline

November - December 2026: Project launch, international communication and participant selection.

January - February 2027: Partner coordination and project logo contest.

February – May 2027: National preparation activities, research, photography assignments and intercultural preparations.

28 May – 5 June 2027: International Youth Exchange in Romania.

June – August 2027: Dissemination, evaluation, local follow-up activities and sharing of photographic results.