During the games representatives of the three countries shall cooperate in mixed teams (cross-border teams will be promoted). The goal of the initiative is the cultural integration of the border regions and presentation of creativity of the next generations.

Each school shall delegate a team, fill in the application documents, fulfill included tasks and send the complete application until 15 March 2013. The ranking list os schools will be based on the score results. The organizers will select and invite the best team from each region. Altogether 14 teams representing the eligible area of the Programme shall participate in the games. The teams from Poland will be selected by the Joint Technical Secretariat of the Cross-border Cooperation Programme Poland - Belarus - Ukraine 2007-2013 (JTS). The teams from Belarus will be selected by the Branch Office of the Joint Technical Secretariat in Brest (BO Brest). The teams from Ukraine will be selected by the Branch Office of the Joint Technical Secretariat in Lviv (BO Lviv).

The Idea
Selected teams from each country will be invited to meet together and take part in cross-border games in Ukraine in 2013. During the games representatives of the three countries shall cooperate in mixed teams (cross-border teams will be promoted). The idea is to show the cultural diversity of the border regions and present the creativity of the next generations. Each participant will be awarded with unique promotional materials of the Programme but the main award will be the active participation in the games! The organizers will provide travel, accommodation and catering for all the selected teams.

How to participate
Each school shall delegate a team, fill in the application documents and send the application until 15 March 2013. The application includes different tasks to be fulfilled and each task is scored. The ranking list will be based on the score results. The organizers will select and invite the best team from each region. In Poland from Podlaskie, Mazowieckie, Lubelskie and Podkarpackie voivodeships. In Belarus: Grodno, Brest, Minsk and Gomel Oblasts. In Ukraine: Volynska, Lvivska, Zakarpatska, Rivnenska, Ternopilska and Ivano-Frankivska Oblasts. Altogether 14 teams representing the eligible area of the Programme shall participate in the games. The teams from Poland will be selected by the Joint Technical Secretariat of the Cross-border Cooperation Programme Poland - Belarus - Ukraine 2007-2013 (JTS). The teams from Belarus will be selected by the Branch Office of the Joint Technical Secretariat in Brest (BO Brest). The teams from Ukraine will be selected by the Branch Office of the Joint Technical Secretariat in Lviv (BO Lviv).

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