By implementing the third edition of the enter Summer School in Oulu, the project aims to provide a high-quality, inclusive, and well-structured youth work experience that supports young people in their personal, educational, and civic development. From a youth work practice perspective, the project is designed as an intensive non-formal learning environment that combines participatory methods, artistic practice, and international exchange. By the end of the 6-day Summer School, 35 participants from seven countries will have taken part, and overall satisfaction with organisation, safety, support and inclusion will reach at least 85%. A core objective is to strengthen young people’s competences through practice-based non-formal learning in the arts and culture sector. Participants actively engage in artistic and collaborative processes that foster transversal competences such as intercultural communication, teamwork, self-reflection, and problem-solving. Learning-by-doing and structured reflection are central pedagogical principles, ensuring that participants are aware of their learning processes and outcomes and can relate them to future educational and professional pathways. By the final mobility day, all participants will document learning outcomes linked to at least three Youthpass competences, and at least 70% will report growth in at least two transversal competences. The project places strong emphasis on inclusive and participatory youth work. It creates a safe and supportive learning environment in which young people from diverse backgrounds, including those with fewer opportunities, can participate on an equal footing. Through participatory formats during the mobility and the involvement of the enter Summer School Board, young people are not only beneficiaries but active contributors to the process and results of their mobility week, furthermore the board co-create the project’s design, implementation, and reflection processes. This approach strengthens ownership, self-efficacy, and democratic participation. During the mobility, at least 70% of participants will take on a responsibility role, and at least 75% will report increased ownership and agency. Another key objective is to foster European citizenship and a sense of belonging through lived experience. By working and learning together with peers from different European contexts, participants experience European diversity as a shared resource. The Summer School provides space for intercultural exchange, dialogue, and cooperation, contributing to mutual understanding and active citizenship in line with European youth work priorities. By the end, at least 80% of participants will report strengthened intercultural understanding and European connectedness, and everyone will join at least two structured intercultural dialogue moments. Beyond the immediate learning experience, the project aims to build sustainable pathways for youth participation and engagement. Participants are supported before, during, and after the Summer School and remain connected to stable local and European partner organisations. This continuity enables them to further engage in follow-up activities, educational programmes, or future editions of the Summer School, ensuring that learning outcomes extend into longer-term educational, professional, and civic trajectories. Within 12 months, at least 30% will remain in active contact and at least 8 participants will re-engage in further youth learning or participation activities. At organisational and network level, the enter Summer School functions as a structured learning and cooperation platform for partner organisations from different European contexts, particularly those linked to European Capital of Culture and European Youth Capital processes. Through joint knowledge transfer, project planning, implementation, evaluation, and reflection, partners strengthen their capacities in international youth work, non-formal education, and participatory cultural formats. The project supports institutional learning, quality development, and the transfer of methods and experiences into partners’ local contexts. Within three months, partners will produce a joint action log (min. five improvements), and within 12 months each partner will transfer at least one Summer School method into a local activity. Overall, the enter Summer School 2026 is not conceived as a one-off mobility activity, but as part of a longer-term strategy to consolidate sustainable European youth cooperation. By linking individual learning, organisational development, and network-building, the project contributes to lasting impact beyond the project duration and supports the continued development of cultural youth participation within a European framework. By the end of 2026, the partnership will initiate at least one follow-up joint initiative (enter Summer School 2027) and identify at least one new potential partner for future editions.