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Prof Ellu Saar Institute of International Social Studies Tallinn University Uus-Sadama 5, Tallinn, 10120 [email protected] 21.03.2023 No 1-18/452-1 Letter of Endorsement Dear Professor Ellu Saar Ministry of Culture is pleased to support the grant application ‘Mapping Youth Transitions in Times of Increasing Uncertainties: A Mixed-method Longitudinal Study of Educational Trajectories and Transitions into the Labour Market’ prepared by a research team in Institute of International Social Studies at Tallinn University. Ministry of Culture appreciates the interest of researchers in themes falling into the Ministry’s administration. The proposed project will focus on youth transitions under increasing uncertainties by studying two cohorts (born in 2006 and 2009) whose important life path choices in education and work had to be made during a period of multiple unexpected crises (COVID-19 pandemic, Ukrainian war, energy crises, rising inflation and costs of living etc). This project aims to explore both short-term and long-term effects of these crises on their different transitions to adult life by using a longitudinal mixed method research design. Ministry of Culture is very interested in the information gathered and new knowledge acquired during this project because youth and their educational trajectories and transitions to labor market form an important part of our field of administration. The ministry is pleased to offer its expertise and support to the project. Our experts are ready to consult researchers if needed in fine-tuning their plans for analyses focussing on the youth transitions to early adulthood. This would be an excellent opportunity to extend the knowledge transfer and build a solid cooperation platform between the Ministry and Institute of International Social Studies at Tallinn University. Yours sincerely, (signed digitally) Tarvi Sits Secretary General Karl Viilmann +372 628 2246, [email protected] Suur-Karja 23 / 15076 Tallinn, Estonia / + 372 628 2222 / [email protected] / www.kul.ee / Registration No 70000941