35 member regions in 2009 (active regions)

Belgique (B)• Bruxelles-Capitale• Wallonie

Deutschland (D)• Baden-Württemberg

Hrvatska (HR)• Istra• Varazdin

España (E)• Cantabria • Castilla y León• Catalunya• Comunitat Valenciana• Murcia

Palau de la Generalitat de

Catalunya

Plaça de l’Ajuntament, Valencia

Pula, Istra

Angra do Heroismo, Açores

France (F)• Bourgogne • Champagne-Ardenne• Franche-Comté• Île de France• Limousin• Midi-Pyrénées• Picardie• Poitou – Charentes• Rhône-Alpes

Italia (I)• Valle d’Aosta

Norge (N)• Akershus

Portugal (P)• Açores• Madeira

Lugano,

Ticino

Paris, Ile-de-France

România (RO)• Arges• Caraş-Severin• Harghita • Hunedoara• Timis• Tulcea

Sakartvelo (GE)• Adjara

Suisse (CH)• Fribourg • Jura• Ticino• Valais

United Kingdom (UK)• Devon

Régions joining the program:1.Sisak Moslaina (HR)

2. Republika Srpska (BiH)3.Vojvodina (SR)

4.Zagrebacka Zupanija (HR)5.Corse (FR)

Special agreement with Québec (PQ, CAN)

More than 300 companies each year•Coca-Cola Belgium•Baxter Pharmaceutics, Axa Pharma, Laboratoires Ortis…•ACCOR Hotels•Feria Internacional de Valencia•INRA•Brussels Fairs & Exhibitions•Alcatel•Amnesty International•Mairie de Paris•Universidade dos Açores•Université de Poitiers•IKEA•Oficina de Turisme de Barcelona•Radio Televisione Svizzera di Lingua Italiana•Institut National Norvégien de Technologie•Jornal da Madeira•Radio Maestral Pula•Archives cantonales du Jura•...

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More than 10 000 young people have benefitted from a placement abroad

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Each year about 500 young people do an internship in another AER region.

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Participants…

Male34,6%

Female65,4%

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Sectors (2005)

Other24,4%

Law1,3%

Architecture2,2%

Sciences17,6%

Admin9,8%

Arts/Culture13,9%

Tourism12,0%

Trade8,9%

Communication9,8%

Beneficiaries : young person (between 18 and 30), recently graduated and living in one of our member regions

Offer:- a 3 to 7-month work training experience in another European region - all branches of industry, all levels of professional qualification (both skilled and unskilled);- a maintenance allowance to cover living costs ;- a free one-month intensive language course (basic knowledge may be required) ;- cultural activities and field trips (organized by most regions).

Main benefits :- New skills acquired,- Energized résumé (more attractive on the labor market),- Exposure to another European culture and new friends,

- Autonomy

For the companies in the regions, a chance to...

take part in the professional training of young people

exchange know-how and skills

open up to Europe

learn about other regions (markets)

show off dynamism and creativity“La Renommée” (Fame),

Fragnée Bridge, Liège (Wallonie)

For the regions, a chance to...

take part actively in the professional training of the region’s youth

recognize youth as one of the regions’ greatest wealth

abolish borders while promoting a European and regional consciousness

give your region’s youth a chance to broaden their horizons, both professionally and personally

make your region known abroad through these young ambassadors

invest in your region’s future

You run the program quite freely, according to the following principles :

Autonomy : define method of managing, financing criteria

Reciprocity : finance incoming trainees - send yours for free

How does it work ?

Vote a budget according to what you want your Eurodyssée Exchange Program to be :

Host and send from 2 to X trainees per year

Decide whether you will finance or not trainees’ travel costs

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Designate an officer to implement Eurodyssey in your region and to ensure a suitable (supervision of the) management of the program

NB: Regions benefiting from the ESF (European Social Fund) can apply for co-financing. This concerns all 10 new member states.

You receive help from the Eurodyssey General Secretariat and are tutored by a seasoned member Region

Attend the Eurodyssey Forum A yearly event for member

regions & non-member regions

Exchange experience, get information

See where the trainees are living, learning and working in the Forum’s host region

Discuss problems encountered and find help

Discuss and vote on future trends of the program (members only)

Forum 2003 inLyon (Rhône-Alpes)

2009 – Amiens (FR)- 100 participants- Mainly officers, but also interns, representative

of companies,…

2010 - Murcia (ES)2010 – Aosta (IT)

www.eurodyssee.eu