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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.
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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
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 • România (RO) • Arges • Caraş-Severin • Harghita • Hunedoara • Timis • Tulcea • Sakartvelo (GE) • Adjara • Suisse (CH) • Fribourg • Jura • Ticino • Valais • United Kingdom (UK) • Devon Paris, Ile-de-France Angra do Heroismo, Açores
Régions joining the program: Sisak Moslaina (HR) Republika Srpska (BiH) Vojvodina (SR) Zagrebacka Zupanija (HR) 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 • ...
More than 10 000 young people have benefitted from a placement abroad so far.
Each year about 500 young people do an internship in another AER region.
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
How does it work ? • 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
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 • ...
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 • Ayearly 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 in Lyon (Rhône-Alpes)
2009 – Amiens (FR) • 100 participants • Mainly officers, but also interns, representative of companies,… 2010 - Murcia (ES) 2010 – Aosta (IT) www.eurodyssee.eu