Last 17th April, at O.P.E.N Centre in Piazza Fonderia, CESIE held an informative day about the mobility programmes, like the programme “Erasmus for young entrepreneurs”.
CESIE is the local contact point for those entrepreneurs interested in participating in this programme promoted by the European Commission, aimed to foster the spirit of youth entrepreneurship and international mobility.
The meeting allowed the participants to get to know not only the programme, but also the ways to attend and the requirements needed. The day was very successful, with a participation of about 20 youngsters who were enthusiastic to get to know this new opportunity to work side by side with an expert entrepreneur from a foreign country of the European Union, and to strengthen their competences to develop their own enterprise.
As a matter of fact, Erasmus for young entrepreneurs can be a added value to your entrepreneurial activity, because it allows to:
- Develop international networks
- Find out how the market in another European country works
- Undertake potential cooperation opportunities
- Strengthen your competences thanks to the experience of successful entrepreneurs
Likewise, it was very interesting to analyse in-depths the other mobility opportunities like youth exchanges, training courses and the European Voluntary Service.
The exchanges and the training courses offer to groups of youngsters from two or more countries the opportunity to plan all together different activities on the basis of a common interest topic, to find out similarities and differences and to know the respective cultures. This kind of experience, focused on young people, can help fighting the negative prejudices and stereotypes and represents a unique opportunity for groups of youngster to meet each other. The exchanges have a pedagogic aim to learn in an informal context and are addressed to youngster between 13 and 25. The European Voluntary Service is addressed to youngsters between 18 and 30 who want to make an experience in a social activity in a European or extra-European country, in a time lapse of 3-12 months. The EVS gives the opportunity to practise skills and knowledge in an informal way within the local community, through several activities, and also to learn customs and practices from different cultures. The voluntary is supplied with board and lodging, insurance, language course and 90% of the cost of the flight ticket; a monthly subsidy (whose amount changes according to the receiving country) will also be granted for personal expenses.
For further information about the exchanges please mail to scambiculturali@cesie.org
For further information about EVS please mail to sve@cesie.org
For further information about Erasmus for young entrepreneurs please visit http://www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu/index.php
To attend the Programme, please contact rita.quisillo@cesie.org or irene.pizzo@cesie.org
