27 NOV 2009

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Mobility opportunities for young people: electronic information resources

Do you want to study, train or work abroad? Are you looking for a traineeship in a European company or a European or international institution? Are you looking for career opportunities with the European institutions? This document contains a compilation of useful links for you.

Have fun navigating these sites.

EU programmes on education and training
Career opportunities in European and international institutions
Traineeships in European institutions and international organizations
Recognition of qualifications
Transparency of qualifications and mobility
Studying in Europe and living abroad

1. EU programmes on education and training

Lifelong Learning Programme (2007-2013)

http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/llp/index_en.html

EACEA Executive Agency
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu

Comenius for schools
http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/doc84_en.htm

Erasmus for higher education
http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/doc80_en.htm

Leonardo da Vinci for vocational education and training
http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/doc82_en.htm

Grundtvig for adult education
http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/doc86_en.htm

A transversal programme with four key activities: policy co-operation, languages, ICT, effective dissemination and exploitation of project results.
http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/doc92_en.htm

Study Visits programme for education and vocational training specialists coordinated by Cedefop
http://studyvisits.cedefop.europa.eu/

Jean Monnet programme for understanding European Integration
http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/doc88_en.htm

Greek National Agency for Lifelong Learning

Greek State Scholarship's Foundation I.K.Y.
http://www.iky.gr Tel. +30 2103726300
Email: socrates@iky.gr iky@hol.gr

Other National Agencies

http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/llp/national_en.html

Erasmus Mundus - worldwide cooperation and mobility in higher education
http://ec.europa.eu/education/external-relation-programmes/doc72_en.htm

Tempus Trans-European mobility scheme for university studies (27 countries in Western Balkans, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, North Africa and Middle East).
http://ec.europa.eu/education/external-relation-programmes/doc70_en.htm

External Cooperation Window Mobility scheme
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/extcoop/call/index.htm

EU-US ATLANTIS programme
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/extcoop/usa/index_en.htm

EU-CANADA Transatlantic Exchange Partnerships
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/extcoop/canada/index_en.htm

EU/USA cooperation in higher education
http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/eu-usa/index_en.html

EU/Canada cooperation in higher education
http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/eu-canada/canada_en.html

EU/Australia cooperation inhigher education
http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/eu_others/australia/index_en.html

EU/New Zealand cooperation in higher education
http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/eu_others/nz/index_en.html

EU/Japan cooperation in higher education
http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/eu_others/japan/index_en.html

EU/Korea cooperation
http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/eu_others/korea_en.html

Alban scholarship programme with Latin America
http://www.programalban.org/index.php?lg=13

ALFA programmehigher education Latin America
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/latin-america/regional-cooperation/alfa/index_en.htm

Youth in action programme (2007-2013)
http://ec.europa.eu/youth/youth-in-action-programme/doc74_en.htm

Europe for citizens programme (2007-2013)
http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/index_en.htm

Culture programme (2007-2013)

http://ec.europa.eu/culture/our-programmes-and-actions/doc411_en.htm

MEDIA 2007programme (2007-2013)
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/media/overview/index_en.htm

All about grants http://ec.europa.eu/grants/index_en.htm

Lifelong learning programme partner search
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/infoday07/partner_en.htm

Partbase Socrates partner finding tool
http://partbase.programkontoret.se/

Partner database for education and research
http://www2.siu.no/Partner.nsf/start

EVE (Espace virtuel d'e'change)
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_culture/eve/

2. Career opportunities in European and international institutions

Cedefop vacancies

http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/index.asp?section=3&sub=4

EPSO Notice of open competitions in the European Institutions

http://europa.eu/epso/

Council of Europe jobs and traineeship

http://www.coe.int/t/e/human_resources/jobs/

Council of the European Union jobs

http://consilium.europa.eu/showPage.asp?id=316&lang=EN&mode=g

EESC - European Economic and Social Committee

http://eesc.europa.eu/organisation/tgj/jobs/vac/index_en.asp

EURES European employment services

http://www.europa.eu.int/eures/

Eurobrussels jobs in Brussels

http://www.eurobrussels.com/

European Central Bank job opportunities

http://www.ecb.int/ecb/jobsproc/jobs/html/index.en.html

JRC recruitment of scientific staff

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/research/recruitment_en.html

Recruitment of translators at the Commission

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/translation/workingwithus/recruitment/index_en.htm

Vacancies in international organisations

http://missions.itu.int/~italy/vacancies/

The World Bank jobs

http://go.worldbank.org/IY07OW3WQ0

3. Traineeships in European institutions and international organizations

Cedefop traineeship

http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/working/trainees/default.asp

AMICUS preparatory action

http://ec.europa.eu/youth/calls-for-proposals/call1131_en.htm

Committee of the Regions - training office

http://www.cor.europa.eu

Council of the European Union traineeship

http://consilium.europa.eu/showPage.asp?id=1292&lang=EN&mode=g

Court of Auditors traineeships

http://eca.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/aboutus/workingatthecourtofauditors/Inservicetraining

EESC training office

http://eesc.europa.eu/organisation/tgj/trainees/index_en.asp

EU-Canada co-operation in higher education, Training and Youth

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/extcoop/canada/call2008/index_en.htm

European Commission traineeship office

http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/stages/index_en.htm

European Investment Bank traineeships

http://www.eib.org/attachments/jobs/training_en.pdf

European Parliament traineeships

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/public/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=147

European Space Agency training programmes

http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Careers_at_ESA/SEMRS5XO4HD_0.html

European University Florence postgraduate grants and post-doctoral fellowships

http://www.iue.it/About/PositionsAvailable.shtml

Executive Training Programme (ETP) in Japan

http://www.etp.org/en/articles/discover-etp-japan/discover-etp-japan.cfm

Executive Training Programme (ETP) in Korea

http://www.etp.org/en/articles/discover-etp-korea/discover-etp-korea.cfm

IAESTE international association for the exchange of students for technical experience

http://www.iaeste.org/

IEFA international education financial aid

http://www.iefa.org/

Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) traineeships

http://oami.europa.eu/en/office/admin/stages.htm

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights internship

http://www.unhchr.ch/html/hchr/genif.htm

STEP student trainee exchange programme

http://www.elsa.org/stepdesc/index.asp

The European Ombudsman traineeships

http://www.europarl.eu.int/ombudsman/trainee/en/rules.htm

The World Bank - internships

http://go.worldbank.org/LVP6MJN501

Vulcanus in Japan

http://www.eu-japan.eu/student/vulcanus-in-japan.html

YONET youth opportunities NETwork

http://www.yonet.org/

4. Recognition of qualifications

General information

http://ec.europa.eu/education/policies/rec_qual/rec_qual_en.html

Euroguidance network of National Resource Centres for vocational guidance.

http://www.euroguidance.net/index.htm

Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:255:0022:0142:EL:PDF

Database with regulated professions general system and sectoral professions

http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/qualifications/regprof/index.cfm?newLang=en

Enic-Naric Network Gateway to recognition of academic and professional qualifications national contacts

http://www.enic-naric.net/

D.O.A.T.A.P Hellenic NARIC

54 Ag. Konstantinou Str. Athens10437. Greece

Phone: +30 2105281000 Fax: +30 2105239525
E-mail: h-naric@doatap.gr

http://www.doatap.gr/

Europe Direct 00800 6 7 8 9 10 11 Free Phone

Information point for EU matters, EU policies, practical information on recognition

http://ec.europa.eu/europedirect/index_en.htm

Eurodesk Access to EU information for young people

http://www.eurodesk.org/

5. Transparency of qualifications and mobility

Europass
http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/
Europass consists of five documents to help you expressing your skills and qualifications in a clear way and move anywhere in Europe.

Europass CV: A standardised template available in 26 languages.

Europass language passport: A standardised template to describe your language skills in 26 languages.

Europass mobility: Record of any organised period of time that a person spends in another European country for the purpose of learning or training.

Europass certificate supplement: For people who hold a vocational education and training certificate.

Europass diploma supplement: For graduates of higher education institutions.