IVY’s newsletter: starting in 2024 together
29 January 2024 A new issue of the newsletter of IVY is out, and this time we particularly thank Chiara Fabbro for her time. Former
A programme for young people eager to gain new international experiences through volunteering and interested to contribute to solidarity projects.
A unique opportunity for Interreg projects and programmes to have a lasting impact on European cooperation.
Together, we promote EU territorial cooperation by empowering young people to volunteer and supporting Interreg projects and programmes.
29 January 2024 A new issue of the newsletter of IVY is out, and this time we particularly thank Chiara Fabbro for her time. Former
With this edition of “Stories of European cooperation” focusing on Interreg projects that enhance skills in various areas, we are celebrating the European Year of Skills.
Hello, my name is Moritz and I am 25 years old. After completing my Master’s degree in Border Studies in the Greater Region on the
Santiago de Compostela, 26th December. Last December a meeting took place between the IVY volunteers of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce and the Foundation, in
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The volunteer will support the Programme “”Interreg Saxony – Czech Republic””, that aims to increase the quality of citizens’ life in the border area. The programme focuses on the following main priorities: innovation and competition, climate change and sustainability, education, life-long learning, culture and tourism, cooperation in partnership and confidence building.
The volunteer will be carrying out communication activities:
Other information:
Financial support of: 35 euros per day (week-end and holidays included).
Location: Dresden, Germany.
Start and duration: Starting in March, for 6 months.
Languages*: German (C2), English (C1).
Read more and apply here!
Euroregion Pyrenees Mediterranean is looking for an IVY volunteer!
The volunteer will support the Interreg project “AFLE – Aire Fonctionnelle Littoral Est”, under the Programme “Interreg POCTEFA”.
The objective of the Interreg project “AFLE ” is to foster territorial development initiatives, including the preparation of territorial strategies in the costal area between Spain, France and Andorra.
The volunteer will be carrying out the following tasks and activities:
Other information:
Financial support of: 32 euros per day (week-end and holidays included).
Location: Perpignan, France.
Start and duration: from March, for 6 months.
Languages*: French (C1), Spanish (C1), Catalan (A2), English (B2).
Read more and apply here!
The volunteer will support the Interreg Programme “Euro-MED”, a transnational programme that aims to make the Mediterranean region smarter and greener and improve the governance between its stakeholders.
It provides funds for projects developed and managed by public administrations, universities, private and civil society organisations.
The volunteer will be carrying out communication tasks and activities:
Other information:
Financial support of: 32 euros per day (week-end and holidays included).
Location: Florence, Italy.
Start and duration: From mid-April, for 6 months.
Languages*: Italian (C1), English (C1).
Read more and apply here!
The volunteer will support the Interreg Programme “Italy – France Maritime”, that aims to strengthen cross-border cooperation between the designated territories and to make this area a competitive, sustainable and inclusive area in the European and Mediterranean landscape.
The volunteer will support the consultation of citizens and stakeholders in the programme area for the post 2027 programming period.
In particular, the volunteer will:
Other information:
Financial support of: 32 euros per day (week-end and holidays included).
Location: Florence, Italy.
Start and duration: May, for 6 months.
Languages*: Italian (C1), French (C1).
Read more and apply here!
The volunteer will support the Interreg Programme “Italy-Austria” at the Regional Coordination Unit for the Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia.
The Programme concentrates its resources in the following areas: Supporting research and innovation, including on green transition issues such as energy efficiency, sustainable and circular sustainable and circular production processes; Protecting the environment and biodiversity combined with resilience to climate change; Sustainable and cultural tourism, which is of particular importance in an area having significant flows of visitors; Application of local strategies through community-led local development; Improvement of administrative cooperation mechanisms.
The volunteer will be carrying out communication activities:
Other information:
Financial support of: 32 euros per day (week-end and holidays included).
Location: Trieste, Italy.
Start and duration: From June, for 6 month(s).
Languages*: Italian (C2); English (B2); German (B1).
Read more and apply here!
The volunteer will support the Interreg Programme Romania-Bulgaria, that aims to improve the Romanian-Bulgarian border area in the 2021-2027 period by financing joint projects.
The volunteer will carry out communication activities and support the post-2027 consultation activities, such as:
Other information:
Financial support of: 25 euros per day (week-end and holidays included).
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Start and duration: From March for 6 months
Languages*: English (C1).
Command or knowledge in Bulgarian is a plus but not mandatory.
Read more and apply here!
The volunteer will support the Interreg Central Europe programme which supports transnational cooperation to make central Europe more resilient to common challenges that know no borders and which cannot be solved alone.
The volunteer will mainly support the communication strategy for the dissemination of the programme and projects results, they will be involved among other in:
Other information:
Financial support of: 35 euros per day
Location: Vienna, Austria
Start and duration: June 2024, for 6 months
Languages*: English (C1/C2).
Read more and apply here!
The Interreg programme Vlaanderen-Nederland focuses on strengthening the five Flemish provinces in Belgium and the three southern provinces of The Netherlands. Four are the main priorities for this border area:
The volunteers will support the programme in reaching these priorities through communication activities, carrying out mainly two strands of tasks:
From this year onwards, we are expanding our content planning/calendar and pouring it into sections such as ‘project highlighted’ (interview), ‘behind the scenes’, ‘did you know’ (infographic), testimonials (project partner, residents or other target groups that experience the impact of the project), interactive polls, information about guides and/or regulations, etc. With this the volunteer(s) can make a substantial contribution to bring projects to the attention through our website and social media channels by fully playing out the role as an Interreg reporter through articles, interviews, videos, photo reports, blogs…
Concrete tasks:
– coming up with substantive input for the calendar (by, among other things, questioning the project advisors) and checking with the communications advisor
– contacting, informing and making agreements with involved project partners for conducting interviews, articles, making videos, etc.
– go on site and ensure that the interview can be conducted and that photos are taken (everything that is needed to achieve a nice result)
– writing and/or editing and making the item suitable for website and social media
– active contribution to the newsletter (and possible full ‘take over’ is negotiable!)
– you will also participate in the daily operation of the secretariat and attend our weekly meetings
• Interreg VI: analyse & report >>> public consultation
The European Commission’s Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) launched a consultation process to gather opinions/comments/suggestions as to what shape Interreg should take after 2027. DG REGIO encourages Interreg programmes to run a wider stakeholders’ consultation – e.g. local communities, (potential) beneficiaries, citizens – as they best know their constituency and already have some experience in this respect (e.g. consultations to prepare the 2014-2020 Interreg).
As an Interreg programme, we also foresee a consultation in 2024. The volunteer(s) can play an important role in this when it comes to questioning citizens in our border region. We are currently brainstorming about an efficient approach, but if we find candidates quickly, we are happy to involve them in the entire thought process. In addition, we see the volunteer(s) as best suited to conduct research, collect and analyse data and work with us on the final harvesting report.
Concrete tasks:
– active contribution to shaping the survey among citizens (action plan, communicative framework, practical elaboration, etc.)
– you will receive a short training from one of our colleagues so that you can anticipate certain situations during the surveys
– go out and question citizens at strategic places (together with another volunteer or colleague)
– during the consultations: occasionally take some photos and film (we provide an enthusiastic ‘promo video’ about the consultation of citizens during the process)
– analysing the collected information and providing feedback to the colleagues involved
Other information:
Financial support of: 37 euros per day
Location: Antwerp, Belgium
Start and duration: Start date between March and May 2024, for 6 months
Languages*: Dutch (C1) and English (B1).
Read more and apply here!
The volunteer will support the cross-border Interreg Programme Italy-France Maritime, that aims to promotes a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in the central-northern Mediterranean area, by taking into account the problems of marine, coastal and island areas.
The volunteer will carry out the following activities and tasks:
Other information:
Financial support of: 32 euros per day
Location: Florence, Italy
Start and duration: June, for 6 months
Languages: Italian (C1), French (C1).
Read more and apply here!