This INTERREG-project has its origin at the Radboud University in Nijmegen (NL) and at the University Duisburg-Essen (DE) where the staff members organize exchanges between high schools in the border region of the Netherlands and Germany. The project is an initiative to raise awareness of the border region in general and the neighboring languages German and Dutch. Both languages are important to each other, because the cooperation between the countries (in regard to especially trade) is very close. Through more cooperation between the two countries this can be improved, and therefore it is important to raise awareness under pupils at high schools, because these children are the future of our

Hi everybody, Today is the turn of CHERISH project to be presented. It might be my last article on the IVY blog because my volunteering in EUCC-D’s NGO is ending, hence this cheesy article title. CHERISH stands for “Creating opportunities for regional growth through promoting Cultural HERitage of fISHing communities in Europe”. This project is supported by Interreg Europe. Partners and Advisory Parteners from nine countries -Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Finland, Latvia and Germany- are part of this project. “The main objective of CHERISH is to improve regional development policies to protect and promote cultural heritage in fishing communities in order to boost attrac

Last week at the Fondazione Museo Pino Pascali my colleague and me experienced the opening of the new temporary exhibition at the contemporary art museum in Polignano a Mare (Puglia, Italy), where we are volunteering thanks to Interreg Programe. On display, the groundbreaking career of one of the most famous Italian art gallerists that is Fabio Sargentini. His exhibitions were revolutionary, they have contributed to reform the contemporary art scene in Rome during the Sixties and Seventies. In 1968 he moved out his art gallery “L’Attico” (The Loft) from an apartment in Piazza di Spagna located in the city centre to a former garage in the oustkirts. The loft appeared too bourgeois to host the

Finding a home in Europe is not a foregone conclusion, considering how many countries make up this great continent. An IVY volunteer experience changes your point of view and makes you feel part of a large community where it doesn't matter how many languages you speak. IVY gave Clémence (France) and Sara (Italy) the opportunity to work together with Impact Hub Syracuse, an international network present all over the world, which makes social innovation a priority, a philosophy of life and work. It is also a co-working space, a business incubator and a start-up accelerator. As such, the cooperative contributes to supporting projects and companies that want to have a positive and sustainable im

Hello Folk! This is Martina, I come from Italy and currently I’m involved with Interreg Italia-Slovenija Programme. That is a cross border cooperation programme focused on promoting innovation, sustainability and cross-border governance. Its purpose is to create a more competitive, cohesive, inclusive, greener and livable area both Italian and Slovenian. This programme strictly observes and is in line with OTs laid down by European Strategy 2020 and European Cohesion Policy. My duty station is located in Udine, a cozy and pretty city of Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region placed in North-East of Italy where I’m working with MA staff. The headquarters is in Trieste, the stunning and breat