SMART AND RARE PROJECTS
TRAINING ORGANISATIONS IN EUROPE
ORGANISMS PROVIDING MOBILITY ASSISTANCE
COMPANIES, JOBS AND INTERNSHIPS
PRACTICAL DETAILS
ART PROFESSIONS EXHIBITIONS
SOURCES OF INFORMATIONS
Sources of informations
Arts and Crafts organizations
Sites providing information about Europe
Sites providing information about Europe


General information
http://www.europe-education-formation.fr/
The agency formerly known as Socrates-Leonardo Da Vinci France has become Europe Education Formation France. Its new programme “Life long education and training (Education and Formation tout au long de la vie)” aims to contribute to the development of the European Union as a society of advanced knowledge. It brings together sectoral training programmes from infants schools through to adults (Comenius, Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci, Grundtvig)..

http://www.europe-education-formation.fr/erasmus-multilateral.php
The objective of the Erasmus programme is to promote and strengthen the quality and the European dimension of higher education. The mobility of students can take the form of mobility for studies or mobility for a work placement, and the two can be combined.

http://www.europa.eu.int
This gateway site, available in 11 languages, introduces the European institutions (Commission, Council, Parliament, etc) and all European policies, including latest events and all the European official texts, etc.

http://europa.eu.int/europedirect/
Europe Direct helps you find out about your rights and the options on offer as an EU citizen, and how to make the most of this, ask questions and get advice. Europe Direct is both for companies and for citizens.
You can dial the Freefone number from any telephone in the 15 Member States and reach an operator who speaks your language: 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11

http://www.europa.eu.int/citizens
DIALOGUE WITH CITIZENS
The aim of this site, available in 11 languages, is to provide you with a better understanding of your citizen's rights in the European Union, including your professional mobility rights. It offers a whole range of practical information produced in the form of practical sheets by theme and by country.
Education - training

http://metiersdart-artisanat.com/phare/accueil.htm
Training organisations in France

http://www.europa.eu.int/eures
The European employment mobility gateway in11 languages.

http://www.ploteus.net
This site, currently available in 14 languages, provides you with comprehensive information about the education and training on offer in Europe. As a European Commission service, it offers you 4 main points of entry: study opportunities, the education systems, exchanges and a section entitled " going to another country ".

http://www.euroguidance.org.uk/french/links/index.htm
" The Euroguidance network brings together the National Centres for Resources for Professional Career Guidance (CNROP) supported by the LEONARDO programme. Euroguidance encourages mobility within Europe for people with initial vocational training or people in continuous training (life-long). European citizens have access to European information about training and education via their local career guidance services. The Euroguidance network is also the point of " resource " information for career guidance services.

http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/leonardo/leonardo_en.html
The Leonardo da Vinci programme, pillar of life-long learning.

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/education_culture/index_en.htm
All European Commission information about actions and programmes concerning education, training, culture and young people.

http://www.eurydice.org/accueil_menu/fr/frameset_menu.html
The vocation of this network providing information about education in Europe is to produce reliable and comparable information about national education systems and policies. Aimed at politicians and the world of education.
You can consult a database of educational systems in Europe: eurybase

http://www.cedefop.eu.int/
The European agency helping the political decision-makers and the practitioners of the European commission, Member States and unions and management in the various countries of Europe to make supported choices concerning vocational training policy. The Cedefop can provide you with information about the current state of and future trends in vocational training and education (PTE) within the European Union.

http://www.fede.org/
FEDE (European Federation of Schools) is a non-profit-making association with consultative status with the Council of Europe, on the basis of non-government organisations. It is aimed in particular at recognition of teaching and exam programmes approved on a European level, facilitating the mobility of students, heads of teaching establishments, teachers and young people on a European level.

http://www.unesco.org/education/index.shtml
" Studying overseas " UNESCO's international guide contains 2,659 entries concerning higher education and the grants on offer from higher education organisations and international organisations, in 129 countries.

http://www.oecd.org/FR/documents/0,,FR-documents-281-8-no-3-no-0,00.html
The on-line documentation of the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development provides access to studies on the economic situation of Member or non-Member Countries.
Jobs - internships
Liens stage - emploi
Business
http://www.europa.eu.int/business
This site, available in 11 languages, is a unique window reserved for businesses that would like to trade in Europe and seek partners. It is designed to exploit to the maximum the possibilities offered to businesses by the internal market.

http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/networks/eic/eic-geo_cover_en.html
Euro Info Centres provide businesses with information, assistance and advice concerning all Community matters.

http://www.europages.com
A site in 6 languages (EN, FR, DE, IT, ES) 500,000 businesses in Europe, selection by product, service or sector of business.

http://www.auma-foires.de
AUMA, the German Federation of Trade Fairs and Exhibitions, offers the possibility of consulting a database of trade events around the world.
Young people
http://www.eurodesk.org/
The Eurodesk network, managed by an international association (Eurodesk AISBL) located in Brussels and supported by the European Commission's Directorate for Education and Culture , brings together national, regional and local centres providing information about Europe, aimed at young people and people working with young people. Free response to requests for information, personalised advice, documentation about European programmes, publications, Internet sites, events in Europe, etc.

http://www.eurodyssee.net
Eurodyssee is a programme of the Assembly of Regions of Europe.
Every young job seeker with a diploma, aged between 18 and 30, from one of the Member Regions, has the possibility of doing a training period lasting 3 to 7 months in a company in another region of Europe. Everything is handled for the young person. The costs of the trip (housing, food, etc) are financed by the host region, via a training grant, a wage or remuneration. In each region, a manager handles the search for a host company and for somewhere to live, and also monitors the training period. Social security cover and insurance are paid for, along with intensive language training (basic knowledge sometimes required).

http://www.coe.int/T/E/Cultural_Co-operation/Youth/
Site available in 33 languages.
The Youth Department of the Council of Europe develops a youth policy. It provides financial and educational support for international youth activities, the aim of which is to promote citizenship, mobility, human rights, democracy and cultural pluralism.

http://www.alli.fi/euro/index.html
The aim of Pro Youth International is to create a database relating to youth that can be accessed on the Internet, containing information about the structures and organisations working in the youth sector in Europe, and to create links to all national, regional and local information.

http://www.trainingvillage.gr/etv/default.asp
European Training Village The European Training Village is an interactive platform aimed at all those working in the vocational training field. Its site contains up-to-date information about vocational training in Europe. It also provides access to forums promoting dialogue and joint projects, a library, databases and surveys on-line.

http://www.eyca.org/
The European Youth Card Association offers reductions to European young people under 26 travelling in Europe on transport, accommodation, language courses, insurance, museums, concerts, CDs and books. Not all countries have adopted the system. Cost varies (approximately 10 €).

http://www.iyhf.org
International Youth Hostel Federation (IYHF) A non-profit-making non-government organisation recognised by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). Useful if you are looking for cheap housing (site in French, English, Spanish and German). You need to be a member to benefit from the services.

http://www.eufed.org/
EUFED The European Federation of Youth Hostel Associations. This Federation represents the Youth Hostel Associations of the EU with Union institutions. EUFED only operates indireclty for the individual traveller. The site provides very useful preliminary information. For example, lists all national associations. http://www.eufed.org/eufedn6.htm

http://www.yonet.org/
Youth Opportunities Network This site, in favour of European cooperation in youth matters, provides access to all the tools available for organising international projects (exchanges, youth initiatives, training, networks, seminars). Database for finding partners.