TRANSNATIONAL EXCHANGE PROJECTS IN THE FIELD OF CULTURAL

TRANSNATIONAL EXCHANGE PROJECTS IN THE FIELD OF CULTURAL LEARNING Basic information – concepts – formats – funding for: 4 Europe in Perspective Training Gefördert vom

IMPACT ON YOUNG PEOPLE Motivation for participation 93 % wanted to take part in the artistic project 43 % wanted to get to know new people 33 % have taken part because friends have taken part 4 31 % wanted to get to know individuals from other „cultures“ 94 % have been motivated by their parents, teachers, friends, other cultural operators

IMPACT ON YOUNG PEOPLE Personal development 86 % have learned to establish contacts with strangers 4 their self-esteem 83 % have strengthened 75 % have become more independent 67 % have learned a lot about themselves 48 % have better capacities to deal with situations unknown to them

IMPACT ON YOUNG PEOPLE Development of intercultural competences 57 % have become deeper knowledge about other „cultures“ 51 % understand today other 4 „cultures“ better 51 % have recognized their „Germanness“ 61 % have positive feelings for the other country 69 % have learned a lot about humans 61 % have less inhibitions in the foreign language 23 % have been motivated to learn a new foreign language

IMPACT ON YOUNG PEOPLE Effects on their lives 41 % are still in contact with other participants 33 % say it‘s under the top 5 of all events in their life 4 12 % say that the exchange was „nice to have“ 67 % say that the exchange is one part of their „life mosaic“ 31 % see the exchange as a trigger of a domino-effect 7 % see the exchange as a turning point in their life

FORMATS AND CONCEPTS Balance of the arts – learning/education – personal development § one, two or more partner countries § exchanges for children – for 4 young people § real partnership one-sided professional concepts § process product § staff exchanges – internships – voluntary service § exchange-cycles §

BASIC PRINCIPLES Separated sectors: culture – education – youth • Basiscs in the youth sector: • voluntary participation 4 • active participation • relevance of the topics • real emotional experiences • group experiences •

BASIC PRINCIPLES OF FUNDING • • funding only for mobility mostly fixed amount of money per day and participant travel costs per kilometer or grid of distances in some cases additional funds for preparation, 4 translation, programme costs, etc. duration mostly between 5 and 30 days exchanges of groups (5 to 25/30 per country) preparation in partnership – if possible exchanges in every country involved – one or more partner countries

FUNDING POSSIBILITIES • Twinning towns, twinning regions • German Ministry for Youth: one or more countries • DFJW/OFAF: France, Germany & third countries • DPJW/PNWM: Poland, Germany & third countries Greek-German Youth Office 4 • Tandem: Czech Republic & Germany • • Con. Act: Israel & Germany • German-Russian Foundation for Youth Exchange • Private foundations: German-Turkish Youth Bridge • UK-German Connection • EU: Erasmus+, Creative Europe, Europe for Citizens

FUNDING POSSIBILITIES Europe for Citizens (2014 -2020) Funding initiatives to strengthen remembrance and to enhance civic participation at EU level: Contribute to citizens' understanding of the EU, its 4 history and diversity • Foster European citizenship and improve conditions for civic and democratic participation at EU level. •

FUNDING POSSIBILITIES Creative Europe (2014 -2020) • “Supporting Europe's cultural and creative sectors” • Measures: • Cross-border cooperation 4 projects • Networks (help cultural sector to strengthen competitiveness) • Capacity building and professional training for audiovisual professionals

FUNDING POSSIBILITIES Erasmus + (2014 -2020) • Education, training, youth and sport • Mobility of young people and professionals, European cooperation (for innovation and exchange of good practice), Support for policy reform 4 • • apprenticeships and vocational training • Youth exchanges • Strategic partnerships on innovation (e. g. training practices) Also interesting: SALTO Resources Center and trainings/tools, School Education Gateway, e. Twinning

MORE INFORMATION Use the information resources – subscribe to their newsletters 4 www. dfjw. org www. ofaj. org www. dpjw. org www. pnwm. org www. tandem-org. de www. conact-org. de www. stiftung-drja. de www. jugendbruecke. de www. ukgermanconnection. org

MORE INFORMATION Erasmus+ National Agencies https: //ec. europa. eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/languageselector/site-language_de? destination=node SALTO-YOUTH Resource Centers 4 https: //www. salto-youth. net/rc/ School Education Gateway https: //www. schooleducationgateway. eu/en/pub/index. htm e. Twinning https: //www. etwinning. net/en/pub/index. htm

MORE INFORMATION National Creative Europe Desks https: //ec. europa. eu/programmes/creative-europe/contact_en Europe for Citizens http: //ec. europa. eu/citizenship/europe-for-citizens-programme/ 4