Eurodyssey is an inter-regional work placement programme. It enables young people aged between 18 and 30 to take part in a paid vocational training placement lasting between three and seven months at a company abroad. The aim of the programme is to enable young people to gain work experience whilst improving their knowledge of a foreign language.
The vast majority of regions have organised a language course upon the trainees’ arrival. This course may be intensive and take place over three or four weeks prior to the work placement, or it may run over a longer period, in parallel with the practical training. With regard to the work placement, during this period at the company, the beneficiary holds a position defined before the start of the placement. They are subject to the host organisation’s working hours and rules.
Requirements:
- Jobseekers, recent graduates and young people aged between 18 and 30.
- Participants must be from an AER (Assembly of European Regions) region that sends and undertakes to receive trainees.
Participating regions:
- Belgium: Brussels-Capital, Wallonia
- Croatia: Varazdin
- Cyprus: Union of Cyprus Municipalities
- Georgia: Adjara
- Pilot programme: Irish College Leuven
- Italy: Sardinia, Aosta Valley
- Portugal: Azores; Madeira
- Romania: Timiș
- Spain: Catalonia, Murcia, Valencian Community.
Benefits:
- Trainees will receive a grant from the host region or a salary from the company, depending on how the Eurodyssey programme is organised in that region. Trainees are also covered by the host region’s social security system.
Deadline: 6 June 2026
More information: Eurodesk.
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