📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
The IUT are independent institutes, part of the Grenoble Alpes University. We offer both professional skills and a high-quality theoretical teaching. We offer education mainly in the field of services. The duties of the volunteer will typically include :
Organizing conversation classes in English and other languages to IUT students, but also teachers and staff ;
Setting up events on foreign cultures and educative systems (festive events, debates, film projection, food) ;
encourage students to participate in European and international mobility and exchange programs (information on Erasmus and European Volunteering) ;
Creating a friendly atmosphere and a welcoming culture for students. To this end the volunteer will get in touch with student unions/teachers ;
Setting up societies like those that exist at universities in English-speaking countries (Drama, Debating Society etc.) ;
Working in network/teams; to share their experience, practices, projects and develop common events.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Grenoble is a very pleasant mid-sized city, nicknamed the capital of the Alps, and it offers magnificent views at the end of every street. The whole city is surrounded by mountains. It is an affordable university city with 65,000 students, of whom 6,000 are European or international.
The volunteers will be housed in a room or a shared apartment in a student residence in the heart of Grenoble for free. They will be given a monthly card for public transport or a bike and receive a monthly allowance of 440€ (food, pocket money), as well as a card to be able to use the student restaurants.
🎒 Leisure activities
The volunteers will be offered training and assistance throughout the project.
Their mentor in IUT2 and the language professors will support their integration in the team and in the student community and they will help them in all stages of the activities (regular meetings, team-bonding activities, expertise from volunteers from the years before, methods for workshops, French language lessons, administrative assistance etc.).
The National Agency organizes 2 big seminars to familiarize the volunteers with reflection methods and non-formal methods of learning, as well as to help them network.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: The candidates must have very good written/spoken English (minimum C1), while other languages are welcome, too; especially German, Italian and Spanish are very appreciated, as they are taught as second foreign languages at the IUT. The ability to work independently and the interest in international mobility are necessary. Creative and social skills and a mindset of initiative will get you through!
The volunteers will deal with students, so very young candidates (below 21) may not feel comfortable in this position.
The (Zoom) interview will take place during the week of the 4th April 2022.
Deadline: Application deadline: 10/06/2022
ℹ️ Additional information
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:https://www.youthpass.eu/en/
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label. The Quality Label certifies that the organisation is able to run projects in compliance with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps.