📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
LE STUDIUM Loire Valley Institute for Advanced Studies aims to boost international scientific exchanges in the Centre-Val de Loire region. Located in Orléans, LE STUDIUM works with the main higher education and research institutions in the region. The volunteer will assist in the integration of the foreign researchers welcomed by LE STUDIUM; assist researchers in their new French life and environment i.e.: bring support to researchers for transportation, culture, sports, French classes etc. S/he will help researchers and their families to understand their social, political and cultural environment, by introducing, facilitating access to and organising different types of activities: leisure, gastronomy, artistic, scientific and cultural discoveries. S/he will remain a point of contact throughout the researchers’ residence, supporting the project officers in charge of incoming researchers. The volunteer will participate in the organisation of events and welcome international scientists
🏠 Accommodation on site
For 10 months you’ll live in Orléans, which is 120km away from Paris, so you can easily reach Paris by train (1 hour). You’ll be accommodated in a shared flat with an individual room, in the center of Orléans. You’ll have your own bathroom. The flat has a shared kitchen and living room, and a Wi-fi connection. You will be fully refunded of your travel costs up to the EU fixe price. We will give you money (360e per month) for food and you will receive pocket money for your hobbies. LE STUDIUM will cover the free access to a discount canteen and all travel costs in the region during the mission.
🎒 Leisure activities
A dedicated training and integration programme will be planned to introduce the volunteer to her/his new environment and working procedures. S/he will be assisted all way long by LE STUDIUM team members to accomplish her/his tasks successfully. The volunteer will participate in two trainings with the French National Agency: on-arrival training and mid-term training. On top of those trainings, the volunteer will benefit from free online language classes.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: The volunteer should be motivated to work in an international and intellectually stimulating environment. Open-minded and curious, s/he should be willing to share their culture and learn more about that of others.
Competences and qualities we expect from the volunteer:
Team work spirit
Reactivity, sense of initiative and willingness to learn
High level of responsibility
Deadline: Application deadline: 14/10/2022
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.