ESC: Marine Biology Research Center

Name: ESC: Marine Biology Research Center
Start: 2023-09-01
End: 2024-08-31
Location: Kerteminde, Denmark

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

The University of Southern Denmark’s marine biology research centre is located in Kerteminde, which is a old traditional fishing village on the island of Fyn with 5000 inhabitants. Kerteminde is only 25km from Odense, the 3rd largest city in Denmark. There are busses that drive to and from Odense to Kerteminde severl times daily. Kerteminde is well-known for the long beautiful beaches and is a popular tourist attraction in the summer. The marine biology research center for Southern Denmark University is an international known center in Kerteminde, Denmark that focuses on all aspects of marine research, both in the field and in the lab. The center has projects with focus on sponges, jellyfish, blue mussels and other filter feeding animals; as well as a bioacoustics labs where we house grey seals, cormorants and harbour porpoises.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteer will be living in a host family, who will provide food and all basic needs. The host family only receives a small financial support for food, but is opening their home to the volunteer based on the interest of an intercultural understanding. The food will be paid by the family. The project is situated in a small town in a rural area, but the host family might be found at the countryside. Transport from accommodation to the host project is covered by Dansk ICYE.

🎒 Leisure activities

The volunteer will – if he/she arrives on the agreed date – participate on an on-arrival training provided by our national Agency, IU, as well as a mid-term meeting halfway through his stay. These seminars are compulsory. But furthermore the volunteer will be invited to several of seminars, meetings and other events organized by Dansk ICYE together with the volunteers we host from Europe but also from Asia, Africa and Latin America as well. Themes of the seminars will vary, but will enhance the intercultural learning process and give the volunteer a chance to share and make new friendships.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: People with a biology or psychology background, or people with animal experience. All interested person will be openly considered with a special focus on motivation for learning and strong work ethic.
Deadline: Application deadline: 02/04/2023

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.

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📅 Available sessions

DK10234

01/09/2023 at 00:00 → 31/08/2024 at 00:00

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Deadline: 02/04/2023

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Hindsholmvej 11, 5300 Kerteminde, Denmark

Denmark

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Denmark Krone (DKK / kr)

Exchange rate

1 DKK = 0.134370 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:25 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

Danish English