ESC: Veröld hús Vigdísar

Name: ESC: Veröld hús Vigdísar
Start: 2024-09-01
End: 2025-08-31
Location: Reykjavík, Iceland

Code: 39852 Copied

Iceland European Voluntary Service Education European Voluntary Service Education Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

!! Please apply via https://www.icja.de/content/freiwilligendienste/programme/esk-dein-europaeischer-freiwilligendienst !! The Vigdís International Centre for Multilingualism and Intercultural Understanding is situated in Veröld – House of Vigdís. The centre operates under the auspices of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, and is affiliated to the Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Institute for Foreign Languages at the University of Iceland. The Vigdís International Centre for Multilingualism and Intercultural Understanding began operations on 20 April 2017 when Veröld – House of Vigdís was formally opened. The main objectives of the Centre shall be: To promote multilingualism in order to further understanding, exchange and respect between cultures and nations.To raise awareness of the importance of language as a core element of the cultural heritage of mankind. To promote translation studies and the observation, and statistics of translation flow.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The housing for the volunteers is in the centre of Reykjavik, 5min by bus from the university or 15-20min by foot. There are 8 separate rooms with 1bed per room. There are 2 bathrooms, 1 separate toilet, a kitchen and living area which are shared with the 7 other volunteers. There is a communal garden which can be used. Volunteers will be given food money and will take care of their own breakfast, lunch, and dinner. There are cheap lunch options at the university as well.

🎒 Leisure activities

The volunteer will receive an On-Arrival-Training at the beginning and a Mid-Term-Evaluation after half of their time.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: A volunteer with a mature mindset, who can work independently as well as in a team. An interest in languages and different cultures is recommended. The volunteer will be participating in an assisting role in various activities within the House of Vigdís. Some of those will be: Monthly workshops for language teachers organized on Saturday mornings Weekly film screenings in different languages Weekly lecture series on Tuesday afternoons To participate on different topics related to languages and cultures
Deadline: Application deadline: 15/06/2024

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

Training before and after the project
Health insurance during your project
round-trip travel reimbursement
accommodation and food
pocket money
language course
Return Week-end
Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

IS39852

01/09/2024 → 31/08/2025

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Deadline: 15/06/2024

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

Reykjavík, Iceland

Iceland

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Iceland Krona (ISK / kr)

Exchange rate

1 ISK = 0.007321 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Greenwich Mean Time

Local time: 21:08 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Icelandic German Danish Swedish Norwegian