Benchmark Study 1

IPP 1st BENCHMARK REPORT
EU Serviceagentur Sachsen-Anhalt
Internationaler Bund (IB) Sachsen-Anhalt
Kultusministerium Sachsen-Anhalt
Mobilitätsberatung der Kammern in Sachsen-Anhalt
ZAV Auslandsvermittlung Magdeburg
In addition GOEUROPE! cooperates with the following partners on a national level:
The German Youth Council in order to execute the “Structured Dialogue” in the field of youth
policies and the new European youth strategy on a national level.
The national agency “Youth for Europe” of the EU programme “Youth in Action”
IJAB - International Youth Service of the Federal Republic of Germany in order to maintain a
continuous exchange of information within the framework of Eurodesk. This cooperation
ensures availability of current information material.
o Interests in further EU co-operation and programmes:
GOEUROPE! is funded until the end of 2011 and seeks to continue its work. Thus, the referring
application is currently underway. Furthermore, the project intends to extend the number of project
partners and would be very interested in starting new cooperation projects with IPP partners.
o Results & Experiences
Main Results: The goal of GOEUROPE ! European Youth Competence Centre Saxony-Anhalt is to
improve the job opportunities of young people in Saxony-Anhalt through the conveyance of European
competences. Thus, GOEUROPE ! maintains a strong regional and interregional network that
allows the realisation of internships, seminars, European voluntary services and youth projects
within the European context. The feedback and demand from schools, other organisations and individuals
have been overwhelmingly positive. Workshops and seminars are well-frequented and
within the period of September 2009 to October 2010 GOEUROPE ! was requested to perform up
to 3384 consultations. Educators, trainers and participants of GOEUROPE ! activities have confirmed
the effectiveness of the project’s positive impact on the process of development of a stronger
European awareness as well as openness towards European topics which results in increased employability
of young people from Saxony-Anhalt. Furthermore, GOEUROPE ! was able to profit from
the experiences of and with partner organisations and therefore, improve its own processes and effectiveness
within the field of European youth work.
Main difficulties & bottlenecks: The main difficulties encountered by GOEUROPE ! include the attainment,
motivation and maintenance of young volunteers in the field of European youth work.
Therefore, seminars and workshops focusing on this topic are planned for 2011 in cooperation with
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