You will gain international living and work experience allowing you to better compete in today's job market.
You will broaden you work view by experiencing another culture in-depth.
You will refine important professional skills.
You will improve your language skills.
You will build a network of international friends.
You will share the benefits of your skills and knowledge with others.
The program is open to any applicant who sincerely wants to share his/her experience and skills and who meets the listed requirements - professionals, new graduates, craftsmen, retired people, students... all are welcome to apply.
Participants may choose either or both the field and preferred location options of the Program.
Possible fields of interest include social work, education, tourism, cultural work and catering.
The minimum time needed for the program is 8 weeks. There is a mandatory language study period of 4 weeks and a minimum
volunteer work period of 4 weeks.
If you are thinking of participating for a period of longer than 180 days, we recommend that you extend the language study period.
A minimum of eight weeks is needed to complete the total commitment of the
volunteer program. The first 4 weeks are dedicated to study and the volunteer placement continues for 4 weeks more.
During the Spanish language study phase you can choose to stay in our Residence or with a host family.
During the
volunteer work phase you will be staying at one of our student flats with other students and
volunteers.