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Wiesbaden City Empowers Young Employees through International Internships

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Wiesbaden city has reinitiated its international internship program for young employees, a project initially started in 2018, after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The program, part of the "Up and away - Wiesbaden trainees Abroad" project funded by Erasmus +, aims to provide 100 young city employees with the opportunity to complete internships abroad. Mayor Gerd-Uwe Mende emphasized the importance of internationalization and personal development, highlighting its potential impact on the city's organizational and work processes. The internships took place between October 2021 and July 2022 in cities such as San Sebastian, Vienna, Ghent, Lyon, and Romania.

Key Takeaways:

  • 100 young city employees participated in the international internship program, with 6 of them traveling through the education center of the Hessian economy's training program.
  • The internships took place in cities such as San Sebastian, Vienna, Ghent, Lyon, and Romania, between October 2021 and July 2022.
  • The project is part of the "Up and away - Wiesbaden trainees Abroad" project, funded by Erasmus +, focusing on promoting internationalization and personal development.
  • Mayor Gerd-Uwe Mende emphasized the potential benefits of internationalization, including strengthening personal, linguistic, and intercultural skills, and its potential impact on the city's organizational and work processes.
  • The internship program has been an integral part of the city's training plans since 2018, although it was initially supported by the Hessian economy's education center.
  • The project has its own pool project with Erasmus + since 2020, with the goal of making it possible for every young talent in the city to live and learn abroad.

Statistics:

  • 100 young city employees participated in the international internship program.
  • 6 young employees and trainees were part of the Hessian economy's education center training program.
  • Internships took place in 5 cities: San Sebastian, Vienna, Ghent, Lyon, and Romania.
  • Duration of the internships: 3-8 weeks.
  • Since 2018, the internship program has been an integral part of the city's training plans.
  • The project has been funded by Erasmus + since 2020 under the project title "Up and away - Wiesbaden trainees Abroad".

Sources:

  • "Wiesbaden.de: https://www.wiesbaden.de/"
  • Hessian economy's education center training program (date not mentioned)
  • Erasmus + project "Up and away - Wiesbaden trainees Abroad" (date not mentioned)

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