garagerasmus Foundation (ge), based in Milan, was founded in 2012 as the creative hub for the Erasmus Generation which aims to support the shaping of a Europe. ge is a foundation as well as an ambitious project of social innovations. Its goal is to bring together internationally minded people, who have had a professional or study experience abroad. ge pursues its mission through the matching of demand and offer of international jobs, by fostering social initiatives and helping the creation of start-ups.
The best ideas in the world were all born in a garage. Let s build the garage of the ERASMUS generation!
garagerasmus is supported by the main institutions in Europe. Every year the European Commission invites 250,000 former Erasmus students to join our platform.
universities companies cities associations mobile talents an online platform to collect mobile talents & connect them with garagerasmus members
ONLINE OFFLINE Enables those who have signed up to garagerasmus.org to network, share projects, promote and join events. Brings students together on its digital platform and promotes University Courses and Masters. Matches the demand and supply of international jobs. Local events, workshops, debates organized by local garagerasmus associations (ge4) Partnerships with companies and universities locally and worldwide States General of the Erasmus Generation
garagerasmus (ge) is the professional network of the Erasmus Generation that aims to support the shaping of better-integrated Europe. Our mission is to improve the lives of people who had international study or work experiences by enabling them to access opportunities that can make their careers more impactful for the European community. ge online platform is the place where former Erasmus students, companies, universities cities, local authorities and associations can meet and cooperate.
garagerasmus Foundation is establishing an alliance of: universities companies cities associations We are present online through our platform which has over 15 000 members. It enables the Erasmus Generation to continue to build its network, share projects, promote and join events and encounter companies and recruiters interested in their international profiles. This is also the place to be for Universities to promote courses and masters. Finally, ge online platform represents a powerful tool for private entities to share their vacancies. garagerasmus is also active offline, through the local organizations, the ge4cities: Local sections of the Erasmus Generation are the bridge between the local level and the international activities of the Foundation. The local sections build the ge network by organizing job matching events for international companies and profiles or acting as agents of internationalization in their areas.
OUR PARTNER UNIVERSITIES have increased from 23 up to 31 35% +27% ~1200 twitter followers feature on the platforma section master courses in Universities subscription to our platform: 14.768 members +14% ~19015 facebook followers DATA ACCORDING TO 2017
ESAA (Erasmus Student and Alumni Alliance) In 2018 we are starting the second period (2018-2020) after the beginning and we need to bring more Europe and develop more consciousness in the civil society 16th of May 2017 Laissez-Passer of the Erasmus Generation in connection with the 30th anniversary of the Erasmus program. The goal of project is to create more opportunities for young Europeans by connecting the Erasmus generation with private companies, as well as to create scholarships to financially support those youngsters who are about to leave for an exchange period. We received more than 600 candidates from former Erasmus students to represent the Erasmus generation. The Erasmus+ Generation online meeting point The official project of the EC regarding the discussion of the future of the Erasmus programme. Every National agency selected a discussion leader from each country to improve the online discussion. The result has been the «Erasmus Declaration», an official document elaborated by more than 20.000 people, delivered to the Commissioner Tibor Navracsics.
ge4ancona ge4athens ge4brussels ge4istanbul ge4katowice ge4lisbon ge4malaga ge4malta ge4milano&lombardia ge4pisa ge4prague ge4torino ge4tours ge4valencia ge4varna cities WE HAVE DOUBLED local chapters 7 15 DATA ACCORDING TO 2017
Laissez-passer of the Erasmus generation
What is the Laissez-Passer of the Erasmus Generation The Laissez-Passer of the Erasmus Generation is the virtual passport of European talents. This innovative project has been launched by the garagerasmus Foundation in May 2017 in connection with the 30th Anniversary of the Erasmus programme with the full support of the European Commission and the main student organisations across Europe.
The 4 Goals of the Laissez-Passer 1. Increase the budget of the Erasmus+ Programme Although more than 250K students and professionals benefit from this programme every year, there are still ones who can t afford it due to the living costs. garagerasmus wants to increase the number of scholarships available and consequently the number of people that can participate to the programme 2. Link International recruiters to mobile talents After their mobility experience, young talents are often not able to showcase the skills they gained during the exchange experience. This is mainly due to a lack of connection between companies and mobile talents. The Laissez-Passer fills this gap by giving the chance to enterprises to support the Erasmus+ programme and to receive every month the profiles of the 10 best talents. 3. Assign the Gold Laissez-Passer Once a year, the best Erasmus talent is elected during the Laissez-Passer Gala and awarded with a prize which can be invested in a professional initiative, another mobility experience or an academic course. Last edition, the prize was of 3 000. 4. Promoting European citizenship The Laissez-Passer provides an overall message in favor of European and international mobility. Laissez-Passer is what the Erasmus Generation reckons regarding barriers and borders in Europe. No obstacles can stop the Erasmus Generation in developing themselves through mobility and work experiences around the continent.
The Laissez-Passer 2017 Edition The 3 phases of the project: 1. The Kick-Off The promotion of the first edition of the Laissez-Passer project involved all the communication channels of the garagerasmus Foundation as well as those of its partners. 2. Promotion and Online Voting The partners for the 2017 edition were: Erasmus Mundus Association, Erasmus Student Network AISBL, Erasmus Student Network Italy, Erasmus Student Network Spain and Erasmus+ Students and Alumni Association. A preliminary agreement has also been made with AEGEE (Association des États Généraux des Étudiants de l Europe). We could reach a total of 200 000 users. 3 months after the launch, around 1 700 users were registered on the website. All in all, we received over 500 candidatures from all over the world.
3. The Golden Laissez-Passer On the night of the 25th of January 2018, the award ceremony of the Golden Laissez-Passer was concluded with the victory of Konstantinos Maragkos, a 25-years old young professional from Greece. A jury composed by the Foundation Members proclaimed Konstantinos as the Best Erasmus Talent of 2017 and he was awarded 3.000 for his project WE AfriHug which aims at empowering the Youth within African local communities through education in High-schools and Universities.
The Laissez-Passer 2017 Edition - Award ceremony
Laissez-Passer 2018/2019 Project We will enable everyone with an international experience to propose their project. To participate, the candidate has to be a member of garagerasmus platform. The voting phase will start innovember 2018. Members of the community will vote for the best project. The 6 most up-voted candidacies are short-listed for the final phase of the contest. The final Top 6 will be invited to the Gala Night which will take place in May 2019 during garagerasmus Foundation Annual Meeting, with the participation of 40 European universities, authorities and private partners. The final winner of the Golden Laissez-Passer will be chosen by the Foundation members and awarded with a scholarship, which he/she can invest in a professional initiative, another mobility experience or a Master Course.
Laissez-Passer 2018/2019 Project The 3 phases of the project: 1. The Kick-Off Phase garagerasmus Foundation will organise a press conference in Milan involving local and national media, local companies and universities. An informal donor dinner will be organised in the evening involving all the supporters of the project that will be asked for a donation to create a scholarship. 2. Laissez-Passer Promotion The garagerasmus team will organize live events in 10 different cities to talk about international mobility, to present the Laissez-Passer project and how to apply for the Golden Laissez-Passer. The online initiative with the collection of the preferences of the best 6 ideas will be launched in November. 3. The Gold Laissez-Passer Gala Night The top 6 candidates will each have ten minutes to present their project to the Foundation members and sponsors who will vote for the best project. The winner will be awarded a prize.
Partnership Opportunities WHY TO PARTNER UP WITH US? You can reach out more than 200K young talents that will be involved into the project. We have already partnered with ESN Italy, ESN Spain, ESN Belgium, ESN Poland, AEGEE, EUGEN, ScambiEuropei, +30 Universities in EU, and 4 municipalities, but also Eviva Energia, UBI Banca, Credem and EY. CHOOSE AMONG 3 DIFFERENT SPONSORSHIPS: Main sponsor with full visibility and naming of the project Sponsorship of a specific phase Customised sponsorship It is the opportunity to support a project on a European scale, making a real impact supporting the Erasmus Generation.
Talents Match - 10 minutes to convince the recruiter
garagerasmus International Talents Match! The Concept The «International Talents Match» is a project launched in 2018 by the garagerasmus Foundation. This highly innovative project was made possible thanks to the great synergy between the Foundation and its members, namely universities and companies. Each of the selected young international talents has 10 minutes to convince the recruiter to call him/her back for an interview.
Why? The aim of the Talents Match is to enhance the skills gained and developed during an international experience and to give to this young people the chance to showcase their abilities in order to be hired. How does it work? 1. garagerasmus and national agencies identify a city to organise a talents match 2. Universities and garagerasmus find some companies willing to recruit international talents 3. Companies send their vacancies to garagerasmus Foundation 4. ge prepares communication materials and registration form to the event, asking candidates to upload their CV and to choose the vacancy they want to apply for 5. 6. 7. 8. garagerasmus Foundation checks the correspondence between the candidacies and the vacancies. A selection of young people will be invited to a short meeting with the recruiters, who will be unaware of the CVs and profiles of the candidates. The candidate has ten minutes to convince the recruiter to call him/her back for a full interview. After the event, ge will share with the companies the CVs of the talents selected for the interview.
Pilot edition: first Talent Match in Milan The first edition of the Talents Match was organized in Milan on the 25th of January 2018. Recruiters from Kering, Coca-Cola, Medispa, HP Italia, Experis ManPowerGroup and WipJobs believed in the project and thus decided to try this recruiting method. 60 young people came from various Italian Universities such as Politecnico di Milano, University of Pavia and University of Bergamo. Besides Italians, there were also Brazilian, Czech, Iranian, Spanish and Greek candidates. See more of the event in video here: www.bit.do/talentmatch
Outcome The feedback garagerasmus received after the event from both recruiters and participants was very positive. It was the opportunity for graduates to be introduced to recruiters from top companies. At the same time, during a meeting of three hours, recruiters could interview international graduates from 14 different countries.
What s next? Although the first edition of the International Talents Match was organised in Milan, garagerasmus Foundation aims at expanding this project outside of Italy. As for 2018, we are planning to have at least 5 hosting countries in Europe and make the project gradually global.
garagerasmus Talents Match! in your country - Let s cooperate for the #ErasmusDays We need to identify with you a suitable city where Universities are active. For the event, garagerasmus Foundation wi l l need one room with a 80 people capacity to let the recruiters present their companies, and another room with several tables and chairs for the interviews. We will also need a computer and a projector to time each interviews. +
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