Are you a youth worker, educator, or community organiser passionate about empowering young people to shape their cities and communities? You can join an international Erasmus+ training course in Mannheim, Germany, where participants from across Europe will come together to explore urban resilience, participatory youth work, and the co-creation of community spaces. If you are ready to gain practical tools, build international partnerships, and bring new ideas back to your local community, this training is made for you.
What Will You Experience During the Training?
🏙️ Explore how young people experience resilience in their everyday spaces and connect this to practical youth work approaches
🗺️ Practice participatory tools such as community mapping, dialogue circles, and co-creation labs
🌍 Exchange challenges and solutions with peers from Europe and Egypt to strengthen intercultural dialogue skills
💡 Develop small-scale project concepts and practical action steps to implement with young people back home
🏘️ Visit community spaces and youth organisations in Heidelberg and other municipalities during field trips
🤝 Contribute to two preparatory online workshops before the training to co-develop the programme together
🏆 Receive a Youthpass certificate and an official certificate from the partner organisations upon completion
Accommodation, Food & Travel
🏨 Accommodation, two meals a day, and all programme costs are fully covered by Erasmus+
✈️ Travel support is provided — travel costs are reimbursed up to €395 or your respective rate according to the EU distance calculator
📋 After confirmation, your spot is reserved for 10 days — you will need to show your flight ticket or reach an individual agreement with your sending organisation within this period
🎓 Support is available for applying for educational leave (e.g. Bildungsurlaub) — certificates for your employer can also be provided
Programme Overview
📅 Day 1: Arrival, introduction, icebreakers, and framing of the Spaces of Resilience concept
🏛️ Day 2: Community visits, mapping local youth spaces, and dialogue with practitioners at Collegium Academicum Heidelberg
🌆 Day 3: Resilience case studies including a visit to the City of Worms
🛠️ Day 4: Co-creation labs — participants design interventions for resilient youth spaces at Collegium Academicum Heidelberg
📊 Day 5: Project development workshop in Mannheim
🎉 Day 6: Reflection, synthesis, and farewell
Participant Profile
👤 You are generally 21 or above — graduate students engaged in youth-related work are also welcome
💼 You are a youth worker, educator, social worker, community organiser, or young professional working with or creating spaces for young people
🌍 You are motivated to connect local practice with international perspectives and apply what you learn back home
🗣️ You are able to work in English throughout the training
🏛️ You need to suggest a sending organisation or be nominated by a partner organisation — if you are from Spain, Austria, Turkey, or Germany, nomination through a partner organisation is available
📍 Note: The training focuses on city-to-city exchanges — at least two participants per city are expected
Activity Dates
📅 From 26 August 2026 to 31 August 2026 — programme starts at 12:00 on the first day and ends at 14:00 on the last day
Application Deadline
⏳ 23 March 2026
Eligible Countries
🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇨🇭 Switzerland
Application Link
🔗 Application form: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/Yc9KyUyhTp
📄 Full infopack: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vXxeLbL0Iqdx5lGgh9e6dNcpIFAGwTs8/view?usp=drivesdk
📧 Contact: international@probiene.de
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