How to create real impact in entrepreneurship through Erasmus+ projects

Have you ever wondered what is the common element between entrepreneurship and Erasmus+ projects?

In February 2018, our colleague Mădălina participated as a representative of GEYC association at the international seminar “Cross-over - Quality in KA2 projects” in Lithuania. The seminar aimed to improve the understanding of strategic partnerships projects among NGOs and to provide a space for further development of project ideas with potential partners and feedback from National Agencies’ representatives.

We are hosting an international delegation in the frame of "The Women Get Back" project

Between 7th and 16th of March, GEYC is hosting in Bucharest a job shadowing in the frame of "The Women Get Back" project (Capacity building, Erasmus+) involving 3 representatives of nongovernmental organisations from Brazil, France (special guest) and Peru.

“#PlayEurope ‐ EduGames for Active Citizenship” – Strategic Partnership in the field of Youth (KA2)

“#PlayEurope ‐ EduGames for Active Citizenship” is a Strategic Partnership in the field of Youth, supported by Erasmus+ Programme. The project consortium is led by Viteco – Italy, and the other partners organisations are: 

Exploring Cultural Heritage Survey Results

Booklet: Time to engage

 

Let's start our first Latin American cooperation project: The Women Get Back (WGB) - KA2

The Women Get Back (WGB) is a Capacity Building project within the framework of the European Commission’s Erasmus+ Programme with 5 project partners from Europe (Bulgaria, Italy, Portugal, Romania and Spain) and 5 project partners from Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru and Nicaragua).

TC-"Entrepreneurship Education for Cultural Tourism" Terranova, Italia

În perioada 29 noiembrie - 7 decembrie am fost unul dintre cei patru GEYC-uleți care a luat parte la un training course – Entrepreneurship Education for Cultural Tourism. Acesta a avut loc în localitatea Terranova da Sibari, Italia. Pot spune că sunt tare norocoasă să vorbesc acum la timpul trecut și să spun că am fost acolo, căci am aflat că am zbor cu o oră și jumătate înainte de îmbarcare. Nu, nu e o greșeală. Compania aeriană m-a anunțat cu o oră și jumătate înainte de îmbarcare că mi-a modificat biletul de avion.

EVS - "Youth4Sport2" Nicosia, Cipru

The European Voluntary Service, project Youth4Sport2, at Nautilos SAR in Nicosia, Cyprus represented a non-formal experience that allowed me to broaden my knowledge and share ideas about healthy lifestyle, sports and youth education. My mobility stage lasted 6 months, from May until October 2017. During this time I had the chance to be part of an adventurous journey in the easternmost part of Europe. 

YE- "Mindful Entrepreneurship", Rokiskis, Lituania

Schimbul de tineret ‘‘Mindful Entrepreneurship’’ a avut loc în perioada 20-28 Seprembrie 2017, în Rokișkis, Lituania. Proiectul a fost creat pentru a facilitate cooperarea și implementarea unei idei de business urmând 5 pași (Self-Assesment, Soft skills, Hard skills, Ideas development și Idea Validation). Tehnica de bază fiind Mindfulness.

A little bit of Arabic taste in the heart of Bucharest

GEYC, with the support of Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie, Comite Des Etudiants Francophones Gaudeamus, Embassy of Tunisia in Romania and University Politehnica of Bucharest, organized on 8 November the "Voix-Voie" event which presented the extraordinary experiences lived by our colleague Gabriel Brezoiu, general manager of GEYC, in Tunisia and by Lamia Ajala, member of Association la Voix de l'Enfant Rural -AVER. 

E-learning course - Entrepreneurship Education for Cultural Tourism

GEYC among with his partners Asociacion Projuven from Spain, Youth Mobility Denmark  from Denmark and Futuro Digitale from Italy is glad to announce the launch of EECT (Entrepreneurship Education for Cultural Tourism) e-learning course.

International Youth Day Statement - Gran Canaria 2017

During the "Youth, Power & Future" youth exchange that took part in the middle of August in the sunny island of Gran Canaria, GEYC team had the opportunity to celebrate the International Youth Day along with hundreds of other youngsters from different parts of the world. 

Job Agent 007 - Bojnice, Slovakia

At SIEDAS` invitation, alongside with special agents from Slovakia, Lithuania, Croatia, Italy, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Poland, Portugal, Estonia, Macedonia, Turkey and Hungary, the Romanian delegation shared their country`s realities and acknowledged the others, focusing on youth unemployment and Erasmus +. 

Youth Exchange - "Europe without borders", Agros, Cyprus

Youth Exchange - "Europe without borders" was held in one of the most scenic areas in Cyprus - Agros. Romanian participants shared their experience towards this project through few lines and pictures. Let's see what happened with them during the project.

Official visit in Italy of Mr Gabriel Brezoiu, GM of GEYC

On 25-26 May 2017, Mr Gabriel Brezoiu, General Manager of GEYC had an official visit in Italy in the regions of Puglia and Calabria aiming to reinforce the cooperation with local partners and to work on future initiatives.

Annual report / Raport anual - GEYC - 2016

It is our pleasure to announce the launch of our annual report for 2016. The document includes the main achievements of our organisation in the past year.

Ne revine plăcerea de a anunța lansarea raportului nostru anual pentru anul 2016. Documentul include pricipalele realizări de anul trecut ale organizației noastre.

The 'easiest' thing I've done: having a business!

Youth Entrepreneurs’ Lab – Training course, Thessaloniki, Greece (20-28 February) was our opportunity to discover more about entrepreneurship in an intercultural environment thanks to YELAB Erasmus+ project.

#învizită: "The Silicon Valley of Transylvania", Cluj-Napoca, 20-22 martie 2017

GEYC Community organised a visit in Cluj-Napoca called "The Silicon Valley of Transylvania". This is the first domestic visit outside Bucharest as part of #invizita programme, 25 people took part together with two group leaders: Gaby & Brigitte. This visit was part of "eSkills for Volunteering" project and allowed the participants to have direct interaction with the representatives of Tetarom technological and industrial park and Impact Hub Cluj-Napoca and thus to get a better understanding on the eskills needed for having a digital start-up. Moreover, the participants surveyed the inhabitants of Cluj-Napoca in order to discover their level of understanding on digital entrepreneurship.

Comunitatea GEYC a organizat o vizită de studiu în Cluj-Napoca numită "The Silicon Valley of Transylvania". Aceasta este prima deplasare internă în afara Bucureștiului din cadrul programului #invizita, 25 tineri luând parte la mobilitate însoțiți de doi lideri de grup: Gaby & Brigitte. Vizita a fost organizată în cadrul proiectului "eSkills for Volunteering" și a permis participanților să interacționeze direct cu reprezentanții parcului industrial Tetarom, ai Impact Hub Cluj-Napoca și având astfel ocazia de a înțelege mai bine ce competențe digitale sunt necesare pentru a avea o afacere digitală. Totodată, aceștia au efectuat un sondaj printre locuitorii din Cluj-Napoca pentru a descoperi gradul de înțelegere al acestora asupra antreprenoriatului digital.

“Entrepreneurship Education for Cultural Tourism” - Strategic Partnership in the field of Youth (KA2)

“Entrepreneurship Education for Cultural Tourism” is a Strategic Partnership in the field of Youth, supported by Erasmus plus Programme. The project consortium is led by Youth Mobility  -Denmark and the other partners organisations are:  Asociación Projuven - Spain, Associazione di Promozione Sociale Futuro Digitale – Italy and Asociatia GEYC – Romania.

KA2 Project “eSkills for Volunteers” officially starts

On November 14th 2016, the kick-off meeting for the KA2 Project “eSkills for Volunteers” took place in Malaga (Spain). The partner’s project are Asociación Projuven (the coordinator) from Spain, Futuro Digitale from Italy, GEYC from Romania and Mobility Friends from Portugal.