An Opportunity to get involved in Culture & Nature, Education & Sport in Germany for three Months

During their time in Germany, all participants receive financial support and are accompanied in seminars. An important prerequisite is good knowledge of German, at least B1 according to the European Framework of Reference for Languages.

The locations where participants can spend three months include UNESCO project schools, biosphere reserves and world heritage sites, theaters, museums and foundations, sports and cultural clubs, universities and Goethe Institutes as well as organizations in the sustainability sector. During their internship, the participants support their place of work with event organization, public relations or implement projects with children and young people.

kulturweit-Incoming promotes the civic engagement of young people across borders and strengthens the international dialogue of civil society with the support of the Federal Foreign Office.

Through the internship, participants gain insight into the structure of German civil society. The deployment sites benefit from new perspectives and promote transcultural exchange. This creates a network that everyone involved can rely on for their future work.

Financial Support

Kulturweit offers you:

• an internship for three months in a placement in the areas of culture, nature, education or sport in Germany,
• 812 euros monthly subsidy to support your housing and food costs,
• foreign health, liability and accident insurance,
• the assumption of international travel costs as well as travel costs as part of the educational support program,
• the organization and implementation of the educational support program,
• the organization and assumption of costs for a preparatory online language course,
• a contact person at the deployment site,
• Contact persons for questions about applications, selection and placement, visas and security at the German UNESCO Commission,
• Quality assurance and evaluation.

What costs will you incur?

• Costs for applying for your visa (e.g. travel costs to embassies, consulates or authorities, processing fees, certifications, translations),
• Transfer (bus, train, taxi) to the airport in your home country,
• all costs that go beyond the monthly allowance of 812 euros.

Accompanying Seminars

Participation in the seminars is mandatory for all participants.

• Preparatory language course
  • Approximately one month before the start of the internship, the participants attend a preparatory online language course.
• 5-day preparatory seminar
  • Immediately after arrival, the participants take part in a five-day preparatory seminar, which prepares them as best as possible for their experiences in Germany and offers them the opportunity to arrive in Germany in peace and to get to know each other. The participants usually arrive one day before the start of the seminar and spend the night at the seminar location in Berlin during this time. The preparatory seminar imparts knowledge on UNESCO topics such as education for sustainable development, post-colonialism and racism.
• 2-day interim seminar
  • Halfway through the internship, a two-day online interim seminar takes place.
• 3-day follow-up seminar
  • The follow-up seminar takes place during the last three days of the internship in Germany. All participants meet here to reflect on their experiences and experiences and to develop perspectives for the time after the internship.
• Educational and networking events
  • In addition, other educational and networking events take place during the internship, where participants deepen their knowledge and skills on UNESCO topics and project work.

Observation

• This is a full-time commitment, which means the weekly shadowing period is usually 38.5 to 40 hours or up to eight hours a day.
• All participants are also entitled to five observation-free days.
• All rights and obligations are regulated in a written agreement between the participant, the placement site and the German UNESCO Commission.

Criteria

• Women* from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia as well as young people from Ghana, Cameroon, Kenya, Madagascar, Namibia and Togo can apply.
• You must come of age at least three months before the start of the program. The legal age of majority in your home country applies.
• There is no upper age limit for applicants from sub-Saharan Africa.
• Applicants from North Africa and the Middle East must be a maximum of 30 years old and must not turn 31 during the program.
• They look forward to your renewed application.
• You need proof of your B1 language level according to the European Framework of Reference for Languages.
• The best option is a certificate from the Goethe Institute or a TestDaF certificate.
• They also accept certificates from other language schools or proof of a German studies degree.

For more information, visit UNESCO.