Lead Partner:

ARCES - Associazione ARCES

ARCES, a non-profit organisation set up in September 1970, (under presidential decree no.713, regarding non-profit corporations) is a University College recognised by the Ministry for the University and Research. The 14 legally recognised university colleges in Italy have been co-operating since 1997 as a permanent confederation. ARCES promotes activities that encourage the all-round growth of the individual,  placing its emphasis on students as future professionals and active members of society. It encourages the education and training of young people, in line with national and EU policy, with the aim of drawing their attention to ethical issues, sensitising them to the social aspect of work, opening up new frontiers of knowledge and enabling them to contribute to the material progress of their own country and that of the EU. Since 2002 ARCES University College has issued a Social Balance, with the objective of promoting best practices vaunting and spreading the voluntary principle of responsibility for one’s own actions and attitudes. The Guidance Lifelong Learning & Mobility Centre is the ARCES operational unit focussing on the integration between the worlds of training and work. It was set up in 1981 as an Guidance Centre; since the 1990s it has reinforced its internationalisation and mobility activity in support of a greater integration on the part of young people in the European Union. Aims of the Centre are:

• Guiding young people in their choice of post-school and post-university vocational training, in order to help them gainfully organise their lives.
• Helping young people to develop their potential and to achieve their training and professional goals from secondary school onwards.
• Developing shared projects with schools and universities for students’ career guidance.
• Training teachers and trainers in specific teaching areas.
• Encouraging mobility for young people and workers in the work market, by encouraging a European employment policy.
• Promoting the European dimension and continuous innovation of systems and processes of permanent learning.
• Encouraging international co-operation in the sector of pedagogic-educational research.

Legal address: Via Lombardia, 6
Post code: 90144
City: Palermo
Region: Sicily
Country: Italiy
Web site: http://www.arces.it
Telephone: 0039 091 346629
Telephone: 0039 091 304493
Fax: 0039 091 346377

Partners:

EUCA - European University College Association

EUCA was founded in July 2008 by “University colleges” and associations of “University colleges” of four EU countries (Italy, Poland, UK, Spain). EUCA represents 193 university colleges and 55.000 university students. Its main scope is the promotion of the professional, academic, cultural and human development of university students. These facilities are open to all students without discrimination and mark their difference towards the purely and traditional residential colleges by offering an active formation and tutoring of the residents and to non-residents. These University colleges are characterized by their international character manifested through the promotion of student exchanges with similar institutions in other countries, as well as by their close collaboration with universities and civil society in general, including enterprises.

Legal address: Rue de Trèves 49 bte 3
Post code: 1040
City: Bruxelles
Region: Bruxelles-Capitale
Country: Belgium
Web site: http://www.euca.eu
Telephone 1: +32.2.2806340
Fax: +32.2.2806338

CCU - Consejo de Colegios Mayores

The CONSEJO DE COLEGIOS MAYORES UNIVERSITARIOS DE ESPAÑA (Spanish University Colleges Counsil) is as national association with 145 associates (bout public and private University Colleges) from 30 different Spanish Universities. This association represents the Colleges before different Spanish and international institutions, collaborates with the different Universities to develop activities related with academic, social and cultural formation and improves the development of professional competences of the staff and students of the Colleges.

In addition, this association provides a social network that facilitates the interchange of students and lecturers between different Universities both in Spain and abroad.

This Council is a founding partner of EUCA (European University Colleges Association) and NASPA (National Association of Student Personnel Administrators) in the US that in turn, leads an international network with the UNESCO (Student Affaire Administrators in Higher Education)

Legal address: Leonardo Prieto Castro 6
Post code: 28040
City: Madrid
Region: Madrid
Country: Spain
Web site: http://www.consejocolegiosmayores.es
Telephone: +34 91 8377788
Fax: + 34 8377789

WUT - Warsaw University of Technology – Students’ Unit of Foreign Affairs

The Warsaw University of Technology is an academic institution of higher learning, shaping the future social elites ― educated people with a broad outlook on the world, conscious of their own views but also understanding and respecting the world views of others. The University not only gives shape to the minds of its student but also forges their characters, awakens in them the kind of creative attitudes engineers should display, furnishing them not only with knowledge but also with skills.
The Warsaw University of Technology works in partnership with other higher education institutions in Warsaw which are particularly close to it in nature. Together, these schools strive to provide a mutually complementary educational and research package. The Warsaw University of Technology also boasts a rich tradition in cooperation with other academic centers, in Poland and abroad. Such cooperation is becoming increasingly important in the face of accelerating civilizational changes worldwide.
WUT will participate to the project with the Commission of Students for Foreign Affairs. This Commission inspires college students to participate actively in establishing cooperation with foreign countries and, with this respect, it has signed new agreements with universities and student organizations from other countries. The Commission is helping students from abroad in both the formal issues  of integration and adaptability. The Commission's actions are also directed to provide assistance to all University students who wish to attend  in international initiatives.

Legal address: Plac Politechniki, 1
Post code: 00-661
City: Warsaw
Region: Mazowieckie
Country: Poland
Web site: http:// www.pw.edu.pl
Telephone: +48 22 628 14 25
Telephone: +48 22 234 78 27
Fax: +48 22 234 71 40

IM - INTERMEDIA CONSULTING A.C.

InterMedia is an international NGO founded with the aim of providing support to world wide NGOs activities and social entrepreneurs, promoting values in the fields of education, youth, mass media and entertainment.
Working internationally (it has offices in Rome and representatives in Santiago de Chile, Buenos Aires, Lagos, Manila and Mexico City), it leads international projects and provides strategy, networking and communication design services.  
Its objectives are:

1. To promote the development of sustainable audiovisual and interactive media productions, especially fostering new generations of producers.
2. To promote young people’s active citizenship, especially through Leadership and Character Education Programs.
3. To strength NGO capabilities and effectiveness, especially those focused in youth formation and solidarity.

Legal address: VIA TORQUATO TARAMELLI 14 INTERNO 2
Post code: 00197
City: Rome
Region: Lazio
Country: Italy
Web site: http:// www.intermediaconsulting.org
Telephone: +39063223399
Fax: +39063220216

BIKAP - Baltic Association for Education and Cultural Development
(Baltijas Izglitibas un Kulturas Attistibai biedriba)

According to our statutes the goal of the activities of the Baltic Association for Education and Cultural Development is the human development of residents of Latvia of all age groups, nowadays with particular focus on university students.  This human development involves promoting culture and personal, spiritual, and social attitudes that foster the growth of an integrated personality and prepares citizens, who are willing to contribute to their society with generosity and professional competence.  To achieve these goals, we offer a range of educational, cultural, and athletic programs.
We have been carrying out activities to foster generous service, professional competence, and a well-rounded personality on a regular basis since 2004.  We have organized international service projects for university and high school students in Cesvaine, Latvia each summer.  We offer weekly sporting activities in Riga for high school students.  Furthermore, each week, we offer a range of academic and cultural activities in many fields and for different age groups.  We also organize educational and recreational trips to destinations in Latvia and to international destinations.  We also encourage monthly visits to disadvantaged people, such as residents of nursing homes and hospitals.  Although individual activities may emphasize one particular goal of our association, we strive to make each activity a growth experience for the whole person.   We make efforts at each activity to make available trained volunteers who can help participants assimilate new ideas and achieve personal goals through one-on-one mentoring. 
The Baltic Association for Education and Cultural Developmentholds since 2008 the status of official Latvian State’s Public Good Organization for receiving grants with tax deductions and is a registered organization at the EU Agency for International Programs for Youth.

Legal address: Elizabetes 17-2
Post code: LV-1010
City: Riga
Region: Riga
Country: Latvia
Web site: http:// www.sauleskalnsuc.lv
Telephone: +(371) 67320953
Fax: +(371) 67326354

NEA - Netherhall Educational Association

NEA aims to provide all-round formation for people of all ages, especially the young, to help them develop their talents to the full and use them in the service of society. Personal development is seen as a harmonious development of the following components: academic and professional development, social development, character and spiritual development. In pursuance of its aims it runs accommodation and complementary activities for university level students, courses in hospitality, youth clubs, educational and social projects in Britain and abroad. NEA is a founding member of EUCA (European University College Association).

Legal address: Netherhall Gardens 18/a
Post code: NW3 5TH
City: London
Region: Inner London
Country: United Kingdom
Web site: http:// www.nea.netherhall.org.uk
Telephone: +44 20 7794 9996
Fax: +4420 74725733