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Practical life Courses in Romania
Cost of living: This is a little lower than in France, at least outside the capital city,
Prague. You can eat a hearty goulash for 5.50€ or less in the popular restaurants. Romania is a still a very rural country. It is one of the poorer member
states in the European Union, but the country's economy has been catching up at
Accommodation: the amount of rent to be paid varies widely between Prague and a good rate over recent years. It also has a strong industrial tradition and, thanks
the larger cities (where it is not easy to find cheap lodgings) and the rest of the especially to its attractive labour costs, there is a certain dynamism, especially
country. Moving away from city centres allows lightens the strain on the budget. in the automobile industry. The tertiary sector is preferred when searching for
In the Czech Republic there are buildings which belong to co-operatives. There courses: IT, communications, transport, finance, trade, telecommunications,
may be offers of sub-leasing in this arrangement. This approach, as well as a flat- audit.
sharing, are common in the country. In Prague, a studio can be rented for between SMEs are also very active in the fields of engineering, ICT and video games. Very
350 and 570€depending on area. small French groups have developed, especially in particular in the areas of hotels,
catering and tourism.
Tips on finding a course and useful sites Name and legal definition
Useful sources of information Stagiu
÷ It is possible to apply to the National Education Fund nvf.czof the Czech In Romania, the activities related to training courses must never be at the expense
Republic, an organization which deals with international trade in particular. of the national labour market.
÷ Czech Employment Agency: www.portal.mpsv.cz Working time is legally fixed at 40 hours per week.
For more information contact the Direcţia Migraţia Forţei de Muncă
÷ The Franco-Czech Chamber of Commerce, to learn which French companies www.anofm.md/page/directia-migratia-fortei-de-munca-si-relatii-internationale
operate in the country: www.ccft-fcok.cz
÷ Czech Chamber of Commerce: www.komoracz.eu Practical life
÷ Consulting business directories: Zlaté stránky (on-line yellow pages): www. Language: the national language is Romanian. In some parts of Transylvania or
zlatestranky.cz ; Czechinvestgateway : www.czechinvest.org/en Crişana, Hungarian is also spoken. But part of the population is French-speaking,
and students often master two foreign languages well: English and French.
Professional federations
o Textile Industry and Leather Garments Association: www.atok.cz/lang-en. Cost of living: Romania is one of the least expensive countries in Europe. A budget
of about 180€ per month for meals and 20€ for local transport should be sufficient.
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o Czech and Moravian ELA-Association of Electricity and Electronic Accommodation: 220 € per month. It is better to seek accommodation once on
Production: www.electroindustry.cz the spot, finding a short-term solution to begin with.
o Agro-Food Industry Association: www.foodnet.cz Some sites: www.hihostels-romania.ro (Youth Hostels)
www.imobiliare.ro/inchirieri-apartamente
Business federations www.pzonline.ro
o Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Craftsmen: www. Tips on finding a course and useful sites
amsp.cz For most of courses, a good command of Romanian and/or English is necessary. If
o Czech Confederation of Trade and Tourism: www.socr.cz/english-info this is not the case, however, trainees can try their luck at one of the many French
companies operating in the country.
Press Idnes (www.idnes.cz), PravoNovinky (pravo.novinky.cz), The French presence is important in Romania, with some 4,000 companies
Lidovky (www.lidovky.cz), Ihned (ihned.cz). having their capital partially or wholly French. Many sectors are represented:

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