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The Italian experience Netherlands looks back on a very enriching week for
both participants and organisers.
EG Italy joined Academia in 2022, with the aim of
offering EG national network operators a concrete In the Netherlands, we welcomed an international
learning and exchange experience in a multicultural group of 11 guidance professionals from the 11 th till
environment. the 14 th of March. The central theme of this week was:
"inclusion and (mental) well-being", a topic of great in-
Between March and May 2023, five Italian practi- terest to everyone involved in education and guidance.
tioners, selected among the best performers of the
2022 EG Italy training course "Mobility opportunities During this week, we worked intensively together,
for learning and working in Europe", were able to exchanging experiences and learning from each
participate in exchange visits in Austria, Denmark, other's approaches and challenges. Participants
France and Spain. not only acquired new knowledge and tools, but
also gained inspiration through working visits,
Visits took place at universities, educational and trainings, presentations and dialogues, all with the
training agencies, employment services and re- aim of promoting wellbeing and inclusion in their
sources/information centres and were enriched by own countries.
presentations and interviews with guidance experts
and end-users. The positive feedback and stories of our participants
attest to the impact of this programme. It has not
In addition to sharing knowledge about different only contributed to their professional development
education and career systems, Italian practitioners but also lays the foundation for ongoing dialogue
also had the opportunity to focus on topics such as and cooperation between guidance professionals
guidance services for people aged 50+, counselling from across Europe.
pathways, the transitions between secondary school Day 1:
and higher education and gender perspective and Introduction Academia 2024 in the Netherlands
digitalisation in career guidance.
On Monday the 11 th of March, the Academia pro-
The learning outcomes gramme kicked off, we welcomed our guests to
the Euroguidance office in 's-Hertogenbosch. Here,
All experiences were positively rated by participants, guests received a detailed explanation of Eurogu-
which, besides learning about guidance in European idance Netherlands' activities, the Expertise Centre
context, highly appreciated the following aspects: Inclusive Education and the Education system in the
• learning in a multicultural context Netherlands. After a tour through rainy Den Bosch,
• improving language skills the afternoon offered guidance professionals the
• knowledge on specific themes addressed in the opportunity to present a successful methodology or
visits tool they use in their own daily work. Dinner in the
• personal and professional growth, with benefits evening provided the perfect opportunity to get to
for the sending organization as well know each other on a more personal level.
• networking and opportunity for new partners
for staff and student exchange projects. Day 2:
Visit to Nuffic and peer review
The feedback from Academia's first Italian experi-
ence is definitely a stimulus for EG Italy in taking On Tuesday 12 March, Academia participants were
that forward with the aim that, under the current welcomed at Nuffic in The Hague. Nuffic is the Dutch
programming period, an increasing number of op- organisation for internationalisation in education.
erators can benefit from transnational staff training Presentations were on the organisation's vision and
opportunities. objectives, the Mobstacles network and the wellbe-
ing of international students, among other things.
Retrospective Academia 2024 -
Euroguidance Netherlands In the afternoon, we played the Go! For All game with
the whole group. This game was developed by Nuffic
The Euroguidance Academia 2024 visits have started in cooperation with ECIO. The aim of the game is for
again. The kick-off took place in the Netherlands, participants from Vocational Education and Training
where Euroguidance Netherlands organised an Ac- or Higher Education to learn more about making
ademia Programme for the first time. Euroguidance an experience abroad accessible to all students.

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