2018-2019

HOSTING INTERNATIONAL
INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES

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 WHO ARE WE?
Asociación MUNDUS is a non-profit organization established in 2013
with offices in Zaragoza and Santa Coloma de Gramenet
(Barcelona), Spain.

Our main work is managing international training and mobility

projects – internships, voluntary service, youth exchanges, training
courses – for youth, youth workers and teachers. We aim at
promoting values, education, learning mobilities & intercultural
learning through non-formal education methods.

The mission of MUNDUS is to help young people get ready for the
challenging, busy and constantly changing world by gaining
international experience. Mundus team is composed of professionals
experienced in international mobility. 

Enrique Miana Blanca Romero Jorge Zarazaga

Erasmus+ Internship Manager VET Mobility Manager Companies Partnership Manager

Mr. Miana has been working for more than 25 years in youth & education field and he is a
recognized trainer by the EACEA in Erasmus+ programme. Mrs. Romero is a social worker
specialized in the field of education. Mr. Zaragaza has a wide experience working in the
Spanish business sector and networking.

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WHAT DO WE DO?
We host European projects for vocational education trainees from all
Europe, taking care of

          1. Quality placements in different types of companies.

          2. Accomodation, transfers & local transport.

          3. Training and tutoring during the whole experience.

          4. Cultural Activities & Video Report

Our goal is to ensure that every student or group of students feel like
home and enjoy as much as they can their international internship
experience abroad.

We cooperate with a wide network of companies of different sectors in

Zaragoza, Huesca (Aragón) & Girona (Cataluña).

Nowadays MUNDUS coordinates several internship European projects

-most of them funded by Erasmus+ and PON programs- for students
(vocational training) who want to come to Spain.

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WHERE?
-Zaragoza (Aragón, Spain): is the city where we host most of our
groups because it is the place where we have our main hosting
office and where we can find quality placements in all
professional sectors.

-Huesca Province (Aragón, Spain): especially for groups of

agriculture / winery studies.

-Girona Province (Catalonia, Spain): mainly for students of

tourism, hostelry or cuisine courses.

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 ZARAGOZA
Zaragoza is the capital of Aragón region and the 5th largest
Spanish city, just after Sevilla, with around 700,000 inhabitants. It
is crossed by the Ebro river (the largest river of Spain) and its main
monument and symbol is "La Basílica del Pilar", one of the most
well-known Spanish churches.

Why do we host projects in Zaragoza?

1. It is an Erasmus friendly city: each year hundreds of European

students and trainees choose Zaragoza to have an international
mobility experience in Europe.

2. It is a safe city with all services. It is large but not massive so it

has the best features of big cities but with a better quality of life,
It counts on different means of local transport (tram, bus, bikes)
to reach every point of the city.

3. It has the second largest old town in Spain with a wide variety
of cultural and leisure activities.

4. It is an enterprising city with many different types of companies

working both at national and international level.

5. It is well connected as it is in between Madrid and Barcelona (3

hours by bus from both cities).

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LLORET DE MAR
Lloret de Mar is one of the most popular holiday resorts on the
"Costa Brava" in the province of Girona (north of Barcelona). With
a population of 40,000, Lloret de Mar attracts thousands of spring
and summer visitors to its beaches and leisure time activities.

Why do we host projects in Lloret de Mar?

1. It is an international city: each year thousand of visitors and

students come to Lloret to relax, to learn Spanish or to do an
internship.

2. It is a safe city with all services. It is not a big city but Lloret has
the best features of big cities but with a better quality of life, It is
a place where you can go walking almost everywhere you need to
go.

3. It is one of the most active cities of Catalonia with a wide

variety of cultural and leisure activities.

4. It is an enterprising city with different types of companies,

mostly services, working for the local population but also for the
international visitors.

5. It is well connected as It is in between Madrid and Barcelona (3

hours by bus from both cities).

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SANTA COLOMA,
BARCELONA
Santa Coloma de Gramenet is one of the largest cities of
Catalonia (130.000 inhabitants). It is just 20 minutes far from the
very city center of Barcelona (metro L1) but it has its own personal
character. Santa Coloma is a multicultural city where the stress
and noise of the big city has no room.

Why do we host projects in Santa Coloma?

1. It is an multicultural city. Santa Coloma is a mix of the old and

the new style, the north and the south. Here is where Mundus was
founded and where we have one of our main offices. 

2. It is a safe city with all services. It is not Barcelona but it has a

much better quality of life, It is a place where you can go walking
almost everywhere you need to go with supermarkets, bars, buses
and subway stations. And if you need something else, Barcelona
is just on the other side of the river.

3. It is an enterprising city with different types of companies,

mostly services. Moreover, it is well connected with Barcelona and
other cities of its metropolitan area. That is why many people who
work in Barcelona choose Santa Coloma as its city.

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LODGING, TRANSFERS &
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

According to the requirements of the school and the group, we offer

different types of accommodation. In Zaragoza, we always host our
groups of trainees in well-located hotels in the city center.

When it is needed, all the students receive a local transport card that
can be used either for work or for their free time.

Mundus also takes care of sending a transfer bus to collect all the group
when they arrive at the airport from their home country and when they
come back at the end of the project.

From Zaragoza, Huesca or Girona we use to organize a day visit or

weekend to Barcelona. Additionally and according to with the school´s
preferences we manage to offer other activities and excursions:

Barcelona:
-Guided tour by Mundus staff in Barcelona old town and harbour.
-Visit to Camp Nou, Sagrada Familia & Parc Guell.
-Entrance to PortAventura theme park. 

Zaragoza:
-Visit to the Pyrenees (Jaca city): prehistoric caves and indoor ice-
skating.
-Guided tour (touristic bus) in Zaragoza and entrance to the
Aquarium.Kayak tour around Ebro river.

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INTERNSHIP
PLACEMENTS
Our network of companies covers the following professions. It is
also possible to request other types of working placements that
are not listed here: we work also on demand.

Marketing Cultural Services

Accounting & finances Education
Sales Youthwork
Logistics Social Services
Winery Hostelry
Agriculture Cooking
Apiculture Bartnders
Builders Touristic Services
Hairdressing
CNC Gardening
Mechanics Veterinary
Car Mechanics
Electronics IT Programming
Electricians IT Hardware
Renewable Energies Graphic Design

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IN DETAIL
(BEFORE ARRIVAL)
VISIT TO SCHOOL. Once we have the school confirmation of
students number and type of studies (professions) one person of
Mundus´s team travel to your country and visit the school in order to
interview the students to check language skills, professional
competences and their preferences. We also have a meeting with
the parents and teachers to inform about the program,
accommodation, the city, etc.

INFOPACK. One month before the arrival of the group we send a

document with information about the project, accommodation,
dress code, etc. We include also an agenda for the first two days.

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IN DETAIL
(DURING THE STAY)
AIRPORT TRANSFER. Mundus hires a bus to collect the group at
the airport in order to travel to the hosting city of the project. We
take care also of return transfers to the airport.

ON ARRIVAL TRAINING. The first day(s) we organize a training

activity to show them the city, how to use the public transports, risk
prevention, Erasmus+ and European active citizenship, tips for
behavior at work, meeting with the company and their tasks.
MENTORING. Every week the mentors keep meeting with the
students in small groups to support the learning process and to
prevent possible conflicts. 

CONTACT WITH COMPANIES. The mentors get in touch several

times a week with the companies to be informed and updated
about the behaviour and learning process of the trainees.

CULTURAL PROGRAMME. Mundus offers free resources to use in

the weekly free time: use of indoor pools in Zaragoza, museum
visits, etc. We also organize cultural visits for weekends according
to with the student´s preferences and the requirements of the
school.
ADMINISTRATIVE WORK. We take care (either for Erasmus+
VET/HE or PON) of Learning Agreements, certificates and all the
documentation required depending on the programme´s frame.

VIDEO REPORT. We record every project and edit a professional

video of the experience: interviews, working places, cultural and
training activities and the city.

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IN DETAIL
(AFTER DEPARTURE)
VIDEO REPORT. Editing and sending the interhip´s video report.

LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION. We collect the reference letters

written by the tutors of each company.

REPORT MEETING. When we have a solid cooperation with

partners, we also include in the agenda a reporting meeting with
the school that has already participated in the internship. Here is
where we screen the video, report the experience and begin with
the possible new projects.

Internship in Zaragoza

Internship in Lloret de Mar

(Girona)

Internship in Somontano
(Huesca)

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PROJECT TIMELINE
3 months before SCHOOL VISIT
Visit to school, once the stay is confirmed

1,5 months before DEADLINE

Limit to arrange the stay - we strongly recommend 3
months before, in order to visit the school

1 month before FINAL DETAILS

Infopack & final details

GROUP STAY
15 days to 3 months

1 month after LAST DOCUMENTS

Sending final docs & report

REPORTING VISIT
Visiting the school for video projection, evaluating the
experience and beginning with new projects

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 2018-2019
Hosting International
Internship Experiences

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