Boglárka Ecsedi is a student researcher, science communicator and an advocate for women in STEM from Hungary. She has contributed to high-impact software developments and research projects in medical AI, image recognition, and deep learning. Currently, she is pursuing a Computer Science undergraduate degree at Georgia Tech University in Atlanta, USA with the help of the prestigious ‘Stipendium Peregrinum’ Scholarship of the Hungarian government and works as an intern in the area of Machine Learning at Intel Corporation. 

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Lia was born in Belgium and is a communicator for the performing arts, specialized in classical music. From a young age on she's been passionate about the art world. Lia wants to make an impact and show people from all backgrounds that performing arts are for everyone. One of her main missions is to get young people on board and to make them discover how the art world can be life changing. By bringing for instance classical music concerts lead by world class young musicians to Belgian hospitals, nursing homes, prisons and orphanages in the framework of the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel’s Community projects, Lia wants to work with an audience that doesn't have an easy access to live music. Her aim is to include as many young people as possible in her projects as they represent the future audience and participants in art projects.

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Carla was born in Barcelona, Spain. Currently she studies in her first year Physics at the University of Barcelona. She does research on quantum computing and volunteers in organisations that seek to raise passion for research among youth. She obtained the first prize at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) 2021, a silver medal at the Spanish Physics Olympiad 2021 and gained a spot in the Forbes Top 50 Awarded Spaniards 2021 list.

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Anna was born in Poland, Cracow. During her studies she took part in the Erasmus+  programme and therewith had the opportunity to live in Germany, Portugal, and Spain. She also did an Erasmus+ traineeship in Portugal and took part in Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs in Spain to pursue her dream of creating her own company.  

During her studies in International Business & Marketing and Communications she volunteered in a non-profit organisation Erasmus Student Network. Anna is currently following a Master in Gender Studies and is using her social media platforms to inspire and encourage young people to participate in mobility opportunities. 

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My story took place in Brittany, France. I used to be a volunteer for nine months at Europ’Armor, a Europe Direct Center in the city of Saint-Brieuc with the objective of raising young people's awareness about the EU and their opportunities to go abroad.

This experience enabled me to make connections with people from all over Europe. We explored a multitude of gorgeous places in our surroundings and across the country. I realized what a great privilege it is to be a citizen of the EU. Since then, I can't get enough of interculturality.

To me, national boundaries and linguistic or cultural differences seem much less of an obstacle or a barrier than an enrichment in terms of communication, solidarity and so much more!

Apart from a couple of train strikes and a bit of pandemic, my memories of that time are exclusively positive. It was a tremendously precious experience!

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After years of saying "I'm going to France" without having any idea how this plan would come true, I suddenly found myself with the news that I had been accepted for a project in western France. I had just selected out the projects that didn't suit me at all and then made applications to all the others, how interested was I in this particular project? I read up on the project once again: I was going to work with children, I was going to work in a library and the project description put a lot of emphasis on "animation". With hundreds of books to read, libraries sounded good, but animation and children on the other hand? Drawing has never been my thing and I had very limited experience with children. Since I knew I would grieve endlessly if I turned them down and then never got to go to France, I decided to accept anyway.

So I started researching how things worked with bank cards, mobile phone subscriptions and insurance in France, create an introductory video of myself and pack my suitcase. Or rather the hobo backpack. All I was going to use for the next year I lugged on my back for a day and a half when trains, buses and ferries brought through Europe, until I was finally able to let the rucksack dangle in the hallway of my new apartment. An apartment of my own. A car at my disposal. Cooked lunch, five times a week. Food money, pocket money. A very dedicated supervisor at work who was always available. An extremely committed mentor in his spare time who was always available. An enormously beautiful landscape. And that "animation" had just been a translation error; in this context, "animation" could apparently mean "activity".

Many times I have thanked my lucky star who took me to the small village of Elliant and who let me to meet all these lovely people. My year in France exceeded all my expectations.

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Maame Ekua Manful is a Ph.D. Student on the Up4health Project, a BBI JU-funded project at the Technological University Dublin, Ireland. Her role on the project is to conduct safety and legal assessments of novel and upcycled ingredients for pre-market authorization, as well as their green marketing. She obtained her master's in Food Science and Engineering at ISA Lille in France and holds a bachelor's degree in Food Science and Technology (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana).

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I’m Sara Rizzotti, I’m 24 years old and I come from Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy. After my high school, I decided to attend university, and in the midst of the pandemic in 2020, I received my bachelor’s degree in public relations, which provided me with several inputs and skills, ranging from communication to marketing to languages.
After graduating, I decided to attend a postgraduate course in social media marketing: it was clear to me that this was the area that really caught my interest and in which I wanted to improve my skills.

After learning about the EURES TMS project, I began conducting some research. I wanted to learn more about the project and the opportunities and benefits provided. I contacted the EURES Advisers in my region (Friuli Venezia Giulia) and I attended a few sessions to learn more about the EURES TMS. After these meetings, I realized that this traineeship through EURES TMS was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Following the selection phase and interviews, and after being hired as a trainee, I immediately applied to get financial support for my relocation in Barcelona, which has been essential for leaving Italy and starting my digital marketing traineeship.

When I arrived at the workplace, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that I was not the only trainee, but that there were other profiles similar to mine. The company in which I did my traineeship was Spanish, but it was divided into different departments (Italian, French, and Spanish). There were several Italians, mostly trainees, in the department I was assigned to; some were there through the Erasmus programme, while others were through the EURES programme.
I immediately felt comfortable and found a supportive atmosphere, thanks to the fact that the office was full of young people from different cultures, and my company tutor, in charge of coordinating the trainees, was Italian. The work program was well structured, and as I gained experience I could rapidly move on to new tasks and responsibilities. 
Although there were many Italians in the office, I also tried to make the most of my experience to improve my Spanish. I had already studied Spanish before leaving, but of course it was crucial to practise the language!

It was certainly a dynamic, enriching, and growing experience. Work mobility is an opportunity that I really recommend to everyone, especially my peers. EURES TMS provides you with services and support which are not always easy to find elsewhere. 
Meeting people from all around Europe means expanding one’s cultural and personal experience in an international context.
I promised myself that if I did not find a job within a few months after my return, I would leave again for a new mobility experience. Eventually, thanks to the internship in Barcelona, I found a job to my great satisfaction.

I strongly believe the traineeship offered by EURES TMS has been a key element in my CV, and I can surely say all the knowledge acquired is still very useful to me.

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Eliza has been a youth worker since 2018. She’s actively involved in European projects that provide opportunities for young people to travel, explore and get new experiences. She’s been involved in European projects such as Erasmus and others from the age of 18. As a youth worker and non-formal educator, she’s well placed to identify the needs of her community and to provide them with the relevant  information about EU opportunities available to them. 

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Roser, born in Barcelona, is an architect and landscaper that truly loves nature and the environment. Roser wishes a society living respectfully with the nature dynamics, and understanding it. For Roser, dreaming means to visualise herself in the future.  

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