Program in Istria

CROATIACROATIACROATIACROATIA

situated at the crossroads of central Europe and the Mediterranean

• 5 835 km long coastline

•1 182 islands


• 20 counties and the Town of Zagreb (capital)


LOCATION:

- the westernmost Region (county) of Croatia

- the largest peninsula of the Adriatic

ISTRIAISTRIAISTRIAISTRIA


- the nearest tourist destination to the seaside for Central European countries

- it borders Slovenia to the north and to the west shares the sea border with Italy


POPULATION: - 206.344 inhabitants- during the summer

season the number of tourists double the number of population


- The Region of Istria -active participant in the programme from 1996

1996 - 2004 -53 young Istrians participated in the programme -44 young Europeans were hosted in Istria


Franche-Comte (F), Poitou-Charentes (F), Champagne-Ardenne (F), Bourgogne (F), Rhone-Alpes (F), Wallonia (B), Catalunya (E), Valencia (E), Jura (CH), Ticino (CH), Hargita (R), Hunedoara(R), Baden-Wűrttemberg (D)

The exchange programs were made with:

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PULA

-the biggest city in the Region of Istria (60 000

inhabitants)

Accommodation:

-an apartment shared with other trainees

- a family

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LINGUISTIC TRAINING

Duration: May

- Intensive course: 100 hours of Croatian - 4 weeks/5h per day

- Location: University of Philosophy in Pula

- Includes: grammar, reading, conversation, istrian (chakavian) dialect and glagolitic letter

TRAININGTRAININGTRAININGTRAININGPRACTICAL TRAINING

• The possibility of professional training in different sectors:

• Tourism (tourist agency, youth hostel, tourist animation, restaurant)

• Social work (children's home, home for elderly people)

• Education (kindergarten, private primary school)

• Culture (theatre, bookshop)

• Communication (radio)

TRAININGTRAININGTRAININGTRAININGPRACTICAL TRAINING

• Duration: June, July and August (35 hours per week)

• following of the work of participants and their adjustment and engagement at work

• constant contact with the responsible persons at working places


GRANT

• 270 € during linguistic training

• 300 € during practical training at the end of each month


The Region of Istria covers the expenses of:

- the linguistic training

- accommodation

- cultural activities

- local transportation

- tickets to some events


REPORT:

• at the end of the training

CULTURAL ACTIVITIESCULTURAL ACTIVITIESCULTURAL ACTIVITIESCULTURAL ACTIVITIES

LEARNING

• about culture, history, tradition, gastronomy and natural heritage of the Region of Istria

CULTURAL ACTIVITIESCULTURAL ACTIVITIESCULTURAL ACTIVITIESCULTURAL ACTIVITIESDISCOVERING ISTRIA

• as interesting tourist destination (Rovinj, Poreč, Umag, Nacionalni park Brijuni...)

• as rich inland of Istria (Pazin, Gračišće, Roč, Hum, Grožnjan, Buzet...)


EXPLORING

• the tradition and costumes of Istrian people


TASTING

• traditional Istrian cuisine (truffles, maneštra, fuži, njoki, kroštule, supa…)


VISITING

• many places of interest (Baredine cave, Pazin's pit and the stream, Lim fjord, extreme

sport camping site "Raspadalica", cape Kamenjak...)


PARTICIPATING

at many different manifestations and

events (film festival in Pula,

independent film festival in Motovun,

international theatre festival in Pula, Jules Verne's

Days in Pazin, Wine day, Istria

Ethno Jazz festival and other concerts

and exhibitions)


ALSO VISITING:

- many places in Croatia (Plitvička jezera, Zagreb, Dubrovnik...), Italy and Slovenia


HAVING FUN:

"Istriada"

- annual meeting of Istrian students who study in Croatia and other European countries (weekend in May)

- friendly atmosphere, sport and entertainment

IN THE REGIONIN THE REGIONIN THE REGIONIN THE REGION

Meeting with the president of the Region:

- the importance of participating in the programme

- the only region in Croatia participating in it

PRESENTATIONS OF THE REGION OF ISTRIA:

•administrative department for budget and finances

• administrative department for local self-government and administration



Television, radio and press conferences

- introducing the trainees at the beginning, during and at the end of the training

PROJECTS OF THE REGION OF PROJECTS OF THE REGION OF ISTRIAISTRIA


"The Day of Europe" (7th of May)

- giving free publications and brochures about EU to citizens of Istria



"Giro d'Italia" (23rd and 24th of May)

- international cycling tour in Istria

- help in the organization



"United Istrians of the world 2004" (21st to 26th of July)

- meeting of Istrian emigrants

- help in the organization

EVERYTHING IS GREAT BUT...EVERYTHING IS GREAT BUT...EVERYTHING IS GREAT BUT...EVERYTHING IS GREAT BUT...

No potato instant

in Croatia!

I miss my

mom!

No cornflakes bowl!

No expensive shops!

COORDINATORSCOORDINATORSCOORDINATORSCOORDINATORS

of the Eurodyssée program in the Region of Istria:

Manuela Hrvatin - Gordana Sirol

Flanaticka 29

52100 Pula

Croatia

tel. + 385 52 372 158 // 372 117

fax. + 385 52 372 168 // 372 114

e-mail: [email protected]

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