MUNICIPALITY OF  FERRARA - Department for Youth Policies
YOUTH INFORMATION CENTRE - INFORMAGIOVANI
Local Eurodesk Agency for the European Mobility
Piazza Municipale, 23 - 44121 FERRARA - Italy
tel. 0039.532.419590 - fax. 0039.532.202488
www.informagiovani.fe.it - informagiovani@comune.fe.it - eurodesk@comune.fe.it
opening times:
- mo, tu, thu, fri: 10.00/13.00
- tu, thu: 14.30/17.30

OUR SERVICES:

Internet free surfing; drawing up of curricula; counselling talks; free distribution of guide books edited by the Youth Info Centre of Ferrara (job search, work abroad, civil service); discount cards; notice boards for personal communications (home search, job, second hand market); local Eurodesk point (U.E. Youth Programs and initiatives); books loaning; Ferr@ralavoro (data base for job search); Information Activities with groups and schools (work and international mobility).

OUR WEBSITE:
- 5 information fields: work & careers, education, mobility, leisure time and social.
- newsletters: job, international mobility, education and training

Our publications:
In the "download" area all our publications are available for downloading;
in particular, we recomend "Welcome to Ferrara" (also available in the french, german and spanish versions), where abroad students will find many (we hope at least the most important!) useful information to make their staying in our town more comfortable and profitable.

SOTTOTETTO
An housing database created by the Ferrara Youth Information Centre, especially addressed to students (but everyone can use it!) searching for a long/short term accommodation in Ferrara.
sottotetto.informagiovani.fe.it/index.php

INFORMATION:

JOB SEARCH
Newsletter; counselling; drawing up of curricula;  consultation of press releases of job announcements, FERRAR@LAVORO data base, newsletter, notices of competitive examinations, useful addresses, companies, temporary jobs agencies, stage and traineeships.
www.informagiovani.fe.it/1264/lavoro

WORKING ABROAD
Newsletter; general and specific information about E.C. Countries and others; cv and presentation letters; Eures, press release; Traineeships/Stage; opportunities in Extra EU Countries (Australia, USA, Canada and New Zeeland);
www.informagiovani.fe.it/1265/estero

EUROPEAN MOBILITY - EURODESK
We are a local info point of the Eurodesk network, the main provider of information on European policies and opportunities for young people: European Programmes for youth (Youth in action, Life long learning); detailed information and counselling about youth mobility opportunities; data base consultation, terms, documentation and forms, European Voluntary Service
www.informagiovani.fe.it/10/eurodesk

SUMMER AND TEMPORARY JOBS
information leaflets about different kinds of seasonal jobs: agriculture, tourism, service's agencies, casting, fairs and congresses, statistics surveys; working on ships.
On line information - sorry, only in Italian
www.informagiovani.fe.it/9/lavoro-stagionale-e-a-tempo-determinato

EDUCATION AND TRAINING
information and counselling; courses at every level; Italian for foreigners too; educational exchanges programmes; permanent education;  University in Italy and abroad; scholarships and grants; master and post graduate education, student's accomodations; guide books, useful addresses; student's mobility (Erasmus, Leonardo, Youth).
www.informagiovani.fe.it/11/formazione

TRAVELLING
accomodations all over the world (Hostelling Internation info point); tourist information (Italy and other countries); transports; documents,  discount cards, language learning holidays and au pair, youth mobility; sport holidays, bike holidays,  useful addresses
biblioteca/emeroteca: books for travellers, guide books, itineraries, hotel books, youth hostel guide books, touristic folders etc.
www.informagiovani.fe.it/15/viaggi-e-vacanze

VOLUNTEERING
national and international organizations; working camps in the world,  E.V.S.,  career opportunities in the international cooperation field, no profit organizations; rights and social solidarity.
www.informagiovani.fe.it/16/pace-e-solidarieta

LEISURE TIME AND SPORT ACTIVITIES
cultural and recreative associations; courses (art, gardening, photo, foreign languages etc.) music, cinema, theatre, dance, archeology etc;
pubs and other meeting points; gyms, fitness, sport federations; sport courses
www.informagiovani.fe.it/1267/tempo-libero

CULTURAL HAPPENINGS, FESTIVAL, LITERARY PRIZES AND CONTESTS
general and detailed information, terms, events calendar
www.informagiovani.fe.it/1267/tempo-libero