The 2024 UNESCO Kulturweit Tandem Exchange Program
The UNESCO Kulturweit Tandem Exchange Program is a unique international exchange program. The organization‘s goal is to enhance mutual understanding and intercultural dialogue between countries in the European Union, other European countries, and other regions around the world.
The new UNESCO Kulturweit Tandem Exchange Program welcomes people from African countries and Germany to explore the history of colonialism from various perspectives and to engage with our postcolonial present. You would develop projects in the fields of culture, education, and sustainability that you can implement together in Germany.
MERITS
Through the Kulturweit Tandem project, you are creating a contribution to a world without discrimination. You would attain international experience, let your creativity run free during the project phase, and build a network that you can stay involved with for a long time to come.
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ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS FOR THE 2024 UNESCO KULTURWEIT TANDEM EXCHANGE PROGRAM
- You can apply for the first round of Kulturweit’s Tandem programme if you are of age and live in Germany, Ghana, Cameroon, Kenya, Namibia, or Togo.
- You must have a basic knowledge of German as well as French or English.
- You should have excellent knowledge of one of the three languages.
PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Keenness for international exchange
- Curiosity and openness to other people and places
- ?Sense of responsibility and independence
- Enjoyment of volunteering
- Willingness to commit to full-time work (i.e. 38.5 to 40 hours a week) and to integrate into a team
- Interest in the history of colonialism, postcolonialism, and the critique of racism
- Pleasure in project work
SELECTION PROCEDURE
The Kulturweit team of the German Commission for UNESCO is carrying out a preliminary selection process within the next four to six weeks. After the preliminary selection phase, all applicants will receive a notification about the status of their application by email. At this time, rejections or positive intermediate notifications are being sent to the applicants, which will be taken into account in the second phase of the selection process.
Then all remaining applications will be passed over to one of Kulturweit’s partner organizations for final selection. The selection procedure will be completed within ten to twelve weeks.
SENDING OUT APPLICATION NOTIFICATIONS
Once the partner organization has completed the selection process, all applicants will receive an application notification by email. At this time acceptances, rejections, and notifications about being on the wait list are being sent out.
The applicants who receive an acceptance notification will have about one week to decide whether to accept or decline the assignment offer. Assignments that are declined will immediately be offered to the next applicant on the waitlist.
Application Deadline: September 15, 2023
The 2024 UNESCO Kulturweit Tandem Exchange Program
