gE4Cities

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What are the gE4s?

We encourage the members of the Erasmus Generation across Europe to set up local garagErasmus associations – called gE4Cities. These groups are the local anchors of the Foundation and the Erasmus Generation professional network. They organise independent events as well as large meet-ups, engaging former Erasmus around Europe & enabling face-to-face contact with local business, recruitment companies, mentors and other interested subjects.

​All members of the Erasmus Generation can create a gE4! A gE4Cities local group can be created within the framework of an existing association that is active within its specific city or region and takes its name from its host city, for instance: garagErasmus4Lisbon. It adopts a statute that includes common rights and responsibilities and reflects the overall mission of garagErasmus.

Our current gE4Cities local chapters

Paris

Paris

France

  • gE4Paris 🡪 Fondation Hippocrène

Our gE4Paris is Fondation Hippocrène; created by Jean and Mona Guyot, it’s a family-owned non-profit organisation that works to promote the construction of genuine European citizenship by young people building the future of Europe. The Fondation’s mission is to support concrete projects sponsored by or for young Europeans, in all areas (culture, education, social and humanitarian) as a way for dialogue and sharing with the aim of building a sense of common European citizenship.

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Ourense

Ourense

  • gE4Ourense 🡪 Asociación Sociocultural BreGal  

Our gE4Ourense is Asociacion Sociocultural BreGal; their main objective is the promotion of volunteering experiences and non-formal education activities in the framework of the Erasmus+ programme, providing opportunities for young Galicians to travel abroad and live intercultural experiences, as well as for young Europeans to get to know Galicia, its society and its culture.

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Nitra

Nitra

Slovakia

  • gE4Nitra 🡪 OTI Slovakia

Our gE4Nitra is OTI Slovakia, an organization working in the field of education, training, and international cooperation. It supports skills development and mobility opportunities, contributing to the professional growth of young people and fostering collaboration across European networks.

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Nantes

Nantes

France

  • gE4Nantes 🡪 International Horizons

Our gE4Nantes is International Horizons; they offers internship placement services abroad and tailor-made cultural trips. Each project is designed in close collaboration with the educational objectives of the mobility program to ensure a coherent and rewarding experience for students. Their priority is to combine cultural discovery, personal development, and professional skills acquisition, while adapting to the expectations of both institutions and young people.

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Moscow

Moscow

Moscow is a major global capital known for politics, history, and culture.
It features iconic landmarks like the Kremlin and Red Square.
The city blends imperial heritage with modern infrastructure and urban energy.

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Milan

Milan

Milan is a global hub for fashion, finance, and design.
It features iconic landmarks like the Duomo and La Scala opera house.
The city blends historic architecture with modern business and lifestyle culture.

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Medellin

Medellin

Colombia

gE4Medellin  🡪 Casa Italia – Fundacion garagErasmus for Medellin

Our gE4Medellin is Casa Italia- Fundacion garagErasmus for Medellin, an Italian culture and language center, bringing people closer to the Italian culture through immersion programmes focused on language learning and artistic expression. They facilitate academic mobility and the management of social and professional impact projects between Colombia and the European Union.

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Malaga

Malaga

Spain

gE4Malaga 🡪 Federación Asociaciones Erasmus Malaga

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Malta

Malta

Malta

  • gE4Malta 🡪 PRISMS Malta

Our gE4Malta is PRISMS Malta, an organization active in Erasmus+ mobility and youth development projects. It focuses on inclusion, intercultural dialogue, and skills development, empowering young people and educators through innovative international learning experiences.

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All about our gE4Cities

All the detailed information about criteria for gE4

coordination teams and steps for establishing a gE4.

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The gE4s (or gE4Cities) are volunteer groups and represent the Erasmus Generation professional network on the local level – in their city. They act independently within the framework of a general agreement with the Foundation.
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This means that on the local level –in their city– the gE4 will be responsible for the set-up of their network and for the organisation of their activities: the more their members are commited, the more they benefit. The Foundation helps them to get the local association started and connects them to the wider national and european level. The most important step for any gE4 is to create a link with the local municipality and similar partners, which allows to organise a Meet-up with participants from all over Europe.

All members of the Erasmus Generation – actually all those who had a significant study experience abroad – can! Participation in a gE4 is open to people with many different backgrounds. However, since garagErasmus follows a social enterprise model, the core managing team that wants to set up a new gE4 should demonstrate an entrepreneurial attitude. To ensure the quality and relevance of the gE4 work, the  members of the management team have to prove some professional experience, while the coordinator and legal representative should have at least two years of relevant professional experience. In the same way, an ideal core team should bring together three former Erasmus: one involved in the world of business and entrepreneurship, one in the local university and one in the city matters.

At a Meet-up, a local airport becomes the setting where several hundred people come together. The Meet-up enables face-to-face contacts among the Erasmus Generation, the regional business community, recruitment companies, mentors, and more. 
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They connect the local and the European level and can have different objectives/purposes, for example offering job opportunities or creating and developing business ideas and start-ups.

Meet-ups can focus on various topics, such as a particular industry, a product, or a field of activity that is strongly positioned or especially sought after in the hosting city or region.

garagErasmus’ mission is to empower the members of the Erasmus Generation. More concretely, this means it is an attractive format to further develop and connect your own entrepreneurial and social activities, and to better connect yourself, your business, your NGO or group of activists both locally and Europe-wide. The support of the European Commission, prestigious universities, large companies and other stakeholders to the mission of garagErasmus, opens doors and makes Europe-wide activities in your city possible or at least much easier to organize. Within the framework agreed upon with the Foundation, gE4s are independent in their work. This means you will be able to focus the work of your gE4 around the topics and opportunities that are most essential for you, such as a particular industry, branch, activity or social cause. garagErasmus and its online platform link the local and the global level and ensure an exceptional high visibility to your activities, allowing you to attract support and participation from all over Europe.

Would you like to join our network?

garagErasmus Foundation is looking for enthusiastic, professional, and independent-minded members of the Erasmus Generation to become part of the initiative. We are reaching out to ambitious people who can make garagErasmus in their city a concrete social start-up by launching a local garagErasmus association – a gE4City. These associations will organise local activities and build up a strong network with lots of opportunities for partnerships and growth. The gE4s organise independent events as well as large Meet-ups in airports, engaging former Erasmus around Europe and enabling face-to-face contact with the local business community, recruitment companies, and more. The Foundation helps to get the local association started and connects it to the wider national and European level.

Criteria for gE4 management teams and the association building process

Send us your proposal for a gE4Cities local group!

RUDN University interviews garagErasmus Director Carlo Bitetto

Online discussion between gE Director Carlo Bitetto and the Erasmus+ project coordinator at RUDN University (Moscow) Mario de Martino.

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