WHO THEY ARE, WHERE THEY ARE FROM
CuriosiFVG 2024
International Experience in Friuli Venezia Giulia
| da mercoledì 12 a mercoledì 26 giugno 2024 |
The participants - an international group of 19 students and/or young professionals, aged between 20 and 32 years old, from 9 different Countries: Austria, Czech Republic, England, France, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania and Spain - stayed in Friuli Venezia Giulia, hosted by IRSE, from the 12th to the 26th of June 2024, and took part in an exciting program packed with guided tours throughout the region Friuli Venezia Giulia, to discover cities and villages of artistic and historical interest, local food, wine and traditions, but also nature and wildlife, cultural events, festivals and concerts. And all of this always with an eye toward sustainable, slow tourism experiences.
The participants also played the role of digital creators and storytellers of their FVG International Experience through their social media and blogs, as a way to promote the beauties of Friuli Venezia Giulia in their own Countries, using the hashtag #curiosifvg2024.
CuriosiFVG 2024 is a unique experience, not only for tourism promotion, but also for its great intercultural value: 19 people between 20 and 32 years old, coming from all over Europe, all together to experience Friuli Venezia Giulia from their different points of view and backgrounds, sharing daily opinions, impressions and emotions.
Sharing opinions, of course, also about the important European goals of sustainable development, economic progress with social inclusion. What do they think about those objectives and how they, themselves, are acting for.
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WHO THEY ARE, WHERE THEY ARE FROM
AUSTRIA
HEZAL HELIN SAHIN 28 years old, Vienna / Education: Master of Arts in Project Management & Organization; Bachelor of Arts in Project Management & Information Technology / Work experience: Social Media Expert and Videographer at Reflection Agency in Vienna; Project Management Office experiences at Telekom Austria, at the multinational corporation PriceWaterhouseCoopers; internships in the field of digital advertising, social media management and graphic design / Languages: German, English, Turkish, Italian.
CZECH REPUBLIC
POLINA SHPET 27 years old, Brno / Education: PhD student in the Faculty of Pharmacy at Masaryk University, Brno; Master of Science in Biochemistry at Masaryk University, Brno / Work experience: Digital Sales Manager for the company Merck Life Science in Prague; Sales Representative for the company Sladko Brno / Languages: Russian, Czech, English, German.
ENGLAND
ABIGAIL FLORENCE SILK 23 years old, Norwich / Education: Bachelors of Arts in History and Politics at Newcastle University; Erasmus+ year at Leiden University / Work experience: English language assistant at Instituto de Educación Secundaria de Satafi, Madrid; tutor and content creator at The Brilliant Club in London, a charity that works to support disadvataged students; internship as History Researcher at The Great North Museum and at Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums in Newcastle Upon Tyne / Languages: English, Spanish, Dutch.
RUBY WAIT-WEGUELIN 23 years old, Manchester / Education: Master’s Degree student in German Studies at the University of Münster; Bachelor’s Degree in International Politics at the University of Leeds with an exchange year at Leiden University / Work experience: English language assistant at the British Council in Berlin; Cultural Ambassador for a partnership project between the school Ludwig Erhard Berufskolleg (Germany) and the Norwich School (United Kingdom); Events organization experiences for the University of Leeds; editor and writer for The Gryphon, official newspaper of the University of Leeds / Languages: English, German.
FRANCE
NELL BATTUZ 22 years old, Seyssins, Isère / Education: Bachelor’s Degree student in European and International Studies, Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont – Ferrand; Erasmus+ experiences at University of Seoul, South Korea and Exeter University, England / Work experience: Internship for student placement at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter; / Languages: French, English, Korean, German.
LUCY MARCHAL 22 years old, Lorraine / Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Geography and Environmental Science at McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Tourism Development & Culture at the University of Glasgow, Scotland – University of Malta – ISCTE University Institute of Lisbon / Work experience: internship at Malta Rural Tours; Residence Advisor at the University of Glasgow; experiences in the hospitality sector in France, Australia, Canada; apprentice at the National Theatre in London; volunteering experiences for Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Melbourne Fringe Festival, as receptionist at Hoi An SacLo Hostel in Vietnam and as a tour guide in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam / Languages: French, English.
ITALY
MARTINA AMORUSO 23 years old, Varese / Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies, Università Cattolica di Milano / Work experience: receptionist, social media manager and cultural promotion at Eremo di Santa Caterina del Sasso, Varese; Sales office and communication with customers experience / Languages: Italian, English, Spanish, German, French.
MARIA LUISA LAFIACCOLA 29 years old, Zola Predosa, Bologna / Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Social and Cultural Education at the University of Bologna / Work experience: tutor and tour leader for Erasmus+ students in Europe; social media manager and content creator at Alaquas Municipality, Valencia; team tutor of study abroad trips for children and young people in England and Spain; volunteering experiences European Solidarity Corps in Portugal and WWF in Italy; Workaway experiences in Las Palmas and Brighton; / Languages: Italian, English, Spanish, French.
GIOVANNI PIO DIMEO 22 years old, San Ferdinando di Puglia / Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Cultural Heritage and Tourism at the University of Foggia; Erasmus+ experience for the “Green Olives Europe” Project, Puglia (Youth Exchange about sustainability and communication) / Work experience: Social Media Manager at Confartigianato Imprese Foggia (Universal Civil Service); / Languages: Italian, English, French, German.
EDOARDO RUBINO 21 years old, Catania / Education: Bachelor’s Degree student in International Studies at Leiden University / Work experience: social media manager and marketing assistant at the shop Jammici Cannoli, The Hague; internship in the editorial staff of the newspaper “I siciliani”, Catania; volunteering experiences at Libera, association to raise public awarness of mafia, Fridays for Future and Caritas Catania / Languages: Italian, English, Arabic.
DILETTA TAVERNI 32 years old, Pisa / Education: Master’s Degree in Economy and Management of Arts and Cultural Activities at Ca’ Foscari University, Venice; Erasmus + experience at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University, Bonn; Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistic and Cultural Mediation at the University for Foreigners of Siena / Work experience: journalist online magazine Italian Bees, promoting made in Italy, copywriter Fondazione San Miniato Pisa; teacher of Italian, University of Chongqing, China; volunteering experiences for Eu4Youth2You; European Solidarity Corps, La Gare du Vintage ethical and sustainable fashion awareness / Languages: Italian, English, German, Chinese, French.
NETHERLANDS
MEIKE AMUNDSEN 20 years old, Hillegom / Education: Bachelor’s degree student in International Studies at Leiden University; French and English Literature courses at Université Laval, Quebec, Canada / Work experience as Data Analyst Researcher and in the hospitality sector; volunteering experiences as Dutch teacher with children; member of the Integaration Committee for students in The Hague / Languages: Dutch, Norwegian, English, French, German.
MARYAM BARJESTEH 20 years old, The Hague / Education: Bachelor’s Degree student in International Studies at Leiden University; semester at the Dutch Flemish Institute in Cairo, Egypt; intensive Farsi language programme at San Diego State University, California / Work experience: internship at the NGO Release Peace in The Hague, as researcher in the field of conflict prevention; Vice President of the Student Association Basis – Bachelor Students of International Studies / Languages: Dutch, English, Farsi.
GIULIA BRAVO VACCA 22 years old, Utrecht / Education: Bachelor’s Degree Student in Latin America Studies at Leiden University and in Literary Studies at Utrecht University; semester at Diego Portales University, Santiago (Chile), Faculty of Minor Women and Gender Studies / Work experience: Editor in Chief at peer-reviewed Journal The New Scholar, Leiden University; student ambassador of Latin America Studies at Leiden University / Languages: Dutch, English, Spanish, French, German, Italian.
PORTUGAL
ROSALINDA OVA 29 years old, Lisbon / Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Artistic Studies and Performance Arts at the University of Lisbon; professional trainings in Digital Marketing and Social Media Management at the Portuguese Institute for Employment and Vocational Training / Work experience: Head of communication at the film production and distribution company O Som e a Fúria; guest Office Coordinator at the International Film Festival IndieLisboa; communication and social media manager cultural center Fábrica do Braço, Lisbon; producer Animation Film Festival, Lisbon; volunteering experience European Solidarity Corps Newnham, UK / Languages: Portuguese, English.
ROMANIA
DENISIAN IONITA 23 years old, Ramnicu Valcea / Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Economic Informatics at the Academy for Economic Studies in Bucharest; Erasmus+ experience at the University of La Laguna, Spain, Faculty of Business Administration and Management; Pre-collegiate Summer Program in Web Technologies at Stanford University, California; Summer School on Robotics, Science, Arts and Critical Thinking at Oxford University / Work experience: Junior Software Developer at Deutsche Bank, Bucharest; co-founder AVE Association, NGO that deals with students rights; international ambassador for the project Peace Line / Languages: Romanian, English, Spanish.
SPAIN
UXIA CABALEIRO PEREZ 23 years old, Pontevedra / Education: Bachelor’s Degree student in Tourism at the University of Vigo; Erasmus+ experience at the City Unity College Nicosia, Cyprus, Faculty of International Hospitality and Tourism Management; experiences of intercultural exchange in Germany and England / Work experience: Internship at the International Relations Office of the University of Vigo; / Languages: Spanish, Galician, English, German.
SILVIA GUINEA ESCRIVÀ 20 years old, Alicante / Education: Bachelor’s Degree student in Advertising and Public Relations and Marketing at Universidad San Pablo CEU, Madrid; Erasmus+ experiences at the International Business School in Toulouse and at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences; Academia de Música Puccini in Alicante / Work experience: Internship experience in the real estate sector and volunteering experiences in associations that work for elderly people and homeless people / Languages: Spanish, Valencian, English.
FRANCESC TORRES I MAÑÁ 20 years old, Benicarlò, Valencia / Education: Bachelor’s Degree student in Political Science: International Relations and Organisations at Leiden University, Netherlands; Erasmus+ experience in Brussels; International Baccalaureate Diploma at the United World College of the Atlantic, UK; World Politics Course in Chicago / Work experience: Research Assistant at Leiden University’s Institute of Political Science; Intern and Research Assistant at Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies in Brussels; Intern at the Embassy of Mexico in the Netherlands / Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English, French, Italian, German.
