Benefits for the host

  • Share and learn: The person you are hosting will bring with them a lot of new ideas about project and office management that might help the further development of your own music organisation.
  • Your guest's home organisation may have a similar agenda. Why not join forces to create a joint action?
  • You are developing a cooperation project and looking for partners? Maybe your guest can connect you to some organisations you don't know very well.
  • Your guest might have different contacts on the political and cultural level, which may be useful to you.
  • Play the solidary card: Some music organisations are in a much less fortunate situation than your organisation. Hosting a colleague from another music organisation in your office may benefit the organisation a lot, and help create links and visibility.
  • During the placement, you will have two more working hands in the office: Your guest will be a real help for small administrative tasks.

Benefits for the sending organisation

  • Sending a Board or staff member from your organisation will enable you to make known the work of your organisation to the host and in its city, region and country. Use the opportunity to present as many of your activities as possible.
  • Share and learn: The person you are sending will bring back a lot of new ideas with them about project and office management that might help the further development of your own organisation
  • The host organisation might have a similar political agenda to yours. Why not join forces to create a joint action?
  • You are developing a cooperation project and looking for partners? This is the perfect opportunity to get to know another music council and seek partners for your activities.
  • Your host might have different contacts on the political and cultural level, which may be useful to you.
  • Motivate the people you are working with. Travelling and getting an insight into other working structures is always a great personal experience. The person you send will come back with a lot of new inspiration.
  • Meet the other individuals and organisations that took part in the programme at the next EMC events.

Benefits for the participant

  • Share and learn: talk about projects, working methods and management in your organisation and get inspiration from your host.
  •  Take the initiative: If you see opportunities for joint actions on political or cultural level, suggest them to your host and home organisation. You are the one who knows both.
  • Meet other people outside the office where you are placed and get to know a foreign culture.
  • Use and develop your language capacities.
  • Travelling abroad, meeting and working with other people is a great personal experience.