Revitalizing rural heritage
A program promoted by the University of Navarra for the local development through research, training and paid internships for students.
What does the program consist of?
development It is an integral project that is committed to the sustainable social and economic development of the most vulnerable rural areas. The program's activities are mainly focused on three lines of work:
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Internships for university students to be carried out in public or private entities located in rural areas of the Autonomous Community of Navarra.
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research on the phenomenon of depopulation and on the strategies and models for the recovery of the most threatened areas.
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training and knowledge dissemination in academic circles and among society as a whole of the values of the rural environment.
PROGRAM PROMOTED AND SPONSORED BY
The program is articulated around a broad concept and multidisciplinary of what is understood by heritage, focusing efforts on three axes
NATURAL HERITAGE
Projects that seek the preservation, improvement and sustainable use of natural ecosystems.
CULTURAL HERITAGE
Projects that pursue the rescue and conservation of artistic assets and intangible heritage, in order to disseminate them among neighbors and visitors to the area and make them a local revitalization tool and development .
SOCIAL HERITAGE
Projects designed to care for people, particularly the most vulnerable rural inhabitants.
Companies or institutions
All those that are located in areas at risk of depopulation (see map below) and that can offer a internship: tasks, supervision, development of competences... can participate.
PRESENTATION OF OFFERS
The presentation of offers by entities interested in hosting students is open from February 1, 2024 and until June 1, 2024 or until the program closes, if the available funds are exhausted.
Interested companies or institutions should fill out this form form. Before filling it out, it is recommended to read the internship requirements below. Once the form has been completed, the University's Internship Service and employment will contact contact with the business or institution to assess whether it is possible to participate in the program and to finalize the details of the internship.
AWARDING OF INTERNSHIPS
The offers that meet all the conditions will be made available, as of March 1, 2024, to the students of the University at Portal of employment.
After the Easter vacations, the first batch of internships will be announced and, from then on, they will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis until fill in the issue total number of places offered or until the budget allocated for scholarships is exhausted.
University students
The internship program is open to students of Degree, Master's Degree and doctorate of any School or school of the University of Navarra.
WHAT DOES THE PROGRAMME CONSIST OF?
These are paid internships (900 €/month), so that the students who carry them out can cover the costs of their stay, food and/or travel expenses derived from this activity.
The offers for the new 2024 edition will be published on the University'sPortal employment from March 1. In this academic year 23-24, the issue of students who will be able to do internships will be around 40. We recommend reading the conditions and awarding of internships set out below.
In the 22-23 academic year, 33 students completed internships, read their testimonials.
Internships will last between one and three months at the most and must always be face-to-face.
They will take place in any public or private entity in Navarre, whose activity takes place in one or more of the municipalities shown in the map below.
Preference for inclusion in the program will be given to internships that allow candidates to reside in the local ity for the duration of the internship.
Likewise, an adequate distribution of scholarships among the University's centers and among the municipalities of Navarre will be ensured.
The same student may only participate in one internship in each edition of the program. Students who have already benefited from this program in previous editions may participate again, but may not do so again in the same business or entity.
The offer of the internship can only be included in the program if the tasks and competencies detailed are related to the student's Degree. These are formative internships.
Where can I do my internship?
The program will be developed in public or private entities in some of the municipalities of Navarra considered at risk of depopulation by the department of Territorial Cohesion of the Government of Navarra. These total 194 municipal entities and comprise more than 70% of the surface area of the region and around one fifth of its population.
The municipalities that can host internships can be consulted on the interactive map below.
The program in figures
DATA FOR THE 22-23 ACADEMIC YEAR
33
33 students from 7 different Schools benefited from the program.
21
21 entities participated and offered internships to interns in 18 municipalities in Navarra.
For 1 in 3 students has been the first contact with the reality of the rural world.
91%
91% of interns would recommend another student to do an internship at the same entity.
56%
In the future, 56% of scholarship holders could consider living in a rural environment.
An 2 out of 3 students The experience has changed their vision of the rural world.
31 | 01 | 2024
The Regional Government, "la Caixa" Foundation and the University are committed to the revitalization of rural heritage with student internships
ImagenManuel Castells
20 | 12 | 2023
Reading and writing to promote the coexistence of Maghrebi children in Fitero
ImagenCeded
08 | 09 | 2023
The development rural, 'in the hands' of the university students.
TextoBeatriz Diaz
18 | 09 | 2023
The development rural, 'in the hands' of the university students.
ImagenCeded
06 | 03 | 2023
The Government of Navarra, La Caixa Foundation and the University sign an agreement agreement to promote the "Erasmus Rural" program.
ImagenManuel Castells