The Hosting Organisation

ALFMED – Experts in Languages & EU projects

Established in: 2005
N. of staff: 15

Since 2005, ALFMED has been an accredited language training center for French SMEs. We teach 10 languages and manage Erasmus+ Mobility. ALFMED is a leader in France for hosting VET students, with 400 Erasmus Mobilities per year from all over Europe. We offer a high standard and professional full package, renowned for our high-quality placements:

  • Ages 17+;
  • Available all year long;
  • English and Spanish spoken, French is a plus;
  • All VET sectors;
  • High-quality placements;
  • Successful matching methodology and large network;
  • Integration programme: tutoring, guided tours, ER events;
  • Mentoring and full assistance;
  • 5 self-catering Erasmus+ residences in the city center.

📍 Main hosting city: Perpignan

🗺️ Other hosting cities: Canet-Banyuls

The Hosting Organisation

ALFMED – Experts in Languages & EU projects

Established in: 2005
N. of staff: 15

Since 2005, ALFMED has been an accredited language training center for French SMEs. We teach 10 languages and manage Erasmus+ Mobility. ALFMED is a leader in France for hosting VET students, with 400 Erasmus Mobilities per year from all over Europe. We offer a high standard and professional full package, renowned for our high-quality placements:

  • Ages 17+;
  • Available all year long;
  • English and Spanish spoken, French is a plus;
  • All VET sectors;
  • High-quality placements;
  • Successful matching methodology and large network;
  • Integration programme: tutoring, guided tours, ER events;
  • Mentoring and full assistance;
  • 5 self-catering Erasmus+ residences in the city center.

📍 Main hosting city: Perpignan

🗺️ Other hosting cities: Canet-Banyuls

The Hosting Organisation

ALFMED – Experts in Languages & EU projects

Established in: 2005
N. of staff: 15

Since 2005, ALFMED has been an accredited language training center for French SMEs. We teach 10 languages and manage Erasmus+ Mobility. ALFMED is a leader in France for hosting VET students, with 400 Erasmus Mobilities per year from all over Europe. We offer a high standard and professional full package, renowned for our high-quality placements:

  • Ages 17+;
  • Available all year long;
  • English and Spanish spoken, French is a plus;
  • All VET sectors;
  • High-quality placements;
  • Successful matching methodology and large network;
  • Integration programme: tutoring, guided tours, ER events;
  • Mentoring and full assistance;
  • 5 self-catering Erasmus+ residences in the city center.

📍 Main hosting city: Perpignan

🗺️ Other hosting cities: Canet-Banyuls

Mentoring

MENTORING is done in 4 milestones:
Student profiling for an optimum placement: detailed CV in English, questionnaire, school objectives, online preparation meeting prior to arrival;
Preparation for the internship upon arrival: oral CV workshop & briefing and accompanying the student to the interview at the company;
WhatsApp group set for keeping interaction/assistance 24/7 with participants;
Regular meetings to follow-up, proactive actions in case of problems, social events organised at ALFMED gardens to mix our Erasmus people with the local community.

Our mentors speak:

English

Spanish

German

Italian

French

Frequency of mentoring meetings: Once a week

Mentoring

MENTORING is done in 4 milestones:
Student profiling for an optimum placement: detailed CV in English, questionnaire, school objectives, online preparation meeting prior to arrival;
Preparation for the internship upon arrival: oral CV workshop & briefing and accompanying the student to the interview at the company;
WhatsApp group set for keeping interaction/assistance 24/7 with participants;
Regular meetings to follow-up, proactive actions in case of problems, social events organised at ALFMED gardens to mix our Erasmus people with the local community.

Our mentors speak:

English

Spanish

German

Italian

French

Frequency of mentoring meetings: Once a week

Mentoring

MENTORING is done in 4 milestones:
Student profiling for an optimum placement: detailed CV in English, questionnaire, school objectives, online preparation meeting prior to arrival;
Preparation for the internship upon arrival: oral CV workshop & briefing and accompanying the student to the interview at the company;
WhatsApp group set for keeping interaction/assistance 24/7 with participants;
Regular meetings to follow-up, proactive actions in case of problems, social events organised at ALFMED gardens to mix our Erasmus people with the local community.

Our mentors speak:

English

Spanish

German

Italian

French

Frequency of mentoring meetings: Once a week

Sectors

Aeronautics
.

Agriculture, Food Processing and Veterinary

Automation
.

Biotechnology and Clinical Analysis

Childcare

Computer Science and IT

Construction
.

Electrical Engineering (Mechatronic, Electrotechnics, Energy)

Forestry, Environment and Landscape
.

Hair and Beauty

Human Health

Marketing and Sales

Mechanical Engineering and Metal Processing

Media, Graphics and Photograph
.

Motor Vehicle
.

Nautics

Pastry and Baker

Performing Art

Science and Applied Science

Social Care

Sport, Outdoors Activities

Accommodation

🏢 Residence

Sectors

Aeronautics
.

Agriculture, Food Processing and Veterinary

Automation
.

Biotechnology and Clinical Analysis

Childcare

Computer Science and IT

Construction
.

Electrical Engineering (Mechatronic, Electrotechnics, Energy)

Forestry, Environment and Landscape
.

Hair and Beauty

Human Health

Marketing and Sales

Mechanical Engineering and Metal Processing

Media, Graphics and Photograph
.

Motor Vehicle
.

Nautics

Pastry and Baker

Performing Art

Science and Applied Science

Social Care

Sport, Outdoors Activities

Accommodation

🏢 Residence

Sectors

Aeronautics

Agriculture, Food Processing and Veterinary

.

Automation

Biotechnology and Clinical Analysis

Childcare

Computer Science and IT
.

Construction

Electrical Engineering (Mechatronic, Electrotechnics, Energy)

.

Forestry, Environment and Landscape

Hair and Beauty

Human Health

Marketing and Sales

Mechanical Engineering and Metal Processing

Media, Graphics and Photography
.

Motor Vehicle
.

Nautics

Pastry and Bakery
.

Performing Arts
.

Science and Applied Science
.

Social Care

Sport, Outdoors Activities

Accommodation

🏢 Residence

Services

Catering type
Self catering

Language courses
French, English, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, German, Dutch, Chinese, Portuguese

Deposit

Hosting minors

Hosting minors with no Group Leader

Hosting students with physical disabilities

Hosting students with mental disabilities

24/7 emergency
support

        Preparatory visit for
        teachers
     ✔

            Study visits for
            students
       ✔

Pocket Money
delivery

Mobility duration for internships: from 12 days to 170 days

Services

Catering type
Self catering

Language courses
French, English, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, German, Dutch, Chinese, Portuguese

Deposit

Hosting minors

Hosting minors with no Group Leader

Hosting students with physical disabilities

Hosting students with mental disabilities

24/7 emergency
support

        Preparatory visit for
        teachers
     ✔

            Study visits for
            students
       ✔

Pocket Money
delivery

Mobility duration for internships: from 12 days to 170 days

Services

Catering type
Self catering

Language courses
French, English, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, German, Dutch, Chinese, Portuguese

Deposit

Hosting minors

Hosting minors with no Group Leader

Hosting students with physical disabilities

Hosting students with mental disabilities

24/7 emergency
support

        Preparatory visit for
        teachers
     ✔

            Study visits for
            students
       ✔

Pocket Money
delivery

Mobility duration for internships: from 12 days to 170 days

Marton’s success story

Marton from Hungary arrived in France with no knowledge of French, only 50 words of English, but with strong motivation to work as a Kitchen Assistant at the Michelin-starred restaurant Le Fanal under Chef Borrell. Within 3 weeks, the Chef considered him the best trainee he had ever had. After 13 weeks, Marton was hired and became proficient in French. Within 6 months, with the Chef’s assistance, he transitioned to another Michelin-starred restaurant in Paris.

Marton’s success story

Marton from Hungary arrived in France with no knowledge of French, only 50 words of English, but with strong motivation to work as a Kitchen Assistant at the Michelin-starred restaurant Le Fanal under Chef Borrell. Within 3 weeks, the Chef considered him the best trainee he had ever had. After 13 weeks, Marton was hired and became proficient in French. Within 6 months, with the Chef’s assistance, he transitioned to another Michelin-starred restaurant in Paris.

Marton’s success story

Marton from Hungary arrived in France with no knowledge of French, only 50 words of English, but with strong motivation to work as a Kitchen Assistant at the Michelin-starred restaurant Le Fanal under Chef Borrell. Within 3 weeks, the Chef considered him the best trainee he had ever had. After 13 weeks, Marton was hired and became proficient in French. Within 6 months, with the Chef’s assistance, he transitioned to another Michelin-starred restaurant in Paris.

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Perpignan, France 🇫🇷

Perpignan, France’s southernmost city in French Catalonia, sits on the Mediterranean near the Spanish border and Barcelona. With 150,000 residents, it boasts charming streets, a medieval district, the castle of the Kings of Mallorca, and the tower Castillet along the river Têt. Known for its social vibrancy and Mediterranean lifestyle with 350 sunny days annually, Perpignan attracts SMEs and thrives in tourism and agro-food industries. Its renowned beaches, villages, and festivals draw 4 million tourists yearly. Hosting the Paris 2024 Olympic torch relay, Perpignan offers students city-centre residences near supermarkets, shops, and wine bars, with ALFMED and student residences centrally located and well-connected to buses.

Perpignan, France 🇫🇷

Perpignan, France’s southernmost city in French Catalonia, sits on the Mediterranean near the Spanish border and Barcelona. With 150,000 residents, it boasts charming streets, a medieval district, the castle of the Kings of Mallorca, and the tower Castillet along the river Têt. Known for its social vibrancy and Mediterranean lifestyle with 350 sunny days annually, Perpignan attracts SMEs and thrives in tourism and agro-food industries. Its renowned beaches, villages, and festivals draw 4 million tourists yearly. Hosting the Paris 2024 Olympic torch relay, Perpignan offers students city-centre residences near supermarkets, shops, and wine bars, with ALFMED and student residences centrally located and well-connected to buses.

Perpignan, France 🇫🇷

Perpignan, France’s southernmost city in French Catalonia, sits on the Mediterranean near the Spanish border and Barcelona. With 150,000 residents, it boasts charming streets, a medieval district, the castle of the Kings of Mallorca, and the tower Castillet along the river Têt. Known for its social vibrancy and Mediterranean lifestyle with 350 sunny days annually, Perpignan attracts SMEs and thrives in tourism and agro-food industries. Its renowned beaches, villages, and festivals draw 4 million tourists yearly. Hosting the Paris 2024 Olympic torch relay, Perpignan offers students city-centre residences near supermarkets, shops, and wine bars, with ALFMED and student residences centrally located and well-connected to buses.

What’s popular in Perignan

Canet Plage

Carcassonne

Collioure

Montpellier

Paulilles Bay

Villefranche de Conflent

What’s popular in Perignan

Canet Plage

Carcassonne

Collioure

Montpellier

Paulilles Bay

Villefranche de Conflent

What’s popular in Perignan

Canet Plage

Carcassonne

Collioure

Montpellier

Paulilles Bay

Villefranche de Conflent

The surroundings

The surroundings

The surroundings

Trivia time

Trivia time

Did you know that Perpignan boasts a captivating blend of French and Catalan influences? Formerly the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca, this city is affectionately known as the ‘gateway’ to the Iberian Peninsula.

Did you know that Perpignan boasts a captivating blend of French and Catalan influences? Formerly the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca, this city is affectionately known as the ‘gateway’ to the Iberian Peninsula.

Did you know that Perpignan boasts a captivating blend of French and Catalan influences? Formerly the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca, this city is affectionately known as the ‘gateway’ to the Iberian Peninsula.

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