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Élysée-Prim-Programm

Exchange Programme
Deutsch-Französisches Jugendwerk (DFJW) / Franco-German Youth Office France 2026

Information

The Élysée-Prim-Programm is a mobility programme that enables primary and lower-secondary teachers to teach for one school year in France. Participants live and work in French schools, receive preparatory pedagogical training and a language course, and are accompanied by the Franco-German Youth Office (DFJW). The programme aims to promote language learning, internationalisation of schools and Franco-German encounters between pupils and teachers.

Benefits

Living and working in France; support from the DFJW; mandatory preparatory pedagogical training and a language course; professional development through experience of the French education system.

Eligibility

Primary school teachers, lower-secondary teachers for grades 5 and 6, and childcare workers from the cities of Munich and Dresden. German applicants must have completed training and hold a permanent employment relationship; additional conditions may apply by federal state.

Application

Discuss the planned stay with your school leadership at the start of the school year, complete the application form and submit it via your school leadership. Preparatory information events are offered online.

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