YOUTH for Europe

Name

YOUTH for Europe

Legal name

JUGEND für Europa

Website

https://jugendfuereuropa.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

EU Youth Program Administration

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Erasmus+ and Government-Sponsored Exchange Partnerships (EDAIABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Intergovernmental Education Cooperation & Bilateral/Multilateral Programs (EDADALAA)

Keywords

• EU youth funding
• Erasmus+ programs
• European Solidarity Corps
• Youth mobility grants
• Grant administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Bonn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government/EU Funding: JUGEND für Europa is a National Agency implementing EU funding programs. As a public institution, it operates on government and EU program budgets to administer Erasmus+ Jugend, Erasmus+ Sport, and the European Solidarity Corps programs in Germany. The organization does not generate commercial revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

JUGEND für Europa operates as the German National Agency administering three EU funding programs—Erasmus+ Jugend, Erasmus+ Sport, and the European Solidarity Corps—and distributes grants to German organizations, sports bodies, and young people for international youth mobility, exchanges, volunteering, and capacity-building projects. It provides free advisory services, training events, application consultations, and project management support throughout the application and implementation lifecycle. The agency also operates supporting services such as the Youthpass recognition tool, EuroPeers peer network, and the European Academy on Youth Work.

Product overview

YOUTH for Europe (JUGEND für Europa) is the German National Agency implementing three EU funding programs: Erasmus+ Jugend (Youth), Erasmus+ Sport, and Europäisches Solidaritätskorps (European Solidarity Corps). The organization offers multiple funding formats including Youth Encounters, Professional Mobility, Youth Participation Projects, DiscoverEU Inklusion, Cooperation Partnerships, Small-scale Partnerships, Volunteer Services, Volunteer Teams, and Solidarity Projects. Supporting services include Youthpass (recognition tool), EuroPeers (peer ambassador network), European Academy on Youth Work, and Growing Youth Work initiative. The agency provides consultation, training, and networking services to help organizations and young people access and implement EU-funded international projects focused on youth participation, inclusion, digital change, and environmental sustainability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Erasmus+ Jugend (Erasmus+ Youth)
• Erasmus+ Sport

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• IJAB e.V. (International Youth Exchange and Cooperation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIJAB is a key strategic partner for JUGEND für Europa, collaborating on events and initiatives such as the Fachtag on youth poverty. IJAB focuses on international youth work and supports the implementation of EU youth programs.
• European Commission - Regional Representation BonncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe European Commission's Regional Representation in Bonn co-organizes events with JUGEND für Europa, including the celebration of 30 years of EU Youth Volunteering. The EC provides program funding and policy direction for the implemented programs.
• SALTO Resource CentersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSALTO Resource Centers provide support, materials, and training opportunities for inclusive European youth work. JUGEND für Europa collaborates with various SALTO centers including Inclusion & Diversity, Digital Transformation, Green Transition, and Participation & Information.
• Other European National AgenciesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJUGEND für Europa collaborates with National Agencies from other EU countries on joint events, peer learning activities, and the development of materials and resources for youth work.
• European Youth Work Agenda NetworkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJUGEND für Europa is part of the network implementing the European Youth Work Agenda, including the Bonn Process and the European Academy on Youth Work, supporting the development and recognition of youth work across Europe.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Direct peers

• IJAB e.V. (Fachstelle für Internationale Jugendarbeit der Bundesrepublik Deutschland): German national competence center for international youth work and a named strategic partner of JUGEND für Europa. Co-implements events (e.g., Fachtag on youth poverty) and shares the same mandate area of supporting international youth exchange and EU youth programs.
• Eurodesk: European youth information network linked to Erasmus+ providing information on mobility and youth opportunities. Operates in parallel to JUGEND für Europa's outreach function and is referenced on the agency's own website under its service menu.
• SEPIE (Servicio Español para la Internacionalización de la Educación): Spanish National Agency managing Erasmus+ programs including the youth and sport strands. Comparable in scale and mandate to JUGEND für Europa, administering EU funding flows to domestic applicants.
• Agence Erasmus+ France Jeunesse & Sport: The French National Agency for Erasmus+ Youth and Sport. Operates the same mandate (Erasmus+ Jugend, Erasmus+ Sport, European Solidarity Corps) in France, making it the closest cross-country structural peer.
• JINT vzw (National Agency Belgium-Flemish): Belgian National Agency for Erasmus+ Youth, Sport and European Solidarity Corps. Performs the same applicant-facing National Agency role as JUGEND für Europa, including project consultation and training events.

Emerging players

• European Youth Forum (YFJ): Platform of European youth NGOs influencing EU youth policy including Erasmus+ design. Sits in the same ecosystem as JUGEND für Europa, shaping the policy and funding framework that the agency implements nationally.
• Council of Europe – European Youth Foundation: Provides grants to European youth activities and is institutionally linked to the European Youth Work Agenda that JUGEND für Europa implements. A complementary funding and policy body in the same sector.

Broad incumbents

• British Council (Erasmus+ UK National Agency): Operated the UK Erasmus+ National Agency function and continues to manage Turing/related mobility schemes. A larger, broader incumbent with overlapping international-education-program administration capability.
• Bundesamt für Familie und zivilgesellschaftliche Aufgaben (BAFzA): German federal agency implementing related family/youth/civic programs (e.g., Kinder- und Jugendplan des Bundes). Shares the German public-sector ecosystem and intergovernmental mandate with JUGEND für Europa but covers different program lines.
• SALTO Resource Centres (SALTO-YOUTH): Network of European Resource Centres supporting National Agencies on thematic priorities (Inclusion & Diversity, Digital Transformation, Green Transition, Participation). Functions as a peer-enabler and strategic partner to JUGEND für Europa's delivery model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/jugendfueropa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jugend-fuer-europa

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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