European Solidarity Corps at FREIRAD

Freies Radio Innsbruck – FREIRAD has started developing and executing projects by the European Solidarity Corps (EuSC) in 2020. Since then, EuSC-volunteers have joined our organisation and gotten involved in a wide range of activities. From the designing of radio shows to working in public relations and the coordination of broadcasting programs and projects, there is a lot to learn at FREIRAD. The next open position for an EuSC-volunteer will be available at FREIRAD starting September 2023.

The European Solidarity Corps is a program of the European Union that supports young people aged 18 to 30 in getting involved in community service projects in their own country or abroad.

FREIRAD was awarded the Quality Label by Austria’s Agency for Education and Internationalisation OeAD in 2020 and we can therefore host volunteers from Europe in our team. In this way, we can promote intercultural work and commitment even more in our everyday work. In 2020 and 2021, two EuSC-volunteers had the chance to participate and be loud at FREIRAD.

In cooperation with InfoEck, FREIRAD will offer one volunteer the opportunity to work with us at the radio station with the greatest diversity of opinion in Tyrol for the duration of one year starting September 2023. The application period was open until July 2nd, 2023 and we are currently reviewing the applications. We are looking forward to welcome our new team member in September!

Stories of EuSC- volunteers at FREIRAD

At FREIRAD, there are many new things for volunteers of the European Solidarity Corps to learn: Have you ever been in a real broadcasting studio? How do people get from a simple concept to a real radio show? What is Audacity? And how do community media work in contrast to public as well as private and commercial media? During your EuSC-voluntary service at FREIRAD you can learn all these things.

Filip Malenica and Paweł Masarczyk had the opportunity to join the FREIRAD team in 2020 and 2021 respectively. Here you can read about their impressions and experiences during their time with us.