The Bellevue Programme
was developed under the sponsorship of the Robert Bosch Foundation from 2004 to 2017. It was created in cooperation with the Office of the Federal President of Germany, under the auspices of the heads of state of the participating countries: France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain.
Each year, the Bellevue Programme enabled twelve highly qualified young executives from various government authorities to take part in a 12-month work placement in one of the ten partner countries. The goal was to promote the participants’ professional, intercultural, and European-policy expertise, as well as cross-border cooperation between the ministries of different member states.
During their exchange, fellows were required to attend four seminars organised in various European cities. Three of these seminars aimed at offering the participants insights into current European political challenges, through presentations and discussions with key decision-makers and high-ranking representatives of European institutions. A fourth seminar was dedicated to leadership and negotiation skills.
In total, 130 European civil servants from ten Member states took part in the programme.
Currently Bellevue alumni continue to be part of the International Alumni Center of the Robert Bosch Foundation.
You can find a more detailed description of the programme here.
