The European Youth Center, Strasbourg

The European Youth Center stands on Rue Pierre de Coubertin and has its own parkland. It is part of the Council of Europe’s youth program.

It was created to encourage the youth of today to build a better future and to take a positive role in strengthening society, upholding human rights and developing social and cultural understanding.

It is there to help young people solve ordinary, everyday problems, such as finding a job or an apartment; it offers language and training courses, seminars and study sessions and meetings with experts in many fields.

It has meeting and conference rooms that offer interpretation, audiovisual end educative facilities. It has a cyber center and Internet connection by Wi-Fi all through the building. There is a restaurant and bedrooms with single, double and triple-place bedrooms for up to 90 guests.

To help the guests relax and unwind, there are games rooms with a modern music system, bicycles for hire and a sauna, as well as a terrace that affords a great view of the city.

The building is used by the European Council and outside organizations, such as associations and youth groups for meetings and seminars and is only open to other members of the public by appointment.