Since 1997, the Czech-German Youth Exchange Coordination Centres - Tandem, based in Regensburg and Pilsen, have been the central specialist centres for youth and school exchanges between Germany and the Czech Republic. Tandem's mission is to facilitate friendly relations between young people from the neighbouring countries. Tandem supports the search for partners, offers financial support, German-Czech language animation and provides further advice and training on all topics relating to the organisation of German-Czech encounters for children and young people. The services are aimed at voluntary and full-time youth work professionals, teachers from all types of schools, educators and young people.