The Visits Section of the Public Affairs Division organises visits to the OECD Headquarters in Paris for business leaders, trade union representatives, parliamentarians, academics, journalists, university students and other groups, upon request. These visits are normally for a minimum of 10 people, and larger groups of up to 70 participants can be accommodated, depending on room availability. A typical visit lasts about two hours and is conducted in one of the two official languages of the OECD, French or English. Then, one or several members of the Secretariat brief the visitors on the particular topics of interest to them. A member of the relevant Delegation to the OECD may also be involved in the visit.
Every visit is unique and is organised to suit the needs and interests of the particular group.
Student groups are accepted only from upper university levels, and students must have a good knowledge of one of the OECD areas of activity. There are no individual visits Due to limited availability of meeting rooms, it is important to send in requests for visits at least two months before the desired date of the visit. Visits to the OECD are free of charge. However, the Organisation is unable to comply with such requests as it has no funds at its disposal for supporting activities which are not within its programme of work approved by its Member countries . The Visits Section organises visits to the OECD Headquarters in Paris upon request.