Cultural Behavior in Europe
Start date: Jun 1, 2015,
End date: May 31, 2017
PROJECT
FINISHED
International work based learning for students and and staff as well as making our staff more international are the strategic themes of our international activities. Our target is to make students, teachers, staff, schools and working life more international. We need to keep the amount of students’ exchange in same level and add the possibilities for staff. Every participant will develop their language skills, social skills, professional skills, attitude, tolerance, general knowledge and entrepreneurship.
In this project we send 67 students, 5 staff members and 1 working life representative to work based learning periods abroad. This mean real work in real work places. Additionally we send 7 staff members to visit partner schools abroad. As a new qualitative addition some of the exchange periods are longer, even 10 weks and in one case 32 weeks.
During the work based learning periods both students and staff collect cultural differences ay work places, free time and everyday life. This information will help next travelers to meet the differences in other countries. Another task during the exchange is about entrepreneurship. Participants have to compare the future changes of techniques and ICT in working life of Finnish and foreign employer. It gives students a possibility to meet and interview company owners and directors of work places and develop their entrepreneurship skills.
The project affects students’ employment and the internationality of schools and region. Cultural results of the project can be used when preparing students for future exchange periods. Information of entrepreneurship can be used in education in our schools. All information will be put on our web site for open use.
Work based learning abroad will be accredited for students. Additionally we give 2-4 extra study weeks for preparation and informal learning during exchange period.
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