A new exciting project where Danish, Spanish, Belgian, Italian, Finnish, and Lithuanian markets are part of a strategic partnership. The project, however, is expected to expand to other European countries through the Space network. Graduates from studies with high unemployment rates throughout Europe are able to find new job possibilities in SMEs. This can, surely, be seen as a long needed boost for the European economy. The quality of the project is ensured by: Addressing foster citizens’ potential and simultaneously ensure employability. Students from humanities, theology, and philosophy that possess VET competences are going to be matched with SMEs thereby making a smooth entrance into the labor market. This happens by integrating the world of work in the last year and Unemployed graduates from humanities, theology, and philosophy gain VET competences are matched with SMEs thereby making an opening into the labor market. This happens by giving them intensive VET courses in cooperation with the world of work. The above is done in order to enhance the matching of skills and stimulate the competiveness of the SMEs globally. Furthermore the SMEs are then able to focus on new employee groups. The project addresses the following needs : In several member states youth unemployment, poverty, and inequality have increased. Employers fear that graduates are lacking skills and that the actual shortages of skills are going to be problematic in the developed nations due to the overall aging of the population. SMEs have problems to innovate, grow, meet quality standards and mismatches where not enough young people are trained at the needed levels and the young people that do have the right qualifications are not employable. Project goals regarding test methods • The qualitative skills mismatch occurs when companies give VET skills to graduates from studies with high unemployment rates (e.g. humanities, philosophy, theology etc.) • The quantitative mismatch where not enough young people are trained to be employable by giving the students in study programmes with high unemployment rates (eg. humanities, philosophy, theology etc.) the possibility of acquiring VET skills Both groups should be trained to enhance internalization in SMEs thereby making them better at competing on the global scene. To support and aid SMEs the new employee groups should be trained to assist SMEs in cultural understanding, develop strategies for internationalization, assess international market potential, and the expansion into foreign markets. Furthermore the understanding of business culture in different countries is vital for SMEs to expand and go global. Another positive side effect is to cross culture train unemployed graduates so they are able to assist the SMEs in conquering new markets. DIGAS is going to find ways of bringing the world of work to academia and fight the mismatch of competencies to the benefit of the SMEs. The knowledge of real life assignments is gained from the Nordplus and EU projects: NOBANET (lead ARCADA), EU-VIP and ProVip (partner Tietgen) To sum up it is important to increase the internationalization and competitiveness of the SMEs in order to achieve growth cross culturally. Other important aspects are the recognition of competences and fighting unemployment by integrating the world of work to the benefit of the local communities. You kill two birds with one stone by matching graduates from study areas with a high unemployment rate that are taught VET skills with SMEs that must enhance their understanding of business cultures in different countries in order to further their internalization strategies and international market potential.