Curt Nicolin Gymnasiet has since four years collaborated with two upper secondary schools in Macedonia ; Jovcevski Korcagin and Kiro Spandgov - Brko . This project intends to develop this cooperation and include two more schools. Namely D-r Pance Karagjozov och Dobri DaskalovWabtec. The project will continue the cooperation with Wabtec and include a new company, Datal Velding.The purpose of the project is to offer internships to our students and developing human resources to promote school improvement in all schools involved in the project . The goals we aim to achieve are to• Promote cultural awareness• Improve key competencies and skills• Promote quality improvement in VET• Improve language teaching and learning.The project is planned to last for 12 months and includes internship for 80 pupils allocated on the schools and companies. The project also involves 10 teachers' participation in school development projects and auscultation at participating schools. The participating educators are teachers in different subject areas.The School development project includes bringing together education and employment through innovative projects.Upon completion of the project , participating partners will have achieved the following• Increased business environment knowledge• Developed ability to work with others with different cultural backgrounds• Solidarity• Increased employability• Increased key competences• Increased knowledge of pedagogical and didactic methods• Increased knowledge of languages• Increased knowledge of sustainable developmentThe UN has in its Millennium Declaration focused on the work of global sustainable development in an economic, a social and an environmental perspective. The education sector has a great responsibility to spread awareness of sustainable development not only in school but in a broader perspective. The joint projects within the educational exchanges will strengthen the links between school and working life in that this dissemination becomes real. A collaboration between school and work also contributes to promoting and strengthening the knowledge of innovation and entrepreneurship.As a part of the students after work a clear dissemination of experiences and observations during their stay abroad is included. This is done through seminars and lectures in our own organization but also in schools and other businesses in the municipality. As a result of this proliferation a global awareness and solidarity is mediated , it also provides information on each individual's ability to participate in an exchange program that pushes the individual's own boundaries and creates a solid foundation for the future.