54 students of the Hertha Firnberg Schools for Business and Tourism in Vienna as well as one student of the Secondary School for Business in Hollabrunn take part in the project « Trainees on the move » in summer 2014. The project is administrated by the « kulturzentrum Hertha Firnberg». There are 30 companies available as project partners in France, Spain, Great Britain, Ireland, Malta Italy, Switzerland, Belgium and Martinique. Many companies already cooperated with the Hertha Firnberg Schools in the last years. Students complete a compulsory internship in upmarket hotels and restaurants in the course of their education. Internships in foreign countries are seen as highly significant at the Hertha Firnberg Schools, since they constitute an excellent preparation for the occupation-related practical as well as theoretical training, and the so-called « Vorprüfung zur Reife- und Diplomprüfung » (exam taken just before the «Matura »/school leaving exam and which is seen as part of the « Matura ») at the end of the fourth year. It’s character-forming and helps them develop their linguistic as well as intercultural competence. The professional preparation of the interns for the internships abroad is done in the practical and theoretical occupation-related courses. The teachers have all worked in the hospitality industry and dispose of international experience. Pupils are trained in restaurant service in as well as in the kitchen to be prepared to work in upmarket hotels and restaurants. A training at the reception desk is also part of the curriculum. The linguistic as well as intercultural competence are taught in the language courses as well as in the optional course for intercultural competence. Students practice simple every-day conversations and complex professional situations by doing role plays. They also get special support by native speaker teachers. In order to anchor the spirit of the idea of European mobility in our students’ as well as their parents’ heads, a yearly information evening takes place at our school. The students and their parents get to know about the advantages of the Erasmus + programme and receive necessary practical information in order to successfully participate in this programme. Further information is available at our website. Even on our open-house days we inform about the possibility of doing an internship abroad and we also motivate other schools to participate. Undoubtedly, students having completed an internship abroad, have acquired a high level of linguistic, technical as well as personal competence. Thus the quality of the final practical and theoretical exams („Fachprüfung“ and „Matura“)rises significantly. Without any doubt, many pupils who have stayed in a foreign country for a certain period of time, show readiness to integrate Europe-wide mobility into their future career plans. This starts with studying abroad after finishing school and ends not seldom with an international career.