“Young Styrians GO Europe!” is the European internship project for all young Styrians in Vocational Education and Training (VET). We offer them the opportunity to get financial support from the European Union to make their internship in one of the Erasmus+ eligible countries.Practical experiences, such as internships, can significantly increase the students’ motivation to learn by showing them how relevant the knowledge and competences acquired abroad are for their professional future. The project "Styrian Schools GO Europe!" combines the international / European aspect with the motivation-enhancing aspect of practical experiences."Young Styrians GO Europe!" supports students and teachers of interested Styrian Upper-level secondary technical and vocational schools as well as Styrian enterprises, their trainers and their apprentices to find work placements abroad."Young Styrians GO Europe!" aims at motivating as many Styrian youngsters as possible to accept the challenge of an internship abroad and make their obligatory or their voluntary internship at a company or institution abroad."Young Styrians GO Europe!" supports the students of the participating Styrian upper-level secondary VET schools and the apprentices of the participating Styrian enterprises to receive the EU funding, provided by the EU-programme Erasmus+; and to prepare, to realise and follow up the internships in the best possible way!"Young Styrians GO Europe!" is convinced that internships represent a unique chance for Styrian students and apprentices to gain practical work experiences which the Styrian participants could hardly gain in Austria.Here are some strong arguments, from the project partners’ point of view in favour of making an internship abroad:- Experiencing the opportunities the European Union offers to its citizens- Acquisition of new practical and theoretical knowledge and competences.- Increasing the chances in the labour market: At home and abroad.- Acquisition of intercultural knowledge and intercultural skills.- Improvement of foreign language skills.- Strengthened sense of initiative and an enhanced entrepreneurial spirit.- Strengthening of social and personal skills.- Creation of personal networks (friends and employer) abroad.And many more.Who is " Young Styrians GO Europe!"? Here is a list of the project partners of " Young Styrians GO Europe!" which have access to a strong network of relevant organisations and enterprises:- The Styrian Association for Education and Economics (STVG) as project coordinator.- The Education Authority of Styria with the Service Unit for the European Union- The regional Government of Styria with the Department for European Affairs and External Relations.- LOGO youth management.- A pool of Styrian enterprises e.g. Siemens AG Österreich.And here are the 14 upper-level secondary technical and vocational schools from Styria which participate as project partners of “Styrian Schools GO Europe!”:- Bad Gleichenberg Tourism Schools, - Upper Level Technical Institute Leoben, - Commercial Academy Grazbachgasse – Graz, - Commercial Academy Feldbach, - Upper Level Institute for Commercial Professions Krieglach, - Commercial Academy Fürstenfeld, - Commercial Academy Eisenerz, - Commercial Academy and College for training of nursery school teachers Bruck an der Mur, - Commercial Academy Judenburg, - Commercial Academy Weiz, - Upper Level Institute for Commercial Professions Fohnsdorf, - Upper Level Institute for Commercial Professions Leoben, - Upper Level Institute for Commercial Professions Mureck - Upper Level Institute of Fashion Graz.Together, the project partners, the project schools or enterprises will prepare the supporting teachers, trainers and their students and apprentices for their internships. There will be preparation workshops and there will be checklists and to-do lists for the young Styrian participants, teachers and trainers, parents and for the companies and the organisations where the students will make their internships. The students will receive assistance before, during and after their internships. The project partners will take care of the companies and institutions abroad offering the internships. “Young Styrians GO Europe!” offers all young Styrians in Vocational Education and Training. Styrian the opportunity to experience the “Adventure – Internship abroad” and to make the most of their education and training.