The context in which this project was developed is the present situation European countries find themselves in because of the mass migration of the last few years and the rise of hostile populist voices. The objectives of this project are therefore the reduction of the danger of possible present and future conflicts by furthering the communication between migrants and natives, by increasing tolerance and mutual understanding when the people get to know the different values and cultures better, by trying to increase the migrant families’ trust in local people and local institutions, and by helping migrant families and schoolchildren to cope with work at school.Four European schools will take part in this project: the Adolf-Reichwein-Gesamtschule Lüdenscheid (Germany) will be the coordinating school, IISS Galileo Ferraris from Molfetta / Italy, Escola Secundária Rainha D. Amélia from Lisboa /Portugal, and Ekonomska I Trgovčka Škola from Dubrovnik / Croatia will participate. The German and Portuguese schools are secondary schools, the Italian school is a high school for comprising courses for ICT, mechatronics or electronics, environmental biotechnologies, and applied sciences. The Croatian school is a vocational school which focuses on economy, commerce and business.The activities all the four schools have planned are interviews with people who have experienced migration first-hand (families, fellow students, single people) as well as with authorities, humanitarian organisations or private volunteers who are directly concerned with dealing with migrants and their daily lives, and using all the information gathered for the production of e.g. films and video-clips, brochures, posters, PowerPoint presentations, contributions to our different homepages, photo exhibitons, possibly producing pieces of art (depending on our students’ different ideas and talents, which are so far not yet known). Students’ research will also shed light on the historical elements of migration in the respective countries. The project will be carried out in different ways: there will be face-to-face meetings once at each school (mobilities for 2 teachers and 4 students); the communication between the students of the four schools will take place on the eTwinning platform; the progress and the products of the project will be documented there as well as on all the schools’ homepages and on a special project website, and there will be a project newsletter and a video documentary about the project meetings. The creation of an eBook is planned.The public will be informed via articles in the local newspapers.At the beginning of the project a teacher training activity on eTwinning and the use of TwinSpace, conducted by an eTwinning expert, will take place in Lüdenscheid/Germany. At each meeting, one special aspect of the project will be the center of attention (meeting in Portugal: history of emigration / immigration of each country; meeting in Italy: present situation of migration in the participating countries; meeting in Croatia: steps taken to deal with the matter of migration in the participating countries; meeting in Germany: bundling up results, editing of final products, evaluation).We hope that this project will contribute to making people (all students plus their families involved, staff members, the school community as well as the local community) aware of the situation migrants find themselves in; that it will contribute to the development of new ideas on how to further mutual understanding and tolerance. The project partners will also learn from each other and from their different towns, successful ideas from one partner town might be implemented in the other towns. The introduction and intensive use of eTwinning will be very helpful in possible future projects of the participating schools.In the long run we hope to increase tolerance, respect, and empathy, not only as far as our students are concerned, but also with members of our community, and we hope to make all participants realise the value of a strong European community and of our political system of democracy. And we hope to make a lasting contribution to securing peace in our local communities and Europe-wide.

Current situation in southern Europe requires the assumption of new approaches from a multinational perspective. The devastating effects of the economic crisis with high unemployment rates get a new target which schools should react.Understand the skills needed for students in their near future, linking the school community to the business environment with a true entrepreneurial training are elements that should not be spread in time. Undoubtedly, families must assume significant role by engaging with these challenges.This project aims to increase the capacity and relevance of learning in education through innovative educational practices, provide key skills such as digital literacy, language proficiency and entrepreneurship, strengthen education / training and labor market linkages, promote social entrepreneurship and inter-regional cooperation and effectively involve families.Previous experience and communication via etwinning has made this project where participating schools from Croatia, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Turkey.The methodology is based on learning through projects involving the permanent school pupils, teachers and inexorably, associations of parents of students and businessmen circle.Activities range from the development of seminar and workshops, discussion forums, gathering information on DVDs, TEDS, tournaments debates, infographics, mass-media spaces, databases, short films, teaching units on entrepreneurship and education portal, along with the creation of cooperative social entrepreneurship.The purpose of development of these activities is to familiarize students with digital resources, understand the business reality of our surroundings, know where to guide the methodological strategies to link our educational systems to business, understand that skills and competencies required by the business world our current students and promote entrepreneurship education, especially solidarity entrepreneurship.The schools incorporate their contents in the annual school plan to discover and enhance skills and abilities that students should develop in the coming years when entering the job market.At this time you will understand the strengths and weaknesses of the business relative to other neighboring countries generating a real education for entrepreneurship.The achievement of these assumptions imply a mainly observable, regional, national, European and / or international, brutal impact locally in unemployment rates in the medium term.

<< Background >>The main goal of the e-SB project, created by School for Economy and Trade Dubrovnik, is developing a digital platform with educational materials and exercises in banking and finance for secondary vocational schools which educate student in economic and similar programs at EU level. In order to achieve this goal, we need intellectual and financial resources we could get by cooperating with other similar schools, which are French Lycée des métiers Charles Alliès and Italian Istituto di istruzione secondaria superiore Galileo Ferraris. Using this partnership we will develop a model of teaching based on the experiences of the French school involved in the real economy and connected to commercial banks. The French school offers students a more active model of teaching through training companies supported by commercial banks. The Italian partner has a lot of experience in information and communication technologies that will be used for development of the final project`s results. The project is based on the analysis of the current situation of education system regarding economic subjects and it indicates the lack of practical work at school, especially in modern environment including the prevalence of online teaching. The current model of teaching is not interesting to students and the students are not active during teaching. That is the reason why the level of students` competencies in vocational schools that educate students for economists are very low and they don`t meet the demands of employers in the financial and banking fields. The development and then the implementation of project results in vocational schools with educational programs for the profession of economists and similar programs will lead students to acquirement of specific practical knowledge and improvement of professional and digital competences, not only of students but also of teachers in these schools.<< Objectives >>We want to enable professional practice for students of secondary vocational schools in the fields of banking and finance in order to develop their professional competences not only for professional but also for their personal life.Regarding organizational level, the goal of the project is to enable the participating schools to gain experience in international cooperation, to strengthen its resources and to achieve quality innovative results. Students will get a picture of real life and work in the world of finance. Students who are educated for the profession of chef have practical classes in the schools` equipped classrooms. With this project we also want to develop a model of professional practice for students in the field of finance and banking which will replace students practical work in the banks which is not possible because of banks` policies. As for schools, teachers and students will achieve better way of teaching in accordance with world trends. Teachers will have up-to-date information from the world of finance, banking and insurance. All schools included in this project will strengthen the European orientation, the schools will be more competitive, they will attract more motivated students in future, the schools will develop modern, dynamic and professional environment and new methods of learning and teaching. Moreover the project will strengthen the schools` teams and enable development of new projects in future. As for the students, the project will enable better learning outcomes because the students will be more motivated for learning. The different learning methods (online and based on work), project-based collaboration, mutual learning, workshops and virtual collaboration will be achieved. During project our schools will stenghten its resources, relationship, information, job shadowing, researching (needs analysis), case studies. The schools will develop better quality of education, recognition and evaluation will be achieved (issuing of certificates for students working in the e-SB program; partner schools will be authorized to issue certificates and the applicant school will develop a certificate template).With this project we will develop new types of practical training programs and analysis of case studies; new teaching materials and methods including learning based on work will be provided, moreover virtual mobilities, open educational contents, using of ICT resources and teaching students for works according labor market needs.The objectives are to develop, examine, adapt and implement innovative practices by simplifying the process of transition from school to work, merging of digital contents for learning, developing school programs, teaching materials and tools for vocational education in economics.<< Implementation >>Through the project we will conduct 2 meetings for the development of project results, 3 piloting of the project and project results for students and teachers, 3 transnational meetings, 3 final conferences (one conference in each partner country), webinars for teachers and intellectual work of partner teams during 26 months which will result with 6 intellectual results.The KICK-OFF meeting will be held at the beginning of the project implementation, during this meeting the project teams members will get to know each other, find out all details of project activities, learn about possible risks during implementation, decide about splitting tasks and responsibilities in project and signing Partnership Agreements. The program called JIRA for project management and implementation will be presented, and the training of all participants for using this program will be organized.The first development meeting will be held in France in March 2022. During this meeting members of project teams will continue work on the development of e-SB programs and e-SB brochure. Besides the program, structure of the project website and concept of the digital brochure will be created. The aim of the meeting is to choose the platform for developing of digital brochure and to determine advantages and possibilities of the selected platform.The first piloting of the project results in France will be held in June 2022. As already mentioned, the e-SB project will conduct three piloting of the e-SB program and application, it will be organized as practical classes for partner school students in order to develop the best possible design and content of the final project results. Piloting will also be the basis for the development of digital brochure which will be produced by a team of 18 students - participants in this project. Student teams are composed of 6 students from each partner school and two teachers - mentors from each school. Students and teachers involved in the project team will be active in all project activities abroad and at home during preparation for and after mobility. After the first piloting, the second development meeting will be held in Italy in October 2022. The development of the e-SB program will continue. The partners will start with developing of application and digital brochure model created so far will be presented. The partners will also give suggestions for possible changes and instructions to coordinators of student teams in charge of brochure development. Since the four project results are already in the finalization stage, during this development meeting, most of the work will be done on cooperation between the teams dealing with final project results.The First CHECK-UP meeting online with the French school as coordinator will be held in December 2022. The aim of this meeting is to check the flow of project`s activities and to find out possible difficulties and also presentation of proposals for improvement.Next activity is the second five-day piloting of the project and project results, i.e student mobility with the aim of continuing the development of the digital brochure in Italy in March 2023. after students` mobility in May 2022 in France. Therefore, it will be a logical follow-up of this activity. All schools will present their ideas for development of a digital brochure and will discuss further procedures.The last, third pilot of the project and project results will be held in Dubrovnik in June 2023. Project teams will simulate final products of this project. One member from each partner team will be selected in charge of evaluating the team members and evaluating the activity itself. A special section will be dedicated to students who will present and evaluate the digital brochure. The final CHECK-UP meeting which precedes the preparation of the final conferences and the finalization of all project results, will be conducted online in the middle of the second year of project implementation using the ZOOM platfo<< Results >>The priorities of our project are according to the strategic priorities of the Digital Education Action Plan (2021-2027) and the goal of involving students, teaching staff and schools in the digital transformation. Our project also supports the first strategic priority of the Action Plan, the development of a successful digital education ecosystem, by strengthening capacity and critical thinking about taking advantage of digital technologies for teaching and learning. The program represents an upgrade and an innovative approach using digital technologies.OUTPUT 1 - e-School Bank program (e-SB) is the main intellectual result of the project and it represents an upgrade and innovative approach to education based on digital technologies. The e-SB program, created according to the programs used by international and commercial banks will contain all banking activities, documents, explanations for each item and interactive instructions for users. The main purpose of the program is to provide a platform for students` professional practice in the field of finance and banking in vocational schools of economics.OUTPUT 2 - e-SB website, created according to the model of commercial banks will be used by teachers during teaching and it will be able to make supplements and improvements of that website.OUTPUT 3 - e-SB application for students as users of banking services. The application will be created according to the applications of commercial banks and it will contain an user-friendly interface for students. One of the functionalities of the application will be the the tools for assigning and solving students` homeworks.OUTPUT 4 - Digital brochure. Each team member will be in charge of one part of the brochure with a group of students who will participate in development of the brochure, by creating brochure design, researching and deciding of the content, giving ideas, etc. The digital e-SB brochure will have an attractive visual identity. A high level of innovation and seriousness of students are expected.OUTPUT 5 - Guide for using e-SB programs and applications will contain detailed instructions for students and teachers in order to acces and use the program.OUTPUT 6 - Webinar for teachers. The purpose of this webinar is to educate teachers of all schools at the EU level which are interested in using project results. Each partner will prezent the way of using e-SB programs to the teachers in their own country so that it can be applied into their curriculum and teaching processes.Expected outcomes of project activities for teachers and students: better teaching quality, teachers will have possiblity updated data from banking in one place; saving time and more efficient work; development of ICT technology and digital competences; online learning and teaching; easier access to all current information and changes in laws, acts, guidelines and regulations of banks for use in schools; ability of students to use the e-SB programs and obtain certificates; better financial literacy; introduction to international financial systems; peer learning; students will make an effort to get the opportunity to participate in Erasmus + projects, mobility and getting a foreign internship in one of the future projects.Expected outcomes of project activities for organizations: integration of a different learning methods, project-based collaboration, mutual learning, workshops and virtual collaboration sites; school resources and networking, better information, more competitive position of schools, attracting more motivated students; a more modern, dynamic and professional environment within school, more modern methods of learning and teaching. The program fits perfectly with the school curriculum because it contains most of the interdisciplinary topics; sustainable development (no waste of paper, toner, school supplies, notebooks, etc.); expanding the network of associates and partners at the EU level, making it easier to find new partners

As the economic crisis was starting to take its toll on European countries Turkey, Portugal, Croatia and Italy were also among the victims where youth unemployment rates reached high percentages. Young people are still pessimistic about their future job prospects, lack confidence in job skills and are reluctant to work for a start-up. Having paid the same bill, as partner schools we have come together to work collaborately in terms of sparking hope among our students through making them believe that they could create their own chances by realizing their true potential and putting it into use.In this project 24 students from different partner countries aged between 15 to 18 will come together at international workshops and take the opportunity to develop soft and entrepreneurial skills which will act as a motivation booster. As for the teachers it will provide the medium for exchanging good practices and adding up new skills to their teaching career.The main aim of the project is to develop competences (knowledge, skills, attitudes) of high school students that will guide them professionally, personally, socially - in today’s fast changing world. In order to achieve this, some of our objectives are to promote the 4C's: communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity; give students valuable insight into their strengths and weaknesses by engaging them in creative group exercises and stimulation activities; foster entrepreneurial skills to help them set up their own businesses in the future and build up mutual understanding, solidarity and intercultural dialogue between students and teachers coming from different cultural backgrounds.The planned activities will be carried out through 4 workshops embracing different skills in Turkey, Croatia, Italy and Portual: The 4C's: Communication, collaboration, critical thinking, creativity and entrepreneurship. Rather than theoretical content the focus will be on practical activities and games where students will be learning by doing. Online booklet, man-on-the -street- interviews, motivation videos, presentations about inspirational characters, SWOT analysis of students and TED talks about motivation are some of the products we would like to produce.The skills and competences aquired during the project will benefit students, teachers and institutions as a whole by creating a medium of cooperation and ensuring a motivational and satisfactory environment for enhanced learning and teaching. Students' soft skills may be improved by integrating the elements of these skills in the classroom or in extra-curricular activities. If we seize this moment and work together, we can help our students connect learning with real life and provide them with the necessary skills to prepare them for success.Teachers as well will have the chance to learn and use a wide array of skills which will guide them throughout their lives. The succesful relationships between teachers will lead to future collaboration and as for schools it will increase their European dimension. The most prominent scale in achieving success in the long run will be to see how well our students can use their soft skills in the future at university or in their working life.

<< Objectives >>In cooperation with this project we aim to;- increase the digital competence of both teachers and students, - encourage them to use Web 2.0 tools for education, especially in the field of foreign languages, and to produce content themselves in this field,- expand the boundaries of classrooms with the integration of technology into courses- ensure more active participation of students in courses- promote life-long learning- build cultural bonds among EU countries.<< Implementation >>Both virtual and mobility activities will be held. The teachers who lead the project are going to benefit from a course that one of our partners will provide in the field of digital literacy. The use of web 2.0 tools that support foreign language learning and the creation of content in these tools will be taught to students participating in mobilities by applying sample courses. We plan to reach the large masses in our schools by supporting peer learning method and on the virtual platforms.<< Results >>Within this project, the teachers will meet new colleagues in the EU and have the experience of cross-cultural learning, exchange ideas, implement the best Web 2.0 tools into education and have the chance to build a network for future scholastic collaboration. The students will be able to enrich communication skills and develop digital and foreign language competencies, and form cultural awareness. They will also get well prepared for both school and business life and have increased motivation.