<< Objectives >>History Box has two central objectives: to enable adult educators to share with learners enrolled in language courses, integration courses, and other educational offers for refugees and migrants, insights into key aspects of the host country’s history; and to raise awareness among adult educators, refugees and migrants, and other relevant stakeholders, of the importance and benefits of learning about history, especially in the context of the inclusion of immigrants into host societies.<< Implementation >>The History Box consortium of partners from BE, AT, IT, ES and SE, led by KMOP Policy Center, pursues its objectives by - Analysing the importance and benefits of history education in the integration process- Producing an awareness-raising publication - Developing and testing micro-learning units as well as an online training hub- Launching a wide communication strategy to raise awareness and promote the project results - Applying professional project management<< Results >>History Box Policy Paper, giving an overview of the importance of history education in the integration process.History Box Learning Units, consisting of teaching and learning materials such as handouts, short presentations, self-reflection tools, videos, simulations and guided discussions as well as small practical physical exercises for the seminar room. History Box Training Hub, making the History Box Policy Paper, Learning Units and additional resources available to all stakeholders.

<< Background >>The PACIFY-D project will be working towards providing innovative training opportunities to young people and establishing Country Info Points as local learning centres for youth education, developing guidance on the organisation and support of the operation of such environments. The purpose is primarily to strengthen democratic attitudes through civic engagement and civic participation. At the same time, the proposed project aims at addressing the needs below:NEEDS OF CITIZENS / YOUNG LEARNERSThe proposed project’s innovative aspects include targeted learning opportunities, specific skills development, and access to information. It will also contribute to increasing young people’s awareness of international relations/cooperation and representative democracy, as well as the role of diplomacy, foreign missions, and European values. It also encourages young men and women (especially those from diverse educational, social and geographical backgrounds) to actively participate in democratic processes by offering them the rare opportunity to engage in different types of diplomacy. The project aims at fostering young people’s active participation in their local communities’ social and political life, while promoting social inclusion, intercultural dialogue, knowledge and recognition of diversity and promotion of tolerance.More specifically, the Young Local Ambassadors will engage in non-formal learning activities around public diplomacy, also using cultural diplomacy tools, such as:•The arts including films, dance, music, painting, sculpture, etc.•Promotion of national languages lessons•Exchanges: scientific, artistic, educational etc.•Literature: book clubs showcasing national literary production•Broadcasting of news and cultural programs•Promotion and explanation of ideas and social policies, as well as engage in culinary diplomacy activities (organisation of food fairs, national cuisine workshops etc.). Among the resources to be used for these activities are Europe’s cultural collections online, including Europeana, the European Film Gateway, and material from the European Capitals of Culture.NEEDS OF PARTNERS, NGOs and CSOs.The proposed project aims to meet the needs of the partner organisations and the targeted NGOs and CSOs on the organisation and sustainability of CIPs as forward-looking learning (and intercultural awareness-raising) centres. This next step is identified as a unique opportunity and a way to engage with their beneficiaries and target groups. It will be achieved through the provision of training sessions and a guide on how to develop Country Info Points in targeted cities and regions as educational/cultural spaces. This is particularly important as it complements the need for the provision of alternative, informal or non-formal, educational activities to young people across Europe.<< Objectives >>PACIFY-D aims to:•Strengthen young people’s sense of initiative, by participating in the social and political life of their communities, while volunteering to foster intercultural dialogue, knowledge and recognition of diversity and promote tolerance.•Educate young people on issues of diversity, cultural differences, political representation, the conduct of international affairs/diplomacy•Confront interpersonal and intergroup/national stereotypes and enhance intercultural understanding as a means to promote better-integrated societies across Europe.•Promote better knowledge about the situation of young people and inform youth policies in Europe and beyond.•Enhance transfer of knowledge between young people from different ethnic backgrounds/countries, between Civil Society/Youth organisations, and between young ambassadors/ex-pats and policymakers in target countries.<< Implementation >>The project is based on a participatory approach and partner ownership and this is reflected in the way the work will be conducted. Tasks have been allocated to partners according to their expertise to ensure that the best use of resources is achieved.Under PR1, the project will embark on both secondary and primary research comprising extensive desk research and focus groups to support the mapping of good practices as regards practices using Youth Centres and cultural activities to encourage civil participation. In that sense, providing lifelong learning opportunities and skills will collectively lead towards strengthening local communities. Finally, to design and build the training programme, the partnership will rely on internal expertise but will also open the design to the views of the target group and of professionals in the field of training, diplomacy and intercultural relations, ensuring thus the applicability of the trainers’ training. The curriculum developed for the PACIFY-D project, will support and complete gaps in life-long learning education related to intercultural relations and will simultaneously encourage and strengthen democratic attitudes and contribute to the active participation of young people in the social and political life (including international relations). The consortium will ensure that the curriculum will be competitive and will draw attention from both youth learning providers and CSOs involved in international and (inter-)cultural relations.PR2 will be the phase of the development of CIPs as learning centres: The methodology and blueprint for the PACIFY-D model that will be developed by the project, will facilitate the development and operation of forward-looking learning centres based on international relations and (cultural) diplomacy, and will provide a model to be adopted and further followed by both youth learning providers and CSOs involved in cultural relations but also in a cross-sectoral way covering diplomacy and international relations aspects. Under PR2, the project will pilot-test the adaptation of public spaces used by project partners into forward-looking learning centre focusing on Young Local Ambassadors. The transformation of the local spaces to CIPs via the use of methodologies developed will contribute to further familiarise communities with EU culture and values, as well as foster social inclusion, and promote the civic participation of young people. The participants of the CIPs will enjoy the opportunity of a blended learning model including both taught modules and real-life activities. The merits of blended learning are widely acknowledged; this approach gives the opportunity to learners to accommodate learning in their own needs, widens up participation, and is considered pivotal for enhancing (esp. young) learners’ competences.PR3 will develop a policy handbook, including a final report on the YLA programme and best practices on CIPs, as well as concrete policy recommendations for the more successful inclusion of young people in the political life of their regions/cities, and in the decision-making process.<< Results >>The expected results of the proposed project during the project’s life are:•R1: Training programme for YLAs in developing skills – This output aims at developing and providing a) the training material for Young Local Ambassadors (YLAs) in the learning centres/Country Info Points; b) Piloting of YLA programme curriculum & evaluation; and c) the development of digital modules. The material will be prepared in both English and the native languages of the consortium implementing countries (Hungary, Italy, Spain, Greece, where CIPs will be established). This result aims at promoting active citizenship and raising intercultural awareness among youth in Europe, by supporting them in the development of key skills for the labour market;•R2: Guide for development of Country Info Points (CIPs) & Piloting – This result aims at designing and providing all the necessary information, methodology, and management plan for establishing and piloting CIPs as forward-looking learning centres that will provide non-formal learning opportunities to participants. The Country Info Points this project will use will be located in Hungary, Italy, Spain, and Greece (consortium implementation countries). This project result will allow us to test the effectiveness of the set-up of CIPs as learning centres, their operation, the variety of training opportunities and activities developed under R1, and lastly the interaction of young participants in CIPs with other stakeholders, such as local authorities, diplomatic missions, as well as international and cultural organisations;•R3: Policy handbook (report & best practices on CIPs, policy recommendations) – Following the piloting of CIPs under R2, a report on the operation of the four piloting CIPs will be produced, including lessons learned and best practices that could be replicated elsewhere. Feedback by all stakeholders involved and the YLAs themselves will be incorporated in the handbook and inform policy recommendations on increasing young people’s civic engagement with people across different countries and leading to a positive impact on their attitudes towards inclusion and democracy. The outcomes from R2 will be used from the partners to design and develop a policy handbook, which will be freely available online in English and all the consortium languages upon the completion of the project, and which will be presented in the final conference in Brussels.Key outcomes of the project will include the following:•Empower youth and increase employment opportunities through training, skills development, and civic and social participation.•Promote active citizenship and raise intercultural awareness among youth in Europe, by supporting them in the development of key skills for the labour market.•Educate the public and decision-makers about foreign nationals (esp. youth)’s culture, needs, and desiderata for better integration into local societies.•Engage with local and ex-pat communities.The expected results of the proposed project after the project’s life are:•At least 80 young men and women benefitting from the curriculum and training material for YLAs;•At least 80 youth trainers/workers benefitting from the guides provided;•At least 4 local authorities gaining experience and knowledge/expertise to run similar learning programmes for civic engagement among youth;•More than 8,000 people reached at the European level through the awareness and dissemination activities;•5 Multiplier events with at least 200 participants; and 1 Multiplier event as the final dissemination event with at least 15 international and 100 virtual participants.•The project’s website, which will contain all the Training materials, the Guide for the development of Country Info Points as non-formal learning centres, as well as the Policy handbook (including best practices on CIPs and policy recommendations).

The ENTICING project aims at seamlessly blending the benefits of Crowdsourcing with the need to upgrade the levels of digital readiness of secondary school teachers in humanities by empowering them with competences and tools that will improve the quality of their teaching and at the same time will render them ready to respond quickly in circumstances of crisis. To this end, the project will develop an innovative, tailored and co-designed training programme to educate teachers on Digital Humanities Crowdsourcing and support them in improving the quality of their teaching. Many studies demonstrate the benefits of crowdsourcing in the teaching process as it increases the engagement of the student rendering them active content developers and contributors in the teaching process. Although at academic level, there has been a significant progress in Digital Humanities, established as a distinct discipline and on crowdsourcing methodologies, still there is an evident lack in the availability of training for teachers and the transfer of scholarly knowledge in the design of tailored training for the professional development of humanities school teachers.ENTICING's specific objectives are the following: 1. Develop a tailored training course for teachers on Digital Humanities Crowdsourcing2. Equip teachers with skills on applying Digital Humanities concepts and approaches in their teaching3. Design and maintain a repository of Digital humanities Resources Crowdsourcing initiatives and tools that will increase teachers’ knowledge capital and the availability of quality resources 4. Develop a digital platform to serve as a transnational tool for teachers to host their crowdsourcing initiatives 5. Elaborate guidelines and recommendations on the integration and application of digital technologies in Humanities in secondary schools6. Contribute to transnational cooperation among teachers and relevant stakeholders

<< Objectives >>The partners seek to create a more inclusive society for marginalised young people around Europe with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Down’s syndrome by facilitating their self-expression through creative means and capacity, therefore, to effect change regarding the social issues that affect them as individuals and the communities they represent. In addition to long-term skills in self-expression and social innovation and participation, we want to provide participants with pertinent resources.<< Implementation >>We will develop a research methodology with which we will design a curriculum for mental health professionals, an Express Yourself Platform for young people to disseminate art, and an Express Yourself Toolkit. Multiplier events taking place in the countries in which the partners operate will involve the promotion, dissemination, piloting and testing of each of these products in order to ensure their efficacy. We will market results, news, and events via several dissemination techniques.<< Results >>Our project will have materials and resources designed for accessibility, with up-to-date research on best SEN practice, that teach young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Down’s syndrome art, entrepreneurship, and a tailor-made digital platform to effect change through their implementation. Complementing these resources, we will produce curricula to train the teachers, custodians, healthcare workers and other professionals who may support those young people throughout this process.

<< Background >>In a recent Eurobarometer protecting the environment and climate change was considered as the highest priority for the EU by 67% of young respondents. Youth participation in various social movements for climate and environmental protection as well as consumption habits towards sustainable food and clothing further manifests the turn of the youth towards sustainability and alternative models of economic development. COVID-19 devastatingly also underlined the need to turn towards sustainable production and consumption and for alternative economic models in the future. At the same time, the percentage of youth unemployment is exacerbated due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the unemployment is expected to soar, while young people have already been one of the most vulnerable groups emerging from the years of economic crisis and austerity (Eurofound). Projections on the full impact of COVID on youth in Europe is very dismal. The SYnC project sits at the intersection of these European realities and aims to develop an non-formal educational framework to introduce young people and youth workers to the circular economy and to unleash the innovation potential of the former.<< Objectives >>Specific objectives are: To educate and raise awareness of youth in particular those with fewer opportunities on the key concepts of sustainability and circular economy with a view to strengthen their entrepreneurial opportunities (SO1) Build the capacity of youth organisations to be able to inform and guide youth towards circular economy and to explore their entrepreneurship and innovation potential (SO2) Reinvigorate cross-national and cross-sectoral knowledge transfer to build momentum towards promoting youth entrepreneurship in circular economy (SO3).<< Implementation >>Result 1 How to? Toolkit for youth and circular entrepreneurship R1-A1 Research and analysis of best practices R1-A2 Testimonials from circular economy entrepreneurs R1-A3 Drafting and finalisation of the Toolkit Result 2 - Guidebook for raising awareness and building the capacity of youth workers R2-A1 Development of the GuidebookR2-A2 Organisation of the raising awareness and capacity building seminars R2-A3 Feedback and evaluation reportResult 3 - Non-formal online course and platform for circular economy entrepreneurship R3- A1 Co-design encounters with youth, youth workers R3-A2 Research and drafting of the course design R3-A3 Content development and instructional design R3- A4 Localisation and translation R3 - A5 Platform concept and technical definition R3 -A6 Piloting, feedback and evaluation Result 4 - Lessons learnt and forward looking educational strategies R4-A1 Lessons learnt and youth recommendations! How to SYnc-in youth innovation potential in the circular economy R4 -A2 Forward looking educational strategies<< Results >>The SYnC project in its 24 month duration will deliver the following results:-- How to? Toolkit for youth and circular economy entrepreneurship available in digital format and in 5 languages (EN, EL, PT, RO, DE)-- The Guidebook for raising awareness and building the capacity of youth workers, translated in 5 languages and available in digital format-- Four (4) raising awareness and capacity building seminars with the participation of 20 youth workers per country, to be implemented in Greece, Portugal, Romania and Germany.-- The SYnC online course and educational platform for introducing youth to circular economy entrepreneurship, available in 5 languages and piloted in the four (4) countries with the participation of 80 young persons in total.-- The Lessons learnt and youth recommendations! How to SYnc-in youth innovation potential in the circular economyreport and The Forward Looking Educational strategies report available in digital form in 5 languages.