"The six institutions in this application are all members of the ""European CNC-Network"" made up of approx 30 schools. The first project undertaken by the Network was ""Train for Europe"" which won the Charlemange Youth Prize in 2010. Another project called ""Train for Europe - RELOADED"" was a star project in 2013. All signed agreements to prolong and progress their association through further cooperation and project work. These were carried out under Comenius.Under the new format of Erasmus+ it is no longer possible to run with 20+ institutions and the CNC-Network has therefore decided to run smaller projects under KA229. At a preparatory meeting in Dublin in December 2018 it was decided to propose a number of technical projects and invite the members of the CNC-Network to vote for their choice of project. Furthermore, it was open to the participants to coordinate whichever project they chose. See Annex 1One of these was the Magical Moving Machine for Europe (3M4EU). This was originally discussed in Dublin in 2015 but not progressed at the time. It was the favoured project of the Irish school, Newpark Comprehensive, hence our willingness to coordinate it. The resolution has subsequently been updated to take account of changing application circumstances and technological developments. See Annex 2The basic idea of 3M4EU is to research, design, develop and manufacture a set of individual but complimentary ""Moving Machines"" which will be interconnected to form the final ""Magical Moving Machine for Europe"". Because we are a group of institutions with technological subjects/departments as well as academic areas, it is envisaged that the project will be multi-disciplinary. The final artifacts will be manufactured predominately by Computer Numerical Control technology. CNC Technology, however, has advanced outside the realm of Turning and Milling to the newer technologies of 3D Printing and Laser Cutting. It is therefore envisaged that the proposed project will take advantage of these developments and exploit them in the design, manufacture and operation of the Magical Moving Machine.Technological education is the common denominator for the proposed participants, however, each institution brings its own unique set of strengths and competences to the project. It is this unique set of skills and abilities that makes the project a diverse teaching and learning tool. Each institution will have the opportunity to learn from the other partners and the overall success will depend on the cooperation of all the participants working collectively to produce the final product.At this stage it is not possible, nor is it desirable, to define the final product too closely. Part of the overall plan is to develop the physical machines with the input of the students and the guidance of the teachers. However, for purposes of clarity, it can be thought of as a type of ""Marble Run"" mechanism where the initial motion is triggered by an external source and the final action in turn triggers the next machine and so on. The external power to activate and/or sustain the movement within the machines will be derived from renewable sources, thereby encouraging an awareness of sustainability among the students. The overall size of the individual machines will be limited to 500mm x 500mm x 500mm for reasons of cost and transportation.The activities that will be carried out during the transnational meetings are well defined in the resolution (Annex 2) but will also be developed and redefined as the project progresses. Initially, there will be a brainstorming activity based on the resolution. International workgroups will be set up to progress the design of the common components of the machines. These workgroups will maintain contact between the transnational meetings via eTwinning, email and through the project website. Other social media eg WhatsApp will be used for rapid/less formal contact. Separately, each institution will develop the design of their own unique Moving Machine while liaising with the members of each workgroup to ensure compatibility of design and inter-connectivity of machines.The methodology used in carrying out the project activities will be closely based on those developed by the CNC-Network in previous projects that have proved to be extremely effective. As previously mentioned, international workgroups for the various worklines (CAD, Prototyping, Mechanics, Electronics, Machining, Connectivity, etc) will be established and will work closely during and between the meetings.The resulting products, methodologies and impact of the project will form a permanent feature of the institutions involved. These results and methods will not only benefit the teachers and students directly involved but will be disseminated within the institutions and reported nationally and internationally through local and national publications, the project website, the eTwinning platform and the Erasmus+ Projects Results Platform (EPRP)."