The Robert-Schuman-Institut Eupen is sending in the next year about 26 students into 5 European partner countries to 7 partners. During this period the Robert-Schuman-Institut is also receiving organization for the students of our partners. It's a mutual exchange. The students do a 3 weeks practical training abroad in a company, institution, organization or specific school to do their first experiences in the labor market. At the same time, they learn about other cultures and mostly also another language. We chose the students following their motivation and suitability, regularity at school and attendance in the additional language course, organize regular information meetings about the course of the trip and stay, we undertake all preparation tasks and take care of the agreement with the partners. The partners receive our students, organize the accommodations and take care of our students during the stay. They organize also cultural activities. For the teachers of the Robert-Schuman-Institut an exchange of one week is organized with colleagues of the partner countries, job-shadowing in different lessons will be organized and cultural activities as well. They can make a look into the companies, where our students are doing their practical training. The teachers who are doing a practical training, are mostly teachers of the vocational field of our sections. They will receive the possibility to learn about the teaching methods and teaching contents and also compare with the colleagues of the partners. But there are also other colleagues of general courses, because everybody should take some of the experience into his classroom. The partners receive our students and teachers, find the accommodation and a work placement and take care of the guests. They organize as well cultural activities. Our students travel in company with two teachers of our school. In the partner country, they will be picked up from our partners and they will be brought to the accommodation or to the hostfamily. As orientation they will be given information and the person of contact will tell them all they need for the first days. The students will be accompanied to their work place and our teachers as well. Our partner will be disposal in case of emergency, but the students have to find their way to get independent. The hostfamilies and the employers and at the first days also the accompanying teachers are ready to help. The partner will stay in contact with the employer and will be informed. Some times our students have some activities with students of our partner schools. The teachers follow the program which has specially been made for them (exchange, job-shadowing, cultural activities, ...) The aims of the whole project are: - To open the mind concerning other cultures, work methods, and languages. As we work in a small cultural community, it's necessary that our students and teachers enter in contact with other cultures and learn about it. This improves the understanding and helps to get off prejudices. - To support the students to get more flexible and selfconfident. By the work placement and the experience abroad, they will have more chances at the labour market. -T o support the interest for languages. In Europe it' a must to know 2 or even more lanuages. That improves the chances on the labour market. - And to improve experiences in the vocational area. The students will receive the possibility to combine the training at school by the work experience. The teachers will learn other methods and technics. To open this perspective seems us as school instution important for the best education.

During the last school year, the Robert-Schuman-Institut has sent 23 students and 12 teachers to another European country. The students performed a 3 week internship in a company and the teachers either a 1 week internship at school or in an institution (6) or coached the students and visited the companies (6).The following technical and vocational sections were represented: Catering, Childcare, Elderly Care Nurse, Bio-Chemistry, Arts, Languages and media design and Economy and Office Management. The teachers performed a 1 week internship in Methodology, Arts, Nursing, Project Coordination and Language training for refugees.The students are employed in a company or an institution or follow training-related lessons at school or at university:In Ireland the 5 students were employed by a company: Bio-Chemistry: an institution performing water analysis.Catering: in the kitchen of a local hotel, working under 2 sous-chefs.Languages and media design: in an advertising agency, retail and an agency for European projects responsible for different adminsitrative tasks.In the UK the 4 students were employed by a company or an institution:Languages and media design: a marketing department of an international company, an institution for volunteers in adminsitration and graphical design in a print office.Economy and Office Management: in the administration of a citizens' centreIn Germany: 2 Elderly Care Nurses in geriatic psychiatry and with Parkinson patients, 2 students in surgery and ENT. 2 students of Bio-Chemistry followed lectures in the laboratory of Freie Universität Berlin.In France: 2 students have worked in nursery and 2 students in the administration and registration office of 2 schoolsIn Latvia: 4 students followed lessons at the Janis Rozentals Schule in Riga, an arts school in sketching, sculpture, drawing, painting and photography.In Finland: 2 teachers followed lessons focusing on inclusion, part-time school or special needs teachingIn Germany: 1 teacher followed lessons in nursing, 1 teacher focused on teaching refugeesIn Latvia: 2 teachers followed lessons in arts and had meetings about project coordinationNew teaching methods and techniques could be received and new contacts aiming at future common projects between partner schoolsThe aims of the whole project are: - To open the mind concerning other cultures, work methods, and languages. As we work in a small cultural community, it's vital that our students and teachers get into contact with other cultures. This improves the communication between cultures and eliminates prejudices. -To support the students to get more flexible and selfconfident. By the work placement and the experience abroad, they will improve opportunities in finding a job. -To support the interest for languages. In Europe it is a must to know 2 or even more lanuages. This improves the chances on the job market. - To improve experiences in the vocational area. The students will receive the possibility to combine the training at school by the work experience. The teachers will learn new methods and techniques.

In March 2016, the Robert-Schuman-Institute Eupen could find work placements abroad for every of its students and teachers who introduced a letter of motivation and a CV for a internship abroad. It depends on the partner's country if the students could do their internship in a company or in a vocational school. The teachers did job shadowing in our partner schools.•Languages and Multi Media: 3 students in Portsmouth (UK), 1 student in Nantes (FR)•Office work: 1 student in Portsmouth (UK)•Applied Arts and Graphics: 4 students in Riga (LV), 2 students in Nantes (FR)•Chemistry: 2 students in Nantes (FR), 1 student in Savonlinna (FI)•Carpentry: 1 student in Savonlinna (FI)•Draughtsman: 2 students in Savonlinna (FI)•Nursing for children: 1 student in Nantes (FR)Job shadowing of 2 teachers: •Family assistance: 1 teacher in Savonlinna (FI), partner school SAMI – Vocational school•Carpentry: 1 teacher in Savonlinna (FI), partner school SAMI – Vocational schoolThe experiences our students could gain during their stay in our partner countries are considerable. It was not only their first experience in the labour market but also social competences have been acquired and also an improvement of their language knowledge.In our application form we fixed the criteria, which are important to develop and which correspond to our European development plan:Achievement of experience in the labour market, independence, self-confidence, openness to other cultures and working methods, flexibility and improvement of foreign languages. In retrospection, we can say for certain that all these competences have been reached. Sometimes connected with some less exciting experiences (the learning process is not always based on a pleasant experience), but however, view from a little bit distance, always ending with a positive effect on the development of the students. Finally the experience was motivating and successful and the students recommend warmly this internship abroad to every classmate or school-friend.Besides the students, 2 teachers were sent abroad who could widen their professional experiences. They could learn about another school system in Savonlinna (FI), exchange methods and ideas with other Finnish colleagues and do job shadowing in some lessons. They could also open their mind for other another culture. At the end, we can say that also the mobility of the teachers has been successful and all the aims have been reached.

The Robert-Schuman-Institut Eupen is sending in the next year about 26 students into 5 European partner countries to 7 partners. During this period the Robert-Schuman-Institut is also receiving organization for the students of our partners. It's a mutual exchange.The students do a 3 weeks practical training abroad in a company, institution, organization or specific school to do their first experiences in the labor market. At the same time, they learn about other cultures and mostly also another language.We chose the students following their motivation and suitability, regularity at school and attendance in the additional language course, organize regular information meetings about the course of the trip and stay, we undertake all preparation tasks and take care of the agreement with the partners.The partners receive our students, organize the accommodations and take care of our students during the stay. They organize also cultural activities.For the teachers of the Robert-Schuman-Institut an exchange of one week is organized with colleagues of the partner countries, job-shadowing in different lessons will be organized and cultural activities as well. They can make a look into the companies, where our students are doing their practical training.The teachers who are doing a practical training, are mostly teachers of the vocational field of our sections. They will receive the possibility to learn about the teaching methods and teaching contents and also compare with the colleagues of the partners. But there are also other colleagues of general courses, because everybody should take some of the experience into his classroom.The partners receive our students and teachers, find the accommodation and a work placement and take care of the guests. They organize as well cultural activities.Our students travel in company with two teachers of our school. In the partner country, they will be picked up from our partners and they will be brought to the accommodation or to the hostfamily. As orientation they will be given information and the person of contact will tell them all they need for the first days. The students will be accompanied to their work place and our teachers as well.Our partner will be disposal in case of emergency, but the students have to find their way to get independent. The hostfamilies and the employers and at the first days also the accompanying teachers are ready to help.The partner will stay in contact with the employer and will be informed. Some times our students have some activities with students of our partner schools.The teachers follow the program which has specially been made for them (exchange, job-shadowing, cultural activities, ...)The aims of the whole project are:- To open the mind concerning other cultures, work methods, and languages. As we work in a small cultural community, it's necessary that our students and teachers enter in contact with other cultures and learn about it. That improve the understanding and helps to get off prejudices.-To support the students to get more flexible and selfconfident. By the work placement and the experience abroad, they will have more chances at the labour market.-To support the interest for languages. In Europe it' a must to know 2 or even more lanuages. That improves the chances on the labour market.-And to improve experiences in the vocational area. The students will receive the possibility to combine the training at school by the work experience. The teachers will learn other methods and technics. To open this perspective seems us as school instution important for the best education.