Cospace Robotic Erasmus Project

Project Title

Cospace Robotic

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for Schools Only

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2015

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Labour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemployment; ICT – new technologies – digital competences

Project Summary

The project “Cospace Robotic” is a new, innovative approach to the awareness and establishing robot technology in schools.
It involved 3 partners from Austria, Germany and UK. .
All partners have a long tradition and experience concerning their general technical knowledge and robotic technology.
The Methodology of the project is modern, by using modern tools, such as e-Twinning and EST for discussion, sharing content and ideas. The Cospace Platform is a new way of programming robots in a virtual environment and use this very same code for real robots as well.

The discussions and results have been published. Teaching and learning materials have been provided in an interactive way, raised on a level of teenage and adult thinking.

A main focus of the project was students with low study skills, students coming from a difficult financial environment, students with low self-confidence, migration background and other social problems. Although this sometimes applies only to a little part of the class we try to integrate them with the others to establish a strong social bond in the class in order to lead them to a successful graduation in school.

Because of the intense communication and the visits all participants can learn the daily school schedule from other countries and learn from the partners. The language skills of the participants increased and improved. The use of modern ways of communication (eTwinning, Skype, etc.) has been practiced.
The students with low study skills gained a lot from the group dynamic and now they are motivated to do better performance. Because of that the chances of a possible early dropout will be strongly decreased and the chances of a successful career will be increased.
The schools gained experience in Robot technology and the European partnership.

This project is an example for good international co-operation within ERASMUS+.
ERASMUS+ will get more famous in schools, communities and policy makers. It contributes indirectly to the integration of Europe and the understanding between the nations.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 79450 Eur

Project Coordinator

HTL Weiz & Country: AT

Project Partners

• Lessing-Gymnasium Neu-Ulm
• Bury St Edmunds County Upper School
• CITECENGMAT, Lda