Migration and Integration Needs Development Erasmus Project

Project Title

Migration and Integration Needs Development

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 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning; Teaching and learning of foreign languages; Integration of refugees

Project Summary

After experiencing the shock of the Brexit vote we have to enthuse our youth for the EU in order to prevent a further decay of the EU.
In this project students of five European countries have worked together intensively for 31 months. They cooperated and developed an affinity for the concept of a united Europe. This will enable them to act as ambassadors for the European Union.

An intercultural competence was developed by evaluating differences of European customs and reflecting on their own customs. The students experienced the similarities and differences in European customs and participated in activities comparing these customs.

Communication competence was developed as the students had to communicate their own ideas to students of other nationalities. Team building skills were improved as workshop tasks were carried out in multinational teams and migrants were included when possible. In these teams the students had to develop a common position for the point of discussion.

Student maturity was strengthened by cooperating with students from other countries. The students took over all responsibility for presenting results in front of multicultural audiences in different countries.
The students used English as the working language for the entire project time of 31 months and this improved their English language skills.

A guidebook was developed that would enable migrants and locals to achieve a successful integration. Migrants, companies and organisations were interviewed in all partner countries and our students analysed the issues faced by migrants.
Within the guidebook you will find, among other things, ways of making friends in a new country as this is an important skill for integration. Raising awareness for cultural differences through the guidebook will support migrants to cope with these differences.

The project strengthened the ability of empathy in our students by looking at the life experience of refugees, gained by interviewing refugees at all partner schools. We organised meetings and exchanged ideas with migrants of similar age in order to reduce prejudice towards foreigners. Especially as prejudice towards foreigners may have been a big factor in the Brexit vote.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 129350 Eur

Project Coordinator

Gottlieb-Daimler-Schule 1 & Country: DE

Project Partners

• ISTITUTO D’ISTRUZIONE SUPERIORE POLO 3
• Galway and Roscommon Education & Training Board
• Pagkyprion Gymnasion
• Strömbackaskolan Piteå