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“European Digital Stories”

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Project No 2013-1-TRI-COM06-47699-3

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Survey’s results

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Five topics• 100 Questions

• 90 Students involved• 9 Countries involved

“Survey about Europe”

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«European Digital Stories» Comenius project 2013/2015 Turkey, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Romania, Greece, Spain, Poland, France.

• As a way to assess the students’ knowledge and opinions about the European Union, 90 students ( 10 from each country) had to answer a questionnaire.

• This survey included five topics : European history, European identity, European Enlargement, European mobility.

• The students had to complete their answers on the website http://eustories.eu between the Italian and the Norwegian mobilities, that were in April and May.

• Here are the results

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EUROPEAN HISTORY1ST TOPIC

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5

43%

57%

Correct Incorrect

Answer : 1957

When was the European Union officially founded?

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6

73%

27%

Correct Incorrect

Answer : 6

How many countries founded the EU?

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7

46.20%53.80%

Correct : 2002Incorrect

Answer : 2002

When was the Euro currency introduced?

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8

79.50%

20.50%

How many countries are currently in the EU ?

Correct Incorrect

Answer : 28

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9

63.40%

36.60%

Correct Incorrect

Answer : Croatia

Do you know wich country joined last?

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According to these graphs , we can see that a lot of the students don't have a precise idea of the history of Europe. Yet they seem to be more aware of its actual shape.

1ST TOPIC:EUROPEAN HISTORY

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EUROPEAN IDENTITY

2ND TOPIC

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12

82.80%

17.20%

Which is the capital of the European Union ?

Correct Incorrect

Answer : Brussels

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13

61%

39%

Which is the motto of the European Union ?

CorrectIncorrect

Answer : "United in diversity"

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75.10%

24.90%

Correct IncorrectAnswer : 12

How many stars are there on the EU flag?

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15

58%17%

25%

Agree Disagree I don’t know

The Euro currency has stregthened the European position in the world market.

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16

80%

19%1%

Richness of cultures (...)

Makes the EU more interesting and strongerCreates a lot of problems and weakens the EUNot answered

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2ND TOPIC: EUROPEAN IDENTITY

Most of the students can recognize some characteristics of the European identity and see the Union as an added cultural and economical richness

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EUROPEAN ENLARGEMENT

3RD TOPIC

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54%

15%

29%

2%Yes No Without opinion Not answered

Do you agree with a further enlargement of the EU?

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20

34%

43%

20%

2%

YesNoWithout opinionNot answered

Would the enlargement of the EU countries with different religious traditions change the European identity?

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21

41%

36%

23%

1%Travelling in the EU area without a visaAccessing funds for education, sport and youthUsing the national currency in most of the countries of the EUNot answered

Wich are the biggest advantages of joining the EU?

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22

72%

26%

2%

The enlargement of the European Union...

Enriches Europe’s cultural diversityMakes cultural identities and traditions disappearNot answered

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3RD TOPIC: EUROPEAN ENLARGEMENT

A majority of students estimates that the changes created by the EU are positive and they seem to approve its further enlargement

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EUROPEAN MOBILITY4th TOPIC

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25

91%

9%

The EU borders are .... to all countries in Europe

Correct Incorrect

Answer : opened

The EU borders are …. to all countries in Europe.

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75%

6%

17%

1%

Students’ mobility in the EUimproves their skills makes them lose their national identity I don’t knowNot answered

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27

48%52%

What is the Schengen Area ?

CorrectIncorrect

Answer : An area with the freedom of movement of the European citizens

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28

84%

11%5%

The EU projects are ….useful because everybody in Europe can have opportunity to travel and know more about other countries’cultures

dangerous because the borders of the countries are opened to any danger coming from outside

Not answered

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81%

5%

13% 1%

The EU encourages mobility in Europeagree disagree I don’t know Not answered

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According to these graphs, the students seem to be aware of the luck that the opening of borders gives to people as regards mobility and exchanges between people.

4th TOPIC: EUROPEAN MOBILITY

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EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIP5th TOPIC

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32

59%15%

26%

The universal EU citizenshipwill make the EU stronger will not change anything I don’t know

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98%

2%

What are the values promoted in the EU states ?

CorrectIncorrect

Answer : Tolerance, justice, solidarity, democracy.

What are the values promoted in the EU states?

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34

33%

49%

17%YesNoI don’t know

Do you believe that being part of the EU could limit the cultural identity and the traditions of your

country?

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35

18%

66%

16%

Yes

Not always

No

When people from a EU country move to another EU country, do you think they are treated in the same way?

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36

55%

45%

How many official languages are there in the EU ?

CorrectIncorrect

Answer : 24

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We can see, here, that most of the students know the values advocated by the EU and its stakes as regards citizenship.

5th TOPIC: EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIP

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