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““Knowing me, you, us for a Knowing me, you, us for a better chance on the better chance on the European job market”European job market”

  This project is a This project is a multilateral multilateral partnershippartnership which which involves involves eight eight European secondary European secondary schoolsschools from seven from seven countries: countries:

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The aims of the project are:The aims of the project are:

• To help students to come in contact with their European mates in different countries in order to introduce themselves and their culture

• To fully know themselves and their social background.

•To discover the different aspects of their partners’ cultures

•To carry out research creating didactic games and constant contacts by means of multimedia tools

Pupils have created some of these tools such as a blog and some games such as quizzes on cultural aspects: in this way students’ creativity has been stimulated through innovative didactic tools and methodologies.

School Blog

The students have been encouraged The students have been encouraged to:to:

• ffocus on cultural diversity in Europe

• find out similarities and differences

• stimulate mutual understanding, curiosity towards others 

• work and live together

• tackle one challenging issue for the young people of today: the job market.

As a matter of fact, this aspect is As a matter of fact, this aspect is clearly stated in the full title of clearly stated in the full title of the project, which is “Knowing the project, which is “Knowing me, you, us for a better chance me, you, us for a better chance on the European job market”.on the European job market”.

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The students have carried out research into the job market in their region to analyse what job opportunities are offered to young people in general and to young people from different countries.

This has provided students with information about job opportunities in different regions in the EU as well as about the tools and opportunities the EU offers to the youth to study and work in Europe:

The EURES The Europass CVThe Europass CV

Our objectives are:Our objectives are: To help students and staff to get to know more To help students and staff to get to know more

about the ‘others’about the ‘others’ To bring intercultural dialogue into the everyday life To bring intercultural dialogue into the everyday life

of the young people living in the EU of the young people living in the EU To promote mobility opportunities in Europe To promote mobility opportunities in Europe

   

Moreover this knowledge of other cultures will Moreover this knowledge of other cultures will help us enter the job market of other European help us enter the job market of other European countries and be successful in it.countries and be successful in it.