DIFFERENCES

A HELPING HAND IN UNDERSTANDING THE IDEA THAT THE COUNTRIES OF EU NEED TO ACT AS PARTICLES OF A LARGER UNIT

1. Project summary

Summary:

WHEN ASKING FOR THE ACCEPT TO ENTER AND THEN TO INTEGRATE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION A COUNTRY NEEDS TO KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF SENSING THE SIMILARITIES AND THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE _MEMBERS, TO PROMOTE ITS OWN VALUES ADDED TO THE VALUES OF THE OTHER MEMBERS, TO LEARN ABOUT TOLLERANCE AND TO ACT ACCORDINGLY, GOING HAND-IN-HAND AND OVERCOMING DIFFICULTIES.

2. Country (City / Region)

State:

Romania

City:

HUNEDOARA

3. Company/organization/institute presenting the project

Organization:

“EMANUIL GOJDU” ECONOMIC COLLEGE HUNEDOARA

4. Type of organization

Select type:

School

5. Project coordinator

Name and Surname:

ADRIANA LUPU

E-Mail:

adrianalupu@yahoo.com

6. Website

The website of the project:

http://www.egojdu.ro - http://rapidshare.com/files/243372210/europe_our_home.avi.html

7. Please select the category in which you candidate your project

Youth Education Project. Select Project Users by age:

Up to 18 years

Helping youth step in the job market:

NOT Helping youth step in the job market

Creativity and Social Innovation:

Creativity and Social Innovation

8. How long has your project been running?

From:

01/06/2008

9. Targets and Elements of Innovation

Please explain the targets and the background of your project:

THERE HAVE BEEN CULTURAL, HISTORIC , ECONOMIC AND TOURISTIC RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MANY COUNTRIES OF EUROPE ALONG THE CENTURIES. MUSIC, DANCE, GARMENTS, FOOD AND PAST EVENTS CONTRIBUTE TO SHAPING THE CULTURAL IDENTITY OF A NATION, WHICH IS THUS BETTER UNDERSTOOD AND ACCEPTED BY THE OTHER MEMBERS OF A UNION, IN THIS WAY EXEMPLIFYING THE CONCEPT OF UNITY IN DIVERSITY.

What does it try to achieve and how:

TO GET THE STUDENTS( FROM HOME AND ABROAD) CORRECTLY INFORMED ON THE TOPIC MENTIONED BEFORE, IN ORDER TO PROMOTE A REAL COOPERATION BETWEEN EUROPEAN PEOPLES

Which opportunities/problems does it address to:

MISUNDERSTANDING GENERATED BY IGNORANCE

Please explain what is unique or special in your project:

POINTING OUT THE VALUES EXISTING INSIDE EACH EUROPEAN NATION

10. Results

Describe the results of your project as per today:

CORRECT UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE OF EACH EUROPEAN UNION MEMBER, IRRESPECTIVE ITS SIZE.

How does it fulfill the users’ needs:

CORRECT INFORMATION TRANSFERRED INTO CORRECT BEHAVIOUR

How many users interact with your project per month and what are the preferred forms of interaction:

TENS- FORUM ON THE SITE OF OUR SCHOOL, FREE MEETINGS

How has it improved the quality of educational and/or training services:

THE STUDENTS NEED TO ACQUIRE PROPER KNOWLEDGE TRANLATED INTO CORRECT BEHAVIOUR LATER

How has it improved the participation of professionals, children, youth and other stakeholders:

NEW ASPECTS TO BE DEALT WITH BY STUDENTS IN THEIR SCHOOL PROJECTS

How does it promote the use of ICT for the educational and cultural development by professionals, children and youth:

BY STIMULATING INTEREST IN LEARNING MORE, SEARCHING FOR MORE SOURCES, SURFING THE NET TO GET ANSWERS

Describe how you measure (parameters) these results:

FEEDBACK BY MEANS OF GROUP SURVEYS

11. Sustainability

What is the full duration of your project:

From 1 to 3 years

What is the approximate total budget for your project (in USD):

Less than 10.000

What is the source of funding for your project:

Sponsorships

Is your project economically self sufficient now:

12. Transferability

Has your project been replicated/adapted elsewhere:

What lessons can others learn from your project:

THE DESIRE TO CLARIFY DULL ASPECTS THAT MAY INFLUENCE OUR INTERRELATING WITH OTHER NATIONS

We are available to help others starting or working on similar projects:

We are available to help others starting or working on similar projects.

13. Background information

Background:

IT STARTED AS AN ANSWER TO A CHALLENGE: A REGIONAL PROJECT ENTITLED ”DO YOU KNOW A EUROPEAN LANGUAGE”?

Barriers:

FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES PREVENT THE STUDENTS FROM TRAVELLING AROUND THE COUNTRY AND ABROAD AND PROMOTE THEIR VALUABLE IDEAS

Solutions:

ASKING FOR HELP FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES, TOGETHER WITH SOME CULTURAL SHOWS( WITH OUR STUDENTS PERFORMING) THAT HELP RAISE MONEY

Future plans and wish list:

ENLARGE THE AREA OF INTEREST, ADD FURTHER RELEVANT IDEAS TO THE TOPIC

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