"The background of our project describes the common European idea. Terms such as ""common values"", ""cohesion"", ""peace"", ""solidarity"" and ""environmental protection"" should not be empty words if we want to continue to live together in a peaceful Europe.Dealing with politically dissenters, catastrophic weather conditions such as this year's drought, combined with crop failures and poverty, as well as torrential masses of water that drew death and misery over parts of Europe, are gloomy harbingers. A looming incipient nationalism in parts of Europe combined with national egoisms is spreading.Stopping these negative developments and regaining mutual trust can succeed with joint activities. For this reason we want to inspire with our project Czech and German SuS for the common European idea.The objectives of the project include reducing prejudices, getting to know other cultures, the importance of a common language for understanding and working together on a common project across borders. The link in the project, the e-mobility, also brings SuS a technical progress. However, self-directed learning should not only strengthen the technical competence, but above all the social competence as well as the personnel competence. Especially in Europe, a change in the drive technology of vehicles can be observed. By working on the subject of e-mobility, the SuS will be more open and confident in dealing with new technologies and key skills through discussions with their European partners. The current environmental pressure in European countries is creating social insecurities that will be mitigated in this project. The exemplary treatment of electric motor and fuel cell with the help of self-organized learning, SuS provides a tool for solving other environmental and socio-critical problems of today's time at hand.In total, this program includes 12 SuS and 4 accompanying persons. The SuS are apprentices from the automotive industry. Their education is mostly limited to secondary education 1. There may be a certain lack of interest in social and cultural issues in them. The supervisors are teachers in the field of automotive engineering, English and social sciences.The project consists of two activities. In the first activity we will visit 6 Czech students and two Czech teachers in 2019 in Kaiserslautern. Within 5 days, the Czech and German pupils will get an insight into the German educational and cultural environment. In addition, the European idea is strengthened by visiting cultural institutions (such as Hambach Castle, Technoseum Mannheim, Limes ...).In addition, the SuS work together in self-organized classes according to Dr. med. Herold the basics of fuel cell, electromobility and electric drives.In the return visit, ie activity two, six German students with two teachers travel to Nymburk / Czech Republic. Here, the European idea is further deepened and strengthened by visits to the local cultural institutions as well as historically relevant areas (Wenceslas Square in Prague). Practical collaboration in creating models with alternative drives and the use of 3D printers to strengthen the common European ""we-feeling"".As a method of conveying the above mentioned content, the self-organized learning according to Dr. med. Used herald. The SuS work independently and are supported and supported by the supervisors in the work process.With regard to the results, we expect a more positive attitude of the SuS towards the EU as a whole, but also its goals. The students should recognize that they must be an active and mature member of this community and must nurture and shape them intensively. Furthermore, we expect a broadening of the expertise in terms of electromobility (fuel cell, electric motor). In dealing with the SuS from the respective other countries, we hope for a reduction of prejudices and fears.There is a trend towards electromobility worldwide. The combustion engine used for about 150 years will disappear from the vehicles in favor of electric motors. So the SuS are being prepared for a future, the development of which they will experience first hand as a motor vehicle mechatronics engineer. This development is not limited to one region or one country, it affects all people.Conclusion: Europe moves, e-mobility connects nations."

"Subjects such as clean energy, sustainable mobility and building are elements of the “Green Deal” promoted by the European Commission to tackle climate change and environmental challenges. The ""Fridays for future"" movement with its demand that ""something needs to be changed - now"" shows that young people want to be heard on ecological, political and social issues. The increasing ecological calamities worldwide make them not only think about the future of our planet but be ready to take action to protect the environment, e.g. by increasingly using renewable energy sources. At the same time, they realize the important role of civic societies and international cooperation in acting responsibly.The project “GoGreen” builds on these insights, addressing students and apprentices in vocational training at the three partner schools to provide them with knowledge and hands-on experience in the field of renewable energy (biogas, solar power, hydrogen) in the various professional areas (Germany: system planers and plumbers-to-be; Bulgaria: students in the agricultural and transport sectors; Czechia: apprentices in the transport sector).Along with increasing the students’ sensitivity and awareness regarding the environmental issues our societies are confronted with, the project sets out to increase their professional skills and stimulate their problem-solving competences when it comes to developing and applying practicable solutions. As the partner countries have very different presuppositions, information on and comparison of the similarities and differences in tackling ecological problems are vital to the project. The project comprises 4 interlinked phases of international cooperation with up to 30 students (10 from each country): In Germany we will focus on biogas, with work in international teams on theoretical background knowledge and hands-on application by building a model of a biogas plant and - at the end of the project - installing an aquaponic system in the school's garden.The exchange in Bulgaria will resume the results (e.g. by refining the biogas plant model) and focus on linking biogas and (re)afforestation, on how to use biogas e.g. in transportation, and on planning an aquaponic system.The third phase (in Czech Republic) will centre on solar energy and hydrogen, esp. hydrogen cells for cars. Her, some of the results of a previous Erasmus+ founded project between the Czech and German partner schools are taken up to share the insights and hands-on knowledge with the Bulgarian partners and to widen the perspectives for practicable solutions of using alternative sources of energy in various sectors of everyday life.The final exchange week (again in Germany) will sum up and join all results in a way to create synergies and investigate into solving the issues of energy supply by combining several alternative sources. As the added value of this final exchange the students will apply the insights when building an aquaponic system. All results will be presented to the wider public and the partners seek cooperation with organizations, companies and NGOs active in the energy sector (e.g. operators of biogas plants) as the topic is of major public interest everywhere.Along with gaining deep insights in renewable energy use, the students – who have to rely on English as a common language – will enhance their overall personal, social, intercultural competences and widen their perspectives and skills in cooperating in international teams. The coordinating teachers of all 3 schools bring their expertise in the various professional sectors addressed to the project and have a sufficient to good command of English so as to support the students throughout the project."