<< Objectives >>Our project 'Beyond Borders' enables students, teachers and the participating schools to interculturally exchange ideas in the professional fields of media and graphic design. In the realisation of our project objectives the participants experience European identities and opportunities professionally and personally. Borders will be shifted, crossed and broken. European Identities will be percepted and experienced.<< Implementation >>Aspiring media and graphic designers of both schools conjointly design two intercultural poster exhibitions with the topic 'Identity and Diversity in Europe'. With the title 'Beyond Borders' the posters will be design by means of innovative and digital tool thus intergrating real and virtual worlds. The exhibitions will be completed by professional trainings.<< Results >>Two poster exhibitions in Freiburg and Hamar; the first one designed with classical design tools, the second one with animated, virtual tools. The realisation of the exhibition and the professioal training workshops offer a sustainable and mutual transfer of knowledge. The participating schools, teachers, students and future employers experience an empowerment of European Citicenship.

"The DIIP project was initiated by the Alfred KASTLER High School (France).It consists in evaluating the energy efficiency of its school using innovative tools and proposing solutions to improve its balance sheet. The study concerns a building and / or equipments used during training (heating, lighting, computers and machine-tools).The main aim is to tackle absenteeism and early school leaving by proposing a project-based learning with the production of real objects.Technical aims are the use of new technologies, mastery of simulation software and measurement protocols, design and manufacture of parts.The project was built as a European cooperation project (Airbus, Aérospatiale, ITER, ...). The objectives leave a freedom on the means and methods used and the studied topics. This fosters initiative, creativity and a certain amount of emulation. Cooperation is necessary for the production of the parts according to each partners' skills. The choice of the 5 partners is made to carry out measurements under various climatic conditions.KASTLER high school (France, 1450 students) is the initiator of this European partnership which is part of its institutional school's project. It offers a range of training from ""BAC"" with scientific, technological and vocational sections to ""BTS"" within a ""Campus of the Trades"".STUCOM high school (Spain, 1000 students) has extensive experience in Erasmus projects. It offers training for high school students, but also vocational training and has more than 1,000 students.HAMAR KATEDRALSKOLE (Norway, 1250 students) offers a great range of courses in the fields of science, economics, social sciences, art and communication. It also has extensive experience in transnational projects.ERASMO DA ROTTERDAM high school (Italy, 1100 students) also has extensive experience in transnational projects. It offers scientific, linguistic and economic trainings, as well as courses in the fields of sustainable building construction.The main activities are:• Creation of a website• Modeling of thermal losses• Assessment of the concept of thermal comfort• Information on sustainable development: interventions, exhibitions, visits.• Exchanges using IT communication tools, mainly in a foreign language(english).• Manufacturing of measurement parts.• Awareness of regulations and safety related to the use of drones• Measurement of heat losses through the roof.• Establishment of energy balances.• Proposing innovative solutions for improving energy performance• Comparison of innovative pedagogical practicesThe groups concerned are students from the vocational, technological and scientific sections. They will have to work together.We expect pedagogical, technical and cultural results:• Improvement of students' involvement in their studies.• Increased student awareness of training and work opportunities abroad.• Pedagogical sequences.• Student appropriation of innovative tools.• Experience acquired from scientific approach.• Better mastery of transnational communication tools.• Results of energy performance of each institution.• Exhibition on improvement solutions for the efficiency of our institutions.• Reports containing the results and improvement propositions for the headmasters.• Web site overview of the project.The expected impact of the project:• Increased awareness of sustainable development issues.• Foster openness to different cultures.• Better understanding of European citizenship.• Development of leadership and creativity.• Boosting of our training.• Radiation of our schools.• Development of our partnerships.• New school / business links.• Dialogue between the institutional actors and the users of the schools.In the long term, we would like: • That sustainable development keeps being the heart of concerns of future adults, technicians or engineers.• That activities continue and that new aspects of the project be explored based on the innovative equipment used during the project (thermal camera and drone).• That project-based pedagogy approach be more used in our teaching.• That teachers continue to develop innovative and ambitious projects.• That our schools are recognized for their expertise.• That the collaboration between professional and general school’s sections becomes a common practice.• That our students be valued in their training."

"Level adjustment in vocational training in Europe - training and apprenticeships in metal technology This project has one big aim: reach a high level in european vocational education in metal (CNC/CAM, CAD and Designtechnic 4.0). Therefore the partners create a test, an common vocational-education-guide with all tools which are nescessary for this further training in metal. This additional education will be used similar than other European tools (Europass, Youthpass, ECVET, NQR, EQR). Our key issues for this innovative project: • exchange of knowledge and information on vocational education systems in Europe • evaluation, comparison of curricula and development and testing of similarities in the metal forming (CNC / CAM, CAD design and technology 4.0) are in the foreground • improvement and promotion of digital vocational edcuation skills 4.0 • development of a ""European professional training guide"" with qualification standards such as ""Europe licenses"" as certificates, ECVET, Youth Pass, etc. • the involvement of trainers, companies from the Industrial units, and the involvement of many students directly and indirectly provide a high international high standard of this project. • set up of a linguistical competence in metal, which helps the students in international work in future Project duration: 24 months Proposed Project Start: September 2018 Five involved vocational schools: Fachberufsschule Wolfsberg (AT) Projektleitung; Industrijsko-obrtnicka skola (HR); New College Lanarkshire (UK); Hamar Katedralskole (NO); Staatliche Berufsschule Wiesau (DE). This partnership represents a sustainable mix of Europe- North - South, East - West. The collaboration of all schools in the same education make the project a very special showcase. With excellent connections in the run-up to the schools are well connected to each other and are working on various projects individually with each other. The balance of the regions within Europe was particularly noted as well as the student involvement. Specific interventions and pedagogical models the teaching but also adapted for people with special needs for talent. Increasingly, there is in Europe to heterogeneous classrooms - intercultural as well as the physical and mental performance. Just CNC technology and the associated operation of production machines in thousands of industrial companies throughout Europe represents a great field of activity. The project schools take this into account in the project and unify the actions referred to training in areas where it will be possible. The certification is to a large part of the program, as well as the accessibility and dissemination of results. This is a measure to counteract the area of youth unemployment in Europe - these young people in which additional qualified persons wanted in the field of metal technology, far beyond their own borders. The sustainability of European education network www.ecomedia-europe.net with the EU Reference: 225916-CP-1-2005-1-AT-COMENIUS-C3 ensured. By further joint projects and student internships sustainability should be guaranteed."