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This module focuses on how schools can motivate students to complete their school path in order to be ready for the job market through the exploitation of opportunities to study, carry out voluntary service and work experience abroad making use of mobility funding and cooperation initiatives.

Mobility to Learn and Work

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Chapter 5 – Success stories
5.1 Success stories
A lot of people might tell others about their experiences and success with mobility and studying, working or learning abroad. It is always a good start to have a look on the experiences of others in order to be able to be inspired by them.

Some examples of success stories are:
  • An architect from Hungary who joined Finland reports “Taking part in the course in Modern Nordic Architecture in Oulu as an exchange student was the most exciting, surprising and inspiring period of my life and definitely the runway of my career in architecture.”
  • A scientist supported by a Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowship has found new evidence that a specific "asthma gene" is a cause of the respiratory condition in children.
  • An Italian Professor who went to Spain for his Erasmus Experience thinks “As my first international experience, my Erasmus year allowed me to understand the value of studying and working in an international environment. My advice to future Erasmus students is to take full profit of the international experience and not focus on the academic side only.”
  • A German member of the European Parliament “I studied law with a focus on European and international law in Bremen. In 2005 I went to Brussels for one semester as an Erasmus exchange student in order "to get closer to Europe", get to know other cultures and see European law from another perspective. That was very helpful. My time at the Université Libre in Brussels helped me to tie my studies to politics. During this semester I also was an intern at the European Parliament. Erasmus was a great experience for me and influenced my choices in life. I once said to a fellow student: "If I come back to Brussels this will be as a member of the European Parliament." Who would have thought that!”
There are a huge basket of opportunities for the educational sector addressed to teachers, students, school directors and other staff members. There are opportunities for researchers, young and experienced entrepreneurs. These opportunities are just waiting to be grasped!
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Date: 2016.09.13

Posted by Aneta - Lithuania

The E- learning package provides effective methodology on how to deal with students at risk of early school leaving and motivate them to continue their educational path.

Date: 2016.09.05

Posted by Christine CLOES - Belgique

In Belgium a group of secondary schools is involved in a pilot project supported by the European Social Fund. The “Accrojump” project is a cooperation project between eight technical and vocational schools located in the same region. This original project lets students at risk of early school leaving carry out traineeships in a partner school that offers other options better fitting to their personal project.
It is an innovative concept of “mobility” that can be applied inside a country or region. Thanks to this project the traditional competitive relationship between schools turns into complicity and solidarity.

Date: 2016.08.03

Posted by A. Navas - Spain

Good overview of all the chances to study or work abroad.

Date: 2016.07.10

Posted by P.B. - Italy

For teachers the section of the portal is useful because it offers a series of tests to know and exalt the pupils’ potentialities. Teachers can also inform pupils about the concrete possibilities of working and living abroad.
The contents of the package are undoubtedly very useful, because they permit the deep knowledge of all the possibilities offered by the labour market.
In particular the Mobility section offers an exhaustive explanation of how many possibilities are now offered by the European Union for those who want to start relationships with foreign countries. Finally it stresses the importance and the opportunity to start entrepreneurship at school, so students can start to think about this possibility since they are attending their schools.

Date: 2016.07.07

Posted by Panunzio Laurent - France

The module is interesting because they bring light on some subjects and give advice.

Date: 2016.07.07

Posted by Didier Cahour - France

All modules are well written, especially the fifth one on “Mobility to learn and work”. It gives ideas about apprenticeship and I think in our society, it’s a good alternative for young students to enter the job market. It would be interesting for every European country to develop this kind of training.

Date: 2016.07.06

Posted by Gherca Iulian - Romania

This module focuses on how schools can motivate students to complete their school path and accelerate their preparation for the job market through voluntary service and work experience abroad making use of mobility funding and cooperation initiatives. The module deals with general information about mobility, some statistics and European policies, goals and benchmarks, its impact on social life, necessary intercultural understanding and transversal skills and practical tips on application forms and procedures to be respected. The theoretical issues are supported by a collection of students’ success mobility stories.

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