Projektek

A projekt célja a „kezdeményezés és vállalkozói kompetenciák” fejlesztési lehetőségeinek tanulmányozása a partneriskolákban. Fő célunk annak vizsgálata, hogy a szakképzési rendszerben milyen formális és nem formális oktatási módszerek hasznosak a kezdeményezőkészség és a vállalkozói kompetenciák fejlesztésében a tanítási folyamatban.
Projektben résztvevő országok: Izland, Olaszország, Spanyolország, Románia, Németország, Magyarország

 

The aim of the project is to study the competence ‘Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship’ and the possibilities for its development in partner schools. Our main aim is to study what kind of formal and non-formal teaching methods are useful for developing the initiative and the entrepreneurship competences in the teaching process in the vocational training system. One of the most important part of the project is the ‘Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship’ competence, we will work on three main components – knowledge, skills, attitudes- with its theoretical background and applied teaching methods.

Mobilities

Hungary, September 2021

After a year of postponement, the Erasmus + program was relaunched at the Széchenyi István Technical School in Nyíregyháza. The first mobility of the Learning Environment for Entrepreneurship Education project took place in Hungary between 27 September 01 October 2021. Teachers from Sicily, Romania, Spain, Germany and Iceland joined the project, during which they got information about the peculiarities of vocational training in Hungary, as well as they could know the methods and work of external organizations that promote the development of entrepreneurial competencies. Within the framework of the professional program compiled by the teachers of the Hungarian school, after the presentation of the social and legal environment, the guests could receive detailed information about the current situation of vocational training and the theoretical knowledge of entrepreneurial thinking. A presentation was given by the student companies operating in the institution. Our programs have been enriched by other organizations as well that feel a willingness and commitment to education in entrepreneurship. Thus, the representatives of the Junior Achievement Hungary organization came to our institution and held a very successful demonstration class in the framework of experiential teaching. They organised a game about the mysteries of the stock exchange with the participation of the 12th grade students. It was a great opportunity for us to have our event honoured by László Mészáros, president of the ‘MICE Foundation for the Future with Qualified Youth’, and Gábor Zentai, Co-President of this organisation. László Mészáros gave a captivating and instructive account of the challenges of being an entrepreneur, starting with his own history of ethical entrepreneurship. Gábor Zentai presented new methodologies and programs, as well as the operation of the MICE Foundation. We continued our programs at external organizations, PRIMOM Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Enterprise Revitalization Foundation. The managing director Menyhért Jászai gave a meaningful report on the work of the Foundation, the programs and opportunities that help the entrepreneurs they provide. We visited the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Chamber of Commerce and Industry, where we could hear valuable information about the general tasks of the chamber, its role in vocational training and career guidance activities. We closed the visit at the University of Nyíregyháza, where we could hear useful information about the training structure and the internationalization strategy in the lecture of Zoltán Magyar. We closed the mobility in Budapest, where we visited Mikó Botond, a student who graduated from the Hungarian school. Botond presented his business, which already employs dozens of workers. We were able to learn about the essence of entrepreneurship, the difficulties of being a young entrepreneur, innovations, and short-term and long-term goals.

Benefits:

As it was the first mobility, the participants could get detailed description of the entire project, They revised the tasks, the deadlines and got an overall overview of the process. The participants could know the education system of the host country, the speciality of the school. They took part in some activities and worshops. During the visit at the local organisations, they can form the way of thinking about big international businesses. Participants widened their professional knowledge and they took part in experience-based learning process. -The teachers developed their presentation technics and their ICT skills. - Participants learnt about how to use entrepreneurial thinking as a means to enhance entrepreneurial skills. - Visits of the school’s students’ companies and a workshop on new methods triggered innovation and creativity. -They could know the external partners of the Hungarian school, - The questionnaires for teachers and students were created by participants, all the teams added their ideas. The results of these questionnaires will be the base of the common work, the partcipants got a clear picture about the present situation in connection with the entrepereneurial teaching at different schools.

 

Germany, May 2022

From May 2 to 6, 2022, the partners of the project) met with the hosts Ruth Wehner (head of “Team Europe” at KBS Nordhorn), Theresa Brüning and Holger Jouppien to exchange ideas on how students learn to think entrepreneurially and develop the skills or acquire qualifications to start their own business. The week and the program was organized by the three-member organizing team for their 16 guests under the keywords 'creativity' and 'innovation'. For a welcome, the guests got to know the school, among other things through guided tours with KBS students of the class of commercial assistants for foreign languages and correspondence, and received information about the German school system, conveyed by the coordinator Frauke Hofschröer. Fortunately, the Finance Minister of Lower Saxony, Reinhold Hilbers, had also registered and in his welcoming speech he emphasized the importance of European cooperation in educational matters. The guests presented their schools in a creative way by showing videos made by students. Next days, creativity exercises were on the agenda in so-called Future Workshop, participants learned a method for approaching tasks or problems in a team and creatively working on them in different steps. In addition, an exit game was presented in which groups have to solve tasks creatively, as in an Escape Room, in order to arrive at a solution. Innovative ideas were further presented by Karsten Müller, economic promoter of the city of Nordhorn, about the development of Nordhorn from a monostructural textile town to an innovative business location with various industries, as well as by Eoghan Buckley (corporate strategy and M&A) of List AG, about the development from a construction company. The buildings of the Economic Competence Center (Nino high-rise) and the 'Our Office' of List AG, e.g. with co-working spaces, cozy meeting corners and the Deli (supply area) impressed the guests with their open design. List AG in particular, with its New Work approach, described by coach Vanessa Jobst-Jürgens, shows how skilled workers can be recruited and retained in an innovative way. Max Schleper, a high school graduate from Nordhorn and (still) a student in Münster, reported in the conference room of the Alte Weberei on his founding of the start-up company 'send.it.green', which now organizes transports from parcels and mail over the 'last mile' from Münster in several German cities using environmentally friendly means of transport. On ThursdayThomas Büdden from the Osnabrück Innovation Center (ICO) gave an insight into the work of a start-up center, where research and innovation are the main focus. Susan Wache from the company Feelspace acted as one example, presenting a so-called "navi-belt". With this, visually impaired people can orient themselves better through vibrations in the belt The participants could be instructed by Stefan Veenaas, teacher at the GBS Nordhorn, in the basics of programming robots.

Benefits:

The participants were appreciated by the student presentations, in which the students pointed out the manifold activities of the KBS in the field of entrepreneurship. They could learn about the students' enterprises, how they work. In addition the student companies ensure that students learn about processes in a company and thus develop entrepreneurial thinking. Internships deepen theoretical knowledge and put it into practice. The participants could learn the process of the well organised dual education at school and companies which can be a good practice. During the company visits they could see the importance of creativity which was in focus for a week. Student companies serve as an other good practice, the little shop runned by students at school is a good possibilty to practice the learnt profession. All the partcipants could experience the well organised programmes and workshop thanks to the local teachers.

 

Romania, May 2022

This meeting took place between 30 May and 3 June 2022 in Csíkszereda with the participation of all partners, where the main topic was the role and significance of teamwork. The participants have already had an icebreaking activity at the Pine Hotel ont he day of arrival, which they continued the next morning. On May 30, we started working in the hall of the Joannes Kajon Vocational High School, where after an icebreaking activity the Romanian education system was presented. The participants were very active, they asked a lot about the specifics of the educational system. Afterwards, the local students gave a folk dance show that enchanted the guests, they were amazed that traditional preservation is of such importance in this region. Afterwards, we continued our activities with teamwork, first a competition was organized with the help of Learningapps classroom cubes, which was made from the presentations of Harghita County and the school, and then a Kahoot quiz game based on a short film entitled Motivating the Students. After lunch at the school, we visited the Csíki Sör Manufactory, where we could see that it is possible to establish a commuter production company here in a small town, with very well-functioning teamwork and marketing policy. On Tuesday, May 31, there was a presentation of the school with the help of students. The presentations also took place on this day. Our students presented an accounting balance sheet analysis, and then the business plans of three training companies in teams, first a small restaurant, then a tourist business, and finally a TIR parking lot. On Wednesday, June 1, Brasov and Brani castle were visited as part of a day trip. The weather was very favorable so our guests were able to enjoy the beauty of the landscape even more, as well as the excellent Hungarian cuisine, as well as cultural programs such as the visit to the Black Church and the Castle of Bran, which is even called Dracula Castle. On Thursday, June 2, a visit to the Salt Mine of Parajd took place, followed by the presentation of the Business Center in Székelyudvarhely, a small town 50 km away. In the Business Center, we were waiting for an IT company that is engaged in Business Inteligence activities, and then the center was presented, emphasizing its assistance to start-ups. On Friday, June 3, project managers planned the trip to Iceland, while the other guests summed up and evaluated the week they spent together.

Benefits:

Teamwork was in the focus of this mobility, so the participants could take part in a workshop where they knew not only the theory but the practical side of this element. The participants got new ideas how to work in teams with students, the advantages of this type of project work. During the school visit they got useful ideas for classroom management, how to organise team work. They could listen to the presentation of some students companies where theory went into practice. In the plans of students companies the participants could find the appearance of the examined elements like the creativity and the importance of teamwork. The participants could get a sight into the life of start-up companies, how the Business Centre can help them in the first years of work.

 

Iceland, September 2022

The fourth mobility of the project took place in Reykjavík, Iceland between 19th – 23rd September 2022 with fifteen teachers. The themes of this mobility are entrepreneurial and social competences. Edda Lára Kaaber presented an overview of the project and Kristen Mary Swenson gave a presentation of the Icelandic school system, as well as an introduction of the school. Halldór Gísli Bjarnason presented the Department for students with special needs Róbert Örvar Ferdinandsson talked about the cooperation with Junior Achievement, his student companies and gave examples of ideas that he has been presenting to his students regarding entrepreneurial work in the classroom and how to enhance social competence. Tinna Eiríksdóttir presented environmental projects and sustainability in FÁ. Two students gave a talk about their experience as students at FÁ. On the second day, there was a visit to Friðheimar, which has since 2007 been focusing on sustainability and responsible tourism. The farmers use geothermal heating in Icelandic horticulture and have specialised in cultivating tomatoes. On the third day, all the coordinators met to plan the next steps of the project and discuss the following meeting, which will be in Tenerife in December. Vala Smáradóttir who is the head of Product Development gave a presentation of Laufið. It is a brand-new start-up company that offers companies a practical toolbox that contributes to the sustainable development of the Icelandic economy. Þorsteinn Svanur Jónsson, the CPO & Co-Founder of Klappir Green Solutions hf, presented the company which was founded to design digital solutions for environmental issues aimed at ocean-related industries. There was a visit to Þór Elís Pálsson’s class, who teaches film making. His class oversee the film festival, the organisers of the film festival cooperate with students from the business track of the school to handle the finances and the bookkeeping of the event. The project coordinator presented the project’s website. The eTwinning is on hold for now due to technical reasons. Then the whole group went to visit a new start-up company, where Steinarr Logi Nesheim, the Executive Producer, greeted us. Polorama is specializes in commercial filming. The company is now building a new system which will log the environmental impact of the work and keep track of how much each project costs and what is needed to complete it. Sigrún Eiríksdóttir conducted a Kahoot exercise and gave participants insight into the tourist industry in Iceland. On the final day, the Geothermal Exhibition at Hellisheiði was explored. The participants experienced how green, sustainable energy is produced at one of the largest geothermal power plant on the planet. Hellisheiði is also home to Carbfix, a new start-up tackling a key piece of the climate change puzzle by turning carbon dioxide into rocks, allowing the greenhouse gas to be stored forever instead of escaping into the atmosphere and trapping heat.

Benefits:

All the partners were introduced to the education system of the host country as well as the specialities of the host school. The partakers visited classes and talked to students as well as teachers. They also took part in various activities and workshops. Participants gained insight into a few local start-up businesses and visited a few local organisations. The partners widened their professional knowledge, and they took part in experience-based learning process. Colleagues learnt about how to use entrepreneurial thinking to enhance entrepreneurial skills and were shown examples of how it can be integrated into teaching. Participants were shown examples of how new methods have triggered innovation and creativity in start-up companies. The questionnaires for teachers and students were answered by all members. The student presentations gave valuable insight into what it is like to be a student at FÁ and the participants got a clear picture about the present situation in connection with the entrepreneurial teaching at the different schools.

 

Spain, December 2022

From the 12th to the 16th December 2022, the different school colleagues from Hungary, Romania, Italy, Germany and Iceland participated in the 5th mobility at IES Tegueste, Spain, which was organized by the Spanish counterpart with an emphasis on “problem solving”. Monday morning was scheduled as a welcoming day. During the first half of the morning, the teachers got to know the school, its facilities and structure, and the Spanish education system as a whole. All of this, after an icebreaking activity done at the school grove. The second half of the morning was dedicated to a workshop, in which teachers had to face a small challenge designed by the Tegueste Chemistry Department. The aim of this activity was to use different methods to structure the way a problem can be faced. The schedule for Tuesday was focused on visiting two institutions that play a big role on the development of entrepreneurial thinking and that also support entrepreneurs in Tenerife Island. These are the University of La Laguna and the University of La Laguna Foundation. As the invited teachers learnt, even though these two institutions are well connected, each one of them has a well defined line of work. During our visit to the first one, different research about the study of the entrepreneurial thinking in the island was presented. Some of these studies intended to analyse how people perceived the creation of a company as a way to work and how the process of the company creation was done. Additionally, programmes to promote positive attitudes towards entrepreneurship within students under 12 years old were shown. Afterwards, at the University Foundation, the teachers could see the services that this institution provides to the entrepreneurs of the island. These services go from language courses to assistance in marketing or even bank credits. On Thursday, a workshop at the Centre of Teachers Education was scheduled. This institution specializes in providing training for teachers that are currently working for the public education system. There, the guest teachers, were able to learn how computational thinking can be applied to solve day to day problems and had to implement these structures trying to programme a small robot to play “music”. The last day of the mobility was dedicated to visit the town of Tegueste and its roots. Early in the morning, all coordinators got together to organize future mobilities. Afterwards, a representative from the townhall gave us a tour explaining the history of the most important corners of the town. Then, a meeting with the Mayor and some Councillors was held. Therefore, the teachers had the opportunity to discuss how the economy of Tegueste is structured and the policies to promote entrepreneurship that are being implemented.

Benefits:

During the common work teachers discussed the lesson plans, students' work and how they can adopt the results of this project. After doing some exercises, teachers prepared a summary about the results of topic problem-solving and prepared lesson plans about the applied theory of problem-solving. Teachers at partner school had practical exercises for problem-solving competences, so it was clear how they can use the theory and adaptation of knowledge in the student groups. After doing some exercises and evaluation tests, teachers prepare a summary about the results of topic problem-solving.

 

Italy, March 2023

From the 13th to the 17th of March 2023, the various school colleagues from Hungary, Romania, Spain, Germany and Iceland participated in the sixth mobility at "I.I.S.S. Carlo Maria Carafa" Mazzarino, Italia which was organized by the Italian school with a focus on " Risk Management and Risk Reduction”. Monday morning was scheduled as a welcome day during the first half of the morning, the teachers had the opportunity to get to know the Italian educational system as a whole with particular reference to technical and professional institutes and post-diploma opportunities. All this, after an icebreaking activity and introductions. The second half of the morning was dedicated to a workshop, where the teachers had to face a small challenge devised by the Department of Economics. The aim of this activity was to use different methods to structure how a problem can be approached. Tuesday's program centered on the presentation of the Carafa court and traditional Sicilian dances, then a visit to the school located in two different municipalities, Mazzarino and Riesi, and then after lunch at the Albeghiero Institute where they could taste the typical dishes. In the afternoon visit of two companies of excellence in the territory where the school "La Meccanotecnica S.r.l." and "La Nuova Meccanica Sr.l" operate, famous for the production of precision mechanical parts exported both in Europe and in America, one of the of S.r.l. who lives in Boston had the pleasure of presenting the companies and meeting the Erasmus group, during the meeting he talked about competitive and innovative management, safety and risk reduction, highlighted the relationship with employees of trust and understanding mutual. Subsequently, the teachers met and the extra-curricular activities that the school offers to students were presented: Strengthening of the language with the collaboration of qualified external bodies and at the end of the courses the pupils face the exams and, if they are suitable, they obtain the certification; Strengthening of various disciplines through the NOPs concerning mathematics, Italian, information technology, chemistry, biology, etc. ClIL collaborations are set up with teachers of vocational subjects and language teachers so that pupils study the topics in both languages. The guests met the notary Andrea Bartoli promoter of many initiatives for our students during the meeting gave the opportunity to visit the palace of the Pincipe Carlo Maria Carafa governor of Sicily. A meeting was scheduled for Thursday with the students who presented in-depth work together with the English teacher on "Management and reduction of the risks". Last day coordinators met to organize future mobilities. Therefore, the teachers had the opportunity to discuss the Italian and Sicilian economy and the policies to promote entrepreneurship that are being implemented and the lack of incisive policies on families discouraging young people from marrying and forming families.

Benefits:

Specific outcomes concerning this mobility: -The participants knew the education system of the host country, the speciality of the school. They visited lessons and took part in some activities, they knew new teaching methods. - - During the visit at the local companies, they can form the way of thinking about big international businesses. Participants got information about the company, they could widen their professional knowledge and they took part in experience-based learning process. -The teachers developed their presentation technics and their ICT skills. - They could see real labour market situations and had knowledge about the businesses in the world and the international business life through experience-based learning. - Expected results were the following ones: getting a deeper understanding of how the management of a company works and how we can teach it our students, by working ourselves with creative methods we experience directly how they work and where there might be difficulties for our students, we can adapt them to our needs sharing information, experience and above all good practices. needs sharing information, experience and above all good practices.

 

Romania, May 2023

Our project was officially closed and evaluated with the joint staff training event organized and hosted by the school in Romania from 22 May to 26 May 2023 The participant schools have share their experience gained during the project implementation and the collected good practices were presented and discussed, materials were prepared for to disseminate the project. The event has also focused on objectives and tools to be applied to ensure its successful implementation and dissemination. During this event we are planning the following activities presenting by representatives of project partners. - Coordinators, project leaders have reported their activities done during the project, their experience. -The teachers evaluated experience-based teaching-learning , what they have learnt from this form of teaching method. - They exchanged good practices. - They summarised how they can corporate the project tasks into the vocational education. -They shared their lesson plans, thematic plans and collect different teaching methods - They reflected on the lesson plans - They gathered experiences and facts to compile the final report. All the teachers share their experience in their own schools to promote the obtained knowledge and results about entrepreneurial skills and teaching methods. These methods could be evaluation sheets, videos about different subjects to share previous knowledge and experience about entrepreneurship skills. The collected materials will be used for educational purposes in the future, which will serve as a handbook for both teachers and students to be a successful entrepreneur. The participants have checked the online platforms of the project. We agreed to to work and cooperate on Twinspace, the activities were planned to be done by both teachers and students’ groups. We wanted to upload the results on the eTwinning and Twinspace which we could use last year. So we agreed to upload all the results on the project. We have made a final questionnaire about the whole project, evaluation process. All the partners have to prepare a summary about the results of the whole project in the form of a video.

Benefits:

The acquired methodologies should serve as an opportunity for improvement and an excuse for innovation. Also, the use of these troubleshooting techniques should be useful for solving future problems, since among the solutions rejected on a first occasion may be the solution of problems that may arise afterwards. Teachers working on this project have known a methodology worked out on international level with international teaching methods. They can change good practices with teachers from partner countries, they can develop their problem-solving skills and know the advantages of team work. They can get own experience how to set theory in practice in professional lessons. With the help of these new experiences, teachers can renew their teaching methodology, they share their lesson plans and thematic plans to try them later in the classroom. They could see the system of a company, a student enterprise and finally, teachers can develop their ICT, foreign language, good communication and entrepreneur skills.