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Sub-Projects – Theme 3 – Socio-cultural integration
“ Y4I” - Youth for Innovation
General description of the project
Innovation, competitiveness and employment are on top of the agenda of the European Union and are seen as key to the further development of the Community. With respect to these targets many European border regions are in an unfavourable situation. Efficient infrastructure as well as education and research institutions are rather thinly scattered, the structure of enterprises is characterised by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) with little international orientation. The economic and social capacities are less developed and fewer work forces are available, on which the regional (cross-border) development could be based.
This project wants to tackle this problem at its roots: the development of suitable measures in the field of training and education for young people before entering their professional life appears to be promising in order to increase regional competence. Therefore the project seeks to exchange experience and know-how on the cross-border utilisation of schools and universities as instruments for regional development. The partners will develop training and education tools to foster intensive cross-border cooperation with emphasis on the “Lisbon objectives” of growth, competitiveness and employment. The overall capacity for innovation in border regions should be promoted by establishing cross-border school networks and developing a set of tools (checklists, guides, manuals etc.) as well as a modular system of “cross-border innovation curricula”. The results will be applied through the implementation of kick-off pilot projects in order to test the tools.
