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First EMEU Network conference great success
‘The EMEU network is very inspiring;
‘So many opportunities for crossover cooperation’
‘EMEU, indeed, feels like a warm family’
Just some of the many positive responses heard during the first EMEU network conference held at Gradia College in Jyvaskyla, Finland from 26-30th November 2019. After two consecutive Erasmusplus KA2 projects developing virtual and physical mobility opportunities some 90 teachers from 16 EU college partners cooperating in 15 different vocational areas, met for three days to further implement the EMEU Concept. (See http://em-eu.eu). The EMEU concept comprises virtual and physical mobility activities. Students work together virtually within a vocational context, participate in a study module abroad followed by an (optional) work placement. New and interesting observations are that 1. students are also eager to do a study module outside their own vocational context and 2. teachers from different vocational disciplines see attractive opportunities to work together. The latter observation dovetails perfectly with the EMEU vision that teams within the colleges should more closely follow developments in industry where inter-disciplinary cooperation has been taking place, e.g. between Technology and Health Care, Sports and Social Care, Retail and Hospitality etc. The EMEU colleges are actively encouraged to break down barriers between vocational areas and develop new educational programs. Are you interested in learning about the EMEU concept, please contact the network’s new president, Flemming Olesen from AarhusTech in Denmark fo@aarhustech.dk, the vicepresident, Jon Harding from Bridgwater and Taunton College in the UK, hardingjo@btc.ac.uk or steering group member Frans van Schaik from Horizon College in the Netherlands F.w.vanschaik@horizoncollege.nl.