Presentation wasdelivered duing the open conference of teachers' study visit in Lithuania in the frame of the project "South Caucasus - a Part of Europe"

1. +
Intercultural
aspects
of
international
cooperation
Nerijus
Kriauciunas
nercas@email.lt

2. +
Main
focus
of
this
presentation
Youth
work
as
part
of
life
long
learning
Learning
mobility
of
young
people
in
Europe
Intercultural
education/learning
and
mobility

3. +
Youth
work
as
part
of
life
long
learning

4. +
Youth
work
as
part
of
life
long
learning
 Youth
work
(молодежная
работа,
Jugendarbeit,
darbas
su
jaunimu)
 Youth
work
belongs
both
to
the
social
welfare
and
to
the
educational
system
 Youth
work
deals
with
unemployment,
educational
failure,
marginalisation
and
inclusion

5. +
Learning
mobility
of
young
people
in
Europe

6. +
Learning
mobility
of
young
people
in
Europe
(1)
 Learning
mobility
strengthens
young
people’s
future
employability
and
their
personal
development
 Studies
conIirm
that
learning
mobility
contributes
to
new
knowledge
and
develop
new
linguistic
skills
and
intercultural
competences
 European
Commission
promotes
learning
mobility
of
young
people
in
all
different
learning
contexts

7. +
Learning
mobility
of
young
people
in
Europe
(2)
 Learning
mobility
should
be
organised
and
linked
to
speciIic
learning
outcomes
 Focuses
on
physical
mobility,
while
recognising
also
the
value
of
virtual
mobility
 Teachers,
trainers,
youth
workers
and
managers
have
a
key
role
to
play
in
encouraging
and
promoting
mobility

8. +
Intercultural
education/learning

9. +
Intercultural
education/learning
(1)
 Intercultural
education
a
process
of
social
education
aimed
at
promoting
a
positive
relationship
between
people
and
groups
from
different
cultural
backgrounds
 Ultimate
goal
of
intercultural
education
is
peaceful
living
in
the
intercultural
societies
 Intercultural
education
asks
to
acknowledge
and
respect
cultural
differences
between
individuals

10. +
Intercultural
education/learning
(2)
Stages
of
intercultural
education
are:
 To
imagine
yourself
from
the
outside
 To
understand
the
world
we
live
in
 To
be
acquainted
with
other
realities
 To
see
difference
positively
 To
favour
positive
attitudes,
values
and
behaviour

11. +
Intercultural
education/learning
and
mobility
(1)
 Selection
should
be
fair
and
transparent
 Sending
and
receiving
institutions
need
to
cooperate
in
matching
participants
 Preparing
participants
properly
in
terms
of
linguistic
skills
and
intercultural
competence
 Mobility
period
Iitting
with
the
personal
learning
pathways,
skills
and
motivation

12. +
Intercultural
education/learning
and
mobility
(2)
 Reaching
out
to
groups
who
tend
to
be
excluded
from
mobility
opportunities
 Provide
educational
and
mentoring
support
for
participants
 Record,
recognise
and
validate
periods
of
learning
mobility
in
an
appropriate
way
 Virtual
mobility
is
often
a
catalyst
for
embarking
on
a
period
of
physical
mobility

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References
Green
Paper
on
Promoting
the
learning
mobility
of
young
people,
European
Commission,
2009
A
study
“The
Socioeconomic
scope
of
Youth
Work
in
Europe”,
European
Commission,
2007
Intercultural
Learning
in
European
Youth
Work,
Council
of
Europe,
2007
All
Equal
All
Different
Education
Pack,
Council
of
Europe,
1995