TITLE OF THE TRAINING ACTIVITY (in the language of tuition – English): PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR CROSS-CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROJECTS IN EUROPE

TYPE OF TRAINING ACTIVITYTRAINING AIMED AT PARTICIPANTS RECEIVING : A GRANT FOR ERASMUS+

THEMATIC FIELD OF THE TRAINING/ GENERAL IN-SERVICE TRAINING
Active citizenship
Education management/project management
European citizenship & European dimension
Intercultural education
School management, school autonomy

LANGUAGES USED FOR THE TRAINING/ MAIN LANGUAGE: English
LANGUAGE VERSION(S) IN WHICH MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED: English

EDUCATION SECTOR OF THE TRAINING PARTICIPANTS
SCHOOL AND PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION
Pre-Primary
Primary
General secondary
Vocational/Technical secondary
Special education for disabled persons
ADULT EDUCATION
Adult education provider
Second chance or remedial education
Adult education for disabled persons
Organisations working with migrant groups/ethnic minorities
TARGET AUDIENCE
Teachers (Pre-school, primary, secondary, vocational, adult, special needs)
Teacher Trainers
Careers officers, educational guides and counsellors
Headmasters/principal/school managers/organisations offering adult education
Non-teaching administrative staff
Other, namely: social workers

INSTITUTION ORGANISING THE TRAINING
NAME OF THE ORGANISATION: IfeL Institut für europäische Lehrerfortbildung UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
STREET AND NUMBER: Klaus – Groth – Str. 84
POSTCODE: 20535 
TOWN / CITY: Hamburg 
COUNTRY: Germany 
WEBSITE: www.ifel-institut.eu

ORGANISER OF THE TRAINING:
PERSON 1: Dzintra Dreyer 
TEL NR: 49 4032 599029 
EMAIL: ifel-institut@web.de 
EMAIL: kontakt@ifel-institut.eu

FULL DESCRIPTION OF TRAINING CONTENTS, IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE TRAINING: (EN)

Preparation 
All participants have to work out questions on intercultural project management to discuss them within the training goup. participants will receive basic information on project management and intercultural communication before the course

Objectives
The training course Project management for cross- cultural exchange projects in Europe aims to expand the participants´understanding of executing, developing, planning and managing European projects. It will include:

  • an overview of the relevant European funded programs sources of information and helpful indicators to analyze the information about project planning, development and management
  • partner search strategies
  • partner roles in project management
  • project financial management
  • monitoring of project
  • evaluation, dissemination and valorization strategies
  • common problems and how to avoid them
  • intercultural communication strategies

Methodology 
The course lasts 48 hours and will consist of theoretical and practical activities. The methodology will be based on Integration of theory and practice as well as sharing Expertise and analyzing case studies. The following methods will be applied:

  • plenary
  • discussions in pairs and small groups
  • role play
  • interactive poster sessions
  • workshops

Follow-up 
After the course the participants will Exchange their Project Management experience on the course platform as well ask questions they are interested in. The international instructors from different EU countries will also be avaible after the course to provide individual assistance.

PROGRAMME OF THE TRAINING ACTIVITIES (DAY BY DAY), IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE TRAINING:
Sunday
09:00 Greeting in the seminar room and warming up
09:15 Introduction of the participants and presentation of the seminar program
10:40 The overview of possibilities of international project work
11:30 Overview of the Erasmus+ program
14:00 The sturcture of intercultural project application forms
16:30 Intercultural exchange and sightseeing of cultural and historical relevant places
17:00 Individual consultation by the choaching team (by appointment)

MONDAY:
09:00 Warming up
09:15 Phases of intercultural project work – Seassion 1 (the project initation phase; the partner finding phase; the team building phase)
10:30 Phases of intercultural project work – Seassion 2 (the Project implementation phase; monitoring; the phase following of the project- on going evaluation)
12:00 Intercultural interactions activity – The perception of a foreign culture through their own cultural glasses
14:00 Project Management Workshop 1: The relevance of the topic for project work
Intercultural Workshop 1: Constructive cooperation in the project/ intercultural interaction games for project work
17:00 Individual consultation by the choaching team (by appointment)
20:00 International evening: The participants will present cross- cultural peculiarities of their country

TUESDAY:
09:00 Warming up
09:15 Phases of intercultural project work – Seassion 3 (Basic questions to the project accounting)
10:45 „World Cafe„
11:45 Project Management Workshop 2: Planning of cross- cultural encounters
Intercultural Workshop 2: Different people – different cultures
14:00 Benefits and dangers of prejudice
15:15 Project Management Workshop 2: Planning of cross- cultural projects
Intercultural Workshop 2: Different people –  different cultures in our own country
17:00 Individual consultation by the choaching team (by appointment)

WEDNESDAY:
09:00 Warming up
09:15 Phases of intercultural project work – Seassion 4 (dissemination, exploration, sustainability)
10:40 Sharing experience of project management
11:30 Intercultural interaction activity
12:30 Sharing experience of project management
14:00 Project Management Workshop 4: The cross-cultural cooperation
Intercultural Workshop 4: Preparation of the national team members on the intercultural project work
15:30 Project Management Workshop 5: Challenges in the cooperation of intercultural projects
Intercultural Workshop 5: Cross-cultural differences in the understanding of quality
17:00 Individual consultation by the choaching team (by appointment)
20:00 International evening: The participants will present cross- cultural peculiarities of their country

THURSDAY:
09:00 Warming up
09:15 Phases of intercultural project work – Seassion 5 (finalization phases of the project work)
10:40 Use of IT technologies in project work
11:00 Challenges in the project work
11:30 Intercultural interaction activity
12:30 Sharing experience of project management
14:00 Presntation on intercultural group
16:30 Intercultural exchange and sightseeing of cultural and historical relevant places
17:00 Individual consultation by the choaching team (by appointment)

FRIDAY:
09:00 Warming up
09:15 Strategies for dissemination of seminar results
10:00 Preparation of the presentations of workshop results
11:15 Presentation and discussion of workshop results
12:00 Presentation of creted projects
14:00 Evaluation of the course/ feedback of the participants
15:30 Distribution of certificates
17:00 Individual consultation by the choaching team (by appointment)
19:45 Final evening

TYPE OF CERTIFICATION OF ATTENDANCE AWARDED IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE TRAINING: Certificate of attendance including description of training content and time input

DATE OF START:01/03/2020
TIME OF START:09.00
DATE OF END: 06/03/2020
TIME OF END:16.00

NAME OF HOST INSTITUTION:Hotel
TOWN / CITY: Funchal/ Madeira
COUNTRY: Portugal

CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS COURSE SESSION
NAME: Dzintra Dreyer
TEL NR: +49 151 27167743
EMAIL: ifel-institut@web.de

IDENTIFICATION OF THE TRAINER/S: NAME, PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION, ROLE DURING THE TRAINING: 
NAME – COUNTRY – ROLE DURING THE TRAINING – PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
Dzintra Dreyer – Germany – Trainer –  Master of Education Science, Projectmanager
Dulijana Juricic – Slovenia – Project Manager Trainer – Master of Education Science, Project Manager
Maria do Rosario Goncalves da Silva Rodrigues Ferreira – Portugal – Intercultural Trainer – Master of Education Science