Description
Description (EN): The entrepreneurial potential of the SKHU order region is far from being explored. There are numerous start-up initiatives, mainly centered in the capital cities and university towns, concentrating mainly on university students and young professionals. Meanwhile, young people with lesser education (fewer finished classes) living in the countryside are left with few possibilities to learn about innovation and entrepreneurship and/or to join the growing start-up ecosystem.
The past experiences of the organizations partnering up in the frame of the present project show that young people attending vocational schools possess a considerable innovation potential that can be revealed through adequate educational projects concentrating on practical competences.
Our goal is to organize a virtual international start-up competition for vocational school students (age group: 16-19 yrs.), based on a special blended learning course led by skilled mentors and an interactive digital platform that allows students to reflect on each other’s work. We will engage 2 x 18 mentors from at least 2 x 6 institutions, we will build a blended learning course of 2 x 6 weeks, we will train the mentors, involve 300 students and organize 2 x 3 regional-level competitions in local languages as well as one final competition in English. We will blend the methodology of vocational education with the spirit of the start-up ecosystem.
The project will be cost-effective, as it will firmly rely on the results of previous projects, so there is no need to build new digital infrastructure and the e-learning curricula, these assets will only be adjusted to the needs of the competition.
We will put an emphasis on the visibility of the project, and we will involve future sponsors who can guarantee the financial basis of future competitions thus assuring the long-term sustainability of the project.
Read more Description (HU): A vállalkozói potenciál az SKHU régióban messze menőleg kiaknázatlan. A fővárosokban és az egyetemi városokban számos startup kezdeményezés látott napvilágot, első sorban egyetemi hallgatókra és fiatal szakemberekre összpontosítva. Eközben a vidéken élő, alacsonyabb képzettségű fiataloknak jóval kevesebb lehetőségük adódik arra, hogy innovációkat vagy vállalkozói ismereteket ismerjenek meg, és/vagy csatlakozzanak egy feltörekvő startup kezdeményezéshez.
A projektben résztvevő partnerek eddigi tapasztalatai kivétel nélkül azt mutatják, hogy a szakiskolákba járó fiatalok jelentős innovációs, startup potenciállal rendelkeznek, amelyeket a megfelelő gyakorlati oktatási projektekkel sikeresen a felszínre lehet hozni.
Célunk egy nemzetközi virtuális startup verseny megszervezése a 16-19 életkor közötti szakiskolás diákok számára, ahol az általunk kiképzett mentorok (tanárok) egy speciális blended learning módszertan alkalmazásával egy olyan digitális platformon oktatják a diákokat, ahol a diákoknak lehetőségük van egymás munkájának az értékelésére. Legalább 2x18 mentort tervezünk bevonni legalább 2x6 intézményből, egy 2x6 hetes blended learning tanfolyamra, amelyet 200 - 300 diák bevonásával tartunk. A tervezett angol nyelvű versenyen a szakképzési módszertant fogjuk összedolgozni az induló startup ökoszisztéma szellemével.
A projekt költséghatékonyságát az is alátámasztja, hogy szorosan a korábbi projektek eredményeire és tapasztalataira alapozunk, így már nincs szükség új digitális infrastruktúra és e-learning tantervek elkészítésére. Ezeket a már meglévő anyagokat mind a verseny igényeihez tudjuk igazítani.
Kiemelkedően nagy hangsúlyt helyezünk a projekt láthatóvá tételére és a megfelelő disszeminációra. A jövőben szponzorokat szeretnénk bevonni a projektbe, akik garantálják, a jövőbeli versenyek pénzügyi alapját, ezáltal biztosítva a projekt hosszú távú fenntarthatóságát.
Read more Description (SK): Podnikateľský potenciál v regióne SKHU nie je ani zďaleka využitý. V hlavných mestách, ale aj univerzitných mestách sa zrodili také startupové iniciatívy, ktoré sú určené predovšetkým študentom vysokých škôl a mladým odborníkom. Medzitým menej vzdelaní mladí ľudia, ktorí žijú vo vidieckych oblastiach, majú oveľa menej príležitostí dozvedieť sa o inováciách či možnosti podnikania alebo o možnosti zapojiť sa do startupovej iniciatívy.
Doterajšie skúsenosti partnerov zapojených do tohto projektu jasne ukazujú, že mladí ľudia, ktorí navštevujú odborné školy, majú značný inovatívny, startupový potenciál, ktorý sa dá úspešne vyniesť na povrch pomocou takých projektov, ktoré sa zameriavajú na praktické vzdelávanie.
Naším cieľom je zorganizovať medzinárodnú súťaž virtuálnych startupov pre študentov odborných škôl vo veku 16-19 rokov, v rámci ktorej nami vyškolení mentori (učitelia) budú učiť študentov pomocou špeciálnej metodiky kombinovaného učenia (blended learning). Študenti sa budú učiť na digitálnej platforme a budú mať možnosť vzájomne sa hodnotiť. Do dvojtýždňového zmiešaného kurzu plánujeme zapojiť najmenej 2x18 mentorov z najmenej 2x6 inštitúcií s 200 až 300 žiakmi. V plánovanej súťaži, ktorá bude prebiehať v anglickom jazyku, budeme pracovať na metodike v oblasti odborného vzdelávania, a to s duchom začínajúceho startupu.
Nákladovú efektívnosť projektu podporuje aj tá skutočnosť, že sa do značnej miery budeme spoliehať na výsledky a skúsenosti z predchádzajúcich medzinárodných projektov, vďaka čomu nebudeme musieť vypracovať novú digitálnu infraštruktúru aj nové učebné osnovy. Všetky tieto už existujúce materiály budeme vedieť prispôsobovať potrebám súťaže.
Kladieme veľký dôraz na zviditeľnenie projektu. V budúcnosti by sme chceli do projektu zapojiť aj sponzorov, ktorí zaručujú finančný základ pre budúce súťaže, čím by sme vedeli zabezpečiť aj dlhodobú udržateľnosť projektu.
Read more Achievements (EN): The Program implemented a two-round international startup competition for high school students from Slovakia and Hungary, thereby helping to exploit the entrepreneurial potential of border regions.
For the participants, the project was a startup team competition combined with online and personal development, where they could expand their self-knowledge and entrepreneurial competencies. They were able to expand their knowledge on the digital educational interface, and at the same time, teachers mentored them from the beginning to the end of the project, supporting them in their personal development. During the competition, teams of 3 people founded virtual companies and learned about their strengths through the studies, and came up with entrepreneurial ideas, which they developed in detail. During the competition, the teams made team presentations, product presentation videos, and appeared on the virtual marketplace within the Application. They invested the points they earned during learning in each other's products for additional profit. The most successful teams received special prizes, but all competitors could exchange their virtual points for real prizes. Furthermore, in this project, at the end of the second round of the competition, a professional jury also evaluated the work of the contestants, giving constructive feedback regarding the business idea and its feasibility, as well as evaluating and ranking the participants based on several criteria, as to who they think will be “the best entrepreneur”.
Within the framework of the project, an interactive E-learning solution, ClassyEdu, served nearly 300 competing students with newly developed content and an improved framework. The digital education system provided an online mobile application and thus access to multilingual digital curriculum and assignments. It also functioned as a digital platform for the implementation of the start-up competition, by measuring the participating teams on a virtual marketplace and ranking the study results based on the points collected during the learning process.
Project in numbers:
2 countries, 12 schools, 36 teachers, 286 students
754 pages of digitized content, 328 interactive tasks, 124 uploaded videos
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Website: http://www.skhu.eu
Expected Results (EN): The implementation of the project is based on the close cooperation between the three beneficiaries, from the beginning, thus even the PM activities are shared - as it is needed for the join cooperation, and explained under the project management activity. Communication activities are also carried out together (see info and publicity).
Looking at the following activities, we can say that all of them are carried out together too: for the success of the project it is essential that the preparation and the professional development are supported by all of the three beneficiaries. Innovation and methodology in this case needs to be revised by the two professional teaching beneficiaries (LB and B1) and B2 is needed to help the implementation of these. Also, visits, events (like competitions) are delivered with shared number of members from both sides of the border.
As a strong proof of this: developed materials will be designed and realized together, and the project results will be used and sustained together - participants and institutions will be involved 50-50% from the two countries’ border region.
Therefore all of the tangible outcomes and indicator numbers are created together.
Cooperation is essential in this project: the realization and the success of this idea is not manageable without a strong cross-border cooperation between the three beneficiaries.
Read more Expected Outputs (EN): 10, B1 Outputs
- 1 film for sustainability: value created for participating students and mentors: : minimum 10 minutes;
- Project Website updated with adaptation materials: 2 films + methodological guidelines.
- Translation of the methodological guidelines for the sustainability of the project.
B2 Outputs
- 1 film for sustainability: adaptation of methodology: minimum 10 minutes.
3, LB output:
- 6 cooperation agreements with the institutions;
- definition of mentoring services supporting participating students (first round 8 weeks at least 108 students/36 teams, second round 6 weeks at least 18 students/9 teams);
- 90 tablets purchased and distributed among the contracted institutions, good quality, at least 9 inch size tablet.
B1 Output:
- 6 cooperation agreements with the institutions;
- definition of mentoring services supporting participating students (first round 8 weeks at least 108 students/36 teams, second round 6 weeks at least 18 students/9 teams);
- 90 tablets purchased and distributed among the participating institutions, good quality, at least 9 inch size tablet.
4, B1 Output:
- 1 translation of project specific Digital Support System to Slovak and English .
B2 Output:
- 1 project specific Digital Support System adjusted to project needs, including E-learning management system (LMS), content development tool (CDT), learners application (LA) for Android and Webapp .
- Technical support for the participating institutions and mentors.
5, LB Output.
Competitions' framework including:
- international comparison of competition methodologies with summary of useful learning,
- methodology of organizing closing events for competitions,
Adjusting and digitizing the learning curricula and creating audio-visual learning elements:
- digitization of the learning curricula for the first module of the first round of the competition to the learning system.
B1 Output:
Training of the mentors in Slovakia.
Competitions' framework including:
- the learning curricula (learning content) for the first (HU/SK) and second phase of the competition (ENG),
- the support methodology and workshops descriptions for the mentors: how to lead the blended learning process.
Translation of the Competitions' framework (methodologies and learning curricula first round) to SK.
B2 Output:
Training of the mentors in Hungary .
Competitions' framework including:
- methodology for mobile learning: how to develop training materials for the Digital Support System,
- methodology for gamified online motivation system: virtual marketplace, virtual money, competition structure.
Adjusting and digitizing the learning curricula and creating audio-visual learning elements:
- digitization of the learning curricula for the second module of the first round of competition and the second round of competition to the learning system.
6, LB Output: organizing the first round of competition, with at least 108 participants in Hungary, with mentoring support.
B1 Output: organizing the first round of competition, with at least 108 participants in Slovakia, with mentoring support .
7, LB Output:
- 6 workshops with participating institutions in Hungary,
- 3 competition closing events in Hungary with 20 participants each.
B1 Output:
- 6 workshops with participating institutions in Slovakia,
- 3 competition closing events in Slovakia with 20 participants each.
8, LB Output:
Organizing the second round of competition in Hungary, with at least 6 teams (about 18 participants), with mentoring support.
Methodological guidelines as a best-practice for such projects:
- Cooperation with institutes, communication, useful experiences.
- Experiences and learnings of the competitions and closing events in Hungary.
B1 Output:
Organizing the second round of competition in Slovakia, with at least 6 teams (about 18 participants), with mentoring support.
Methodological guidelines as a best-practice for such projects.
- Experiences and learnings of selecting, supporting and teaching mentors, including communication and workload.
B2:
Methodologicalguidelines as a best-practice for such projects.
- user manual for the Digital Support System.
9, LB Output:
- 1 closing event with at least 60 participants altogether (from both countries);
- 1 press release related to the international closing event in HU, SK and ENG languages;
- motivating rewards will be give to the best competitors (in this second round of international competition).
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Thematic information
Specific Objective:
Improving the level of cross border inter-institutional cooperation and broadening cross border cooperation between citizens
Thematic Objective:
(11) enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration through actions to strengthen the institutional capacity and the efficiency of public administrations and public services related to the implementation of the ERDF, and in support of actions under the ESF to strengthen the institutional capacity and the efficiency of public administration.
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Investment Priority:
(11 ETC) ETC specific, for cross-border cooperation: enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration by promoting legal and administrative cooperation and cooperation between citizens and institutions
