International MeetingYouth for Innovation

Lublin, 15-18 November 2006

Session 1Presentation of projekt implementation in Weser-Ems (DE)

Weser-Ems

activities

Phase of acquiring schools and universities for participation in the project; by the business development of the 16 counties and cities

Project presentation to interested teachers and professors: framework curriculum, guideline for funding of mini R&D - projects

Training for participating teachers and professors: project management, macro sequence for school instruction

Implementation of the curricula, find a project idea, prepare a project application

Submission of the project application

May – July

July, 6th

Sept., 13th

Sept. – Dec.

until Dec., 15th

macro sequence for education

target group: grammar school, class 11 amount: 22 school lessonscharacter of modules (variability in grade of complexity and time budget): modul 1: introduction in the subject of innovation modul 2: introduction in the subject of project management modul 3: planning a project until project application

Proposal for a combination of phases of innovation management and project management methods: brainwriting, group puzzle, case study

editor

mission deepen the frame curriculumdevelop an assistance for the teachers for education

systematic

University of Oldenburgsector of pedagogy

macro sequence for education

case study

material planning of the education course starting sequence “innovation” sequence “group puzzle” sequence case study “Welcome to Oldenburg” appendix to the case study material for the case study assistance for teachers

competition “Welcome to Oldenburg”aim: help for foreign students starting in Oldenburgtask: develop a concept for a brochure

participating schools and universities / polytechnics

(preliminary info)

1-2 schools in the 16 administrative districts and 5 cities

23 schools 4 universities / polytechnicsmostly several projects per school/university

participants

school types8 general schools15 vocational schools4 universities / polytechnics

mentors on the website

27 mentorsmainly business developers representing all sectors (relevant for Y4I)in function to transfer the student groups to an adequate mentor

e.g. in the sector oftourism / Oldenburg:

manager of the tourist information Oldenburgenvironmental technologies Lublin:

board advisor in an enterprise of waste disposal IT / Oldenburg:

manager in a service enterprise for knowledge transfer between science and economy

agriculture:manager of the institute of nutrition technology

mentors

sectors

project ideas on the website

20 project ideastourism (6), mechanical engineering (4), nutrition (4), IT (3), agriculture (1), environmental technologies (1), general (1)

e.g. in the sector oftourism: developing a new system of signage leading to the

tourist office in Oldenburgmechanical engineering:

noise reduction for cooling units IT / Oldenburg:

development of a website for the energy cluster of OLagriculture:

ideas for new products of regional food nutrition:

marketing for special German food in the Netherlands

project ideas

sectors

example for a tourist project

“Groningen as visitor in Oldenburg” – Guideline for young Netherlands people in the age of 16-25 years to visit Oldenburg

• search for the attractions of young people• arrange and analyse a public opinion poll in Groningen and Oldenburg• develop a flyer to inform young Netherlands people about offers in Oldenburg and make propositions for their stay (shopping, accommodation, gastronomy, daily activities, night life)

City Management Oldenburg / Institution for promoting the city / 250 members

theoretical introduction: project and innovation management planning phase realisation phase presentation

subject

activities

projectprocedure

mentor

Application of a vocational school, submitted in November 2006

problems and solutions

Problems to find schools to participate in the project: lack of time and teachers mainly vocational schools participating with project work on their agenda

Problems to realise the interregional aspect: project ideas – e.g. given from the mentors and referring to the mentors needs - don’t include the exchange with the neighbouring region find a special solution for the project: e.g. no direct contact but research

Application form is not conform with the inputs of the guideline Application should be revised to approach the guideline (content is more important than form and number of pages)

Available (full) budget per project was not requested funding of several projects within one school / class

Projects are not innovative Proposition of adding aspects / work packages