THE MORE VARIETY, THE BETTER SOCIETY
​NE​WS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Survey on Immigrant Students
To see the current situation in the partner schools, a survey was applied to 100 students before the beginning of the project. The survey consisted of questions that were related to the students' perceptions about refugees / immigrants and the results have provided significant data for the motivation of this project. According to the results:
- 44% of the students think that the cultural clichés produced by society about immigrants are not true.
- 26% of them think that they can become friends with immigrants easily.
- 36% of them think that educational activities can change the perceptions about racial stereotypes.
Impacts of the coronavirus on Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes
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The Commission fully respects all of the containment measures currently being taken at national level. And the Commission understands that those measures may have consequences on the participation of students, pupils, volunteers and others in Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps mobility.
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The current situation means that certain participants are either unable to travel from their home base, or are unable to return there from their host location. This uncertainty is also prompting some parents not to allow their children to travel.
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To respond to these uncertainties, we are applying the maximum flexibility we can in the implementation of the programme, within the limits of the applicable legal framework.
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We have issued guidance to Erasmus+ National Agencies that they can invoke the “force majeure” clauses. This will allow them to assess the possibility to accept additional costs up to a maximum grant amount. It may also enable them to postpone the planned activities by up to 12 months per project. National Authorities are also informed.
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We are monitoring this situation very closely and will adopt any additional measure that may become necessary.
Reopening the eTwinning project: Bridging Cultures
This project provides cultural diversity activities to foster cross-cultural awareness in a variety of settings through tailored workshops and presentations for students between 14-17 ages. It also focuses on the importance of cultural diversity and its effects on society's perception of the people coming from different ethnic groups (Syrian, Afghan, Iraqi, Moroccan, etc.).
This project will contribute to the realization of the rights and social needs that minority groups, especially immigrants, have with the help of activities done by the students and their teachers on the twinspace blog page.
The students chosen for this project are from different cultures and races in order to make them interact and learn each other's cultural backgrounds.
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