3/02/2010

LIPS FINAL CONFERENCE

At the end of August JEUNE organized the final LIPS Conference. This conference was the final event of the, Linguistic and Intercultural Preparation of Students for the workplace (LIPS) project. This project, which started in October 2005 and finishes in September 2007, has been funded with the support of the European Commission in the framework of Leonardo student mobility. JEUNE is a partner of this project and was in charge of organizing the final conference. The project aimed at developing pilot measures to improve students’ skills and competences for their successful completion of work experiences abroad. The project has developed pilot measures to improve students' skills and competences for their successful completion of work experiences abroad.

Interactive modules including video and podcast all aimed at successful preparation for key situations, have been created by the project team. For more information, you can view the LIPS website: http://www.eu-lips.de/ space This is an example of LIPS Intercultural Project: space The "European Twinning module" for working in a SME Apart from their language and intercultural preparation, the students will be trained as "cultural brokers". Too often student interns are seen as a “challenge” for the workplace as they need a lot of training and have little to offer when they arrive.

How can this be changed?

This measure has been designed to raise the value of the interns for the company they will work for. In their respective home countries, the students should get in touch with companies similar to the one they are going to work for abroad. They should analyze the company at home in detail and be prepared to share this knowledge with the company abroad. With this special knowledge, the value of the trainee will be raised. space JEUNE would like to thank everyone who joined the meeting!


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