Echoes of Environment and Digitalisation
(Youth Exchange)
/ 01. 11. - 08.11. 2024 / Vienna, Austria
Project organization: Emotic
The youth exchange will take place between 01.11.2024/08.11.2024 in Vienna, Austria.
The main theme of the project is to empower youth workers by introducing them to the key elements of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its integration into educational settings.
Objectives of the Project:
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Develop critical transversal skills (both personal and professional) to meaningfully and actively engage in climate action, empowering participants to take initiative and make impactful contributions.
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Leverage audio guides as an innovative digital tool to create immersive and interactive learning experiences, enhancing our engagement, sense of initiative, and active participation in climate action.
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Engage in holistic experiential learning that cultivates cognitive, practical, and social competencies in sustainability, empowering participants to connect theory with practice in their everyday lives.
Working Language: English
Who is the ideal participant in the project? :
- young person 18-25 years old, resident in one of the partner countries (Latvia, Croatia, Czechia, Greece, Austria, Slovakia, Serbia, and Slovenia);
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Participants from Austria can be between 15 and 25;
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able to communicate confidently in English;
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willing to experience a week of reconnecting to nature, learning about urban agriculture, and planning to implement changes in order to live better, healthier, and more sustainably;
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willing to commit to preparation and follow-up period;
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No previous experience in Erasmus+ or sustainable development is needed.
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We will select 4 young people from each country +1 group leader of any age.
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The group leader can be up to 30 years old.
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The oldest person in the group must be the group leader.
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You must commit to full participation during the whole activity and sessions.
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Demonstrate commitment to European values and principles and respect for diversity.
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Motivated to cooperate with other participants to leverage the overall impact.
Important info:
Travel cost limits: reimbursed up to 210€ using green travel. Reimbursement will be done directly by the organizer (No money goes through YYSK)
Each participant is individually responsible for the planning and implementation of the trip.
Only purchase tickets after receiving written confirmation from the organizers.
Extremely important: Keep all travel receipts and tickets for reimbursement, as the participant must keep the travel document to and from the destination and hand it over / send it to the project organizer according to his instructions.
Insurance: Travel insurance is NOT paid by the organizers or subsequently reimbursed. Each participant is obliged to take out health insurance, which is valid in Austria.