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