European Future Citizens project is moving from the needs to “build” future citizens profiles by taking into consideration the key competences presented in EC frameworks and applying them through challenge based learning approaches, product and service ideation and design methodologies and “take over” actions for the young people to become the future citizens of Europe able to:
- GIVE VISIBILITY TO LOCAL CHALLENGES (AWARENESS)
- UNDERSTANDING THE SKILLS GAPS TO SOLVE THOSE CHALLENGES
- DEVELOP NEW SKILLS TO THINK ABOUT SOLUTIONS
- DEVELOP PRACTICAL MODELS TO DESIGN AND TEST ACTIVITIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AT COMMUNITY LEVEL
- ACTIVATE AND ENGAGE LOCAL COMMUNITY PUBLIC AND POLICY ACTOR
The results of the project will be
- the CitizenComp - European framework of Future Citizen Competences
- the capacity building program for future citizens and the urban game and Citizenthon format where local challenges will be solved
- a platform to map challenges and solutions and games used locally
- a manifesto for policy makers commitment and an informal network of European Future Citizens.
Six partners coming from five different European countries (Denmark, Romania, Italy, Estonia and Portugal) are working together to achieve the proposed objectives. For more information please visit the project website.
Project duration: 26 months.
Financial support: European Commission, Erasmus + Programme
Project website: https://www.europeanfuturecitizens.eu/
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