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Erasmus+ is a great programme for people who want to know more about the world and improve themselves in different fields. This spring I had an opportunity to participate in one of Erasmus+ Training courses as well. Trainings were called “Euroma Cafeteria” and took place in Sfantu Gheorghe, Romania from 2nd till 10th of April. The main topic of trainings was Roma people, their culture, traditions, lifestyle and their

In the beginning of April, 32 youngsters from 11 countries gathered in Sfintu Gheorghe, Romania to discuss on initiating entrepreneurship to preserve and use the potential of Roma culture, traditions and nature in rural areas through youth work activities. Like in the other training courses, the activities started with introduction games and team building activities which laid the foundations for a beautiful team and

During the time, when in Lithuania its half day raining and half day sunny, 34 young people gathered in a beautiful ski resort in Zakopane, Poland. To start with, I have to mention, that Lithuanian team really enjoyed the trip to the place. We got this nice communication flowing between us and I have a feeling, that this the-further-the-sunnier weather was our main enthusiasm generator. During the project, we had som

In one of the most beautiful towns of Romania Sfantu Gheorghe, Roma and non – Roma youth workers, youth leaders, teachers, social workers and other who are directly working with Roma and non – Roma young peoplemet each other. The aim of the training course – to train participants to support rural youth on recognition of their Roma cultural values such as traditions and nature. Participants from 11 countries sta

When winter ends and spring begins I had an opportunity to be in Poland, Zakopane. There was a project held for environmental problems. It was an international project, which involved several countries: Lithuania, Poland, Italy, Croatia and Romania. Project members had to perform all kinds of activities related to solving environmental problems. Firstly, all project countries introduced themselves and their main envi

For Earth day I want to share my experiences about recycling in Sweden. Sweden is one of the countries where really good recycling system is created. Many countries have a lot of to learn from Sweden. I studied as Erasmus student in Sweden and I had a task to create video connected with Sweden and the first mind that came to my head was recycling. Because, as I already mentioned, in Sweden they have really good recyc

Erasmus+ project ‘Planet 1st’ took part in Zakopane (Poland), 24 February – 3 March, 2015. There were 30 people from 5 different countries: Poland, Romania, Croatia, Italy and Lithuania. Participants were discussing how young people can support environmental protection and how to take advantage of values that nature gives us without destructive influence on it. As well we were raising environmental awareness through

Romania’s’ stunning mountains and friendly people – this is what I will remember each time I think about our trip. But let’s talk about everything from the start. I Margarita Trociukaitė and three social work students Brigita Kuraitė, Modesta Petukaitė and Laura Rimgailaitė got proposal from Innovation Office to go to Erasmus+ project ‘AHA – Active Healthy Attitude’ training course in one of the oldest ci

Concept of lifelong learning is an integral part of every changing modern society, each of which wishes to achieve good results. And it requires personal, professional development, as well as computer literacy skills. In order to survive and become specialists, there is need to continually deepen outlook and broaden knowledge, which you can then put into practice. One of the ways to get involved in this activity is o

Youth unemployment is one of the most important issues in all over Europe. According to statistics department, youth unemployment rates in Lithuania are: 2011 year – 32.6, 2012 year – 26.7, 2013 year – 21.9 and in Latvia accordingly 2011 year – 31.0, 2012 year – 28,5, 2013 year – 23.2. Although numbers are decreasing, anyway they are still high and require actions. Knowledge Code together with