We All are Europe - AESAEC

Hints for additional activities supporting the module implementation
• Plan a cooking session during which several dishes from different EU countries are prepared
by the whole learner group. Understand this task as mainly being a project management
challenge, which you should tackle by applying knowledge and skills you have just acquired
in this module. 6 Therefore,
• agree on quantitative and qualitative frameworks (when, where, and what to be cooked Is
there a financial limit Should anybody be invited etc.)
• define activities and split them between participants
• agree on a timescale and budget plan
• do not forget evaluation and perhaps even dissemination activities
• have fun and – bon appétit!
• Again, use opportunities to leave the classroom, e.g. visit an EU project group whilst it is
working, or bring in persons from outside your learning group as often as possible, such as
experienced project managers, representatives from EU programme offices or info points
from your region etc.
• Do not forget to work and learn as creatively and actively as possible and use any relevant
and reasonable types of media.
References and other sources helpful for further information
Bienzle, Holger (Ed.) (2002): A Survival Kit for European Project Management. Advice for Coordinators of Centralised Socrates
Projects. 2nd edition: Wien. Büro für Europäische Bildungskooperation/SOKRATES.
Development DG (2004): Project Cycle Management Guidelines. Volume 1. pp. 158. Brussels.
Directorate General Education and Culture (2009): Grundtvig Senior Volunteering projects – Tips and resources for a good
project pp. 11-12. Brussels.
Directorate-General for Education and Culture the EU's 5-stage plan for dissemination and exploitation. Brussels.
Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities (2005): EQUAL Guide on Transnational Cooperation
2004-2008; European Communities.
ECOTEC Research & Consulting Ltd, LLP UK National Agency (2007): Learning Together - How to work effectively with partners
and get the best out of your European project. Birmingham.
Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance (2006): Successful Partnerships - A Guide. OECD LEED Editor.
Leonardo UK National Agency (2003): Transnational Partnership Guidance Note for Leonardo da Vinci Projects. London.
Sida - Methods Development Unit (2003): The Logical Framework Approach. Edita Sverige.
The GB Equal Support Unit (2006): Transnationality – a guide for Development Partnerships. Birmingham.
The GB EQUAL SUPPORT UNIT: A Project Cycle Management and Logical Framework Toolkit. London.
http://creativecommons.org/about
http://crm.formez.it/crm/ricerca_partner/index.php
(partner search database at EU and global levels for EU/international projects)
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_culture/index_it.html
(Commission’s Directorate-general for Education and Culture)
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_culture/valorisation/index_en.html
http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/equal/about/key-doc_en.cfm
(methodological guides)
http://ec.europa.eu/ploteus
(PLOTEUS - Portal on Learning Opportunities throughout the European Space)
http://partbase.programkontoret.se
(easy-to-use database to find partners in other European countries to assist in the implementation of GRUNDTVIG)
www.bond.org.uk
(network of more than 280 UK-based voluntary organisations working in international development and education development)
6 In case you are short of recipes, you might find some inspiration from “European Cooks at Work”, a cook-book, developed
by another EU project, for international cooking in canteens; the recipes are from Austria, Denmark, Spain, France, Romania,
the Netherlands, Malta and the UK; they are easy to prepare and tasty! (please see the downloads section at
www.europe-at-work.eu)
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