International projects
Organisations (1)
| no. |
Code |
Research organisation |
City |
Registration number |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
| 1. |
2979 |
Biotehnical Centre Naklo |
Naklo |
5088739 |
3,127 |
Abstract
Project Inter - Agro - Flora is a project of a consortium of three Croatian agricultural schools. Schools that make up the consortium are Gospodarska škola from Čakovec, Srednja škola Arboretum opeka from Marčan and Srednja gospodarska škola in Križevci. It is essential to establish consortium and the association of educational institutions and labor market needs at the national and international level in order to develop a common economy across the EU. Foreign partners involved in this project and respond to the needs of improving the quality of vocational education are: Ocean Orchids from Slovenia, Biotehnički center Naklo from Slovenia, Dionisos agricultura biologica from Spain, ŚODR w Modliszewicach from Poland, I.T.S. Ignacio Calvi from Italy and König GbR from Germany.The project objectives are defined on different levels: a personal, students level, the school level, the consortium and international level.On a personal level of students, teachers and staff goals set by this project are: acquiring and increasing professional, entrepreneurial, language and personal competencies.Sending institution will increase the quality of teaching and implementation of projects, better recognition of acquired skills and knowledge to participants by the school.At the consortium level: sending institutions will be conected better amongs themselves, national consortium will be established, and through examples of good practice other schools will be attracted to join the consortium.At the international level: international and intercultural connection and also connecting the education sector and the labor market, the internationalization of institutions involved in this project.The project consortium is intended for students of second, third and fourth grades of vocational, agricultural education and students who will complete their vocational training in the agricultural sector in the academic year 2014/15. In total there will be 94 students and 13 vocational teachers included.When choosing a partner we were guided by the principle of quality, innovation, ecological principles and sustainable development, implementation of new technologies and expertise with the aim to cover all areas of agricultural production. Also partners were chosen and according to the wishes of students selected for professional practice as reported in the survey previously conducted.Partners bring rich knowledge in production technology and the promotion of wine, glasshouse production and application of the latest technologies in the production of orchids, healthy food production imposed by the demanding EU market, the use of modern technology in the production and storage of high-quality apples and its processing, Global GAP certification of products. Partner schools work together with private agricultural businesses as the engine of innovative activities in agriculture and joint projects for the development of agriculture in the region.Professional and entrepreneurial competencies lead to detailed knowledge and understanding of new technologies in manufacturing, knowledge of the business and the organization of the company, cooperative learning and team work, better work attitude, knowledge of the structure of vocational education abroad. Language competencies lead to better cross-cultural communication and understanding of vocabulary and learning about the culture, lifestyle and customs of the host country, increasing independence and taking responsibility for their own learning.All this ultimately contributes to improving the quality of vocational education and raising the competence of future professionals as holders of the European economy, increases competitiveness and employability of students taking part in mobilities, and promotes the inclusion of a greater number of participants in mobility, as well as making recognition of acquired skills more transparent, increases employability which is in accordance with the provisions EU set out in Bruges Commu
